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Recent news items from around the region.

By Douglas Phinney | Jun 23, 2021

Friday, June 4 marked the opening of this year’s iteration of the Richmond Farmers Market.

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By Douglas Phinney | Jun 23, 2021

Richmond Town Manager Josh Arneson announced the hiring of Kyle Kapitanski as the new Chief of Police for the town in a post on the Richmond town website earlier this month.

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GeoBee Superstars

By Times Ink | Apr 13, 2021

  Richmond Elementary School and Camels Hump Middle School held their annual National Geographic GeoBees the last week of January, 2020. In hotly contested races, Maya Guilmette won at RES, and Elise Cournoyer (last year’s champion at RES) was the CHMS winner. Runners up at RES were Myah Gingras (second place) and Hudson Brown (third…

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Musicians to Play in National Ensembles

By Times Ink | Apr 13, 2021

  Musicians To Play in National Ensembles   During the 2018-19 school year, along with other accomplished music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools, Jayme Billings (Sophomore-Alto Saxophone) and Ethan Hall (Senior-Trombone) from Mount Mansfield Union High School (MMUsic) practiced with dedication to gain a chair or part in their…

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Area Graduates

By Times Ink | Apr 1, 2021

Danielle Petralia and Ashley Hanlon of Richmond have graduated from the Vermont School Leadership Project at the Snelling Center for Government.

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Town Forests: A Core Part of Vermont’s Rural Communities

By Ethan Tapper | Apr 1, 2021

Town Forests have been an important part of Vermont’s rural fabric for over 100 years since Vermont’s first Municipal Forest Bill passed in 1915.

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Gratitude to Marcia Gardner

By Anne O’Brien | Mar 31, 2021

Many, many thanks to Marcia Gardner who has been our State Representative for the past four years and done an excellent job!

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Emerald Ash Borer Is Here. What Can We Do?

By John Ely | Mar 16, 2021

In October 2020, state officials discovered an infestation of emerald ash borers (EAB) in an ash tree near downtown Richmond. It was the first confirmed EAB infestation in Chittenden County, a sign that alarmed local foresters. By the time researchers found it, though, the invasive, brilliant-green beetles had likely been here for some time.

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Who Controls Policing Policy in Richmond? It’s Complicated

By John Ely | Feb 25, 2021

On Monday, January 4, the Richmond Selectboard logged onto its first meeting of the year.

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