AREA TOWNS – Town meeting day is traditionally held on the first Tuesday of March. Some towns have published and mailed warnings contained in their annual town reports. The following have officially warned town meeting day: WOODBURY– Town meeting day will take place on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the elementary[Read More…]
Raymonda Parchment
Eight candidates vie for three select board seats
HARDWICK – Three select board seats are up for election this year in Australian balloting on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 3. A three-year term has current select board member Ceilidh Galloway-Kane running for reelection unopposed. For two one-year terms, Town Clerk Tonia Chase reported seven petitions have been received[Read More…]
Budget woes plague area education boards
WOODBURY – The January 12 regular select board meeting had a mixed agenda, with Darren Usinowicz and Heather Meacham of the Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVU) informing the board of concerns for the longevity of Woodbury Elementary School, arising from the ongoing budget talks. According to Meacham and Usinowicz,[Read More…]
Australian ballot procedures debated
GREENSBORO – The January 14 regular select board meeting began with a revised agenda and debate regarding the minutes of the December 16 budget meeting, with the upcoming election of town officers via Australian ballot dominating discussion for some time. Beth Meacham of the Communications Working Group was present, expressing[Read More…]
Area departments respond to crashes, abandoned vehicle
CABOT – January 18, just after 3:30 a.m., Cabot Fire and Cabot Emergency Ambulance Service were toned to respond to an automated crash alert on US-2 near the Marshfield Dam. While en route, a second call for response to an overturned vehicle on US-2 in Marshfield diverted our mutual aid[Read More…]
FY27 budget approved, candidate forum set for Jan. 28
GREENSBORO – After a lengthy discussion regarding the election of town officers via Australian ballot, the board discussed several action items at the January 14 regular select board meeting. Liz Steel of the Energy and Climate Action Committee (ECAC) was present to discuss the Climate Catalyst Innovation Fund grant program.[Read More…]
Impacts of 2025 drought seen locally
AREA COUNTIES – The 2025 Agriculture Drought Impact Survey Dashboard displaying results of a survey that opened in late October, shows results in area counties, where farmers can now benefit from a recently announced Small Business Administration disaster assistance program. Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to small businesses and[Read More…]
2001: It can’t just be me?
HARDWICK – When I was eleven, I found a VHS tape in the upstairs bedroom of my grandmother’s home. The tape, titled “2001: A Space Odyssey,” was Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 epic science fiction film. I was curious, naturally, having heard Kubrick’s name in the cultural zeitgeist growing up. So I watched[Read More…]
Knights of Columbus free throw contest
Potential priority projects proposed, board budgets
WOODBURY – The select board capped off the year with a number of updates, at its December 22, regular meeting, beginning with Dan Koenemann of the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District sharing a spreadsheet that highlighted priority projects for potential improvement of water quality in Sabin Pond (Woodbury Lake). Woodbury[Read More…]
Cabot’s 12th Night Celebrations
Hunter’s education classes
AREA TOWNS – Hunter, bowhunter and trapper education classes in Vermont are scheduled throughout the year, with a focus on preparing students for safe and responsible hunting. Classes are generally held just before the hunting seasons, and peak in March and April in advance of spring turkey season, and again[Read More…]
