This illustration from the British Library’s collection of Western Drawings shows Lord Macartney’s first meeting with the Qianlong Emperor in 1793. (Wikimedia Commons) Probably the worst decision in ...

A lawsuit filed by a student and her father against the superintendent of the Orange Southwest School District and the co-principals at Randolph Union High School was settled recently. The settlement ...

Noting “serious financial strain” in the wake of federal funding cuts, nonprofits that provide free legal services for low-income Vermonters facing civil litigation recently announced reduction in ...

When Tropical Storm Irene tore through Vermont in 2011, Stephen Farrington found himself stranded. The floodwaters had transformed his Stockbridge neighborhood into an island, washing out roads, ...

The Connecticut man who shot two rivals over drugs, killing one of them, has been convicted on four felonies related to the shooting and drug activities at the Brookfield home where the shooting took ...

A week after the general election, Chris Helali of Vershire was named winner of a contested write-in race for Orange County high bailiff. The state Canvassing Committee met in Montpelier this week and ...

Vermont State Police arrested a local woman on an active warrant for failure to appear on drug charges. Trooper Austin Soule said troopers arrested Andrea L. Veroneau, 36, of Bethel a little after ...

The chair of the governing board of ECFiber said Monday it is ready to take over operations of the telecommunications district. East Central Vermont Telecommunications District, which does business as ...

This week, Catamount Solar technicians are expected to power up Randolph’s Community Solar 2 project, a recently completed, net-metering array on Beanville Road that may be the last of its kind in ...

An online resource for prospective nursing students has selected Vermont State University’s nursing program the best in the state. The organization that released the ranking, RegiseredNursing.org, ...

The “Dream Dozen” has been changed to “Outstanding Underclassmen.” The VBCA Executive Board voted to change that this year so more student-athletes could be recognized. There are now eight boys and ...

From weather to attendance, fair president Gordon Barnaby said that this year’s Tunbridge World’s Fair was a resounding success. “All the concessionaires seemed happy, and all the fair-goers we spoke ...