PLAINFIELD – On April 27, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Vermont State Police received a report of a domestic disturbance that occurred on Main Street in the Town of Plainfield. Troopers from the Berlin Barracks responded to the scene. Further investigation revealed that Mikell Parizo, who has a history of[Read More…]
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Disco dance fundraiser, May 15
PLAINFIELD – A Disco dance fundraiser for the Cutler Memorial Library will be held on Friday, May 15, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Plainfield Opera House. DJ Rick Stephens of Summit Spins will play club classics from the disco era. Bring dance shoes or other clean indoor shoes. Admission[Read More…]
This isn’t the time to throw people onto the street
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…]
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…]
O’Brien’s debut album inspired by social work and nature
PLAINFIELD – As a social worker and singer-songwriter, Jess O’Brien draws inspiration from her community, emphasizing the importance of shared human experience. “The work of serving others in this time of great need feels very much in alignment with where I am as an artist right now,” O’Brien said. In[Read More…]
State board recommends flood grant to Plainfield
PLAINFIELD – Plainfield appears poised to receive $5.2 million in state flood grant funding. The $5.2 million will build infrastructure and a portion of the costs to construct 20 new housing units, 14 of which are for low- and moderate- income households, on a 24-acre parcel in Plainfield. Four duplexes[Read More…]
Hazard Mitigation Committee discusses meadows, April 16
PLAINFIELD – The Hazard Mitigation Committee will present GIS mapper and former wetland analysis intern Cil Relland and hydrologist Ethan Ely at the Plainfield Town Hall on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m., for a discussion on meadows and open land. These open lands create habitats for mammals from voles[Read More…]
Robinson album release concert, May 1
PLAINFIELD – Cabot songwriter, Dana Robinson, will highlight the release of his new album, “The Sound of the Word,” at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. Robinson’s sound embodies the spirit of places that he has lived: the western states, New England, Great Britain’s and southern[Read More…]
WGDR approved for antenna upgrade
PLAINFIELD – WGDR received approval from the FCC in early March to move its antenna to a Plainfield tower on a ridgeline 1,000 feet higher than the 30-year old antenna now located on the former Goddard College Campus. “The FCC just did something right!” said Central Vermont Community Radio Executive[Read More…]
REV UP VT aims to empower disability vote
MONTPELIER – Dawn Fancher wanted to vote on the Plainfield town budget at this year’s Town Meeting Day on March 3. But due to a disability, they couldn’t attend in person, and the ballot they received didn’t include that question. “Our town does floor vote for the town budgets, so[Read More…]
Local schools, students, earn recognition in state tournament
BARRE – On Saturday, March 21, the Destination Imagination state tournament took place at Barre City Elementary and Middle School. Local teams presented their solutions to challenges with a technical, arts or engineering focus, which they had worked on for several months. Local teams who received recognition in the competition[Read More…]
Works by Pitkin on exhibit through August
PLAINFIELD – Cutler Memorial Library will host an opening reception for “Mortal Bloom,” a photography exhibition by Hannah Carpenter Pitkin on Thursday, April 10, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will remain on view through August 1. The exhibition features work created through the historic wet-plate collodion process, including tintypes and other[Read More…]
