LYNDONVILLE – Months of practicing with their dairy animals to show in competitions paid off for several Vermont 4-H’ers who won championships at the 2023 State 4-H Dairy Show, August 14. The show, which attracted 52 exhibitors, ages 11 to 18, was held at the Caledonia County Fairgrounds in Lyndonville.[Read More…]
Greensboro
Loon Presentation Draws Big Crowd
by Hal Gray GREENSBORO – Eric Hanson’s illustrated presentation on loons drew a big crowd on July 26, at the Greensboro Free Library. Hanson is the biologist who coordinates the Vermont Loon Conservation Project (VLCP) for the nonprofit Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) which partners with the Vermont Fish and[Read More…]
Journalist Looks Back on Internship at the Gazette
by Francesca Celi Kitch GREENSBORO — I’ve long been making the drive up to the Northeast Kingdom from the Boston area for camps, ski races, and family vacations. So, this summer I welcomed the opportunity to return to learn more about this special place and close-knit community. The Hardwick Gazette[Read More…]
Hill Farmstead Brewery to Release Flood Relief IPA
GREENSBORO BEND – Hill Farmstead Brewery is joining forces with the Alchemist Brewery in Stowe, to produce a beer to raise funds for Vermont flood relief. The new beer will be available exclusively at Hill Farmstead beginning today. The special-edition beer, available in limited quantities for a limited time, is[Read More…]
Community Garden Collaborate with Smith’s Grocery
by Jenny Bayles GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Community Garden (GCG), centrally located on the green in front of Town Hall, is well into its third growing season. Garden volunteers have been harvesting vegetables since mid-July and delivering the produce to the Hardwick Area Food Pantry. To date, almost 30 pounds[Read More…]
Greensboro Association Activates Community Relief Fund for Local Flood Relie
GREENSBORO –After so many homes and businesses were damaged during the July storms and widespread road closures limited access to jobs and other essentials, the Greensboro Association (GA) reactivated its Community Relief Fund in an effort to support the community and has been able to put tens of thousands of[Read More…]
Local Organizations Receive Flood Relief Grants
MIDDLEBURY – The Vermont Community Foundation announced today that it has awarded another $670,500 in grants to help individuals, businesses, farms, and downtowns recover from the devastating flooding across the state earlier this month. The new round of grants from the Foundation’s Vermont’s Flood Response & Recovery Fund 2023 follows[Read More…]
Orleans County Added to Disaster Declaration
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are now available to Vermonters in Orleans County, in addition to the eight counties first announced on July 20, and July 26. Under DUA program guidance, individuals in Orleans County have until Monday, August[Read More…]
Community Comes Together as Severe Storms Hit
by Francesca Kitch GREENSBORO — Vermont has felt the effects of climate change in the past week as a series of severe storms have hit. Roadways fractured, whirlpools and rivers appeared in the middle of roads, and asphalt crumbled; the damage last week exceeds the devastation of Tropical Storm Irene[Read More…]
Greensboro Historical Society Exhibit
Roads Dominate Select Board Agenda
by Gazette Staff GREENSBORO – At its June 14 regular meeting, the Greensboro Select Board’s agenda focused mostly on roads, paving, roads, plowing, and roads. Library trustee Beth Meacham reported that the north section of library driveway needs to be repaired. The board and road foreman believe repaving would be[Read More…]
Sen. Welch Hosts Listening Session in The Bend
by Francesca Kitch GREENSBORO — On Monday, approximately 100 people from the near and far corners of Vermont traveled to see Senator Peter Welch visit the Northeast Kingdom at the Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend. The purpose of his visit was to host a listening session to understand how[Read More…]
