AREA TOWNS – May is the month for area college graduation ceremonies to begin, with Sterling College up first to hold its final commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16. VTSU Lyndon and Johnson’s graduations are being held Sunday, May 17. The Community College of Vermont (CCV) Commencement ceremony combines students[Read More…]
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More unsettled weather for forecast period
EAST HARDWICK— The northeast remains persistent in its cool and wet conditions for the rest of this week, thanks to a large upper-level low situated over Hudson Bay, which continues to pinwheel pieces of energy through the region. In the past several days, we’ve seen showery conditions, with approximately half[Read More…]
State to study development of dam emergency operation plans
HARDWICK – A summer study committee submitted its Dam Emergency Operations Planning Report to the Vermont General Assembly on August 18, 2025. The committee identified gaps in the emergency operations planning (EOP) process for dams and recommended creation of a pilot project for one or two state-owned dams in order[Read More…]
Administration to release education funding for Vermont
BURLINGTON –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced that the Department of Education has released $11.58 million in federal K-12 COVID-19 funding for 20 Vermont school districts and the Agency of Education, after over a year of delay. Included in[Read More…]
Hannaford supply chain abusive
To the editor: I arrived at a rally last Friday at 10 a.m., outside Hannaford at 78 Marshall Avenue in Williston. Attendance at that point was a little sparse, but began picking up over the next several hours. A little after three, there seemed to be a surge of groups[Read More…]
Events May 7 to May 25, Ongoing Events, Libraries, Community Services, Town Clerks
Thursday, May 7 Play: “Quest,” 7 p.m., Cabot School Performing Arts Center, 25 Common Road. Reservations recommended: tinyurl.com/Questreservations. Friday, May 8 Community contra dance, 7 to 9 p.m., Willey Building (Cabot Town Hall, 3084 Main St.). Live music. No partners needed. All ages welcome. Play: “Quest,” 7 p.m., Cabot School[Read More…]
Burn ban
WOLCOTT – The Town of Wolcott has issued an outdoor burn ban until further notice. For more information, contact the fire warden at (802) 730-0303.
Crop Cash Plus makes Vermont farmers markets more affordable
VERMONT – In 2023, a Vermont nonprofit launched a program to make it easier for people receiving food assistance to shop at local farmers markets. By matching SNAP benefits, Crop Cash Plus lets recipients triple their buying power at farmers markets, increasing access to fresh food and sending more dollars[Read More…]
Mountainview, Wolcott schools advance rejected budgets for revote, April 7
HARDWICK, WOLCOTT, GREENSBORO, WOODBURY – Voters in the Wolcott and Mountainview Union School Districts will have the opportunity to vote April 7, on the identical budgets they rejected Town Meeting Day, March 3. A state infusion of $115 million to the Education Fund proposed in Governor Scott’s FY27 budget would[Read More…]
Take down birdfeeders to prevent bear conflicts
VERMONT – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is receiving reports of bears coming out of their dens and is urging Vermonters to remove their birdfeeders and take additional steps now to prevent conflicts with bears over the spring and summer. “Do not wait to take down your birdfeeders and[Read More…]
The lengthening days of spring
STANFORD, Calif. – Light in the evening brings the first sign of spring’s arrival. Before the snow has fully melted or any scraps of green start to appear, those lengthening days are a promise. Just when I’ve forgotten the world was ever anything except cold and gray, I’ll step outside[Read More…]
Brief cooling, clearing today; steadier rain and snow by Sunday
EAST HARDWICK – Snowpack depths continue to plummet across the low and mid-level elevations, with little, if any snow in the valleys. Other places, such as Craftsbury, have up to four inches of snow depth at elevations of 1,500 feet. The higher terrain of Greensboro has closer to 12 inches.[Read More…]
