Tim Calabro

Democratic candidates for governor and lieutenant governor outlined competing visions for tackling Vermont’s affordability crisis Saturday at the annual Ned and Vi Coffin Forum, which included a Strafford native making her case for the state’s top office before a hometown audience ahead of the August 11 primary. The forum at the Strafford Town House featured Democratic candidates for governor, lieutenant […]

Democrats Rose Lucenti of Randolph and Rep. Monique Priestley of Bradford are offering voters two different paths in the August 11 primary for the Orange County Senate seat, with both candidates centering their campaigns on affordability, education funding, health care and housing. The winner will face Republican Sen. John Benson of Brookfield in the November 3 general election. Benson, a […]

After more than 60 years under the Floyd family’s ownership, Floyd’s General Store in Randolph Center is changing hands. Ethan LaLumia is purchasing the landmark village store from the Floyd family, ending one chapter in the life of a business that has served as much more than a place to buy groceries. For generations, Floyd’s has been an informal town […]

Orange County has two assistant judges, both of whom will seek re-election this term. Laurel Mackin Democrat, Thetford, [email protected] I’d like to serve because … It has been an honor to serve the people of Orange County as one of its two Assistant Judges. I am proud of the work we’ve done to support the fair administration of justice and […]

Heavy rain forced Democratic legislative candidates and dozens of voters to abandon the lawn at Poulin & Daughters Farm and continue their forum inside the farm’s dairy barn Sunday evening, where discussion quickly turned to the issue that united nearly every answer: Vermont’s growing affordability crisis. The forum, organized by Rep. Jay Hooper (D, Randolph) featured four Democrats seeking the […]

Another summer session, which brought many of the same campers back for a third or fourth year, wrapped up for GEMS last week. For the campers, the program is more than a place to swim, play games, and pass the weeks outside school. It is a place to see friends, feel accepted, gain confidence, and build a little community of […]

Gifford Health Care’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget would build on a year of financial stabilization by emphasizing operational efficiency, modest growth, and continued investment in rural health-care services, according to President and CEO Michael Costa. The Randolph-based nonprofit is preparing to submit its hospital budget to the Green Mountain Care Board, projecting approximately $97.2 million in total operating revenue […]

Since taking over as Randolph’s interim town manager in June, Tom Yennerell has spent much of his time focused on the basics of municipal government: getting delayed projects moving, coordinating departments, and preparing the town for its next permanent manager. But after more than three decades in municipal administration, he also sees opportunities for Randolph to build on what he […]

The oldest section of Pine Hill Cemetery sits near the crest of a hill overlooking Sharon, where weathered gravestones were relocated generations ago after flooding affected an older portion of the burial ground. It was there, beneath skies that brightened just as the ceremony was about to begin, that about 25 people gathered Monday to honor a man whose role […]

Every year, millions of patients leave the hospital in better shape than when they arrived. But care does not always end with discharge.