STANNARD – Education spending is a hot topic statewide, and every community experiences the challenges from a different lens. For Stannard, a community of about 200 people, the town has embraced its ability to support school choice for students in grades 7-12. Voters at town meeting this year remained[Read More…]
Stannard
Mountainview Budget, Bond to be Voted
HARDWICK – Mountainview Union Elementary School District (MVU) voters in Hardwick, Greensboro, Stannard and Woodbury will have the opportunity to vote on the $8.97 million school budget and a $1.2 million bond to mitigate PCBs in Hardwick Elementary School (HES), town meeting day, Tuesday, March 4. The budget represents an[Read More…]
Protected Stannard Property Expands Impact of Steam Mill Brook WMA
NEWPORT –Robert Small and Emily Cayer worked with the Vermont Land Trust to conserve 269 acres of managed forest, wetlands and streams in Stannard. The land is almost entirely forested and adjacent to the Steam Mill Brook Wildlife Management Area (WMA), over 11,000 acres of land dedicated for wildlife. With[Read More…]
Stannard Christmas Gathering
Year in Review: In Stannard, Year Marked by Repairs, New Flooding, Visit by Sen. Sanders
STANNARD – A corridor lined with cars and a full parking lot near the town hall greeted town meeting day arrivals as 25 voters gathered, March 5. Re-elected Moderator Tom Gilbert welcomed voters. Constable Warren Nott submitted his resignation, as he was leaving Stannard as a resident. Steve Pickard ended[Read More…]
Hardwick Children’s Holiday Project
Election Opinions Mixed
WALDEN, STANNARD – The election kicked off in Walden and Stannard at 10 a.m. on November 5. Poll workers in Walden said they received around 350 mail-in ballots before election day, which they intended to count by hand to ensure nothing fraudulent occurs. “We hand count everything,” a Walden poll[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Caledonia-2 House Candidates Respond
CALEDONIA COUNTY – The Caledonia-2 Vermont House District of Hardwick, Walden and Stannard is currently represented by Chip Troiano of Walden who is not running for reelection. Candidates running for the seat this year are Sabrina Morrison, a Democrat from Hardwick and Michael “Mike” Southworth, a Republican from Walden. Question:[Read More…]
Bernie in Stannard
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…]
Senator Sanders Rallies Enthusiastic Crowd of Supporters
STANNARD — Vermont’s senior Senator, Bernie Sanders shared his unique blend of pessimism and optimism with an enthusiastic crowd who hung on his every word and offered applause at appropriate moments. The town hall rally following an intense Saturday, July 6, downpour that had organizers scrambling to move the gathering[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders to visit Greensboro Parade and Stannard Rally
STANNARD – Our Senior Senator and former Stannard resident will be marching in the 4th of July parade in Greensboro on Saturday July 6 at 10 a.m. After the parade Bernie will be heading back to his old stomping grounds and will hold a rally in Stannard, Saturday July 6[Read More…]
