MONTPELIER – Over 1,000 runners and 768 walkers took to the streets of Montpelier for the 41st Annual Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge & State Agency 5K Race on the chilly evening of May 16. It is one of Vermont’s oldest and largest races, promoting fitness by encouraging employees to participate[Read More…]
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Craftsbury Schools’ Future Subject of Forum
CRAFTSBURY – A community forum will be held on Wednesday, May 15, in the Craftsbury Academy Gymnasium to continue the Craftsbury Schools Vision Process. The mission of the process is to determine the best way to educate the students of Craftsbury given the present opportunities, challenges, resources and constraints. This[Read More…]
Starr Recognized by Gov. Scott in Adjournment Address
MONTPELIER — Governor Phil Scott delivered his annual adjournment address to awmakers at the close of the legislative session on Saturday, May 11, saying, “I want to thank each of you for serving here in this building, whether we agree on issues or not. You’ve stepped up and taken on[Read More…]
Fontaine to Help Keep Lights On
HARDWICK – The electric department’s board of commissioners held a special meeting on Monday, May 6, for a management planning update. They signed an agreement with Jim Fontaine, temporarily engaging him to manage the Hardwick Electric Department (HED). Fontaine presented an on-call schedule that includes support from Morrisville and Stowe[Read More…]
Ski & Ride Supporters Expected at May 21 Meeting
HARDWICK – The Tuesday, May 21, Hazen Union School Board meeting at 6 p.m. may see a crowd if community comments and letters to the editor are an indication of support for the school’s Ski and Ride program that is facing changes for the 2024/25 school year. The meeting, in[Read More…]
Iconic Swinging Bridge to be Replaced by Year-End
Generations of Hardwick’s children have entertained and sometimes scared each other on Hardwick’s swinging bridge, where it spans the Lamoille River from Main Street to the Daniels Building. Due to a problem with deteriorating support cables and their anchors, the town reported it temporarily closed in August 2020. That temporary[Read More…]
Intrusive Data Monitoring or an Added Margin of Safety?
The Hardwick Police Report in last week’s issue, identifying a 911 call as being made by an iPhone activation, struck me as unique. Hardwick’s Police Chief, Michael Henry, found it to be unique too. It turns out to have been the first time he was aware that an automated cell[Read More…]
Police Officers Hired, HED Close to Appointing Interim GM
HARDWICK – The select board heard about the hiring of new police officers, another FEMA buyout, the status of road grading, a planning commission update of by-laws that’s beginning and the Yellow Barn project at their April 18 meeting. They approved the town’s 2024 Emergency Management Plan, appointed a new[Read More…]
FEMA, Hiring Delinquent Tax Collector, Town Benefits Occupy Board
CRAFTSBURY – A FEMA update from Bruce Urie, Alison Blaney’s update on cleaned up delinquent taxes and hiring a delinquent tax collector began the April 16 select board meeting. Phil Lovely has asked to add the name “Morgan Mile” to Town Highway 19 will require some study by Urie. Kris[Read More…]
Road Crew Member Search Underway, Solar Array Planned
WALDEN – The subject of an emergency select board meeting on tax day, April 15 was deciding on a plan to hire a short-term, minimum three-month road crew member. The successful candidate will need to have an up-to-date CDL and experience driving trucks and construction equipment. An ad will run[Read More…]
Popular Hazen Ski and Ride Program Changes
HARDWICK — The Ski and Ride program at Hazen Union School has been around at least since 1981, and maybe as early as 1979, according to Tod Delericheliere who recalls that it started while he was a student. Though he’s not a skier, he counts it as one of the[Read More…]
Town Hall Conversion to Housing, Wastewater Treatment Take Center Stage
GREENSBORO – Much of the April 25 select board meeting, involved reviewing a recap of discussions during the Greensboro Town Hall Redevelopment Meeting a day earlier, where a Rural Edge proposal to provide housing in the town hall building was discussed. While that meeting was a presentation by Rural Edge[Read More…]
