ESSEX JUNCTION – Mary E. Woodruff, 74, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, at Maple Ridge Assisted Living. Born on January 10, 1952, to Dr. Frank and Evelyn (MacDonald) Woodruff in Barre, she graduated from Marian High School in 1969 and went on to attend the University of Vermont[Read More…]
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Annual grain growers conference, March 18
ESSEX – The University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program and Northern Grain Growers Collaborative (NGGC) will hold a Grain Growers Conference on March 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Essex Resort and Spa, located at 70 Essex Way, Essex Bakers will showcase their best[Read More…]
Paquette receives Community Science Award
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) bee biologist Spencer Hardy first met Bernie Paquette at the 2019 Jericho-Underhill Christmas Bird Count. Paquette had long since retired from his career at IBM in Essex Junction, but had only recently caught the naturalist bug at a 2016 walk hosted[Read More…]
Fairgrounds Hosts State 4-H Horse Show
ESSEX JUNCTION − The 2025 Vermont State 4-H Horse Show was held at the Champlain Valley Exposition fairgrounds in Essex Junction, July 11 to 13. Horse show participants also took part in quiz bowl and judging, with the scores from these combined with the fitting and showmanship and 4-H project/suitability class[Read More…]
Strong Earns MVP Honors
ESSEX – Rice Memorial’s Finley Strong took home MVP honors last month, wrapping up the high school hockey season at the 39th Rotary All-Star Classic. Strong dished an assist as her Austin girls team fell to the Harris squad 7-3. Spaulding’s Laine Thayer earned top honors for Harris, lighting the[Read More…]
