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Interim school principal hired
CABOT – Superintendent Matt Foster recommended Steve Owens be hired as interim principal for this school year at a special meeting of the Cabot School District Board of Directors, October 20. Board members then authorized Foster to hire Owens at .6 full time equivalent. Cabot School Board Vice-Chair Ellen Cairns[Read More…]
Sen. Douglass announces plans to resign after release of private group chat
ORLEANS COUNTY – Vermont Senator Samuel Douglass, who served on the Senate Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel, last week faced calls to resign following a Politico report Tuesday afternoon that revealed young GOP leaders on a private Telegram group chat joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. Tuesday, the Governor’s office[Read More…]
SUV leaves Wolcott Street, crashing into Lamoille River
HARDWICK – An SUV traveling east on Wolcott Street Friday afternoon, crossed the lane of oncoming traffic, went over the embankment, narrowly missing trees, and ended up in the middle of the Lamoille River. At 1 p.m., Friday, the Hardwick Police and Fire Departments were called to Wolcott Street where[Read More…]
Record number rally, demonstrate, saying “No Kings”
HARDWICK – At least 286 people rallied and protested in downtown Hardwick Saturday, on No Kings Day 2. Some were waving signs challenging actions of the federal government and the President. Others draped themselves in rainbow colors, with one wearing a unicorn costume to call out divisive rhetoric, suggesting radical[Read More…]
No Kings Day 2, Hardwick
Forum explores practical ways to grow municipal capacity
CRAFTSBURY – The Freedom and Unity Commission gathered a panel with experience in town management from Coventry, Glover, Burke, Cambridge and Wolcott on Tuesday, Oct. 9. in the Craftsbury Town Hall to look at the pros and cons of two important issues for managing a Vermont town’s business. “Practical Ways[Read More…]
Board signs off on plans for new bridges
PLAINFIELD – Select board members signed off on plans for new bridges over Great Brook at Mill Street and Brook Road at their October 14 meeting. The Mill Street bridge washed out in 2024 and the Brook Road bridge trapped debris, flooding the village. Plans for replacement bridges presented by[Read More…]
“The Vermont Farm to Table Cookbook” author talk and recipe tasting
Another FEMA demolition scheduled this week
HARDWICK – The house and separate garage at 41 Brush Street in Hardwick, first damaged by fire in May 2023, followed by the June floods that year and again in 2024, is scheduled to be demolished this week according to Hardwick’s Zoning and Floodplain Administrator Kristen Leahy “The Demolition Team[Read More…]
