Thetford News

A new Miss Vermont was crowned Saturday night. Laura Hall, of South Burlington, beat out 12 other girls for the title.

Thirteen young women and nine teens representing nine Vermont counties will vie for the title of Miss Vermont 2009 and Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2009 on Saturday at the Barre Opera House.

Some Thetford Academy students have been studying Vermont's maple industry since February, but not from a textbook-- rather from the mouths of the people directly involved.

A Thetford woman who was disfigured and blinded in a lye attack by her estranged husband almost two years ago has some of her sight back.

Norwich may generate its own power. And several towns and cities are helping residents figure out how to use less power.

"Burnham, Sherburne Wesley." 22 April 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. 24 April 2009. Burnham, Sherburne Wesley , a United States astronomer.

LOCATION : U.S. Route 5, Rowell Brook Rd / Wild Hill Rd, Middlebrook Rd, Bear Notch Rd VIOLATION: Attempting to Elude, DUI#3, Negligent Operation ACCUSED: John Turner AGE: 25 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Thetford, VT On April 24, 2009 at approximately 0038 hours, Vermont State Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Route 5 in Bradford for speeding.

Imagine this: You come home and realize your house has been broken into, and you're not sure if the burglars are still inside your house.

Nine Vermont towns and one school will receive grants to allow them to equip emergency shelters with generators, Vermont Emergency Management officials said.

Gregory Douglass has a style that some people complain they don't hear enough of.

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resource's Fish & Wildlife Department recently issued a reminder to residents who live near caves and mines to expect unusual levels of bat activity as a result of the White Nose ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says people living near caves and mines are reporting lots of bats as Spring approaches.

A woman whose estranged husband blinded and disfigured her by dousing her with lye faced him in court at his sentencing today, describing the painful torment of not even being able to see how badly he injured ...

The Vermont man accused of a horrible attack on his estranged wife plans to change his plea today.

MONTPELIER - A man accused of maiming his estranged wife in a 2007 lye attack plans to change his plea, averting a trial at which she planned to testify.

An article published in The Dartmouth on the results of the Student Assembly budget survey reported that "[m]any offices whose mission pertains to small segments of the Dartmouth community, such as OPAL and the ...

Christine Tullgren plays with a couple of the toddlers who attend her brand new day care facility in North Thetford.

Two landlords from Bradford and Johnson have settled with the Vermont Attorney General's Office for violations of the state's lead law, Attorney General's officials said on Friday.

How should towns nominate their town officer candidates?

That was the question posed in last week's edition in a story from Fairlee as some community members seek to change the nomination process in that town. In Fairlee, candidates for a selectboard seat and other officer positions are nominated from the floor at March town meeting. Shortly after nominations are offered, a vote on the candidates takes place.

It's a question that is a valid one, not just in Fairlee, but for many towns throughout Vermont as well. Bradford, Groton, Ryegate and Topsham all elect officers in a similar manner, while Corinth, Newbury, Thetford, Vershire and West Fairlee elect theirs by Australian ballot.