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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Stella Galanes of Sharon, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., where she is a member of the Class of 2027. You must be an online subscriber ...

I am very disappointed with what happened to a group of RUHS athletes and their families. An RUHS wrestling 40th reunion, an activity which would have allowed families to share in seeing the names of ...

Many American servicemen feel duty-bound to oppose combat Marines being deployed in American cities. I’m one of them. First of all, this president is in clear violation of the Posse Comitatus Act of ...

Wrestling fans, past and present, show up to view photos of the past 40 years of wrestling at Randolph Union high School, orgainized by past coach Mike Anderson, left, along with present coach, Andrew ...

The U.S. Forest Service has issued its final decision notice on the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project in the northern district of the Green Mountain National Forest. District Ranger ...

Not that many years ago, Hillary, of Hillary and the Party Crashers, shone on the stage. In flowing dresses and high heels, and with charisma that appeared to be channeled with ease, she poured out ...

Hancock—Harlan Marshall Curtis, 84, died on June 26, 2025, at the Mountain View Center in Rutland, Vt. Harlan was born on February 19, 1941, in Hancock, the son of Mark and Pauline (Claflin) Curtis.