WOODBURY – At 3:16 p.m., the department mutual aid was called to 3343 Route 2 in Marshfield for a structure fire for overhaul. On Friday, Jan. 17, the Woodbury Fire Department mutual aid was called to 3343 U.S. Rte. 2 in Marshfield for a rekindle of the structure fire from[Read More…]
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Marshfield Fire Victim with Injuries
MARSHFIELD – On January 17 at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Marshfield Fire Department was alerted by a concerned citizen to smoke coming from a structure at 3343 US Rte. 2. Marshfield Fire responded to the scene and was assisted by numerous area fire departments. A household member was home at[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
HARDWICK – January 5: Suspicious Event, N. Main St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Traffic Hazard, Vt. Rte. 16; Traffic Stop, S. Main St./Lower Cherry St.; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St./Granite St. January 6: Burglary, Vt. Rte. 15 W; Burglary, Craftsbury Road; Suspicious Event,[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – 24 people used AWARE services between January 12 and January 19. The AWARE 24-hour hotline is (802) 472-6463. A non-profit established in 1984, AWARE serves Hardwick and the greater Hardwick area in preventing and healing the trauma of domestic and sexual violence. AWARE provides help during immediate crises, as well as advocating for[Read More…]
Fire Department Elects Officers
GREENSBORO – The annual election of officers was held at the first department meeting of 2025. Lieutenant Eric Pilbin announced he will retire. The department members thanked Pilbin for his years of service. He is recognized as an honorary life member of the department and a celebration for his service[Read More…]
Snowlights: Shadow Play
Kitchel Reflects on her Senate Career
MONTPELIER – After 35 years in state government, Jane Kitchel is able to sit on the sidelines now as the legislature gets to work in the new year. Last year, after the session was over, she said it was a difficult decision to walk away from the position she held[Read More…]
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State, Copley Shared Confidential Info, says ACLU
VERMONT – A new lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont allege the Vermont Department for Children and Families went to extraordinary and illegal lengths to remove a child from its mother’s custody, aided by an internal program that monitors the pregnancies of multiple Vermonters, The 30-page[Read More…]
How 1975 Sparked the Vermont of Today
VERMONT – Fifty years ago, Interstate 91 was still under construction, Bernie Sanders couldn’t win an election and Ben & Jerry had yet to split the $5 tuition for a correspondence course in ice cream making. Then everything changed. When 82-year-old George Aiken retired to his Putney home in 1975 after[Read More…]
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To the editor: Many (most?) do not know that the Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVUESD) board has voted to move all preschool students (ages 3-5) to the Lakeview campus and the MVUESD administration has recommended that all kindergarten students be moved there as well, creating what they’re calling[Read More…]