WASHINGTON COUNTY – Mark Mihaly lives in Calais and has represented the Washington-6 House district covering Plainfield, Marshfield and Calais since 2023. He is running unopposed as a Democrat to fill that seat for another two years. Question: Tell us a bit about your background, why you want to fill[Read More…]
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Third Goddard Buyer Shares Ideas, Asks for Input
PLAINFIELD – The third potential buyer of the Goddard College campus in as many months stepped in after the previous two sales fell through. Mike Davidson asked the select board to give him time on the agenda at the October 14 regular meeting. He joined the select board at the[Read More…]
Greatwood and Goddard College: Legacy of Architectural Innovation
PLAINFIELD – Mansions and estates fascinate me, perhaps because there are multiple stories behind them. There’s the story of the families who built them, the story of the architects who designed them, and often what the late radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey, would have called “the rest of the story” or[Read More…]
Route 2 Slope Stabilization Project Complete, Paving Continues
PLAINFIELD, MARSHFIELD — Construction along the Winooski River on U.S. Rte. 2 was expected to be “substantially complete” according to an Agency of Transportation (AOT) special notice on Friday, Oct. 4. Crews were finishing up the slope stabilization project in Plainfield with backfilling and grading to maintain drainage away from[Read More…]
Goddard College Campus to be Sold to N.H. Developer
PLAINFIELD – In the latest twist since Goddard College closed last spring, college trustees have decided to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with Execusuite LLC, a property redevelopment firm based in Lebanon, N.H. In an announcement issued Monday morning, college trustees said the agreement “enables Goddard College to meet[Read More…]
Route 2 Reopens to One-way Traffic
PLAINFIELD – The portion of U.S. Route 2 from 0.2 miles west of the intersection with Vt. 214 and continuing for approximately 1/3 of a mile, in Plainfield, reopened Monday, Sept. 30, said the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Monday through Friday, motorists should expect alternating one-way traffic during daylight hours[Read More…]
Goddard College Campus Sale Fails Again
PLAINFIELD – Goddard College’s board of trustees announced on Monday that its second plan to sell the defunct institution’s campus has fallen through. “Unfortunately, we have just been informed that the Greatwood Project/Collective Well partnership has been unable to secure the necessary funds to purchase the Goddard College property,” Lisa[Read More…]
Route 2 Detour Through Sept. 30
PLAINFIELD — A portion of U.S. Route 2 (U.S. 2) beginning 0.2 miles west of the intersection with Vermont Route 214 (Vt. 214) and continuing for approximately 1/3 of a mile, from mile marker 0.4 to mile marker 0.7, in Plainfield, will be closed and traffic will be detoured through September[Read More…]
Goddard Inks $3.4M Deal to Sell Campus to Community Group
PLAINFIELD – The long drama of Goddard College’s dissolution might have reached its final scene. On Thursday morning, a community group named the Greatwood Project announced that its bid for the Plainfield campus had been accepted by the school’s board of trustees. The deal is worth $3.4 million, according to Kris Gruen,[Read More…]
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Displaced by Another Round of Flooding, Renters Have few Options
PLAINFIELD – The house Allison Doe rented in Plainfield hadn’t been a perfect home. Doe, 64, moved to the Brook Road residence five years ago from Williston because she was excited to live “in the country,” she said. A former animal hospital employee, she loved being in the company of[Read More…]
The Darker Undercurrent: Floods Seep into Art, Writing
PLAINFIELD – Plainfield resident Sequana Skye once saw the Great Brook in Plainfield as inspiration for storytelling. Whether writing poetry, taking photos or dreaming up stage plays, Skye said the babbling brook, which ran alongside her apartment’s deck, created a sanctuary for creativity every day since she moved to the[Read More…]
