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Maplehurst Farm Awarded Grant for Solar Array
GREENSBORO — Peter and Sandy Gebbie’s Maplehurst Farm has been awarded a $91,395 grant to install a 67.2 kilowatt (kW) direct current (DC), roof-mounted solar array on a new storage shed in Greensboro. In 2012, the Gebbie’s converted from a dairy farm to raising beef cattle and installed a methane[Read More…]
Bell Vote Ballots Sent to Alumni
HARDWICK – Late last week, the Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association mailed out ballots to all Hardwick Academy alumni for a vote to determine the future of the Academy’s Meneely bell. The bell has been in Memorial Park for nearly 50 years now. There has been much interest to move[Read More…]
VTrans Clean-Up
Volunteer Fire Department Construction Continues
WOODBURY – “Things are moving along” with the new Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department building they wrote in an October 5 Facebook post. “The drywall is installed and the taping should start this week. Overhead doors are scheduled to be installed this week. The floor drain and storm water drain systems[Read More…]
40th Annual Fall Foliage Craft Fair
Kelly Resigns as High School Social Studies Teacher
CABOT – Ian Kelly, who joined the Cabot High School community as a social studies teacher this year, shared news of his departure in the October 4 school newsletter. He wrote, “I’m writing to share some difficult news. My family and I will be moving to Olympia, Wash., on November[Read More…]
Riverside Farm Bridge
Disaster Unemployment Benefits Available to Those Affected by Storm
MONTPELIER – With last week’s federal disaster declaration for a severe storm that hit the Northeast Kingdom in late July, disaster unemployment assistance is now available for those whose livelihoods were affected, the Vermont Department of Labor announced on Thursday. The July 29-31 storm dumped more than eight inches of rain across[Read More…]
Goddard College Campus to be Sold to N.H. Developer
PLAINFIELD – In the latest twist since Goddard College closed last spring, college trustees have decided to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with Execusuite LLC, a property redevelopment firm based in Lebanon, N.H. In an announcement issued Monday morning, college trustees said the agreement “enables Goddard College to meet[Read More…]
Elementary School Future Uncertain as Budgeting Begins
CALAIS – The future of the Calais School remains uncertain after last month’s vote by the Washington Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) not to place a measure to close two schools on the November ballot. The vote effectively rejected a new configuration model developed by the Leadership Team over[Read More…]
Cal United Boys Vault up Standings with Unbeaten Streak
RICHFORD – The Twinfield-Cabot-Danville (CCSU) boys’ soccer team is testing rarified air near the top of the Division III standings after a pair of wins over Richford and Enosburg last week that moved them to 7-1-1 on the season. Freshman Omar Miksic-Knibb continued his onslaught on Mountain League opponents, scoring[Read More…]
