GREENSBORO – Greensboro’s Community Garden, with just seven raised beds and three in-ground beds, has already produced enough for multiple donations to the Hardwick Area Food Pantry (HAFP). Last Saturday alone, 30 pounds of fresh, organic produce was delivered to the food pantry. The donated harvest included lettuce, kale, snap[Read More…]
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Candidate Interviews: Orleans-4 House Candidates Respond
ORLEANS COUNTY – The Orleans-4 Vermont House District of Greensboro, Craftsbury, Albany and Glover is currently represented by Katherine Sims of Craftsbury who is not running for reelection. Candidates running for the seat this year are Anthony “Tony” Daniels, a Republican from Albany; Leanne Harple, a Democrat from Glover and[Read More…]
Greensboro Association Distributes Local Grants
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Association grants committee has awarded $31,500 to local organizations and nonprofits in the greater Greensboro community as a part of its annual grant cycle. The Greensboro Association, whose mission is to advance initiatives that connect and enhance the greater Greensboro community, its lake and environment, and[Read More…]
Train History Walking Tour Aug. 10
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Historical Society will hold an all-ages-friendly walking history tour of the Greensboro Bend Train Station and the railroad on August 10 at 10 a.m. This short walk will be guided by long-time St. J. And L.C. Rail worker Steve Leach. Parking is available along the road[Read More…]
Locals Shine at Barre Heritage
WEBSTERVILLE – Several local runners had strong showings or won their age group outright, ending the month of July on a high note at the Barre Heritage Festival Trail Race. Former Hardwick Gazette key contributor, Jim Flint, won the male 60-69 age group, navigating the 5k trail in a time[Read More…]
Lake Stewardship Team Meets with Environmental Organizations
GREENSBORO — Members of the Greensboro Association Lakes and Environmental Stewardship team, (Stew Arnold, Chris Steele, Jed Feffer and JoAnn Hanowski, met with visiting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation personnel (DEC), and Orleans County (OCRND) in Greensboro and Greensboro Bend recently to visit sites on Caspian[Read More…]
Orleans County Ranks No. 2 in Native Vermonters
VERMONT— Orleans, Lamoille, Washington and Caledonia rank second, fifth, sixth and seventh among Vermont counties in the number of native Vermonters living there. The combination of inflation and increased work-from-home opportunities brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted migration patterns across the United States, the effects of which are[Read More…]
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Stein, Carpenter Receive Streamwise Award
GREENSBORO – The Watershed Stewards of Greensboro and the Upper Lamoille have presented the first Streamwise Award to Karl Stein and Judy Carpenter of Greensboro Bend for the quality of the vegetative buffer that has been allowed to develop on their land along the Lamoille. Stein and Carpenter said they were surprised[Read More…]
Willey’s Affected by Global Tech Outage
GREENSBORO – The Rock Solid cash register system used at Willey’s store wasn’t solid enough to weather last week’s global tech outage. Late Friday morning, July 19, Rob Hurst says the store’s cash registers and payment systems stopped working unexpectedly. The store’s staff quickly switched to handling business manually, accepting[Read More…]
Greensboro Nursing Home Community Fun Day, July 20
GREENSBORO – The Community Day event at the Greensboro Nursing Home (GNH) on Saturday, July 20, drew a steady stream of visitors who were able to order their own lunch of tacos and other Mexican dishes from the MexirRican Food Truck. Young and old had opportunities to play cornhole, mini-golf[Read More…]
