New Springfield Parent Child Center opens

The new $3.5 million Springfield Area Parent Child Center officially opened Tuesday with Vermont Secretary of Human Services Doug Racine playing "second scissor" to youngster Colby Downing at the ribbon cutting.

Inn Victoria Recommends The Black Rock Steakhouse

The owners of a bed and breakfast in Chester have become big fans of Springfield's newest restaurant.

Video: The SHS Alumni Day Parade 2011

14 minutes of video highlights from yesterday's Springfield High School alumni parade which also celebrated the 250th birthday of Springfield.

Trial set in dog cruelty case

A trial is set for next month in the case of a former Springfield mental health counselor charged with animal cruelty.

School Board delays contract vote

The Springfield Teachers Association will have to wait until another week for its contract to be renewed. That’s because the School Board did not believe the agenda item was warned properly.

Prosecutor, witness engage in verbal sparring at murder trial

Thursday's testimony during the State vs. Bolaski gets heated between the Franklin County State's Attorney and his witness.

Video: One man's tax struggle with the Town

Springfield property owner Len Emery says in this video that he would rather burn his house to the ground than have the town take his property for being 3 weeks late on the last tax payment.

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.

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.

Green Horn - Volume 31, Edition 5

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

J&L cleanup to start

Cleanup of some of the worst industrial pollution at the former Jones & Lamson Machine Tool Co. will be done this summer, thanks to state and federal funding.

Main Street Market is closing

Residents of North Springfield are shocked by the news of the imminent sudden closing of their village grocery store.

Lottery announces $10,000 winner

A Springfield man is the lucky winner of a $10,000 lottery ticket.

Opinion: Long-term nuclear costs

The lesson to be drawn with respect to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from the nuclear crisis in Japan is not that a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami might occur in Vernon, so Vermont Yankee is dangerous.

Recount affirms school budget vote

The Springfield school district budget passed by a larger margin as a result of a recount Thursday night.