MONTPELIER – Vermont Forests, Parks and Recreation staffers were recognized by Commissioner Danielle (Danny) Fitzko for their achievements at the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) Earth Day celebration, April 22. Orleans County Forester Jared Nunery was recognized for his outstanding contributions with the Canute Dalmasse Award, and Kathryn Wrigley and[Read More…]
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State to study development of dam emergency operation plans
HARDWICK – A summer study committee submitted its Dam Emergency Operations Planning Report to the Vermont General Assembly on August 18, 2025. The committee identified gaps in the emergency operations planning (EOP) process for dams and recommended creation of a pilot project for one or two state-owned dams in order[Read More…]
Administration to release education funding for Vermont
BURLINGTON –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced that the Department of Education has released $11.58 million in federal K-12 COVID-19 funding for 20 Vermont school districts and the Agency of Education, after over a year of delay. Included in[Read More…]
Library receives handcrafted Janus Press book collection
CRAFTSBURY – For the last six decades, Claire Van Vliet has been producing some of the most extraordinary artist book editions in her quiet corner of Newark. Her Janus Press has collaborated with poets, writers and artists from Vermont and around the world to produce hand bound books on fine[Read More…]
Downtown water main off last Wednesday for repair
HARDWICK – A water leak under South Main Street, near its intersection with Mill and North Main Streets, last Wednesday caused some downtown businesses to close. Construction equipment in front of the Clip Joint took up parking spaces on the other side of the street, but not directly across from[Read More…]
Farmer’s market provides food for low-income Vermonters
HARDWICK – Low income Vermonters’ received $10,310 of farm-fresh food from Hardwick Farmers Market vendors in 2025 through programs to supplement their purchase of food. Those programs include the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Crop Cash and Crop Cash Plus. “This program and its associated incentives brought $10,310 to our[Read More…]
MVU budget to be voted May 20 holds increase to 1%
GREENSBORO – The Mountain View Union (MVU) Elementary School Board approved a third budget at its April 16 meeting that cuts $113,088 from the budget now twice rejected by voters. The total expenditure budget was approved for $9,065,204.25, with Education Fund spending of $8,956,803. The board and administrators meeting in[Read More…]
Prospects bleak for oldest building on S. Main Street
HARDWICK – Prospects of finding a path forward for efforts to save the former Civic Standard building at 42 S. Main St. in Hardwick were dampened last week when a proposal to take on renovations was rejected by the building’s owner. A note sent Friday by Shari Cornish to members[Read More…]
Radar speed sign, LVRT trailhead to come
EAST HARDWICK – The East Hardwick Neighborhood (EHNO) organization announced Friday that it has reached its fundraising goal for the purchase of a radar speed sign. “Your overwhelming support for our radar speed sign campaign has been truly inspiring,” they wrote in email and Front Porch Forum (FPF) announcements. The[Read More…]
Local student wins Regional Civics Bee
LYNDON CENTER – Walden Elementary School sixth-grader, Azailya Lesperance, won first place and a cash prize at the Regional Civics Bee, Friday, April 10. The event at Lyndon Institute was organized by the NEK Chamber of Commerce. Azailya’s social studies and global citizenship teacher Katey Foster said she learned of[Read More…]
Recipe class holds all-school sugar on snow party
HARDWICK – Last month the Hazen High School Recipe for Human Connection Class took on a project to hold an all-school sugar on snow party they hope will become a regular annual event. Sugar on snow involves boiling maple syrup to 235 °F and drizzle it on snow for maple[Read More…]
Hummingbird migration map available now
U.S. – Hummingbird Central offers crowd-sourced interactive maps tracking the northward migration of hummingbirds each spring. They had been sighted as far north as south-eastern Pennsylvania on April 4. Tracking of the annual spring hummingbird migration is done with the help of viewers as they submit their first hummingbird sightings[Read More…]
