CRAFTSBURY COMMON – Two Craftsbury Common residents have begun a process to help repair and preserve the fence at the cemetery on Craftsbury Common. Craftsbury Common is listed in Vermont’s State Register of Historic Districts and the Craftsbury Common Cemetery lies within that District. With its fence, the cemetery is[Read More…]
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Ordination Service Held for New Pastor
by Jenny Stoner, Community Journalist EAST CRAFTSBURY – On October 15, the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church hosted a service of ordination for their new pastor, now the Reverend Joseph Welker V. Ordination is the official service of the presbytery, the regional body of the Presbyterian Church, that confers the status[Read More…]
Board Considers Community Development Coordinator Position
by Gazette Staff CRAFTSBURY – At its October 3 regular meeting, the Craftsbury Select Board discussed hiring someone to write grants for the town, received an update from the Freedom and Unity Task Force, and got an estimate of the cost of repairing the flood damage in town. Craftsbury resident[Read More…]
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Mascolino Hired as Assistant Principal at Craftsbury Schools
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Schools and Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union announce that Melinda Mascolino has been hired as the assistant principal of Craftsbury Schools. Mascolino comes to Craftsbury Schools with an extensive and varied background in education with roles including 29 years as a classroom teacher and special educator, assistant principal,[Read More…]
Board Approves Contract to Scan Town Records
by Gazette Staff CRAFTSBURY – At its August 22 meeting, the Craftsbury Select Board discussed scanning town records, ongoing floor damage repairs, and investigating installing electrical access on the Common. The town clerk report noted that the water issue in town hall was fixed, and the town received a $4,000[Read More…]
State Champion Craftsbury Harriers Seek Fifth Man
by Jim Flint CRAFTSBURY ̶ Fifth-year head coach Mike Levangie’s Craftsbury Academy boys cross country team began official practices on August 14. By tradition, the dirt-road loop around Big Hosmer Lake was their opening team run of the fall season. The three-time Vermont D-III state champions hold the same goals[Read More…]
Califano Honored for Essay
ADDISON – The Vermont State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honored Matthew Califano as the first place state winner for the Patriots of the American Revolution Essay Contest. At their annual Pilgrimage event, held on August 12, at the General John Strong Mansion in Addison, Califano,[Read More…]
Antiques & Uniques Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
by Francesca Kitch CRAFTSBURY – Since 1973, on a Saturday in July, vendors from all over Vermont gather on Craftsbury Common to sell their crafts. Ranging from woven baskets and flowers to vintage jewelry and ceramic pieces, this event offers both the “antique” and the “unique”. The “Antiques & Uniques”[Read More…]
Select Board Discusses Fiber Optic Merger Proposal
by Francesca Kitch CRAFTSBURY – At its June 20 regular meeting, Rudy Chase came to take questions from the select board about a proposal regarding broadband. The proposal includes the Town of Craftsbury donating its fiber optic network assets to the Communications Union Districts (CUD) to enhance internet service. This[Read More…]
Initial Town BioBlitz Hailed as Success
by Gazette Staff CRAFTSBURY – At its June 6 regular meeting, the Craftsbury Select Board discussed window insulation, delinquent tax policy, and the initial town BioBlitz. The first topic of discussion was a Window Dressers Estimate for insulating windows at Town Hall. Energy committee member Kevin Gregoire reported that the[Read More…]
