CRAFTSBURY – The Sterling College Board announced plans last week to pivot to a non-degree curriculum officials managing the campus have been enticed by since its inception in 1887. The plan has the campus dropping all motorized and electrified conveniences, plus all its internet connections, returning to ancient agricultural and[Read More…]
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Erection of Presidential statue planned, April 1
MONTPELIER — Invisible Hardwick has been selected to provide the keynote speech on the Vermont Statehouse lawn for the uncloaking of the first of 50 Donald Trump statues to be erected in state capitals throughout the U.S. The event is scheduled Wednesday, April 1, half past 1 to forevermore. The[Read More…]
GMTCC Trojan horsecapades foiled
HYDE PARK – The full-scale trojan horse built by Green Mountain Technical Center students has proven to be more than just a model. The students, who shall remain unnamed due to being minors with pending criminal charges, spent the last semester designing and constructing what was meant to be a[Read More…]
Naked yoga moves to town beach, April 1
GREENSBORO — Yoga classes previously scheduled at the Greensboro United Church of Christ, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 p.m., will move to the Greensboro Town Beach beginning April 1 due to a scheduling conflict. Clothing continues to be optional, though the Town Hall Giving Closet will be open those days[Read More…]
Pickle brine concerns discussed by select board
GREENSBORO – A request from a local pickleball club to use the Greensboro Town Hall’s third floor caused some consternation among members of the Greensboro Select Board at a recent meeting. The building’s third floor gym has been unused for years due to building code violations. While the board would[Read More…]
Stumps qualifying rounds to begin in May
GREENSBORO – The first annual stumps tournament will be held at the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) this May, with eight qualifying rounds preceding the final-four event. The HCA playing field opens April 1 and is available for practice during all daylight hours. The game’s popularity has soared in[Read More…]
September Stampede scheduled
STANNARD – The Stannard Economic Development Committee (SEDC), formed at town meeting in March, has launched its first initiative, the Stannard Stampede. The effort is designed not only to bring tourist revenue to the town, but also reduce the cost of maintaining the Stannard Community Church lawn and protect the[Read More…]
Mountainview, Wolcott schools advance rejected budgets for revote, April 7
HARDWICK, WOLCOTT, GREENSBORO, WOODBURY – Voters in the Wolcott and Mountainview Union School Districts will have the opportunity to vote April 7, on the identical budgets they rejected Town Meeting Day, March 3. A state infusion of $115 million to the Education Fund proposed in Governor Scott’s FY27 budget would[Read More…]
Rain in forecast; seasonably cold, dry by weekend
EAST HARDWICK – What a way to welcome the first day of spring. A storm system lifting through the northeast on Friday had enough cold air to work with to bring several inches of heavy wet snow to the region, along with some slippery driving conditions. We ended up with[Read More…]
Everything passes at Marshfield town meeting
MARSHFIELD – One-hundred-fourteen voters checked in during the course of the Marshfield Town meeting, with $900 raised in donations for the Onion River Food Shelf, Sunday March 1, the town of Marshfield Sunday, March 1, for their town meeting proceedings. All of the town’s annual business is conducted with floor[Read More…]
Merchants, travelers adjust to traffic lights, ongoing construction
HARDWICk – Less than a month into installation of traffic lights guiding drivers through Hardwick’s one-lane Main Street, downtown businesses are adjusting to the construction and making plans to weather the construction that’s planned to affect traffic into the summer. The retaining wall replacement between the Village Restaurant and the[Read More…]
Local eagle injured
HARDWICK – An injured bald eagle was discovered near the Hardwick Lake area earlier this week. A concerned citizen, Jana Smart of Craftsbury, called the game warden as well as the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) center for wild bird rehab in White River Junction. The bird, unable to[Read More…]
