GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Free Library hosted a Peace Corps panel presentation, Friday, May 16, where three area returned-volunteers joined UVM’s Peace Corps Strategic Campus Recruiter, Arminda King, to share stories from their time abroad. King is a two-time volunteer, serving in both Madagascar and Zambia. Her first stint of[Read More…]
Greensboro
“How is this not Price-gouging?” Hospital Drug Markups Spark Anger
VERMONT – Last year, Andy Kehler, a co-owner of Jasper Hill Farm, was looking to renew his employees’ health insurance plans. The first quote the Greensboro-based cheesemaker received, for an “apples to apples” renewal of the plans, Kehler said in an interview, would have cost 74% more than the 2024[Read More…]
Finding the Treasure vs. the Coin
EAST HARDWICK – Arriving at the back door of Chaplain Alexandra (Alex) Jump’s home, I noticed several carts of freshly sheared wool. I was there to get to know her and gain insight into her work as a chaplain. Unknowingly, I was also about to learn what chaplains and shepherds[Read More…]
Church Hosts Lecture Series on Holocaust
GREENSBORO – Jeff Pierpont, interim minister of the Greensboro United Church of Christ, will offer a two-part public lecture series this summer exploring the historical and moral legacy of the Holocaust. “The Landscape of Memory: Walking Through the Holocaust in Poland” will be presented Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 p.m., and[Read More…]
Greensboro Grapples with Vote Against Housing Project
GREENSBORO — Two days before Greensboro voted on a contentious proposal to redevelop the town hall into affordable housing, longtime resident and brand-new select board member Judy Carpenter wrote a post on Front Porch Forum. “Residents and friends of Greensboro, the big decision is coming,” she said. “No, I don’t[Read More…]
Greensboro Fire Department
Tanker Requested GREENSBORO – On May 17 at 12:38 a.m., Greensboro’s tanker was requested by Wolcott Fire Department to 2822 Route 15 for a vehicle crash into a barn resulting in a fire. The tanker provided water supply for two hours before returning to the station. The barn was heavily[Read More…]
Greensboro Fire Department
On May 18, at 8:15 a.m., the Greensboro Fire Department was requested to assist Hardwick Fire Department with a one car accident on E. Church Street, East Hardwick. They experienced two calls at the same time and requested Greensboro for assistance with the second call. The vehicle struck a tree[Read More…]
Lakeview Award
Loons Return to Nest on Caspian Lake
GREENSBORO – On April 20, with the ice departing, the call of the loon returned to Caspian Lake. The next day a pair of loons were seen swimming among the remaining few ice floes. Caspian Lake now has a steady number of loons each summer; between 12 and 18 seen[Read More…]
New Gazebo in Greensboro
Wide-Ranging Community Conversation in Greensboro Draws Older Crowd
We were pleased with the turnout at the Gazette’s conversation with Greensboro this past Sunday at Highland Center for the Arts. Most who attended filled out a survey, giving us 21 points of view to help us better understand what appeals to those readers who came to talk with us.[Read More…]
