AREA TOWNS – Vermont candidates for statewide and local legislative races had until Thursday, May 28. to file petitions declaring themselves as candidates for the primary election, scheduled on Tuesday, August 11. Independent candidates have until Thursday, Aug. 6, to file their petitions. In Senate races, incumbent Minority Leader, Caledonia[Read More…]
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River jumps its banks in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD – The Winooski River started jumping its banks, May 30, in Marshfield along Route 2. Roughly 15 miles northeast of Montpelier, flooded fields and submerged trees were observed by motorists along the side of the road, but not yet approaching the roadway. More rain was in the forecast, including[Read More…]
Education reform program, May 27
MARSHFIELD – Wednesday, May 27 6:30 p.m., an education reform program will presented by Public Assets at the Jaquith Public Library. Join Steph Yu of Public Assets to talk about the latest proposed changes and when they might happen. While this conversation is focused on how taxpayers pay for schools, it’s in service[Read More…]
Big week for Caledonia United softball
WILLIAMSTOWN – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team earned its first two wins of the season last week with offensive explosions against Paine Mountain and Craftsbury Academy (CA). Phoebe Crocker smashed a grand slam over the left field fence to power Cal United to a 25-13 win at Paine Mountain[Read More…]
Key roles for Twinfield-Cabot athletes in Montpelier baseball
MONTPELIER – Twinfield-Cabot’s Isidore and Ambrose Hochschild continue to get key playing time for the Division II Montpelier varsity baseball team this spring. Ambrose Hochschild took the loss on the mound this past week against Thetford Academy. He allowed five hits, five runs and issued five walks as the Panthers[Read More…]
Crafting group, Tuesdays
MARSHFIELD – The All Hands Together community crafting group will meet at the Jaquith Public Library Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Knitting and spinning expert Donna Hisson, from Marshfield, is the host of theroup. Bring knitting, crocheting or start a new project. All ages are welcome if they are old enough[Read More…]
Film series continues, May 14
MARSHFIELD – The last film in the “Glimpses of a Maybe Future” series will be shown Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. A construction worker accidentally discovers that many public figures, politicians and newscasters are aliens disguised as humans. When he is found out, the world of influential “people” spares nothing[Read More…]
Spring bird walk, May 17
MARSHFIELD – Join naturalists Bob Popp and Betsy Ziegler, Sunday, May 17, 8 a.m., at the Stranahan Town Forest to meet some of the many species of birds who are returning to Vermont after their long spring migrations. Learn to identify species by both sight and sound, and also discuss bird[Read More…]
Budbill poetry, Sunday afternoon, May 17
MARSHFIELD – Nadine Budbill, Literary Executor of the David Budbill Literary Estate will read from the new edition of her father’s book, “Jeudevine: A Love Song for a Place and Its People,” Rootstock Publishing, Sunday, May 17, 2 to 4 p.m. David Budbill authored eight books of poems, seven plays, two[Read More…]
River memories: exploring settlement patterns, May 21
MARSHFIELD – Vermont’s rivers have long shaped where and how communities grew, but recenttorms have made clear that many communities in Vermont are vulnerable to damage from flooding. Historian Alan Berolzheimer examines how the development of settlement patterns over time has contributed to the problem of flooding in Vermont, Thursday, May 21,[Read More…]
Positive numbers for Caledonia United softball team
DANVILLE – Second-year head coach Jennie Moore has a large core of returning talent as well as an influx of newcomers to work with for her Cal United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team in 2026. It was a developmental season in Moore’s first year in Danville, notching just one win for a[Read More…]
Green-Up Day, May 2
MARSHFIELD – Green-Up Day at the Old Schoolhouse Common will take place Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to help clean up the grounds around the Old Schoolhouse Common. Information (802) 426-3581 or jaquithpubliclibrary.org.
