North School – The Talk of the Town

It’s been closed down for several years. The playground and soccer field however, are used on just about a daily basis by North Springfield and Springfield residents. Now the school board wants to unload the property, possibly to a developer.

Offender gets 2 years on registration failure

A federal judge sentenced a Springfield man to 24 months in prison Monday for failing to register as a sex offender. Judge William K. Sessions III sentenced Robert Glen Harrison in U.S.

Leaky roof closes area thrift store

Some of the town's neediest residents will have to wait for help or seek it elsewhere after a leaky roof left a local thrift store temporarily closed. The "Good Buy" thrift store at 23-25 Main St.

Koledos Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Fred and Carol Koledo of Springfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on September 13 at the Hartness House, surrounded by over 80 of their friends and relatives.

Flu Forum Wednesday

The Vermont Department of Health will be holding a forum on September 30th providing up to date information on swine and seasonal flu. The forum is free to the public and will take place at Springfield High School, 7 to 9 p.m.

Gov. opens heating benefit

Gov. James Douglas was on hand Monday morning to kick off SEVCA's annual Share the Warmth campaign to help struggling Vermonters with fuel and housing assistance.

Gov. Douglas Launches Share the Warmth

Setting an ambitious goal of $75,000, SEVCA officially started its annual fuel assistance drive on Sept. 28. Gov. Jim Douglas helped launch the campaign and made a donation himself.

Hospital diabetes care program wins kudos

Springfield Hospital's innovative program for treating people with diabetes in the region has won praise from the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc.

Bolaski faces new charges in 2008 killing

A Springfield man is once again facing charges that he fatally shot a man in the back.

Recreation Decisions in Springfield

Outdoor recreation in North Springfield dominated the agenda for Springfield’s selectmen at their regular meeting on Sept. 14.

Springfield Cosmos

A rundown on the fall season of Springfield High School sports - football, soccer and field hockey.

Welch Talks Health Care

The event proved to be far too civil and polite to make its way onto any cable news program, but Rep. Peter Welch visited Springfield’s Royal Diner on Sept. 18 to hear what local voters had on their minds.

School reopens despite water problem

Riverside Middle School will reopen this morning after it was closed for two days because of a broken water main in the school's boiler room. Principal Becky Read said the school had received permission Tuesday from the Department of Health to reopen without full hot water service in the building.

Vt. to schools: Stick to science standards

Results of the NECAP science tests taken this May by Vermont public schools students for the second time in grades 4, 8 and 11 show 52 percent of all Vermont fourth-graders are proficient or higher in science — four points up from last year's results. But far fewer eighth- and 11th-graders statewide are proficient, according to the results.
Springfield High School — 16 percent of grade 11 students proficient or higher, up 2 percent.

Chase ends when biker crashes

A motorcyclist who allegedly led police in two states and several towns on a high-speed chase Monday was arrested in Vermont on a charge of driving without a license.

Riverside School shutdown

Students at Riverside Middle School in Springfield may out of school until Thursday after a water mains break Sunday night in the boiler room. Water level reached 6 feet deep before the leak was discovered and shut off. New boilers were just installed this summer.

Stantec makes Hot Firm List

Stantec is the second-fastest growing design firm in the country, according to The Zweig Letter's 2009 Hot Firm List. Stantec has two offices in Vermont, one in North Springfield.

Equine Events a Turnbridge Fair Tradition

History was made at the Tunbridge World’s Fair in 2009. The Leading Driver Buckle was presented to Lynn Cram of Springfield, Vt. Cram is the first woman leading driver since the annual award began in 1969. Cram won four races driving the horse "Burgess Express".

Fed grant to move town project ahead

A $750,000 "blights and slums" federal grant, awarded to the town on Friday, will help speed up the renovation and reconstruction of the Fellows Gear Shaper plant in downtown Springfield. The grant will mean that the Washington, D.C.

Town unsure it wants ball field

The Springfield Rotary Club wants to give the town of Springfield a present but the town isn't sure that it wants it.

SAPCC Fun Fair Gets the Word Out

The ducks were floating, the auction items selling, and the rain even stopped for the third annual Springfield Area Parent Child Center Fun Fair on Sept. 12.

North School Sale Opposed

Those who oppose the possible sale of North School in North Springfield certainly made their position known to the Springfield School Board at its Sept. 8 meeting.

Creative Workshops at Vault

Gallery at the VAULT is kicking off the fall season. A six-week drawing workshop Tuesday evenings begins September 22 and runs through October 27.

Asbestos in school worries town board

Members of the Springfield Select Board said Monday they were wary of accepting the North School and its surrounding recreational lands out of concern for the asbestos at the school and other financial concerns.

Police: Man had $8,000 in cocaine

A Springfield man is being sought by police after $8,000 worth of cocaine was found in his car last month, according to state police.

Springfield shop on the move

Headquarters for Men - a cross between an old-fashioned barber shop and a hair salon - is deserting downtown Springfield.

Woman denies rake assault over parking

A Springfield woman denied charges this week that a parking dispute led her to strike a 66-year-old man in the head with a rake.

McGhee wasn't like many players

Cpl. Ryan McGhee, an Army Ranger, had been in Iraq just five days before he was killed by enemy fire. When Ryan and his older brother, Zachary, were children, the woods near their family's home in Springfield, Vt., seemed endless.
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