Richmond News

This holiday season, you can simultaneously support a local artist and help to promote his or her work by sending out Vermont-made greeting cards.

In the summer you can find artist Kimberlee Forney selling her paintings and cards from a table that she sets up on Church Street in Burlington.

Lorraine Franklin of West Addison speaks to a gathering of concerned residents of Vermont and New York on the steps of the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday.

Do they have to draw you a picture? In an exhibit that opens today in Richmond, Vermont's visionaries -- its visual artists -- illustrate ways their neighbors shape a landscape.

The Canadian singer of songs such as "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels" pared down her life and the letters in her name three years ago, and she's applying the same simple approach to the venues she's playing on her current tour.

A green base, deep shadows and black lines to define high cheek bones were applied to the face of Haunted Forest volunteer Marsha Camp, 51, of Richmond at a free makeup workshop at the Catamount Outdoor Family Center in Williston.

Mary Houle says she's sick and tired of being painted as the "town SOB." But that won't stop the two-term select board member from doing what she thinks is best for Richmond, a burg known for its neighborliness and "green" ethic.

Commuters left a row of roughly 20 cars -- parked on the grass and in mud puddles -- alongside the overflowing Richmond Park and Ride lot Tuesday morning.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Racine will visit Rutland on Saturday and is inviting the public to stop and chat with him.

Two friends had a very simple day. They went to the dump and then fishing. They teased each other about the size of the fish they had caught and the fact that they actually cooked and ate them.

I had a chance to do some leaf peeping Saturday afternoon with my friend Jeff. A The morning had been foggy and drizzly, so I despaired at not being able to see anything, but as you can see from the accompanying photo I took in Richmond, the day abruptly turned gorgeous.

I took a friend out for her birthday to Sonoma Station in Richmond last night. It's in the old Blue Seal feed store right by the railroad tracks .

Marshall Paulsen confessed Wednesday evening to having given up hope of being promoted to dishwasher.

Two bond votes set for Tuesday in eastern Chittenden County would, if approved, allow school officials to apply for interest-free school-improvement loans offered under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

INCIDENT: Possession of Stolen Property, Petit Larceny CASE #:09A103962 TROOPER: Cpl.

When the Putney Historical Society decided to buy the Putney General Store, the group hoped it would have access to grants that a for-profit group would not be able to obtain.

The end of the last millennium saw the rise of a new kind of hero that could take a good hardware or software idea and within record time pass the billionaire mark to become the ultimate chic geek.

Free Edy's ice ceam was savored at a neighborhood block party in Richmond recently, thanks to Jeanne Desilets.

A roaring chain saw in Vermont is usually an indication winter is near, but artist Marvin Chamberlin of Richmond has about seven chain saws that he runs year-round. He's a master carver, and has etched delicate faces and unique features in about 2,500 carvings with this tool of choice for the past 20 years.

INCIDENT: Vandalism To Motor Vehicles on I89. CASE #: 09A103825 TROOPER: Ashley Barnes STATION: Williston CONTACT#: 878-7111 DATE/TIME: 09/18/09 @ 17:21 hours LOCATION: Interstate 89, northbound, mile marker 86 over 65, South Burlington, VT VIOLATION: Unlawful Mischief/Vandalism ACCUSED: Unknown; Several Unidentified Juveniles AGE: Possibly in ...