HARDWICK – The May 21 regular selectboard meeting saw the introduction of a new candidate for Caledonia County Sheriff, Robert Gerrish. Former selectboard member Danny Hale was present, bringing a number of issues to the board’s attention. Hale began with suggestions for improving the quality of zoom for remote attendees. Hale[Read More…]
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Ducharme promoted to road crew foreman, board opposes Act 181 road rule
WALDEN – May was a busy month for the Walden Select Board with meetings on the fourth, the eighteenth and a special meeting on the twentieth. Following its executive session at the May 20 meeting, the board offered the Walden Road Foreman position to Bill Ducharme, who accepted the position.[Read More…]
50 Year Members
EHNO interpretive panel unveiled
Lanxner supports state paraquat ban
HARDWICK – As Vermont governor Phil Scott signed the first U.S. legislation banning the toxic herbicide paraquat into law last week, Emily Lanxner, a founding member of the Vermont Poison and Pesticide Action Network (PAPAN) said work on this bill was a struggle similar to previous legislation protecting humans and[Read More…]
WCUUSD process of reconfiguration questioned
GREENSBORO – As the Woodbury Select Board heard from Ana Pelz at its May 27 meeting about holding a meeting to discuss options for the Woodbury Elementary School as Mountainview Union Elementary School Board members are assembling a task force to look at possible school consolidation and closings, David Kelley[Read More…]
Greensboro Community Meal
Vermont enacts the country’s first ban on herbicide
VERMONT – Vermont became the first state in the country, Tuesday, to ban the sale and use of paraquat, a herbicide that has shown strong association with the onset of Parkinson’s disease. “Governor (Phil) Scott signed this bill into law because he understands the harmful impacts paraquat has on the[Read More…]
Antique Tractor
Caja Madera opens smoked barbecue joint
HARDWICK – Chef Bryan Palilonis opened his Hardwick BBQ for the first time on Wednesday, May 20, next door to the Caja Taqueria at 154 Vt. Rte. 15 in Hardwick, and quickly sold out. The barbecue joint was closed Thursday, with the Caja Madera Facebook site reporting, “We SOLD OUT[Read More…]
Daily Express cuts back to print three days each week
NEWPORT – In a story May 17 titled, “Big Changes Coming at The Newport Daily Express,” the daily newspaper explained they planned to cut back beginning May 25 and “begin publishing our print editions on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each week.” The expanded Tuesday, Thursday and Friday editions “will deliver[Read More…]
Wolcott School District: the future starts now?
To the editor: By a margin of seven votes, on May 20, the Wolcott School District got a budget passed for 2027. So now, what comes next? Starting July 1, there is new leadership at OSSU and at Wolcott Elementary. Meanwhile, state senators and delegates are trying to figure out[Read More…]
