Probably the worst decision in human history was that of the Chinese Emperor Xuando (also known as Zhu Zhanji) in 1434. In that year he issued the Edict of Haijin that closed China off from the rest ...

After years of fulfilling Stockbridge’s floral and gardening needs, Griff’s Greenhouse will see its final day on Saturday, or sooner. According to co-owner Bruce Griffith, the greenhouse will close as ...

Clayton Butterfield, who died July 22, was well known around Randolph for running his trash route in his 1946 Chevy pickup truck. In an interview earlier this year, he said, “I told the undertaker, ...

Chelsea—Beverly Elizabeth Taplin, 86, died Monday, July 14, 2025 at Menig Nursing Home in Randolph Center. She had been a resident there since January 2023 due to advancing dementia. She was born ...

Mendon—Eunice M. (Shirlock) Merrill, age 95, died of a broken heart on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at her home in Mendon, surrounded by her daughter, her great-granddaughter, and her husband and two ...

In a presentation at the Royalton town offices Monday morning, July 21, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a $250,000 donation toward the new South Royalton Rescue Squad ...

Strafford—Jeremy N. Kendall, 29, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at his home. He was born March 7, 1996 in Lebanon, N.H., the son of Gary Kendall and Sheila (Day) Kendall. He attended ...

Community leaders left a Bethel presentation on harm reduction Tuesday night ready to talk to their boards about making naloxone, a medication that saves lives by rapidly reversing an opioid overdose, ...

A Bethel family has been displaced by a fire that destroyed their home, but the community is rallying around them to help them restart.

Services at the First Congregational Church of Royalton on Route 14 in South Royalton will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, with Russ Rohloff in the pulpit. Judie Lewis will be playing the organ.

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 ...

The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus, or “red-eyed chipper”) is found in much of the eastern United States. The species belongs to the New World sparrow family, a group native to the Americas ...