Paul Fixx
Information Age Isn’t Perfect Yet
I went to school in the days of the library card catalog and “Index to Periodical Literature,” where research involved thumbing through the indexes and writing down what one wanted to go look for elsewhere. The biggest challenge we faced then was finding a library big enough to have what[Read More…]
For the record
The May 21 story, “Fire Ignited by Crashed Car Destroys Iconic Red Barn,” misspelled the name of the barn’s owner in one caption. She is Leslie Jean Ballantyne. In last week’s story, “Peace Corps Panel at Greensboro Free Library,” the photo of Arminda King and Corrine Pelletier shows Pelletier on[Read More…]
Alex Stanger Receives Fulbright Fellowship
EAST CALAIS – Alex Stanger, a Lawrence University senior and Hazen Union School alumnus from East Calais, is going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Fulbright Program fellowship. Stanger will accept the award and spend the coming academic year teaching in Germany, said a Lawrence University press release.[Read More…]
Hardwick Springfest, Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 to 26
Farmers Market Season Begins
AREA TOWNS – Hardwick’s first farmers market of the season featured Food Truck Friday, May 23, to open the town’s Springfest activities at Atkins Field. The rain-or-shine Farmers Market proceeded as planned despite an intermittent drizzle. Craftsbury’s market opened May 17 and continues every Saturday through September 17, from 10[Read More…]
Orleans County Unemployment Well Above State Average
VERMONT – State Department of Labor (DoL) data on the Vermont economy for April released May 21, showed the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for April was 2.7%, according to household data. This reflects an increase of one-tenth of one percentage point from the prior month’s revised estimate. The civilian labor[Read More…]
Springfest a Success Despite Drizzly Days
The 46th annual Hardwick Springfest celebration this year, marked a new collaboration between the Hardwick Kiwanis Club, the Farmers Market, the Hardwick Downtown Partnership, The Civic Standard and American Legion Post #7. The Memorial Day weekend activities were a striking success, with many participating despite a light rain that fell[Read More…]
Ocean State Job Lot Store has Opened
Fire Ignited by Crashed Car Destroys Iconic Red Barn
WOLCOTT – The iconic red barn, close to Rte. 15, not far to the west of Wolcott village, caught fire and burned to the ground after it was hit by a small silver car whose engine caught fire, igniting the barn, according to Bruce Fortmann. Fortmann was driving back to[Read More…]
DRB Approves Mobile Home Park Expansion, Civic Standard Building Repairs
HARDWICK – The Development Review Board (DRB) cleared the way for two projects to proceed in decisions released Tuesday, May 13, after hearings held Wednesday, May 7. The first decision permits an East Hardwick project to construct six additional mobile home pads to replace housing in structures that were damaged[Read More…]
Chronology, Details Aren’t Always Right
To the editor: We received a comment on the story I wrote recently about Meredith Holch, some of her history and her work, that was published in the April 23 edition, titled, “Holch Wins Animation Film Awards for “Brother Bird.” Valeska Populoh, of Baltimore, Md., wrote, “I found and read[Read More…]
