VERMONT – The Vermont Department of Mental Health offers help and support to those affected by recent flooding. Outreach workers provide free and anonymous emotional support, connections to resources, and guidance to help navigate recovery. Call (802) 651-1767 to speak with an outreach worker in the community or visit mentalhealth.vermont.gov/sosvt to learn[Read More…]
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Project WILD Training for Science Educators, Feb. 25
MORRISVILLE — On February 25, 5 to 8 p.m., at the UVM Extension office in Morrisville, grade K to 12 teachers and science educators interested in exploring ways to connect their students with science and nature may sign up for a free Project WILD workshop and training. Project WILD is[Read More…]
Volunteers Deliver over 12,000 Meals Annually
AREA TOWNS — Home-delivered meals prepared at the Greensboro Nursing Home are delivered by volunteers to over 40 clients each week in Greensboro, Hardwick, East Hardwick, Stannard, South Walden and sometimes Wheelock. Each week, the Greensboro Nursing Home kitchen prepares about 240 home-delivered meals for the program, often called Meals[Read More…]
Data Breach Affects Information at Vermont Schools
VERMONT – The personal data of students and staff at several dozen Vermont school districts may have been compromised in a nationwide data breach of a student information system, according to state education officials. PowerSchool, a California-based company that provides a student information system and cloud software used by 39[Read More…]
Students May Apply for Free Summer Journalism Program
BOSTON — The New England High School Journalism Collaborative will hold an all-expense-paid summer workshop for students interested in journalism from June 21 to June 28. The program is intended for students who are from traditionally underserved populations. Some preference is given to current juniors and seniors in high school.[Read More…]
Area Organizations Receive Connecting Community Grants
AREA TOWNS — The Vermont Community Foundation announced its Spark Connecting Community grant program has awarded $153,934 to 35 organizations across Vermont. Recipients, which include municipalities, schools, nonprofits, and community groups, will host local projects that strengthen community connections. Vermonters will be brought together around climate resiliency work, art, gardening,[Read More…]
AWARE Accepts Check
Volunteers Build Window Inserts, Upgrade Home Comfort
On a chilly weekend in November volunteers gathered at the Glover Town Hall for the the WindowDressers community build. Over five days, 50 volunteers and program participants built more than 180 window inserts to upgrade the winter comfort level of 30 homes. Earlier this year, volunteers from the Glover Energy[Read More…]
Building Holiday Business Together
HARDWICK – Last Tuesday, November 12, eight Hazen Union School students embarked on a mission to collect balsam brush in Greensboro. The brush will be used to produce holiday wreaths they will be selling in the coming weeks. During their brush picking adventure, students learned how to properly tell good[Read More…]
Candidates Share Election Comments
AREA TOWNS – Last Tuesday’s election on November 5 featured GOP wins in the Caledonia and Orleans Senate races as well as the Caledonia-4 House race, all of which had been filled for many years by Democrats. Bucking that trend, in a close race, Democrat Leanne Harple of Glover was[Read More…]
Justices of the Peace Elected
AREA TOWNS – Every area town elected justices of the peace (JP) last Tuesday. JP candidates elected on November 5 are listed below for each town in the format: Candidate (party), votes. Towns are not required to record the number of votes each candidate received for uncontested races, thus vote[Read More…]
Statewide Voter Turnout Lower, Mixed Locally
AREA TOWNS — This year’s voter turnout in area towns was mostly well above the 71.35% state average except in Hardwick, which was below it, at 67.67% according to preliminary data from the secretary of state’s office. In Cabot and Stannard turnout was slightly higher this year than in 2020.[Read More…]
