Larry Curtis is a man with a passion for lawnmowers—specifically Lawn Boy lawnmowers. He recently showed his collection of 20 of them to visitors to his home and beautifully manicured yard on Cannon Drive in Rochester. More...
ECFiber, which hopes to create a super-speed fiber-optics network of Internet, telephone, and cable services in 23 towns in Central Vermont, is one step closer to that goal, the organization said last week. More...
Plans for a "fire simulation training facility" for students in its Vermont Technical College’s Fire Sciences program will be presented to the Randolph Development Review Board, at its July 29 public hearing. More...
Built in 1823, the Old Christ Church at Gilead Brook between Randolph and Bethel, has been virtually untouched most of that time and is one of the most photographed sites in the White River Valley. More...
Jim Sardonis’s latest public sculpture pairs the Randolph sculpltor’s fascination with animal family figures with an urgent message about the environment. More...
The scene was timeless and suggestive of a medieval jousting match—a field dotted with tents, scattered ribbons and banners, young (mostly) men riding here and there in body armor, full helmets and colorful "silks," waiting their turn to compete. More...
People ask me what $4+ a gallon gasoline has meant to the Stagecoach. In many ways, it is the best thing that has happened to public transportation. People now are making choices based on personal economy and concerns about the environment over the convenience of the single occupant private car. More...
I am a pessimist on global warming. Despite its best efforts, no country has been able to reduce its level of carbon dioxide emissions, and prospects for the future do not look any better. More...