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.

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 ...

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 ...

Larry Hart, a moderate Republican who will assume a seat in the state Senate representing Orange County come January, says he’ll approach the job with a mindset of balance. “If you go in ...

The Bethel Area Rotary Club, which serves the towns of Barnard, Royalton, Tunbridge, Bethel, Rochester, and Stockbridge, awarded four $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors this year. Awardees were ...

Armed with nothing but their boiled-down set, costumes, and imaginations, seven Randolph Elementary students entered the 800,000-square-foot Kansas City, Miss., convention center. The venue hosted ...

The Hancock Green Summer Concert series opens on Thursday, July 10 from 6:30-8 p.m., with the newly formed trio of Greg Ryan, Adda Kridler, and Michael Caterisano. This free concert is the first in a ...

Two Randolph graduates, class of 2024, Rieley Lyford (right) and Drew Best (center) wrestled along with fifth grader Mikah Best (left) in Boston on May 24. Together they competed in the “Stars and ...