[Editor’s note: Craftsbury’s Memorial Day observances began with a service, Friday, May 22, at 9 a.m., that began with music in the Craftsbury Academy gym. Greensboro Select Board member and former state senator, Mike Metcalf, shared thoughts about his own and his son’s military service, with a local connection. A[Read More…]
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Allen leads Chargers at Lyndon meet
LYNDON CENTER – The Craftsbury (CA) Academy, Hazen Union and Danville track and field teams were back in action at Lyndon Institute for their fourth meet of the season. Sophomore Linsey Allen carried the momentum of a runner-up finish at CVU by capturing her first title of the season in[Read More…]
Fortin takes over Craftsbury Academy softball program
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team has a new head coach in Rileigh Fortin as they kicked off their Mountain League schedule earlier this week. Fortin, a former player from North Country, replaces Ashley Gravel after seven seasons at CA. Despite pooling players from Hazen Union in a[Read More…]
Common parking safety a concern
CRAFTSBURY – The last meeting, March 17, saw the select board finalize a number of ongoing projects, discuss safety issues on the Common, as well as review municipal finances. According to minutes, whether for public or school use, parking is an issue. This past weekend, vehicles parked in the road created[Read More…]
Olympic athlete to visit library, April 24
CRAFTSBURY – Olympian Susan Dunklee will share stories and photos from the 2026 Paralympics in Italy at the Craftsbury Public Library on April 24, at 6 pm. Dunklee will share an inside look at the athletes, training routines, race-day nerves and triumphs, adaptive equipment, and the teamwork that makes elite[Read More…]
Numbers strong for Charger track and field program
CRAFTSBURY – The future is looking bright for the Craftsbury Academy (CA) track and field program with strong numbers coming out for the team this spring in head coach Kyle Anderson’s second season. It was a full reboot of a highly successful CA program in 2025 under Anderson, with the[Read More…]
Headwaters and Sterling College discuss future
CRAFTSBURY – Headwaters Community Trust and Sterling College are working to find a path forward for the Craftsbury campus that will fit the requirements of both organizations and the wider community. An April 1 Headwaters update said an offer had been made to take on the Sterling College Campus. “In[Read More…]
Ada Allen’s State of the Union essay receives award
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Academy Sophomore Ada Allen was awarded third place in Bernie Sander’s 16th Annual State of the Union Essay contest. Her essay proposing a community capacity-building after school program was one of only 15 essays chosen from 418 entries statewide. She and 13 other high school student finalists[Read More…]
Library previews book collection, April 11
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Public Library will have a preview of a collection of artist book editions produced by Claire Van Vliet, on Saturday, April 11, at 4 p.m., at the library. For the last six decades, Claire Van Vliet has been producing artist book editions in Newark. Her Janus[Read More…]
Craftsbury Ski Club’s Tillie Lange Second at NENSA Eastern High School Championships
North Creek, N.Y. – Tillie Lange, an 11th grader at St. Johnsbury Academy, has been skiing with the Craftsbury Ski Club (CSC) since before middle school. The CSC provides extra coaching and training for skiers both during the snow season and the rest of the year. Many students from around[Read More…]
Craftsbury Skiers at IBU Biathlon Races
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – A handful of Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) biathletes competed the past two weekends in the international IBU races at Mount Hovenberg. These races are a level below World Cup but athletes from across Europe made the journey to the U.S. to participate. Jake Brown had[Read More…]
Two top 15s for Jack Young on the World Cup
LAHTI, FINLAND – Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) skier, Jack Young, had the chance to compete in two freestyle cross country sprint competitions these past two weekends for the U.S. Ski Team. He’s showing continued improvement by first making it through the qualifier racers into the heats. But then he’s[Read More…]
