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 ...

Box-office numbers are generally tabulated on Sunday night, presumably so Hollywood executives have something to yell into the phone about on Monday morning. “Elio,” Pixar’s latest feature, opened in ...

A goose and her gosling swim around Pickles Pond in Brookfield to beat this week’s elevated temperatures. (Herald / Kyan Smith) You must be an online subscriber to view this story. Please subscribe or ...

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 ...

A Hancock man died after his all-terrain vehicle went off the road and hit a tree last Wednesday, June 18. Vermont State Police were called at 7:43 a.m. to a location on North Hollow Road in Granville ...

After months of deliberation, both the House and Senate passed H.454, the education reform bill, last Monday. First introduced by the governor in January, the bill drew controversy from across the ...

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 ...

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 ...

State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest provided an opportunity for 4-H dairy members to demonstrate their ability to evaluate and rank dairy cattle based on breed standards. Forty-four 4-H’ers participated ...

The Rochester Selectboard met Monday, June 23 at the town office and via Zoom. Minutes of the prior meeting held June 9, were approved as submitted. In his highway report, John Champion noted that ...

The death of a South Royalton man is being investigated but police say there is nothing to suggest it was suspicious. Jeremy Digby, 45, was found dead on his family’s property Friday, June 20. Digby ...

On Sunday, June 22, the Chelsea senior baseball team hosted Woodsville. Both teams entered the game with records of two wins and two losses. Chelsea had previously defeated Woodsville on May 25, 2-0, ...