Plainfield
Flood Update: Road Closures, Washouts, Bridge Failures and Emergency Information, Compiled July 11
HARDWICK AREA — Thursday, July 11 brought recovery and repair efforts throughout the region as rivers and streams began to subside throughout the morning and early afternoon. Many area waterways remained above their banks, expanding into floodplains, forests and lawns. Many roads became passable, if only with one lane open[Read More…]
Goddard College Inks Deal to Sell Campus
PLAINFIELD – Goddard College has finalized a deal to sell its campus, a decision that is frustrating two community groups that had tried to purchase the property. The Plainfield-based liberal arts college, known for its nontraditional approach to education, announced that it would close down for good in April after[Read More…]
The Heartbreak
PLAINFIELD — “The Heartbreak was never a hotel. It is just a local nickname for a building going back to 1912 when the building was turned into a tenement house that once housed many of the local mill workers. Oftentimes these workers were down on their luck, which lent the[Read More…]
WGDR, Plainfield Celebrates 50 Years
PLAINFIELD – WGDR, Plainfield has been broadcasting across central Vermont at 91.1 FM since the late spring of 1973. To celebrate reaching 50 years on the air, Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR), the non-profit that manages WGDR, Plainfield, and WGDH, Hardwick (the second station of CVCR), will host a birthday[Read More…]
Road Closures and Recovery Occupy Town Road Crews
HARDWICK AREA — On July 11, the Hardwick town manager’s office declared damage to Nichols Pond Road, Kate Brook Road, Weeks Place, Bunker Hill Road, Tucker Brook Road, Center Road, Granite Street, Belfry Road. Wolcott Street, Carey Road, Riverside Farm and Hardwick Farms Road were reportedly closed. By July 13,[Read More…]
Future of Goddard College Campus Uncertain as Group Puts Bid Forward
PLAINFIELD – A local climate resiliency group is hoping to purchase the campus, but it says it’s been frozen out by Goddard administration. A week after Goddard College announced plans to close its private college, alumni and community groups with ideas for the property are feeling shut out. At the[Read More…]
Trustees Decide to Close Goddard College at Semester’s End
PLAINFIELD – Goddard College’s Board of Trustees announced on April 9 that despite decades of dedicated efforts to sustain the institution, they have ultimately arrived at the heart-wrenching decision to close the College’s doors. Facing financial insolvency, the board of trustees voted unanimously to close at the end of the[Read More…]
Town Meeting Scheduled with Worrisome Budget Increase
PLAINFIELD — Town Meeting has finally been scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 5:30 p.m., by the select board at their special April 11 meeting. The delay was caused by the lack of an auditor to sign off on the town’s 2023 financial statements. The select board had signed off[Read More…]
Cooperation Vermont Plans a Future for Goddard Campus
PLAINFIELD – Since Goddard College announced in January that they were suspending residency programs and moving to an online only model, at least temporarily, several proposals to use the campus have emerged. The Cooperative College Collaborative, “a group of stakeholders from Goddard College – including leadership from the faculty union,[Read More…]
Goddard Café Closing in April
PLAINFIELD – Goddard Café has announced its demise on social media recently. One of several recent Facebook postings said, “Two final weeks of café service followed by breakfast buffet March 14 to 22. Enjoy your favorite country dishes for the last time.” This is in the wake of Goddard College[Read More…]
Do-Over Live Storytelling Event April 27
PLAINFIELD – Local Vermont storytellers share their “do-over” stories about second chance, starting over, and redemption for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April). Mosaic Vermont will host a live storytelling event at the Plainfield Opera House on April 27, featuring six local storytellers who have been selected to share their stories.[Read More…]
