GREENSBORO – On May 16, the Northeast Kingdom Queer Youth Summit brought together students from Hazen Union, North Country Union and Glover Community School for an overnight gathering focused on queer connection and belonging in rural Northeast Kingdom communities. Organized by Hazen Union’s HUGS Club (Hazen Gender and Sexuality Club)[Read More…]
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NEK Warriors Soccer Club fields six squads Sunday
CRAFTSBURY – The NEK Warriors Soccer Club (NEKWSC) was in action Sunday with a full schedule on Dustan Field. The rainy, but warm day began at noon with the U10 Boys match against Stowe, where the Warriors showed solid control of the ball and the game in an 8-2 win.[Read More…]
Challenging week for Cal United and CA softball
NEK – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Cal United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball teams struggled against stiff competition in the rugged Mountain League last week. BFA-Fairfax blanked Cal United 19-0 at home last Friday, dropping them to 2-6 on the season. Tatum Gaudette earned the win in the circle for the Lady[Read More…]
The Mountains Remember Me
(A love letter to Vermont, from a Hardwick girl holding still for a moment before the world pulls again.) My life has never followed a straight line. It bent. It wandered. Still, it brought me back. Not by accident. Vermont called me home. In the Northeast Kingdom, the land does[Read More…]
Tough start to the season for local softballers
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – The Cal United (0-3) and Craftsbury Academy (0-2) softball teams got off to slow starts last week to start their seasons. Cal United suffered a pair of lopsided losses at home to BFA-Fairfax and Blue Mountain, and another on the road to Richford. Austin Roos collected four[Read More…]
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
MORRISVILLE – On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a set of new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These updated guidelines leave out some important recommendations and information included in previous versions, including any mention or guidance on alcohol consumption by people under 21. In[Read More…]
NVDA updating Regional Plan
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – NVDA planners continue to put finishing touches on NVDA’s draft 2026 Regional Plan, which covers Caledonia, Orleans and Essex Counties. Every eight years the plan must be updated to better reflect statewide planning goals to guide future growth and development in the three counties and 55 communities[Read More…]
An era of unprecedented winning from local seniors
Northeast Kingdom – Hazen Union and Twinfield-Cabot will graduate a group of high school seniors later this spring that has given their communities a rate of winning and championships that we have never seen before. Isabelle Gouin and Julia des Groseilliers helped lead their Hazen Union girls basketball team to[Read More…]
Why did the frog cross the road?
NORWICH – In spring, when temperatures rise above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and usher in gentle rains, a plethora of life emerges from the forest. Last year, I went out on such a night to catch the spring migration of amphibians. I could feel the rain coming before it hit the[Read More…]
Funding awarded to prioritize high-speed internet in local area
NORTHEAST KINGDOM, CENTRAL VERMONT – Last week Vermont Governor Phil Scott thanked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for approving Vermont’s $100 million proposal to use Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding to extend access to reliable, high speed and affordable broadband services to areas in Vermont[Read More…]
Free tax preparation
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is open for appointments through April 15. Area AARP Tax Aide sites are in Derby, Greensboro, Hardwick, Danville, West Burke, Derby and Sterling View in Hyde Park. There are also sites in other Vermont towns. AARP counselors are IRS-Certified and can prepare Federal and[Read More…]
Medicare Advantage plans leaving Vermont. Now what?
VERMONT – Bouncing from plan to plan for Medicare coverage has become an inadvertent, annual tradition for Becky Beerwald. When she moved to Essex Junction from the Connecticut coast in 2023, she selected a Medicare Advantage plan before it was discontinued for the following year. Then she enrolled in a Vermont Blue Advantage[Read More…]
