Memorial Day Observance

On Monday, Memorial Day, which actually falls on the old traditional May 31st this year, Springfield VFW 771 will be presenting a Memorial Day Service.

VFW Gold Medal Award for Law Enforcement Personnel

On Tuesday, May 25th, members of Robert L. Johnson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 771 of Springfield presented Senior Trooper Jonathan J Graham with a plaque recognizing him as an outstanding Law Enforcement Personnel.

Town plans upgrade for area playground

A small, run-down playground next to the Westview housing project will be getting some attention in coming weeks. The town agreed to work on the playground because no one is sure who owns it, said Public Works Director Harry Henderson

Book sale a great success

On Saturday, May 22, the North School Preservation Society held a benefit book sale for the society's cause of preserving the North School building and playground. The sale was well attended, and we raised over $400.

Bratt gets key victory

Sawyer Olson threw three innings of no-hit relief as Brattleboro took an early lead then had to hold on a bit before putting Springfield away, 6-3, in an interdivisional Marble Valley League baseball game at Riverside Park Tuesday.

VTel broadband goals set for state

Even though we are now 10 years into the new millennium, residents across large swaths of the state still rely on dial-up Internet – or in some cases — have no access at all.

Bluebirds are back — with help from humans

Our abnormally early spring caught many by surprise. Take, for instance, Gary Pelton, who manages natural resources for the Army Corps of Engineers at flood control dams on the upper Connecticut River.

Eureka Schoolhouse Reopens For Season

This coming Memorial Day weekend the 18th century 1-room schoolhouse reopens with a new roof and chimney.

Police: Duo stole $3,750 in cigs

A pair of Springfield residents — one of whom is in high school and has a separate felony charge pending — denied charges Tuesday they broke into a convenience store and stole thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes.

Democratic candidates set for June forum

The five Democratic gubernatorial candidates will discuss their views during a public forum at 7 p.m. June 8 in the high school auditorium. Democratic Rep. Ernie Shand of Weathersfield will moderate the forum.

Springfield fifth grader is top winner in national sun safety poster contest that had over 11,000 other entries

A fifth-grade student from Springfield, Vt. has won the grand prize in a national sun safety poster contest for creating a poster to raise peoples’ awareness to protect themselves from harmful ultraviolet rays. Kayla Thibodeau

Green Horn - Volume 30, Edition 8

The May issue of the award winning student publication of Springfield High School

Local man sentenced for killing infant

A Springfield man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday for killing his 8-week-old-daughter in a fit of rage in 2008 could be released from jail in 12 years.

Maniery's two triples lead MR

Before the game Mill River assistant coach Ken Webb was kidding about moving Josh Maniery up in the batting practice order if he had a couple hits and played good defense.

Taking a Third Swing at Congress

Keith Stern pushes a load of produce from his truck into his store, Stern’s Quality Produce, in White River Junction. The Springfield, Vt., native is seeking the Republican nomination to run for Vermont’s U.S. House seat.

Students have video chat from Afghanistan

Though they are separated by many miles and multiple time zones, Park Street pupils were able to video chat with a soldier stationed in Afghanistan.

Credit card phone scam warning

Springfield Medical Care Systems would like to alert the public that we have become aware of inappropriate calls being made by someone stating they are from Springfield Hospital, or a collection company attempting to handle collections on behalf of Springfield Hospital.

High schoolers to put on Zimbabwe benefit

They might come from a small town, but these students are thinking globally.

Car accident on Olive Street

Bad brakes are being blamed for a man crashing his car into a utility pole on Thursday.

Seven deny guilt in March drug sweep

Seven people denied drug charges related to a lengthy investigation, but three men have still evaded capture.

Fair goes on hiatus

The Windsor County Agricultural Fair, one of the smallest and least commercial summer agricultural fairs in the state, is taking this year off.

SAPCC Duck Race & Groundbreaking

The Springfield Area Parent Child Center's 4th Great Annual Duck Race will be held in conjunction with the Center's ground breaking ceremony Sunday, May 23.

Town mourns Paul Putnam

The last time people in Springfield saw Paul Putnam, he was putting U.S. Rep. Peter Welch through his paces last Monday, asking the congressman exactly what he was doing to help Vermont's struggling dairy farmers.

Paul Putnam Obituary

Officer's teenage son faces weapons charges

The son of a local police officer will face charges he brought a weapon to school.
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Judge Increases Bail for Man Who Taunted Alleged Victim

Saying it was the fastest any defendant had ever violated his bail requirements, a prosecutor yesterday secured a higher bail for a Springfield man who last week walked out of court after pleading not guilty and then taunted the woman he allegedly shot in the leg.

Mom accused of dosing daughter with methadone

A Springfield woman has denied charges she gave her 13-year-old daughter methadone.

Community Market to open June 5

Residents will have a chance to sample homegrown food and buy handmade products at the Springfield Community Market, which opens at 10 a.m. June 5 in the Chittenden Bank Parking lot.

Mail carriers seek food donations

Saturday marks the 18th annual National Letter Carrier Food Drive and about the 17th time letter carriers in central Vermont's National Association of Letter Carriers No. 495, which is based in Rutland but also serves the Springfield.

Springfield region gets new trash deal

A new two-year contract for waste disposal for the 12 towns in the Southern Windsor/Windham Solid Waste Management District shows a 10 percent decrease, according to Forrest Randall, the group's chairman.

North School set for toxic assessment

The North School which was closed down over 20 years ago will soon undergo a contaminants evaluation as the first step towards one day re-opening the building as a community center.

VT would get job boom out of Home Star energy bill

Vermont's lone representative to the U.S. House said today in Springfield that a bill designed to make homes more energy efficient would help create jobs.

Video: Innocent woman struck by gunshot blast

Man arrested in shooting incident

A Springfield man was arrested Saturday for allegedly firing a rifle into a passenger-filled vehicle and hitting a woman, according to police.

Cotillion celebrates Springfield summer

Summer came early to Springfield this weekend in the form of the 54th Apple Blossom Cotillion.

One last class project

Park Street School — Springfield's beloved, if aging, elementary school — will close its doors as a public school for the last time this June after 115 years of service.

Audio: Students Collect Memories Of Park Street School

Park Street School is closing at the end of the school year, after serving the town's children for 115 years. A great many memories can accumulate in that amount of time.

Kamryn Sidney is Cotillion queen

Kamryn Sidney was named 2010 Apple Blossom Queen at the 54th Apple Blossom Cotillion on Saturday night.

Sand Criticized in Springfield Case

A newly appointed prosecutor yesterday sharply criticized Windsor County State's Attorney Robert Sand's handling of a case against a Springfield, Vt., man who claimed self-defense in a fatal shooting during a 2008 brawl.

Chester man denies charge of murder

A visiting prosecutor was highly critical of the county's state's attorney during a Chester man's arraignment on a murder charge Friday.