Paul Fixx
High Bailiffs Elected in Area Counties
AREA COUNTIES – A high bailiff is an elected public official whose office is unique to local government in Vermont. High bailiffs are elected in each of Vermont’s 14 counties to serve written legal orders, called writs, when the county sheriff is unable to serve them, and to temporarily succeed[Read More…]
“Twist and Shout” Celebration
Statewide Voter Turnout Lower, Mixed Locally
AREA TOWNS — This year’s voter turnout in area towns was mostly well above the 71.35% state average except in Hardwick, which was below it, at 67.67% according to preliminary data from the secretary of state’s office. In Cabot and Stannard turnout was slightly higher this year than in 2020.[Read More…]
Multi-gig Speed Internet Coming Soon
JOHNSON – Lamoille FiberNet, the communications union district (CUD) comprising 10 communities in Lamoille County, celebrated the region’s future during a ribbon cutting on Thursday, announcing the region as a Gig Community. In Wolcott, a Lamoille FiberNet map shows service coming to the southwest of town, along the town’s border[Read More…]
Transparency is a Two-Way Street
My head is spinning trying to keep up with the anonymous organizations creating Gmail addresses in Greensboro. The town select board, working with the housing committee, found the organization RuralEdge who proposed a plan to convert the town hall into 20 apartments by adding an addition onto the back of[Read More…]
General Election Free, Fair, Transparent, Accessible says Secretary of State
AREA TOWNS – Vermont’s town clerks have had more work ahead of this year’s election today than in previous years as they’ve been processing a lot of mail-in ballots. The state has mailed ballots to every registered voter for only the second Presidential election. 42.31% of them had been received[Read More…]
New U.S. Citizen is First-Time Voter
NEK Broadband Celebrates over $45 Million in Grant Awards
BRIGHTON – NEK Community Broadband, celebrated four grant awards at its Island Pond facility, October 30. The event marked the first customer to receive service as a result of a $17,463,911 USDA ReConnect grant award, funding service to every town in Essex County and towns in eastern Orleans and Caledonia[Read More…]
Replacement Culvert
Tommy Gardner Takes on New Role at Stowe’s Community Newspaper Group
STOWE – Former Hardwick Gazette Reporter Tommy Gardner has been named editor of Vermont Community Newspaper Group’s (CNG) five community weeklies. Gardner serves now as the lead reporter and mentor to other CNG journalists in his role as news editor for those weeklies. He’ll take on the new role in[Read More…]
GOP Surprises, Business as Usual
AREA TOWNS – Area residents got some surprises Tuesday evening as election results rolled in when the Caledonia and Orleans County Senate seats long occupied by Democrat Sen. Jane Kitchell and Sen. Bobby Starr were won by Republicans, current Rep. Scott Beck and relative unknown Sam Douglass. Beck received 58.3%[Read More…]
