CRAFTSBURY – History Club students from Craftsbury Academy participated in April’s Vermont History Day at the University of Vermont’s Davis Center. The students developed a wide range of topics addressing this year’s theme, “Turning Point in History.” Ada Allen’s work “A Day at the Beach: Social Norms and Societal Evolution[Read More…]
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Northeast Kingdom Farm Hosts State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
ALBANY – Hillside Homestead, a 50-cow dairy in Albany, was a busy place on June 15 as 4-H’ers gathered for the 2024 State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest. Owners Chet and Renee Baker hosted the competition, providing dairy animals for the judging classes as well as T-shirts for all participants and[Read More…]
Tyler Molleur’s Severe Weather Update
Powerful straight-line winds and tornados in the forecast for today HARDWICK – Forecast guidance is showing an elevated likelihood of supercell development over parts of New England today. The most likely time is between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m for our area. Supercells are long-lived thunderstorms that are supported by[Read More…]
Heat Wave Resources
Heat Wave Resources Katherine Sims • State Representative, Orleans-4 House District The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for all of Vermont from Tuesday to Thursday. Heat index values are expected to reach 105°F in some locations, causing increased health risks during outdoor activities and for anyone without access[Read More…]
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Metcalfs Complete Appalachian Trail
by Hal Gray GREENSBORO – Greensboro residents Mike and Mary Metcalf completed hiking their last section of the Appalachian Trail this past May. Over the past decade and more, they have done as much as 300 miles at a time of the almost 2,200 miles of the trail; this spring[Read More…]
New Pedestrian Crosswalks Increase Visibility
HARDWICK – Anyone walking, biking or driving through Hardwick recently has almost certainly noticed the newly-painted and highly-visible pedestrian crosswalks. Work that led to the new crosswalks began with a pedestrian and traffic safety task force formed in 2019 due to complaints and concerns about safety issues, according to Hardwick[Read More…]
RuralEdge Supporters Offer Comments of Unmet Need
GREENSBORO – The June 4 Opportunity Greensboro Forum in support of learning more about a proposal by the RuralEdge (RE) housing and community development organization to create a rental housing development at the town hall was well-attended by over 50 people. Panelists offered their perspectives on the work of the[Read More…]
AWARE Releases Diversity Statement, Hires New Social Change Advocate
HARDWICK – Hard conversations are part of Ashley Gravel’s job as co-director of AWARE, the Hardwick group helping survivors of domestic and sexual violence. That didn’t make the disapproval of one of her family members any less difficult. The relative was upset her organization serves transgender people, the 38-year-old said. [Read More…]
