Barbara Kendall to wed Chris Gregory on May 14

Barbara Kendall of Springfield and Chris Gregory of Fayetteville, N.C., will be married on May 14, 2011, in Fayetteville.

Springfield schools present plans for change

Two Springfield School District schools did not meet Adequate Yearly Progress measurements. They now have to implement structural changes to meet AYP standards.

Mill River atones for a blown lead

Mill River let a 10-run lead get away in the sixth inning then scored three times in the seventh for a 19-16 win over Springfield in a zany Marble Valley League game Friday at Riverside Park.

Final filings in for Bolaski trial

The State vs. Bolaski trial will begin Monday, May 9. On Thursday, the State and the defense filed separate motions regarding Vincent Tamburello's medical records. Judge Zimmerman will make a decision next week.

2nd Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day

This Saturday, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its national and community partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.

Proposed ‘crash tax’under fire in Springfield

A local lawyer criticized a proposed ordinance that would allow the town of Springfield to bill residents and others for certain costs associated with fighting fires and responding to emergencies.

Guilty plea in 2010 shooting

A Springfield man charged with firing a gun into a passenger-filled car last spring pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that could send him to jail for up to 15 years.

Apple Blossom Cotillion Promises a Look at the Past

The “Memory Lane” exhibit at the Apple Blossom Cotillion every year offers event goers a look at past Cotillions. The exhibit includes the 34 formal portraits of Apple Blossom queens since 1977 and 5 private portraits donated by queens from 1957 to 1976.

North School Park Spring Clean Up

A free lunch is being offered to volunteers who pitch in and help to spruce up the recreation park in the village center of North Springfield this Saturday morning.

North Springfield Market abruptly closed

The store, located on Main Street in the center of the village, closed, and North Springfield residents can’t understand why.

CRV Stingrays thank the community

The swim team's biggest winter fundraiser, Italian Night at 56 Main St., raised nearly $3000.

Get to Know Springfield (upcoming events)

Early spring creatures... Good Friday service... Family Center cookbook... Free ham supper... Swim for treasure...

Springfield’s 250th to feature living history demonstrations

Living history reenactors who will be on hand to celebrate Springfield's 250th birthday will be able to fire their weapons in the downtown area.

Good news from the I.R.S.

How about something nice from the Internal Revenue Service for a change during this pesky tax season.

Cosmos continue to prove themselves

When the young Springfield softball team started the season off with a couple of wins there was some speculation that this may be a much better team than anticipated.

Green Horn - Volume 31, Edition 5

The April 2011 issue of Springfield High School's award winning student publication is now online.

The all new Springfield public schools website

The Springfield School District finally had their website overhauled and today it is up and running. Much fancier than the old one.

Audio: Construction Projects Aim To Revitalize Springfield

A 3 minute report that recently aired on Vermont Public Radio.

6 Alarm Fire in Downtown Brattleboro

Sunday night, fire companies from Springfield, Bellows Falls, Southwestern New Hampshire, and Northwestern Massachusetts joined forces with the Brattleboro Fire Department to battle a blaze at the historic Brooks House building.

Former Chamber Executive Director Returns

Former Springfield Chamber of Commerce executive director Carol Cole, who previously served as the Chamber Director from 1985 to 1998, is back running the show.

Get to Know Springfield (upcoming events)

Wayward shopping carts... Almond Bakery open 7 a.m... Wildcats program... Archaeology day...

Video: The raging Black River at Comtu Falls

Springfield water main break causes havoc

Chris Coughlin said he didn’t believe Springfield Fire Chief Russell Thompson this January when Thompson came to his house and told him the basement of his historic apartment house on Park Street was flooded.

BF roughs up another staff

Bellows Falls continued its sizzling start with a 12-6 win over Springfield in a Marble Valley League baseball game Thursday at Hadley Field.

Child predator protection in Springfield?

A pro-life group in Texas found certain social agencies fail to report sexual exploitation of young girls by adult men and the phone call recordings just released include one to Springfield Planned Parenthood.

Video: Springfield Boat Landing Flood Water

Scenes of spring flooding filmed today at the Springfield Boat Landing by the Connecticut River.

Video: Stores Plagued by 4 Armed Robberies

Springfield police said the town has had four armed robberies all within a month. Police said Jasinski's Park Street Market and Rite Aid were each targeted twice, and pills and cash were taken.

Police chief urges residents to be alert, but cautious

Springfield Police Chief Douglas Johnston urged the public to be alert and observant if they observe any crime, but not to intervene with any potential robber.

Freshmen lead Cosmos past Otters, 3-2

Springfield softball coach Andy Bladyka threw his freshman pitcher into the pressure cooker and Andrea Allen responded with composure that belies her age in preserving the Cosmos’ 3-2 victory over Otter Valley on Monday.

