GREENSBORO – Elizabeth (Betty) Mae Dickson, age 87 of Greensboro Bend, passed away peacefully on February 27, surrounded by her loving family. This was exactly 23 years to the day preceding her husband Lawrence R. Dickson Sr.Calling hours will be held on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to noon[Read More…]
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Bend Revitalization Seeks Community Input
GREENSBORO BEND – In November, residents of Greensboro Bend met to discuss the future of the shuttered Methodist Church on Main Street. Bend Revitalization Initiative (BRI) hosted this conversation with the intent of seeking input from community members on their hopes for the historic church and greater village. BRI is[Read More…]
Applications Accepted to Build Home
GREENSBORO BEND – The Greensboro Initiative of Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for a home-ownership opportunity in Greensboro Bend at 1119 Main Street through March 14. The project features a modern, energy-efficient duplex for two qualifying families or individuals. These starter homes will be affordable, costing[Read More…]
Hardwick Children’s Holiday Project
Willows Planted Along Lamoille River Protect Watershed
EAST HARDWICK, GREENSBORO BEND – Volunteers from the Greensboro Association and the Greensboro Conservation Commission planted 75 willow trees on Saturday, Nov. 9, in East Hardwick and Greensboro Bend as part of the Stream Wise program. Stream Wise engages property owners to help them enhance and protect vegetated stream buffers,[Read More…]
Habitat for Humanity to Build Affordable Duplex
GREENSBORO BEND – The Greensboro Initiative of Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity® announced its purchase of a building lot on Main Street in Greensboro Bend for construction of a two-family duplex. Using panelized construction techniques, with slab on grade, the home will provide high-energy efficiency and affordable operating and maintenance[Read More…]
One-Vehicle Accident with Injuries
GREENSBORO BEND — The Greenbsoro Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Main Street in Greensboro Bend and Route 16 on October 12 at 9:45 a.m., for a one-vehicle accident into a tree. Arriving crews stabilized the patient and set up traffic control. A three-quarter-ton pickup drove near the[Read More…]
Bend Revitalization Initiative Sets Sights On Methodist Church and Parsonage
GREENSBORO BEND — The Bend Revitalization Initiative (BRI) was recently awarded one of seven statewide Village Trust Initiative (VTI) grants for a project to create new life for the town’s Methodist church and parsonage. Greensboro Bend has assets, including a general store, a childcare center and access to the Lamoille[Read More…]
Ribbon Cutting for St. Michaels New Ramp
Mural Unveiled at Trailhead Park Grand Opening
GREENSBORO BEND — Met with smiles and sunshine, the grand opening of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail’s (LVRT) Bend Trailhead Park proved to be worth the wait. Described as a collaborative project, the new trailhead is host to some notable features, including a new mural by Vermont artist Tara Goreau.[Read More…]
Village Trust Initiative Selects Wolcott, Greensboro Bend
MONTPELIER – The Preservation Trust of Vermont (PTV), Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), and the Vermont Community Foundation announced Wolcott and Greensboro Bend are among the first communities selected for the Village Trust Initiative. The Village Trust Initiative is a new partnership of the three organizations that will support[Read More…]
LVRT Greensboro Bend Trailhead Grand Opening, Sept. 14
GREENSBORO BEND – The grand opening of the trailhead at the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. A 32-ft. mural showing the history of Greensboro Bend will also be unveiled at the event.
