GREENSBORO – The Watershed Stewards of Greensboro and the Upper Lamoille have presented the first Streamwise Award to Karl Stein and Judy Carpenter of Greensboro Bend for the quality of the vegetative buffer that has been allowed to develop on their land along the Lamoille. Stein and Carpenter said they were surprised[Read More…]
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As Weather Worsens, Emergency Communications Aren’t Reaching Rural Residents
VERMONT – As floodwaters swept through Vermont earlier this month, communities sought to share and receive emergency updates as quickly as possible. Some turned to town Facebook pages, some exchanged observations with neighbors at the general store, and some waited for official updates to get the information they needed to[Read More…]
Marshfield School of Weaving Finds New Home
NEWBURY – Over the past 50 years, a Marshfield barn located two dirt roads off Route 2 has quietly served as the entire country’s hub for a unique weaving practice that dates back over a thousand years. Despite its out-of-the-way location, the Marshfield School of Weaving, which uses the rare[Read More…]
Sen. Welch Visit, Hardwick, July 17
NEK Homeowners and Recovery Group Rebuild
SOUTH WALDEN – Lydia Race remembers the creeping feeling of defeat as she watched rain overpower the newly built culverts in her driveway the night of July 10. “You gotta be kidding me,” was all she could think to herself. Water ran “like a faucet” back into her garage, flooding[Read More…]
The Calm After the Storm
Willey’s Affected by Global Tech Outage
GREENSBORO – The Rock Solid cash register system used at Willey’s store wasn’t solid enough to weather last week’s global tech outage. Late Friday morning, July 19, Rob Hurst says the store’s cash registers and payment systems stopped working unexpectedly. The store’s staff quickly switched to handling business manually, accepting[Read More…]
Cabot United Church to Celebrate 175 years of Service, July 28
CABOT – When Cabot was granted in 1780, religion was not high on new settlers’ priority list. It wasn’t until 20 years later that citizens voted to organize a Christian society that was to be known as “the Congregationalists in the Town of Cabot” which became official on October 25,[Read More…]
New Playground Equipment at Wolcott Elementary
Officials Warn Against Excess Dredging During Flood Recovery
VERMONT — State officials are urging locals not to dredge rivers during flood recovery efforts without guidance and permits from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Dredging has long been used as a strategy to clear debris from streams and rivers after heavy rains, but it “comes with significant risk[Read More…]
Greensboro Nursing Home Community Fun Day, July 20
GREENSBORO – The Community Day event at the Greensboro Nursing Home (GNH) on Saturday, July 20, drew a steady stream of visitors who were able to order their own lunch of tacos and other Mexican dishes from the MexirRican Food Truck. Young and old had opportunities to play cornhole, mini-golf[Read More…]