BF girls crush Springfield

The Bellows Falls Terriers girls tennis team swept the singles matches on Monday afternoon and coasted to a 6-1 victory over Springfield.

Springfield Rite-Aid Pharmacy robbed again

The Springfield Rite-Aid Pharmacy was robbed again at gunpoint of drugs.

Apple Blossom Cotillion Tickets Now Available

The 55th Apple Blossom Queen will be crowned on Saturday, May 7 in Springfield, VT.

Fellows renovation underway

The former Fellows Gear Shaper complex, which was built more than 100 years ago and for the past 25 years has struggled in a second life as an industrial incubator, is headed for a third incarnation.

Video: So much drama in Springfield

Hundreds of students are hoping to "break-a-leg" at the Vermont State Drama Festival in Springfield. Teachers say the competition will stay with students through every stage of life.

Dartmouth Soccer hosts Haitian National Team

Audrey Mhlanga, left, of Quechee, and her brother-in-law J.D. Larosiliere, right, of Springfield, Vt., follow the action of the Dartmouth vs. Haiti game at Burnham Field in Hanover Friday night. Larosiliere is Haitian and Mhlanga is Zimbabwean and a friend of Dartmouth's Lucky Mkosana, so they brought signs to support both teams. Larosiliere's son, Louis Larosiliere, 7, is at right. Haiti won the match, 2-1, on a penalty kick in the second period.  (Valley News — James M. Patterson)

Rockingham Area Land Trust votes to dissolve

RACLT, the Springfield-based affordable housing group which owns and manages more than 500 units in Bellows Falls, Westminster, Athens and 17 other towns in two counties, has approved a plan to dissolve the organization, paving the way for Windham Housing Trust to take over most of the group’s properties.

Windsor County's long running Agricultural Fair scheduled

The Board of Directors of the Windsor County Agricultural Fair in announces that the fair has regrouped and is ready to reopen for 2011. This year will mark the 36th year that the “Best Little Fair in Vermont” will be held at Barlow’s Field on historic Eureka Road in Springfield.

Fans react to slow start on Opening Day at Fenway

Keith Maseda

Keith Maseda, a New England transplant from Springfield, Vermont now living in Colorado, hopped a plane Thursday night and flew out for the game. F-16's from the Vermont Air National Guard flew in formation over Fenway Park to start off the 2011 season.

Don’t call it competition, call it art

The Vermont Drama Festival, to be held Saturday and Sunday at Springfield High School, is far from a sporting event. Everybody wins in this activity, according to area high school acting directors.

Springfield freshmen team up for no-hitter

Talk about an impressive start. Three Springfield freshmen pitchers combined to no-hit Green Mountain as the Cosmos opened the season with an 18-0 win at Bill Robinson Field Thursday afternoon.

Video: 3rd annual 'This Is The News' Show now online

Originally airing last Friday on Springfield Area Public Access Television, this special 8 minute video presentation represents the very best in SAPPY-TV.

Build a Model Solar Car

Join staff from Northeast Sustainable Energy Association on Thursday, April 7 from 4:00-7:00pm at Union Street School for a spirited ride in solar education, free!

Get to Know Springfield (upcoming events)

Check out local sugar houses... Lecture program on loons... Springfield Almond Bakery offers free treats to emergency workers.

Opinion: Seize the opportunity

Why doesn’t Springfield compete with Chester to do business with thousands of visitors traveling between I-91 and Okemo Mountain Resort?

Experience what its like to get out of prison

On April 21st the Springfield Restorative Justice Center will host a special Offender Re-Entry Simulation for the public.

Springfield Movie Theater set to reopen in July

Come July, Harry Potter will be back in town.
The Springfield Housing Authority has hired an experienced theater company to coordinate the reopening and operate the Springfield Movie Theater.

Springfield market robbed Sunday

An armed robbery held up the cashier at Jasinski’s Park Street Market on Sunday evening, Springfield Police said Monday.

Vietnam War forged a friendship

The town of Springfield proclaimed Wednesday “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.” A dinner honoring them was held at VFW Post 771 that evening. Two best friends attending grew up in neighboring towns but never met each other until both were stationed at a Marine base hundreds of miles from home. http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20110401/NEWS02/704019879

April showers... snow showers

If March went out like a lamb in Springfield, April is coming in like a polar bear. It's expected to snow most of the day with accumulations of 4 to 8 inches predicted.

Opinion: Scott steers timid course

Lt. Gov. Phil Scott’s remarks on Vermont Public Radio March 21 about health care made me think of a man who thinks he has a firm grip on the helm of the ship of state and doesn’t realize that he is instead clinging to a propeller of the Titanic.