GREENSBORO – “Just Getting By,” a documentary film by award-winning Vermont filmmaker Bess O’Brien, was shown at Greensboro’s Highland Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 10, after the original April 4 date was canceled due to a heavy spring snowstorm. The film follows Vermonters struggling with food and housing[Read More…]
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Galaxy Bookshop Recognized by National Magazine
HARDWICK – On April 4, The Galaxy Bookshop reported on their Facebook page, “We are so happy to learn we’re featured in an article by AAA this month about New England bookstores!” The bookstore has been listed by AAA Magazine in an article titled, “10 Independent bookstores in Northern New[Read More…]
Caspian Lake During Total Eclipse
NEK Broadband Build Progresses
WALDEN, GREENSBORO, HARDWICK — Residents have been wondering about fiber optic construction crews along and near Vermont Route 15 in Walden since late in 2023. More recently crews in Greensboro have been replacing telephone poles. Hal Gray, Gazette community journalist has shared photos of the crews at work. “Hardwick, Walden,[Read More…]
Cabot Post Office Asbestos Mitigation to Begin April 29
Select board Member, R.D. Eno, in a message posted recently to the Cabot Connects Town Bulletin Board group on Facebook wrote, “Good news for Cabot Village! Postal Realty Trust, Inc., the company that owns the Post Office premises and leases to the United State Postal Service, has informed the Cabot[Read More…]
Main Street Cannabis Shop Set to Open
HARDWICK – Monique Brochu, owner of Hardwick’s long-awaited Cannabis Shop, is planning to open Friday, April 12 with a limited product selection. Brochu’s state and town permits and approvals are in place. She reports that getting ready to open has now mostly been a matter of sourcing products. The store[Read More…]
Bar Hill Bar Named James Beard Finalist for Outstanding Bar Award
MONTPELIER – Bar Hill Cocktail Bar in Montpelier has been named an Outstanding Bar as a 2024 James Beard Award finalist. The bar at the Caledonia Spirits Montpelier headquarters and distillery features the company’s Barr Hill gin and Barr Hill vodka. In becoming honored as a finalist, the field has[Read More…]
Eclipse Day Visitors Arrive Early at Caspian Lake Beach
GREENSBORO – The Caspian Lake Beach parking lot was already filling up at 9:30 a.m. on Eclipse Day, April 8. D.J. Placek flew from Chicago to Boston, where he was met by Kevin Selesta. The two drove from there, choosing Greensboro as their destination to view the eclipse at Hill[Read More…]
The Sun Is In Your Eyes
In the run-up to Monday’s total eclipse of the sun, almost all of us have heard warnings not to look at the sun without special dark glasses made especially for viewing it. We’ve probably also heard that it’s okay to look at the fully eclipsed sun during totality. Why is[Read More…]
Neonicotinoid Ban Moves One Step Closer to Becoming Law
VERMONT — On March 22, the Vermont House passed H.706, an act relating to the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. It now moves on to be considered by the Vermont Senate. Rep. Chip Troiano, (Hardwick, Stannard, Walden), who is a co-sponsor and voted in favor of the bill said, “in 2018[Read More…]
Viewing Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – “On April 8, at 2:14 p.m., a partial solar eclipse will begin, and at 3:26 p.m., a total eclipse will darken Vermont’s daytime sky, lasting about three minutes. The phenomenon will continue as a partial eclipse until 4:37 p.m.,” says a Vermont State website that continues, “Vermont[Read More…]
Visions of Totality: Area Artists Share Eclipse Perspectives
GREENSBORO – While other publications and media outlets are bringing you science to explain the total eclipse of the sun on April 8, the Gazette is choosing to share the perspective of artists living in the towns we cover. These works, at Greensboro’s Highland Center for the Arts, are a[Read More…]
