Randolph, VT

In Chelsea this past weekend the days were marked in farewells to beloved Chelsea residents. Saturday afternoon, community members and parishioners of the New Creation Fellowship church gathered to wish Bill and Jan Smith a fond farewell. The couple will return to Texas later this month as outlined in last week’s paper. Later in the day, 17 miles to the […] The post Chelsea Bids Farewell To Smiths, Corbett first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Early last week, staff from the Vermont Construction Company in Colchester, began much needed roof replacement at the Park House in Rochester. This $80,000 project was completed by the following weekend. (Herald / Jerry LeBlond) You must be an online subscriber to view this story. Please subscribe or buy this week's issue here or login below. The full version of […] The post Razing the Roof first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

The Rochester Selectboard voted unanimously August 24 to place an order for a new highway truck, acting before an anticipated price increase that officials said could add $15,000 to $25,000 to the cost. The cab and chassis for the new Western Star truck will cost $182,248 if ordered by the end of August. Additional equipment for the truck, to be […] The post Rochester To Order New Truck Ahead of Expected Price Hikes first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Low pressure in Canada kept us in a north to northwest flow for the first two days last week with refreshing breezes and clean air—the low was too far north to impact us with any precipitation so we continued to remain dry. In fact, and along with cooler temperatures we received even less rain than the prior week, coming in […] The post Weatherwise first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

As summer ticks towards autumn, the flow of birds heading south for the winter grows in volume until it becomes a rushing torrent of migrants in September and into October. Millions of birds—hundreds of millions, in fact—will pass through the Northeast’s airspace during this time, as species that bred up north head to warmer locations. But this southbound river of […] The post Solitary Sandpipers Fly South first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Mike Desmarais, who sells snow grooming equipment at a dealer in Newport, is planning to deliver three new vehicles to Canadian customers this month. The machines currently cost about $500,000 Canadian dollars each, he said—but soon, they could cost far more. Two of the machines were made in the U.S. If the tariffs Canada plans to impose next week take […] The post Renewed Trade War with Canada Has Vermont Companies Scrambling, Again first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

The former Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department bookkeeper accused of stealing nearly $200,000 will serve 12 days in jail after agreeing to a plea deal in the case. Jacqueline Higgins, 64, pleaded guilty August 20 to two charges as part of a deal. She will serve the 12-day sentence on six consecutive weekends at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. […] The post Tunbridge FD Bookkeeper Gets 12 Days in Jail first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Several people broke into a store in Hancock and stole an automatic teller machine on Thursday, Aug. 20, according to state police. The ATM was stolen from JD’s Quick Stop on Route 100, Vermont State Police said in a press release last week. Trooper Nathan Rode of the Royalton Barracks said the burglary reportedly occurred at 4:30 a.m. August 20, […] The post ATM Stolen At Hancock Gas Station first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

After 42 years of biking, driving, backpacking, and planning exciting adventures across the United States, Chris and Laura Soares returned in late July from visiting their final national park. After they married, the Soares moved to Houston, Texas where Chris began looking into medical school. Chris told Laura that if he got accepted, he wanted to take her on a […] The post Soares Complete Journey, Visit All 63 National Parks first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

In mid-August, people in 38 communities, including about half of the White River Valley towns, woke up to a bomb shell in their email in-boxes. Vital Communities, an Upper Valley nonprofit based in White River Junction, announced its town-based community listservs, which had been one of the main sources of neighborly news for 22 years, would be shut down in […] The post After Brief Uproar, Listservs Expected To Find New Home first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.