PLAINFIELD – The Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival is currently presenting a most unconventional version of William Shakespeare’s comedy, The Taming of the Shrew in the Haybarn Theatre on the former Goddard College campus, in Plainfield, now called the Creative Campus at Goddard. It is an imaginative production, directed by Virginia[Read More…]
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Moving on from Plainfield’s Heartbreak Hotel
PLAINFIELD – A year after a devastating flood, Plainfield is working to rebuild. Eli Barlow loved his home in the Heartbreak Hotel. His back porch sat above the water and held memories of dinners and parties, talking with friends under the golden haze of Christmas lights that hung year round.[Read More…]
“Taming of Shrew” Aug. 21-30
PLAINFIELD –The Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival will present the final production of its inaugural season, ‘The Taming of the Shrew,” by William Shakespeare, August 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30, at 7 p.m, and August 24, at 2 p.m., at the Haybarn Theatre on The Creative Campus at Goddard[Read More…]
Community Brainstorm Shows Collaborative Spirit
PLAINFIELD – Residents came together, July 28, to discuss Plainfield’s future, part of a three-part process directed by community organization Plainfield Forward. In an effort to engage area residents in identifying important priorities for the town’s future, over a 100 attendees gathered at the historic Haybarn Theatre for a town-wide[Read More…]
Interfaith Action Reacts to Homelessness Executive Order
PLAINFIELD – Vermont Interfaith Action (VIA) issued a statement on Friday expressing their concerns about the recent presidential executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” The statement reads: “Vermont Interfaith Action, a grassroots coalition of faith communities and spiritual practitioners who share common beliefs and values about the[Read More…]
Alice Howe, Freebo Play at Outdoor Concert, August 6
PLAINFIELD − Alice Howe and Freebo will present an outdoor concert, Wednesday, August 6, at 7 p.m., from the porch of Grace United Methodist Church. The open-air concert brings together decades of songwriting talent and stage presence as the duo offers a performance blending Howe’s vocals with Freebo’s fretless bass[Read More…]
Vermont State Police
MARSHFIELD − The Vermont State Police is investigating a reported theft from a storage facility located at 8053 U.S. Rte. 2 in the Town of Marshfield. The theft occurred sometime before 2:37 a.m., on June 20. The following items were reported stolen: 2016 Alcom Snowmobile Trailer, 2016 Arctic Cat Bearcat[Read More…]
Tax Bills Mailed
PLAINFIELD – Town Clerk Bram Towbin said, “Plainfield Municipal tax bills were mailed yesterday,” in a social media post on July 17. “The municipal budget, approved by voters at town meeting, went up by roughly 3%. Given the catastrophic floods of the last two years the select board and other[Read More…]
July 10 Passes Uneventfully, Flood Mitigation Work Continues
HARDWICK – Weather forecasts and a National Weather Service warning last week raised concern across the region in areas affected by flooding on July 10 in both 2023 and 2024. Hardwick had heightened awareness as the anniversary approached, with media and politicians bringing awareness to the anniversary. Town Manager David[Read More…]
Winter Named to the Dean’s List
MEDFORD, Mass. – Shea Winter of Plainfield, Vt., Class of 2028, was named to the dean’s list at Tufts University for the spring 2025 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
Shakespeare Festival Presents “Woman to Woman”
PLAINFIELD – The newly formed Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival presents “Woman to Woman: Two-Woman Scenes from Shakespeare,” conceived by Tom Blachly, and featuring Savannah Yates and Maeve McCurdy, July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 at 7 p.m., and Aug. 3 at 2 p.m., in the Greatwood Dining Hall on[Read More…]
June Heat Wave Ends School Year Early, Tests Emergency Response
AREA TOWNS – Calais Elementary School students got a surprise ending to the school year when an extreme heat forecast for Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24 caused the Washington Central Unified Union School District to announce the closing during the school day on Friday, with Principal Steven Dellinger-Pate[Read More…]
