When the commander in chief, one who holds the supreme command of our armed forces, choses not to remove his damn silly ball cap while reviewing a very solemn observance for our fallen service members ...

This is the second part in a series exploring issues related to rental housing in Vermont. An upended refrigerator and other household items lie in the front yard and fill the porch of a rental ...

Braintree—Margaret L. (Caouette) Sullivan, 74, pass.ed away on March 11, 2026, at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, N.H. Maggie was born on December 7, 1951, in ...

Four new members of the Strafford Selectboard were officially seated Thursday, March 12, and they found themselves in the middle of their first quandary and voted to chastise the White River Valley ...

You may have read a few weeks back in The Herald under Royalton Selectboard minutes, that the kitchen at the Academy Building wasn’t being cleaned. It went on to state that the South Royalton Senior ...

Twenty-five years after Amanda Janoo gave her eighth grade graduation speech in the Strafford Town House, she returned to the same location to launch her bid for Governor of the State of Vermont in ...

A little before Town Meeting day, VTDigger reported that efforts are underway to beef up security at the State House. That means limited entry, metal detectors, and security guards. Add our ...

Marshall Armstrong, who grew up on the family farm in East Randolph, is an old friend of your Strafford Correspondent and my wife Lisa. Many Herald readers will recognize his name from contributions ...

Littleton, N.H.—Patrick Stewart McKerley, 45, died on February 6, 2026, six months after being diagnosed with colon cancer. He engaged his treatment as he did most things in life, with strength and ...

The man who just this month added Pittsfield’s Swiss Farm Market, Route 100’s popular Pitt-Stop, to his collection of stores in the area, isn’t interested in changing what isn’t broken. In a recent ...

The day after the 2024 election, Pam Mischen decided what she would do. She’d make a quilt. A big one. A national, movement-building blanket themed around climate change and reminiscent of the AIDS ...

Royalton—Charles “Charlie” Morse, 83, a lifelong resident of Royalton, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. He was born on November 10, 1942 in Randolph, Vermont to Henry ...