On a Monday, just over three months ago, a self-employed Bethel man set to work to haul a load of logging equipment, putting into motion a series of events that would forever change his life. In the ...

A Sharon man, accused of chasing kids with a machete, said in court he was just using the tool to hack out a camp and didn’t mean to scare the kids. Adam J. Kniffin, 36, of Sharon was charged with ...

The Strafford town offices could be opening back up with normal business hours soon after the town has made security improvements. Town Clerk Lisa Bragg told the Strafford Selectboard at its most ...

People are more and more realizing the challenges that come to those who toil producing news and keeping communities informed. One attentive Herald reader passed along bit of news this week that made ...

Tunbridge—Jack L. Demar, commonly known as “Handsome Jack,” passed away on September 1, 2025; fitting for a man who worked hard his entire life. Jack was the cherished son of Elizabeth Rivers and ...

This illustration from the British Library’s collection of Western Drawings shows Lord Macartney’s first meeting with the Qianlong Emperor in 1793. (Wikimedia Commons) Probably the worst decision in ...

A lawsuit filed by a student and her father against the superintendent of the Orange Southwest School District and the co-principals at Randolph Union High School was settled recently. The settlement ...

I am currently a patient of Gifford Medical Center’s Chelsea clinic. Last week I was informed that my primary care provider, Dr. Laura Barber, had been given her termination notice and would be ...

When Tropical Storm Irene tore through Vermont in 2011, Stephen Farrington found himself stranded. The floodwaters had transformed his Stockbridge neighborhood into an island, washing out roads, ...

A week after the general election, Chris Helali of Vershire was named winner of a contested write-in race for Orange County high bailiff. The state Canvassing Committee met in Montpelier this week and ...

From weather to attendance, fair president Gordon Barnaby said that this year’s Tunbridge World’s Fair was a resounding success. “All the concessionaires seemed happy, and all the fair-goers we spoke ...

This past Sunday, Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas came to the White River Valley to address community concerns about the current political climate ...