She came in first at the truck rodeo

Black River Produce recently announced that Carolyn Russell, one of their truck drivers, won the company's division truck rodeo in May and earned an expenses-paid trip to Florida for a national truck rodeo at Disney's Epcot Center.

Earl Laber, 93-year-old WWII Navy veteran, retraces steps on USS Slater

The sun's shine peered through the overcast sky as World War II veteran Earl Laber walked up to the bow of the USS Slater. The Springfield, Vermont native joined the Navy soon after graduating from high school at the height of WWII.

Video: Barre City Fire Chief Doug Brent

Springfield native Douglas Brent (SHS class of '72) is both the new and the old fire chief of Barre City.

A message from Keith Stern

Thank you to all of my supporters. I am blown away by your commitment and enthusiasm. I will never forget any of this. I appreciate that many of you want to support me in a write in campaign. That would take a monumental effort to be at every polling place handing out papers with my name on it.

Francis Watkins is 92 years young

Francis Watkins continues to play the piano, including many tunes of her own composition. She grew up on a farm in North Springfield where she learned how to do things with limited sight.

Linda Thomson receives Hartwick College President's Award

Linda Thomson, PhD, APRN, ABMH, ABHN, FASCH, was recently honored at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York for her work in advancing a holistic and inclusive approach to medicine.

Police looking for help in locating missing Springfield resident

The Chester Police Department has listed a 20-year-old Springfield resident as a missing person and is looking to the public for help in locating him. Brandon Adams-Smith has had no contact with his family in Chester since May and was last seen in Springfield in early June, police said in an appeal for help issued Friday afternoon.

West Windsor author releases 'Elder' Field booklet

Adam Boyce of West Windsor, Vermont has just released a 31-page self-published booklet titled “What Say You, Elder? The Life and Lore of Rev. Daniel Field, A Vermont Methodist Minister of the 19th Century." Born and raised in Springfield.

Bellows Falls will mourn loss of educator Barbara Comtois

One person was killed and another was injured in a head-on collision on Route 11, near Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Friends and family confirmed Barbara Comtois, 79, a longtime Bellows Falls resident and former educator, died in the crash.

Dream big, create a space, go on trips

Beth Adams is creating a space where she and other families like hers don’t have to worry about how their children will react in public. Adams launched Ben’s Buddies, a support group for individuals and families with social needs, a few months ago. She has events planned for the rest of the year, one for each month.

Melissa Tarbell engaged

Martha and Troy Tarbell of North Springfield, Vermont are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa R. Tarbell to Dakota Laskos of Missoula, Montana, son of Marti Laskos and Frank Laskos.

SHS student wins spot in All-New England Choral Festival

When SHS student Ainsley Bertone tried out in December for the New England Music Festival Association choir, she understood it would be a long time before she knew the results of her audition.

Local artist display at Springfield Town Library

What can I be when I grow up? Springfield children, all children, think about what work lies ahead. For Judith Nelson, born and raised in Springfield, her interests developed into a lifelong career as a professional graphic artist.

Ron Patch: Remember when...

The Thomases of Baltimore, the Abbotts of Springfield and a small painting of a rural Vermont farm now fully identified.

Video: Interview with Don Whitney

Ron Patch interviews Don Whitney for SAPA TV. Recorded January 19th. (1 hour, 28 minutes)

Students celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Kari Magoon’s second-grade class performs a readers theater of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech, “I Have a Dream,” on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Springfield Community Center.

Historical talk on Springfield resident Edward Sanborn French

The Springfield Art and Historical Society will kick off its 2018 programs at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, with an illustrated talk appreciating the life and times of Springfielder Edward Sanborn French.

Retired corporal to discuss experience as a transgender woman

In honor of the recent Transgender Day of Remembrance, commemorated each year on Nov. 20, the Springfield UU Church will sponsoring a worship service on Sunday, Dec. 10 with guest speaker Grace Alden, a retired corporal from the Lebanon Police Department.

There is nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it meet Olin Flynn

With love at first sight, Olin Flynn met and married Eunice Stevens of Springfield, Vermont in 1946. To this day Olin wishes he could go back and sign on for 67 more wonderful years with the love of his life.

Redeeming qualities: Springfield couple build a business on bottles and cans

On a recent Monday afternoon inside the Springfield Redemption Center on Chester Road, the clinking sound of aluminum and glass fills the small room as workers sort and bag thousands of redeemable cans and bottles.