PLAINFIELD – I didn’t mean to become a landlord. My husband and I simply had extra rooms in our old farmhouse. As we began spending part of the year away, and with Vermont in the midst of a housing crisis, we chose to rent those rooms to four individuals. We[Read More…]
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School consolidation through voluntary process
MONTPELIER – I need to take a moment to update you all on some very important legislation that was passed out of the Vermont House and is now headed toward the Senate. H. 955, a bill detailing the next steps in Act 73, sets Vermont on the path towards school[Read More…]
Education reform front-and-center
MONTPELIER – Education reform is once again front and center at the statehouse. Behind closed doors, as well as in public hearings, there is significant debate about what path Vermont should take. I voted against the House reform bill. Why? The bill, H 955, would not reduce property taxes until[Read More…]
Billingsley stepping back after seeing town through flood recovery
PLAINFIELD – Michael Billingsley may be stepping down as the town’s emergency management director, but he’s not retiring just yet. Because the incoming emergency management director cannot always be in Plainfield, Billingsley views a gradual succession plan as the most practical path forward. “I volunteered myself to be the eyes[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, April 22, 1926 CHURCH NOTES Congregational Church Rev. L. H. Stoughton, Pastor 10:45 A. M., Morning Worship. Sermon theme, “The Great Sin.” 11:55 A. m., Sunday School. 7:00 P. M., Community Service in Congregational Church. Mr. Stoughton will speak on “Better Homes.” Better[Read More…]
Do-Day sees good acts around town
HARDWICK –Friday, April 17, Hazen Union students participated in Do-Day, an event in which each Teacher-Student Advisory (TSA/homeroom) spends the day doing a variety of community service acts. In town, Evan Chartier’s group scraped graffiti off the mural that lines the road leading up to the school. Chartier emphasized that[Read More…]
Planning commission seeks community input
HARDWICK – The Town of Hardwick has started work on the 2027 update to its municipal plan, and the planning commission is asking for community input to help guide the process. The updated municipal plan will help shape local decisions about things like housing, infrastructure, flood resilience, food systems and[Read More…]
Death cafe, fourth Mondays
HARDWICK – The Let’s Talk About Death cafe meets on the fourth Monday of each month at the Hardwick Community Center, 58 High St., from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The April free community meeting will be Monday, April 27. Conversations about planning end of life journeys for oneself, families and[Read More…]
Advanced directives presentation, April 23
WOODBURY – An Advanced Directives presentations will be held on April 23, at the Woodbury Community Library from 4 to 6 p.m.; get help completing the forms and have witnesses present for the completion of documents.
Volunteers needed to plant trees, April 23, 25, 29
WOLCOTT – Each year, Vermont River Conservancy organizes volunteer planting events at riverfront sites conserved across Vermont. With the arrival of April, Vermont River Conservancy is kicking off the tree planting season. Community members are needed to help restore vital riparian habitat along the Lamoille River. The upcoming event will[Read More…]
Art show, April 24
WOODBURY – An art opening, entitled “The Warp and Weft of Life,” featuring textiles by artist Elisha Renne. will be held April 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Woodbury Community Library.
Spinning workshop, April 25
WOODBURY – A spinning workshop will take place at the Woodbury Community Library on April 25. Learn how to use a drop spindle to make yarn. Artist Elisha Renee will teach this workshop at the Sheep Shop from 10 a.m. to noon. Space is limited.
