HARDWICK – April 5: Medical, Bridgman Hill Road; VIN verification, Craftsbury Road; DLS, Vt. Route 14; Suspicious Event, Prospect St.; Transport, High St. April 6: Directed Patrol, S. Main St.; Directed Patrol, Hazen Union Drive: Assist – Motorist, Vt. Route 15: Traffic Stop, Vt. Route 15. April 7: Traffic Stop, Wolcott[Read More…]
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Common parking safety a concern
CRAFTSBURY – The last meeting, March 17, saw the select board finalize a number of ongoing projects, discuss safety issues on the Common, as well as review municipal finances. According to minutes, whether for public or school use, parking is an issue. This past weekend, vehicles parked in the road created[Read More…]
Young moose sighted
Radar speed sign, LVRT trailhead to come
EAST HARDWICK – The East Hardwick Neighborhood (EHNO) organization announced Friday that it has reached its fundraising goal for the purchase of a radar speed sign. “Your overwhelming support for our radar speed sign campaign has been truly inspiring,” they wrote in email and Front Porch Forum (FPF) announcements. The[Read More…]
State board recommends flood grant to Plainfield
PLAINFIELD – Plainfield appears poised to receive $5.2 million in state flood grant funding. The $5.2 million will build infrastructure and a portion of the costs to construct 20 new housing units, 14 of which are for low- and moderate- income households, on a 24-acre parcel in Plainfield. Four duplexes[Read More…]
CAE Food Hub celebrates one year
HARDWICK – The food hub, established by the nonprofit Center For an Agricultural Economy (CAE), is celebrating its first year of operations this spring. Located at the Yellow Barn complex, the new building allows Farm Connex, a local food logistics and transportation partner, to operate out of a space more[Read More…]
Construction in downtown Hardwick
Voters turn down Mountain View, Wolcott school budgets a second time
HARDWICK, WOLCOTT – The second round of school budget votes failed today in both the Mountain View Union and Wolcott School Districts. Both school boards submitted the same budget that had been submitted on Town Meeting Day, saying a state buy down would lower tax rates, but voters rejected that.[Read More…]
Special town meeting could threaten future of democracy
To the editor: The Hardwick Select Board has been forced to hold a special town meeting to vote on two petitions that could threaten the future of democracy in Hardwick. The first petition speaks for itself and asks that all items be voted on via Australian ballot at future town[Read More…]
People before profits, greed
To the editor: On Sunday, over sixty people turned out on a rainy evening to see gubernatorial candidate Amanda Janoo speak at Front Seat Coffee. Her message of hope and transformation was a ray of sunshine in the gloomy weather. A seasoned economist who has worked for the U.N., Amanda[Read More…]
Democracy is currently being dismantled
To the editor: Life can feel disorienting these days. The news is lurching from one emergency to another, while our day-to-day lives go on. So it can be useful to look at the big picture. The Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) is an organization that specializes in the big picture.[Read More…]
The power to reverse this nightmare
To the editor: March 28, “No King’s Day,” brought thousands of Vermonters together in protest of the Trump administration’s cruel and authoritarian regime. In Morrisville alone, hundreds of people came to make their voices heard. Lamoille Valley Visibility Brigade continues to rally and organize and we invite you to join us. Our[Read More…]
