EAST HARDWICK – Jonathan Shapiro has received a Flyin Ryan Hawks Foundation Adventure Scholarship award to travel to the Kalahari desert in Namibia and go tracking with indigenous San Bushmen elders. In making the award, the foundation said, “This will be an epic adventure for him, as well as a[Read More…]
Our Neighborhood
Bailey Shepard’s firefighting dream comes true
HARDWICK – Bailey Shepard vividly remembers the sense of belonging he felt the first time he put on a firefighter’s helmet. It was a weekend day, and his family was at the Berlin Mall. Out in the parking lot, the fire department had brought trucks and tankers for kids to[Read More…]
Parkhurst reminisces about Village Restaurant career
HARDWICK – Sharon Parkhurst, 60, has been a waitress at the Village restaurant, a Hardwick institution, since she was 16 years old.The local fixture talks about her 34 years at the diner, discussing the people she’s met, the relationships she’s formed and the changes she has witnessed. Q: Do you[Read More…]
The Lussiers are a lasting musical legacy
CRAFTSBURY – For many in the area, Linda and Bernie Lussier were the source of musical enjoyment and festivity for decades. Founding members of the Craftsbury Vibrations, their musical journeys began in the late fifties, the start of a decades long run of genre-spanning performances. “I started playing music in[Read More…]
Army National Guard veteran receives free Kubota tractor
WALDEN – In what he called a “game-changer,” Rob Niles, a retired Vermont Army National Guard veteran, received a New Kubota L02 Series compact tractor as part of Kubota’s Geared to Give program, which honors military veterans pursuing careers in agriculture. Niles received the free tractor after retiring with 26[Read More…]
Seriously, Get Thee To the Funnery
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…]
Community Support for Athletics Strong, Despite Distractions, says Hill
HARDWICK – Hazen Union Athletic Director Aaron Hill just completed his first year as director and coach, after coaching and teaching for 25 years. In his time at the high school, he has learned extensively about today’s changing youth, athletics and hard work. He is originally from Hardwick, began coaching[Read More…]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? One recent grad reflects on a future in Vermont
CABOT – Vermont is an idyllic place to grow up. I was born and raised in Cabot. And as a kid there, I thrived in our small, tight-knit community. Now, I’m living in Burlington. I just graduated from the University of Vermont. And as much as I love this state,[Read More…]
Spring Brings Broderick’s Saxon-Merino Lambs
EAST HARDWICK – Spring has sprung, with several new faces arriving to the Green Mountain Merino farmstead. Located in East Hardwick, Kevin and Karen Broderick have been cultivating a symbiotic relationship among the sheep and hops for some time. This year introduces a new line of Saxon-Merino ram genetics, acquired[Read More…]
The House of Life: a Quiet Revolution
GREENSBORO Sister Gail Worcelo strolls through the tranquil grounds of Green Mountain Monastery in Greensboro, pointing out walking trails, gardens and their prayer yurt. When she’s not traveling the world visiting her fellow sisters, she splits her time between prayer and working in these gardens. Those two things are deeply[Read More…]
Sims Fosters Community Communication and Collaboration
CRAFTSBURY – Katherine Sims founded Green Mountain Farm-to-School, worked as a Vermont House Representative for four years and is currently working as a consultant for nonprofits. She communicates with both the local community and the scientific community to be informed on topics around legislation and nonprofit work. She gave some[Read More…]
Sunday-Winters Acts Fast and Shows Up
GREENSBORO – The Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters, minister of Greensboro United Church, had to act fast when the pandemic hit Vermont in 2020. Within 48 hours of the first lockdowns, he took the church fully remote. Originally, he said, it was just him, his iPad and an organist streaming sermons over[Read More…]
