PLAINFIELD – Goddard College will move to online-only education for at least a year, school leaders announced in a community letter on Friday. The Plainfield school has seen declining interest in in-person education, according to its leaders. The change, which will affect the Plainfield school’s fall 2024 and spring 2025[Read More…]
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FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Plainfield
PLAINFIELD – A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now at Goddard College from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The joint DRC, a temporary facility established in partnership between Plainfield, the state of Vermont and FEMA, will have disaster assistance specialists available to help disaster survivors apply for FEMA Individual Assistance, upload[Read More…]
15th Leap Day Birthday Celebrated by 60-year-old Statehouse Worker
by Shaun Robinson, VTDigger PLAINFIELD – Nate Corson said his leap day birthday celebrations were dampened this year because he is no longer able to afford to stay at his home in Plainfield, and he might leave the state. I had it on good intelligence this morning — this chilly, windy,[Read More…]
Honest Loggers Back Bill to Crack Down on Timber Thieves
and Attorney General Brings Case Against Plainfield Loggers by Emma Cotton, VTDigger BURLINGTON – Sam Lincoln wants you to know there is such a thing as an honest logger. As the owner of Lincoln Farm Timber Harvesting in Randolph, he’s noticed firsthand a rise in distrust toward his profession driven[Read More…]
Local 4-H Staffer Receives National Recognition
BURLINGTON – Four University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H staff members recently were recognized for their contributions to 4-H youth development. The awards were announced at the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals’ (NAE4-HYDP) annual conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 9-12. Among them was Molly McFaun, recipient of[Read More…]
It Isn’t Over Yet: July 2023 Flooding a Year Later
HARDWICK, ADAMANT, CABOT, CALAIS, CRAFTSBURY, GREENSBORO, GREENSBORO BEND, MARSHFIELD, PLAINFIELD, STANNARD, WALDEN, WOLCOTT, WOODBURY — One year after a rainstorm dumped unprecedented amounts of rain on the Hardwick area, leading to devastating floods, towns are still dealing with the aftermath. The event began on July 10, 2023, as the Lamoille[Read More…]
Grant Received for Community Dialogue Circles
PLAINFIELD – EmpowR Transformation has received a $2,000 grant to offer eight community dialogue circles this summer at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary in Plainfield. The grant was awarded by The Circle Way, a global equity and justice facilitation organization and practice. “EmpowR Transformation and The Circle Way are aligned in how[Read More…]
Plainfield Community Leans into Humor, Tradition During Flood Recovery
PLAINFIELD – Almost three months since Plainfield was devastated by flooding, its residents are feeling a mix of grief and hope. Dr. Opeyemi Parham lived in a 17-foot-diameter yurt along the Winooski River in the weeks before the July 2023 flooding. Walking by a dammed up section of the river[Read More…]
Area Flooding Update
HARDWICK — Daylight, Thursday morning, July 11 revealed flooding and road closures in the area. Today’s forecast for scattered showers suggests caution if one must travel, Hardwick’s Thursday, July 11 morning update at 4:50 a.m. reports, “The Lamoille River near Cooper Brook has risen beyond its banks. The low lying[Read More…]
