To the editor: This past weekend the Hardwick Academy and Hazen Union alumni held their annual banquet at the Brochu Pavilion in Hardwick and golf outing at the Mountain View Country Club in Greensboro. The rainy weather didn’t hamper the large turnout at both events. Mike Clark and Pat Hussey,[Read More…]
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To the editor: I moved to Greensboro in 1946 and I delivered telegrams on my bike because cottages didn’t have phones (let alone internet) and cottages didn’t have refrigerators, just ice boxes with huge blocks of ice to keep food from spoiling. My mother was born in Greensboro, and I have relatives scattered[Read More…]
For the record:
Last week’s Wolcott Elementary School graduation photo did not identify McKenzie Wolff at the right side of the front row. The photo and correct caption are reprinted here this week. A photo in last week’s photo essay, “Hazen Union High School Graduation, Saturday, June 13. ” incorrectly indicated Dr. Baker[Read More…]
The America I used to know
EAST MONTPELIER – Every once in a while, amid the cacophonic news that pours in through the various speakers here and there in the house, I detect a bit of the America I used to know. It’s not necessarily an explicit image, but more of a remembered aroma; as Eliot[Read More…]
Relationships are infrastructure, too
HARDWICK – Earlier this month, I received a national award for floodplain management. The recognition is meaningful, of course. But honestly, what has stayed with me most is how the nomination happened in the first place. Five women working in Vermont state government coordinated the nomination effort, gathered support and[Read More…]
Fortification Hill gets historical marker
CABOT – The Cabot Oral History Committee has placed an historical marker identifying the area known as Fortification Hill and its history. Next to the Cabot Plains Cemetery, the sign explains the history of that section of the Cabot Plains Road, which is part of the Bayley Hazen Military Road.[Read More…]
A meal worth the sting
NEW ENGLAND – One predator-prey interaction always leaves me torn. Birds sparked my love for the natural world years ago, but after my interest lapsed during adolescence, bees brought me back into the fold. So I found myself split between two allegiances the first time I watched a bird, in[Read More…]
Cabot exhibition of learning
Ruffle named to Dean’s List
ADELPHI, Md., – David Ruffle of Wolcott was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 for[Read More…]
Student composers collaborate with Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Music-COMP
HARDWICK – Five student composers from Hazen Union School and Craftsbury Academy, Lilly Cookson, Basil Crouse, Owen Foster, Garrett Sisk, and Losada Stoddard. saw their original works brought to life in a professional performance collaboration with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and Music-COMP, June 5, at the Hazen Union Auditorium.[Read More…]
Barnett selected as director of finance for OSSU
HARDWICK – Ted Barnett has been selected as the director of finance by the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU), effective July 1, 2026. Barnett succeeds Annie Houston, who is departing the position after six years of service to OSSU in various roles. Barnett joins OSSU from the Joint Fiscal Office[Read More…]
Wednesday summer fun nights
MARSHFIELD – For people of all ages on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., the Jaquith will host presenters: July 1, local dog trainer, Cyn Drinkwine, will demonstrate tricks with her dogs and then help attendees teach their dog tricks. Bring well-behaved dogs on a leash; July 8, The Marshfield Monarchs 4-H[Read More…]
