HARDWICK – In a social media post on Tuesday last week, Karen Whitcomb, the owner of Vittles in the Hardwick Inn, announced she would be closing the establishment that had been serving breakfast and lunch since Memorial Day 2024. “It’s with a heavy heart that I share with you that[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
Hardwick Farmers Market Music
The Civic Standard plans move across street
HARDWICK – Last Thursday, The Civic Standard announced, “we closed on our new home at 39 S. Main St.! The purchase came after months of deliberation amongst Civic staff and our board of directors, and importantly, the generous contributions of early donors to our fundraising campaign.” The Civic Standard has[Read More…]
NEKCV moves closer to universal service
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – The NEKCV Communication Union District (CUD), formed by the merger of NEK Broadband and CV Fiber has used ARPA funds to connect users in almost half its 72 member towns, Last week it moved closer to its goal of bringing universal broadband internet service to its member[Read More…]
Circus Smirkus, Rural Arts Collaborative receive VEC grants
GREENSBORO – The latest round of Vermont Electric Co-op’s Community Fund grants benefited two Greensboro organizations, with $500 going to help support the Circus Smirkus Camp Road Show program and $936 going to support the Rural Arts Collaborative (RAC) program “Across the Page: A Summer Art Exchange Between Generations.” “Road[Read More…]
Early Color
Thousands convene for Labor Day solidarity events
VERMONT – This Labor Day, labor unions, activist organizations, workers and others across Vermont joined with over 1,000 other gatherings across the United States to build solidarity among workers and oppressed groups and advocate for workers’ rights. In Wolcott, organizers counted 95 people lining both sides of Vt. Rte. 15[Read More…]
The Uku Ladies
First Anniversary Celebration
Comcast’s Xfinity, business services now available
GREENSBORO – After years of residential internet service available only from the telephone company as DSL or wirelessly, residents in parts of Greensboro now have a choice of two broadband internet service providers (ISPs) with the addition of Comcast to NEK Broadband. On September 4. Comcast announced the completion of[Read More…]
Gibbous Moon
Your contributions support local news, people
Today we are all thankful for the generosity of contributors to our summer fund raising effort that ended Sunday. We’re still rounding up details, thanking people and waiting for mailed donations, but even with a full accounting yet to be, we are grateful for the roughly 100 people who helped[Read More…]
