GREENSBORO – For 27 years, the Get Thee to the Funnery summer camp has served as a home for any and all interested and willing to participate in the longstanding tradition of performing Shakespeare. Established in 1998 by former Craftsbury Academy music teacher Andrea Brightenbach and Peter Gould, the camp[Read More…]
Raymonda Parchment
Community Brainstorm Shows Collaborative Spirit
PLAINFIELD – Residents came together, July 28, to discuss Plainfield’s future, part of a three-part process directed by community organization Plainfield Forward. In an effort to engage area residents in identifying important priorities for the town’s future, over a 100 attendees gathered at the historic Haybarn Theatre for a town-wide[Read More…]
Greensboro Community Garden Vegetables at Smith’s Store
New Fire and Town Trucks Approved
GREENSBORO – The select board approved two large vehicle purchases at its July 9 meeting that consisted of a mixed agenda. Continuing discussion from prior meetings, Chief Dave Brochu Jr. of the Greensboro Fire Department informed the board he found a used, but like-new, base model firetruck with a top-mount[Read More…]
Tax Rate Set
GREENSBORO – At a special select board meeting, July 23, the FY25 municipal tax rate was set at $0.7964. The state’s homestead education tax rate for Greensboro is $2.0210 per $100 of assessed property value, with the non-homestead education rate set at $1.9452. Combining the local and education tax rates[Read More…]
Good Trouble Lives On Rally, July 17
Buffalo Mountain Land Negotiations to Begin
HARDWICK – The Thursday, July 10 select board meeting consisted of a slew of appointments and approvals. Most notably, the select board officially began the process to acquire lands for a town forest after much discussion. The Hardwick Conservation Commission stated they are willing to assist with fundraising efforts, with[Read More…]
Welch Visits, Listens, Aims to Cut FEMA Red Tape
HARDWICK – U.S. Senator Peter Welch stopped by Front Seat Coffee Monday, July 14, as he traveled across Vermont discussing flood recovery and his new bill aiming to fix the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Sen. Welch addressed a variety of concerns regarding FEMA and flood resiliency during his visit.[Read More…]
Understanding Dog Communication Subject of Library Program
GREENSBORO – Deb Helfrich led a program titled “Woof! What’s the dog saying?” in Fellowship Hall Friday for about fifteen people in which she demystified aspects of dog communication and being safe near them. She walked those who attended the Greensboro Free Library program through observing ways a dog can[Read More…]
Investigation Continues Into Suspicious Death
WOODBURY – Vermont State Police (VSP) confirmed area mother and grandmother Tina Daigle was found deceased the afternoon of Thursday, June 19. According to the initial VSP news release, the investigation began around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, when police received a report that a body had been discovered at a roadside[Read More…]
East Village Advisory Committee Announces Potential Grant
PLAINFIELD – The town of Plainfield continues to seek funding sources for the East Village Expansion Project. In the wake of the catastrophic flooding of July 10, 2024, multiple homes in Plainfield Village were damaged or destroyed. Willing landowners and interested residents have since voted to build a new neighborhood[Read More…]
School Budget Passes in Third Vote
WOLCOTT – The Wolcott School budget successfully passed 182 to 104, in the third round of voting, June 11, at the town offices. At and since town meeting day, residents had voted down the last two proposed budgets. The second school budget vote that took place Tuesday, April 28, failed[Read More…]
