NORTHEAST KINGDOM – President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the late July storms that inundated Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. The declaration, announced late Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, opens up aid for damage caused in Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties from July 29 through July[Read More…]
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FEMA Gives $6 million Aid for July Flooding
VERMONT – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already given out $6 million to Vermont individuals and households affected by flooding in early July, with less than a month to go before the application for FEMA aid closes for damage related to that storm. From July 10 to 11, Vermont communities[Read More…]
Scott Campaigning Harder, Not for Himself
MONTPELIER – “On a late September Sunday, a day so picturesque it was almost a caricature of a Vermont autumn equinox, a hand-painted sign in North Troy beckoned drivers-by down a gravel road to a free pig roast. At the Randall Family Farm, located in the Northeast Kingdom mere miles[Read More…]
Postal Irregularities Delay Delivery of the Cabot Chronicle
CABOT – Cabot Chronicle Editor Jeanne Johnson has expressed regret that she’s been unable to have the October issue of the paper delivered due to challenges likely caused by the extended closure of the Cabot post office. Johnson says she holds out hope that the postal irregularities can be resolved[Read More…]
Local 4-Hers Compete in Big E Dairy Events
BURLINGTON – For several Vermont 4-H’ers, September 13 and 14 was a whirlwind as they competed in dairy events at the “Big E” in W. Springfield, Mass. In the general knowledge contest, testing 4-H’ers on everything dairy, Vermont captured four top 10 places in the Junior Division (ages 12 to[Read More…]
Mosquito-Borne Diseases Possible Until First Hard Frost
HARDWICK – In Vermont, mosquitoes may be carrying viruses that cause diseases like West Nile virus (WNV) or Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Mosquito season begins in spring, but the risk for disease is highest in the summer months. The risk is lower when temperatures are below 60 degrees and mosquitoes[Read More…]
House and Senate Candidates Established for General Election, Nov. 5
HARDWICK AREA – Local election contests for Vermont House and Senate races appearing on ballots November 5 in the eleven towns covered by The Gazette include the Caledonia District Senate race to represent Hardwick, Stannard and Walden, where Democrat Amanda Cochrane is running against GOP Rep. Scott Beck for the[Read More…]
Flooding, Water, Sewer Float to Top of Select Board Agenda
HARDWICK – A deluge of flood response activities floated up at the September 19 select board meeting where the town’s energy use, Hardwick Electric, bike lanes, the future of Jackson Dam, the Jeudevine Library and water and sewer rates all got attention too. The meeting kicked off with Town Manager[Read More…]
Green Mountain Peanut Butter by Munch, for Munching
HARDWICK — Amid shelves piled high with cardboard boxes, bags of fresh carrots and a 3,000-pound bundle of peanuts, Adriana Munch puts the finishing touches on a product that’ll rest on grocery shelves across New England. Her Green Mountain Peanut Butter brand is one of the few companies in Vermont[Read More…]
CAE Expands New Food Hub
HARDWICK – When the Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) opens the doors on the Food Hub later this year, its capacity to ship, store and process food and agricultural products will greatly expand, boosting the organization’s mission to strengthen Vermont’s food system. As a net-zero, solar-powered facility utilizing cutting-edge[Read More…]
