Mud Season
Variety Show
Returns to Chandler
     Mud season was celebrated in grand style again this year as on Friday and Saturday night, the footlights glowed on the stage of Randolph’s 100-year-old Chandler Music Hall.
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Brookfield Principal
Accepts Supt. Position
By Sandy Vondrasek
     Brookfield has joined the list of area schools seeking a new principal for next fall. Bob Rosane, Brookfield Elementary School principal since 2003, confirmed last week that he is moving north to become the superintendent of the Franklin Central Supervisory Union, based in St.
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Whitcomb & Rochester Students
     Travel to Washington, D. C.
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Brookfield CSA Offers
Local, Organic Meat
     Brotherly Farm Organic in Brookfield is the latest local food producer to adopt the Community Supported Agriculture format to market its product. In CSAs, customers buy a "share" in the farm’s product, and collect their share of the food, as it is produced, later in the year.
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Chelsea’s Sustainability Fair
A ‘Motivational Extravaganza’
By Cornelia Cesari
     Parked in front of the Chelsea School Saturday, April 12 was an older Mercedes with a large jug of deep fry oil on the roof. Its owner, Todd Tyson, stood by the open trunk, showing passersby the tank and filtering system of the vehicle, which is powered by discarded French fry grease.
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Teens Experience Homelessness
In ‘Cardboard Campout’
     Area youth got a taste of homelessness Friday night at Bethany Church, when 30 youth gathered to participate in the first of three events focusing upon hunger and homelessness.
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OSSU School Bds. Ask
‘What’s Education For?’
     The residents of Randolph, Brookfield and Braintree will be invited to attend special "Community Conversations" during the next year to help identify what they think the benefits of education should be.
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Randolph Gets $30,000 Grant
For Salisbury Square Planning
     The town of Randolph has received a planning grant of $30,000 in community development funds from the state, it was announced this week.
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Horses and Mountain Bikes
May Get More Places To Ride
In National Forest—
     Green Mountain National Forest officials are looking at increasing opportunities for equestrian and mountain bike enthusiasts on some of the existing roads and trails throughout the Forest.
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Sugaring Season Wrap-up
Rochester Area Sugaring 2008
By Martha Slater
     With the cold, windy weather this past weekend, and the calendar now showing mid-April, the majority of Rochester sugarmakers contacted Sunday by the Herald reported that they were either done sugaring or just about done.
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