by Maria Amador WESTFIELD — For some, the events of the past are best left there, to be recounted only in memory. For David Holdridge — a Vietnam veteran who went on to do humanitarian work overseas for forty years — the past is the present subject. In retire... More »
by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On a Wednesday in March, Bill Lee was thinking about the former U.S. Senator from Arkansas, J. William Fulbright. Wearing loose wool socks but no shoes, Mr. Lee read the senator’s Wikipedia page on a computer in the public library... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER – Being a lister takes a certain kind of mindset. The work of checking a town’s grand list to make certain it is accurate requires an eye for detail, knowledge of what implies value, and an understanding of the town in the broader se... More »
by Darlene Robillard Dean Gonyaw’s father, Ferd Gonyaw, Reg Switzer, Fred Gray, and Leand Drew started the pony pulling club in 1965 in Burke. Dean Gonyaw got his first team together in 1968 after getting out of the Army and has been pulling every year since t... More »
by Trisha Ingalls IRASBURG — After 36 years, Bob’s Quick Stop is changing hands. Owners Bob and Rachel Booth have sold the gas station with convenience store and deli, and the transition will take place in coming weeks. Bob Booth grew up in North Troy, and ap... More »
by Maria Amador BARTON — In the late 1950s, an employee of the Boston Gas Company found himself servicing a home occupied by both a family and their organ. The owners played the instrument for the man, who before the end of the day informed his wife that they... More »
by Maria Amador HARDWICK — In 2023, Forrest Foster, a lifelong dairy farmer, lost his partner of four decades. Last year, with his barn no longer up to code, he lost his product liability insurance and soon after sold his cows. His stubborn pragmatism and do... More »
