VERMONT – A recent VTrans public service announcement said, when you get behind the wheel, you share Vermont roads with many different kinds of vulnerable road users, from motorcyclists and e-bikers, to farmers on tractors and drivers with disabilities. Vulnerable road users are people at the highest risk for fatalities[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Efficiency Vermont Seeks Feedback on Programs
VERMONT – Every three years Efficiency Vermont creates a plan for the rebates and services Vermont needs to help save money on energy, and lower greenhouse gas emissions in the state. This document is called the Demand Resources Plan (DRP), and it is overseen by the Public Utility Commission (PUC).To[Read More…]
Caspian Music Series Begins Aug. 3
GREENSBORO – The Caspian Music series begins August 3, with a concert that features works by Hayden, Schumann and Causson. The Caspian Festival Orchestra will continue to be a full orchestra rather than a snaller chamber orchestra, so the season will end with Mendelssohn’s “ltalian Smphony” and Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto[Read More…]
Housing and Conservation Talk, August 7
GREENSBORO – Thursday, August 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Highland Center for the Arts, join the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Headwaters Community Trust for a conversation with Executive Director Gus Seelig of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and Tracy Zschau, Vermont Land Trust President and CEO to explore approaches to balance Vermont’s[Read More…]
Community Barn Dance, Aug. 8
CABOT − On Friday, August 8, an evening of English barn dances will be held for the community in the Willey Building, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.. Live music will be provided by local musicians. Non-dancers are welcome to come and listen. English dances are similar to American contra dances,[Read More…]
Block Party, Aug. 9
GREENSBORO BEND – The annual Greensboro Bend block party will be at Our Community Park, August 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Bleeding Hearts Family Band and there will be a basketball tournament for ages six and under and up to age 18. Other events are being planned. Hot dogs and hamburgers, bottled water and ice cream will be furnished.[Read More…]
Susan Marie April
WATERBURY CENTER − On July 20, Susan Marie April, of Waterbury Center, passed away after a battle with cancer at 76. She was a great friend to many, a wife to one for 51 years, a grandmother, a sister and a mother to two children. Susan was very creative in[Read More…]
Dog Mountain Summer Dog Party, Aug. 2
ST. JOHNSBURY − Dog Mountain, home to the Stephen Huneck Gallery, will hold its annual Summer Dog Party on Saturday, Aug. 2, from noon to 4 p.m. The day’s festivities include live music from The Barnyard Incident, eats from Alburritos Food Truck, and Rocky’s New York Style Hotdog Cart. Dogs[Read More…]
Alice Howe, Freebo Play at Outdoor Concert, August 6
PLAINFIELD − Alice Howe and Freebo will present an outdoor concert, Wednesday, August 6, at 7 p.m., from the porch of Grace United Methodist Church. The open-air concert brings together decades of songwriting talent and stage presence as the duo offers a performance blending Howe’s vocals with Freebo’s fretless bass[Read More…]
Birdhouse Band Plays “Abbey Road” Tribute, Aug. 9
GREENSBORO − The Birdhouse Band celebrates the Beatles with a performance of the 1969 album, “Abbey Road” at the Highland Center for the Arts, Saturday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. Local musicians Andrew Koehler, Mavis MacNeil, Roy MacNeil, and Annie Rowell, with special guests Randy Bulpin and Andrew Palumbo, stay true to[Read More…]
Events, July 30 to August 9
Wednesday, July 30NATURAL DYING WITH PLANTS: a talk with Prin VanGulden, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Craftsbury Community Care Center. Information: (802) 586-9692, jwsimpsonmemorial.org.FOREST HEALTH UPDATE with Vermont Coverts, noon to 1 p.m., on forest, parks and recreation with Josh Halman. Register at vtcoverts.us to join the meeting.COLORS OF THE WILD,[Read More…]
Julian Mercy Receives Shooting Sports Award
PAWLET – Members of eight 4-H shooting sports clubs met in Pawlet for a weekend of friendly competition in several disciplines, culminating in an awards ceremony on Sunday, July 20, where medals and certificates were handed out. There were two recipients of the Sean Tillotson award this year, Julian Mercy, Hardwick,[Read More…]
