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…]
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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…]
Old-fashioned barn dance and silent auction, May 16.
EAST CRAFTSBURY – On Saturday, May 16 from 6 to 10 p.m., Dave Rowell will host a benefit barn dance and silent auction at his Brassknocker Farm Barn located at 2000 East Craftsbury Road. Funds raised at the event will go to support three local non-profit organizations: the Craftsbury Chamber[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…]
An era of unprecedented winning from local seniors
Northeast Kingdom – Hazen Union and Twinfield-Cabot will graduate a group of high school seniors later this spring that has given their communities a rate of winning and championships that we have never seen before. Isabelle Gouin and Julia des Groseilliers helped lead their Hazen Union girls basketball team to[Read More…]
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Racers take on slush, muck in triathlon
CRAFTSBURY – It was the final ski for most, and maybe the first bicycle ride and run for many more as nearly 150 people took part in the Craftsbury Outdoor Center’s Mud ‘N Ice triathlon. Race organizer, Keith Woodward, was able to keep the 1.8 km Lemons Haunt ski trail[Read More…]
Students protest ICE activity with walk-out
HARDWICK – Nineteen Hazen Union students joined 13 Craftsbury Academy students who walked out of school to shout chants, wave signs and rattle noisemakers at the intersection on South Main Street to protest ICE activity in the U.S, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 31. An adult at[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…]
Nonviolent protest against unconstitutional actions
To the editor: If you participated in the March 2026 No Kings Day event, thank you. It was the largest day of protest in American history. We are building to the 3.5% of our nation’s population actively engaged in nonviolent protest against the unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration. Research[Read More…]
2026 State of the Union essay contest winning essay
CRAFTSBURY – In a time when America faces political polarization, economic instability, national security threats, as well as social and environmental issues, our citizens are feeling vast pessimism. The nation’s future is uncertain, but that doesn’t mean it is negative. If we start investing in today’s youth, we will foster[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…]
