Local roundup: Patience pays for Windsor softball
Kate Murphy
Modified: 5/1/2021 10:25:59 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Patience proved to be a virtue for the Windsor High softball team on Saturday.
The Yellowjackets (3-2) combined seven hits with 15 walks and used them to earn a 19-3 win over Hartford in a five-inning Southern Vermont League softball contest at Hartford High School. As for the hit parade, Hannah Wood, Paige Kleefisch and Kate Murphy led the way by driving in three runs apiece. Wood and Murphy both went 2-for-3, and Kleefisch delivered all of her RBIs with a three-run homer in the third inning.
Community briefs: Paving project begins in Woodstock Village
Modified: 4/23/2021 10:24:41 PM
WOODSTOCK Motorists driving through Woodstock Village should expect delays from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Friday as construction crews prepare Routes 4 and 106 for paving.
Drivers can expect roads reduced to one-lane traffic. Street parking will also be banned along the route while the crews complete their work. During nighttime hours, light towers will be used.
The project will begin just south of the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club on Route 106 and run to its intersection with Route 4/South Park Street, according to a news release from the Vermont Agency of Transportation. It also begins at the Route 12/Elm Street and Route 4/Central Street intersection before going north along Route 12/Elm Street to just north of its intersection with Old River Road at the Class 1 Town Highway limit. Another project begins just west of the Route 4/West Woodstock Road and Rose Hill intersecti
Local roundup: KUA boys lax opens with comeback win
Staff Reports
Modified: 4/3/2021 8:08:57 AM
MERIDEN Benson Offit notched the game-winning goal with 28 seconds to play as the Kimball Union Academy boys lacrosse team opened its spring season with a come-from-behind 5-4 win over New Hampton on Friday.
The Wildcats (1-0) trailed, 4-1, entering the final quarter of play. Hanover’s Jack Bolg and Meriden’s Matt Sites ignited the rally with their play on defense. Etna’s Charlie Baughman scored two goals and set up a third for KUA, getting help from fellow Etna native Colter Lingelbach-Pierce.
The two Lakes Region League rivals play again on Saturday in New Hampton, N.H.
Back in the game
Hanover girls lacrosse Head Coach Sarah Martin, second from right, laughs with her assistants, from left, Lindsay Fox, Kelsey Redpath, and Hannah Haskell, right, during their practice in Hanover, N.H., Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Martin took the coaching position in 2020, but the season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Sarah Martin gathers her team during a break in Hanover girls lacrosse tryouts in Hanover, N.H., Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
COVID-19: New London Hospital cancels Hospital Days for second straight year
Published: 3/16/2021 9:57:34 PM
Modified: 3/17/2021 11:18:11 AM
NEW LONDON New London Hospital has canceled its annual Hospital Days celebration in August for the second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a post on the hospital’s Facebook page.
In the post, New London CEO Tom Manion cited uncertainty about the rollout of vaccines for everyone, the impact of emerging COVID-19 variants and the unavailability of vaccines for children as reasons for canceling the nearly 100-year-old tradition.
“For 97 years, Hospital Days has been the foundation on which we build our community engagement,” Manion wrote. “However, in good conscience, we cannot move forward with the traditional flagship activities including the Midway, Parade and Triathlon, and other associated events that draw large crowds. It would be a public health risk to do so.”