EAST MONTPELIER – I’ve had the dubious good fortune during the past five years to drive every couple of weeks or so to the neighborhood of Boston. It’s becoming a habit, casually alternating visits to Nahant with my friend Bea’s visits here in Vermont. But where else would we be[Read More…]
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Primary ballots now available
VERMONT – Ballots are available now to vote by mail in the August 11 Primary Election.Unlike the General Election in November, ballots will not be mailed automatically. A ballot may be requested in person from the local town clerk or through the Vermont Voter Portal at vote.vermont.gov, where there is[Read More…]
North dominates South in Senior Softball Classic
CASTLETON – The North flexed its muscles last week in a sweep over a pair of nine-inning contests last week in the North-South Senior Softball Classic, hosted by VTSU-Castleton. The North pummeled the South 24-4 in the opener and kept swinging for the fences in the nightcap with a convincing[Read More…]
McCarthy set to make Vermont history in upcoming MLB Draft
SAXTONS RIVER – Vermont Academy graduate and reigning Gatorade Vermont Player of the Year Kaiden McCarthy is predicted to be the highest-drafted high school baseball player in history this coming weekend. The 6-foot, 190-pound right-handed Chester resident is the nation’s No. 77 overall prospect coming into this weekend’s 2026 Major[Read More…]
Vermont Parks Forever provides free passes to 54 organizations
MONTPELIER – Vermont Parks Forever (VPF), the foundation for Vermont State Parks, recently announced the 2026 Park Access Fund grantees. Since 2016, VPF’s Park Access Fund has granted thousands of free days in Vermont’s state parks to community partners helping to create a more equitable outdoor experience throughout the state.[Read More…]
A meal worth the sting
NEW ENGLAND – One predator-prey interaction always leaves me torn. Birds sparked my love for the natural world years ago, but after my interest lapsed during adolescence, bees brought me back into the fold. So I found myself split between two allegiances the first time I watched a bird, in[Read More…]
Annual Crops and Soils Field Day, July 23
AREA TOWNS – Thursday, July 23, the University of Vermont Extension will hold a crops and soils field day, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with check-in from 9:30-10 a.m. (exhibitors: set up by 9:30 a.m.) The event will showcase agricultural research conducted by UVM Extension’s Northwest Crops and Soils[Read More…]
Twinfield Union School Destination Imagination team returns from finals
AREA TOWNS – Three Vermont “Destination Imagination” teams recently returned from the international Destination Imagination Global Finals in Kansas City, Missouri. Teams from Twinfield Union School, West Rutland School and Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, who met after school in their communities, all presented creative performances demonstrating original solutions to the[Read More…]
2026 Area Graduation Schedules
Fri., June 5, Craftsbury 8th Grade Celebration, 6 p.m. Mon., June 8, Hardwick Elementary 6th Grade Graduation, 5:30 p.m. Wed., June 10, Woodbury 6th Grade Graduation, 5:30 p.m. Wed., June 10, Wolcott 6th Grade Graduation, 6 p.m. Thurs., June 11, Hazen Union 8th Grade Promotion, 5 p.m. Thurs., June 11,[Read More…]
Free entry to Vermont State Parks for eligible residents
AREA TOWNS – For eligible residents, free entry for the day in Vermont State Parks is available for eligible Vermonters including those enrolled in 3SquaresVT, Essential Person Program, Fuel Assistance, General Assistance, Reach Up, Summer EBT and WIC. For those with EBT or WIC card with active benefits, bring the[Read More…]
MVU budget passes
AREA TOWNS – Voters passed the third offering of the Mountainview Union Elementary School District (MVU), May 20 in a vote by 612 members of the district’s four communities, with 361 in favor and 251 opposed.Turnout exceeded the second vote in April,.but fell short of the Town Meeting Day turnout[Read More…]
MVU moves to create school consolidation study subcommittee
HARDWICK – Once again voters pressed Mountain View Union Elementary School (MVU) District board members on plans for Woodbury School at a May 14 public informational meeting at Hardwick Elementary School (HES) about the May 20 ballot vote on the FY27 school budget. Community concerns included where funds will come[Read More…]
