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AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Seven people used AWARE services between January 4 and January 11. The AWARE 24-hour hotline is (802) 472-6463. A non-profit established in 1984, AWARE serves Hardwick and the greater Hardwick area in preventing and healing the trauma of domestic and sexual violence. AWARE provides help during immediate crises, as well as advocating[Read More…]
Emma Rowell recognized as a youth leader
MONTPELIER – Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas recognized Greensboro native Emma Rowell as a finalist for the 2026 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award at the Vermont Statehouse on Monday. The national honor recognizes young leaders under the age of 25 who demonstrate exceptional leadership, a commitment to social[Read More…]
Town plan adopted, fire dept. active
WALDEN – in 2025 Walden’s story was about voters adopting a long-awaited town plan, volunteers answering fire calls, students graduating and neighbors gathering for events and meetings. With snow on the ground in January, Town Clerk and Treasurer Debbie Messier prepared election materials and financial reports, while the Walden Select[Read More…]
Potential priority projects proposed, board budgets
WOODBURY – The select board capped off the year with a number of updates, at its December 22, regular meeting, beginning with Dan Koenemann of the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District sharing a spreadsheet that highlighted priority projects for potential improvement of water quality in Sabin Pond (Woodbury Lake). Woodbury[Read More…]
Cabot’s 12th Night Celebrations
Changes to inspection stickers effective 2026
MONTPELIER – The state continues the modernization of its Automated Vehicle Inspection Program (AVIP) so efficiency can be increased, as well as protecting the safety of Vermont’s roads and the cleanliness of the air. The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has had input from the law enforcement community and[Read More…]
Dependable service every day
To the editor:As we turn the page on the holidays, I appreciate customers in Wolcott for the patience,kindness and support they showed the local postal service team during the busiest mailing andshipping season of the year.Carriers, clerks and plant teams worked hard to keep mail and packages moving forfamilies, small[Read More…]
Thoughts on equity in government
To the editor:Last Thursday, in a discussion of this year’s proposed $4.7 million town budget that lasted over an hour, the select board spent 30 minutes debating whether to eliminate a $1,500 allocation to the Equity Committee. The claim that our government “shouldn’t be legislating equity” was repeated several times,[Read More…]
Light accumulating snow to start; sun appears by Friday
EAST HARDWICK – Not having a thaw during the winter last year felt like an anomaly. It turns out that was true. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen several rounds of brief warm-ups causing precipitation to turn to rain. One episode of that came just before 2026, when[Read More…]
Change to definition of library, librarian
HARDWICK – At the beginning of a new year it is not unusual to reflect on what around us has changed in the past twelve months. How much taller are our children or grandchildren? How much has that apple tree grown? How many more miles are on the odometer? How[Read More…]
Alarm at student-facing roles on chopping block
HARDWICK – As the new year begins, our communities’ volunteer school boards are hard at work revising budgets for the coming 2026-2027 school year. We appreciate their tireless efforts towards this difficult task. As daily costs are rising, we recognize the real strain that property taxes place on households. We[Read More…]
