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…]
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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…]
Goddard College Will Move Entirely Online
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…]
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…]
