BURLINGTON – A bog is a special natural community, characterized by deep, wet and acidic soil below an open sky. Soft sphagnum mosses squish underfoot, dominating the surface of the bog and making up the mostly undecomposed organic soil below. The ground springs up and down with each step, a[Read More…]
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Journalism Award recognizes Strand as College Rising Star
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – University of Vermont’s Alex Strand earned several first-place awards in the Better Newspaper competition at the New England Newspaper Association (NENPA) annual meeting last month. Strand worked as an intern with The Hardwick Gazette last summer. The weekly News & Citizen, statewide Seven Days and online VTDigger[Read More…]
Cellar holes and old foundations
BURLINGTON – As I kneel digging in the dirt of the gently collapsing stone foundation, birds singing, knees aching and dirt permanently embedded under my fingernails, I try to imagine life here in Vershire, in the 1880s. I’ve been excavating the bottle caches and midden heaps of this foundation for[Read More…]
Blood, platelets donations scheduled locally
BURLINGTON – The American Red Cross asks people to help patients in need by making an appointment to give blood or platelets. Blood donations may be made locally in Morrisville, April 2, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Copley Hospital, 528 Washington Hwy, and Cabot, April 10, noon to 4 p.m.,[Read More…]
IPM is key to safe, sustainable gardening
BURLINGTON – Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a holistic approach that gardeners can use to reduce pesticides when managing insects, diseases and weeds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines IPM as “a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic,[Read More…]
Cruickshank leads U-32 to runner-up finish at Gutterson
BURLINGTON – Hazen Union sophomore Paige Cruickshank and her U-32 girls hockey team’s Division II championship run came to an end over the weekend against Hartford at University of Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. Hartford captured their fourth straight state title on Sunday, knocking off the top-seeded Lady Raiders 5-1 on Sunday[Read More…]
Norcross named to Heroes of Western Swing Hall of Fame
LUBBOCK, Texas – Billy Bowes, host of “Swinging Country,” revealed recently that Rick Norcross, longtime bandleader of Rick & The All-Star Ramblers Western Swing Band, has been named to the 2026 Heroes of Western Swing Hall of Fame by the Cowtown Society of Western Music with induction ceremonies set for[Read More…]
Plainfield man sentenced for Social Security Disability fraud
BURLINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on February 10, John Cozza, 64, of Plainfield, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a two-year term of probation and ordered to pay $68,323.20 in restitution to the United States Social[Read More…]
Kathleen Menard named to Dean’s List
BURLINGTON – Kathleen Menard of Hardwick was named to the Champlain College Online Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Menard is currently majoring in Accounting.
Discover Engineering Day, Feb. 21
BURLINGTON – For Vermont students grades 5 – 12, Aiken Discover Engineering Day is scheduled for February 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the University of Vermont. Registration will remain open until filled, or until Monday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. The annual event is organized by UVM’s[Read More…]
Milk quality in dairy goats, sheep, Feb. 14
BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Extension’s Small Ruminant Team will host a milk quality management presentation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., February 14, at the Sugar Maple Ballroom in the Dudley H. Davis Center on the UVM campus. The session will feature Dr. Michelle Buckley, Western Laboratory director[Read More…]
Hall honored as 2025 UVM Outstanding Educator
BURLINGTON – Melissa Hall, a first grade teacher at Hardwick Elementary School, was recently honored as a 2025 UVM Outstanding Educator at the awards ceremony on October 27, at the University of Vermont’s Dudley H. Davis Center. Each year, UVM, in coordination with the Agency of Education, celebrates outstanding teachers[Read More…]
