Paul Fixx
Greensboro Town Hall Voting, April 29
2024 Employment Figures Released
HARDWICK – 2024 Employment in Northern Vermont outside the Burlington metropolitan area is estimated at 89,320, according to the Vermont Department of Labor. That approaches a 2018 employment estimate for 2030, which projected the area’s employment at 89,976. The mean hourly wage was $30.82, equating at an annual salary of[Read More…]
Sen. Douglass Expresses Concern About VHEARTH Bill
MONTPELIER – H.91, dubbed VHEARTH (Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program) by its sponsors in the Vermont House, was introduced with the intent “that unsheltered homelessness be eliminated and that homelessness in Vermont be rare, brief, and nonrecurring.” The bill is now being considered in the[Read More…]
For the record
In the April 9 story, “Saplings to Submit $1M Grant Application for Expansion,” Melissa Jacobs misstated details of the lease agreement signed by Saplings for land on which the childcare center plans a new facility to expand their program. That agreement is between Saplings and the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church.[Read More…]
Brown-Smith Grateful For Boston Marathon Experience
EAST CALAIS – Candace Brown-Smith made the trip from her home in East Calais to run in this year’s Boston Marathon. “Just thinking about participating in the Boston Marathon is so exciting. To train for it, plan the trip, get gear that will serve for the entire race, or at[Read More…]
Flood Damage Buyouts Funded, Email Provider Selected
WOODBURY – At the April 14 select board meeting, Emergency Management Director John Gordon reported two flood damage buyout applications he submitted to the Flood Resilient Communities Fund (FRCF) managed by Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) have been selected for funding. A budget of $537,368.42 has been approved to acquire, demolish[Read More…]
The Lamoille River
Let’s All Stand With Harvard
In her Monday blog post, Heather Cox Richardson, an American historian and Boston College professor wrote, “The Trump administration announced on April 11 that it would withhold from Harvard University $2.2 billion in grants already awarded and a $60 million contract unless Harvard permitted the federal government to control the[Read More…]
For the record
The remark attributed to Liz Baum in last week’s story, “Residents Offer Climate Action Plan Input,” should have been attributed to Liz Steel. In addition, comments attributed to Sophi Veltrop should have said, “A look at the sources of Vermont’s energy identified only 25% of fossil fuel energy spending recirculating[Read More…]
Holch Wins Animation Film Awards for “Brother Bird”
EAST HARDWICK – The animated film “Brother Bird,” created by East Hardwick’s Meredith Holch has won the Made Here Film Festival’s (MHFF) 2025 award for Best Animated Film. The film will be shown during the festival this weekend, with three other short films, collected as “The Great Outdoors,” Sunday, April[Read More…]
Hundreds Attend Hardwick State Weekend
HARDWICK – Fourteen venues hosted a wide range of classes in Hardwick, led by community members during The Civic Standard’s Hardwick State weekend, April 12 and 13. Some people began the day joining Social Belly Dance with Alia Thabit at G.R.A.C.E. Others took fiddle lessons with Jeanne Segretto Miller at[Read More…]
