WALDEN – A recent Vermont Digger piece “Vermont House poised to roll back portions of Act 181” included a quote from House Energy and Environment Committee Chair, Amy Sheldon: “We don’t need our shared interest in protecting our environment to divide Vermont.” There’s certainly plenty of division in Vermont, but[Read More…]
Walden
Local student wins Regional Civics Bee
LYNDON CENTER – Walden Elementary School sixth-grader, Azailya Lesperance, won first place and a cash prize at the Regional Civics Bee, Friday, April 10. The event at Lyndon Institute was organized by the NEK Chamber of Commerce. Azailya’s social studies and global citizenship teacher Katey Foster said she learned of[Read More…]
Walden 8th Grade Quilt Raffle, April 15
WALDEN — The 8th grade class at Walden School is selling raffle tickets for a queen size quilt to fund their end-of-the-year trip, wrote Tammy Hall in an April 13 Front Porch Forum post. The drawing is April 15. The quilt is made with 100% cotton fabrics that can be machine[Read More…]
Lost hiker located with drone
Walden Volunteer Fire Department WALDEN – On April 5, at 1:30 p.m., the Walden Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to assist Vermont State Police (VSP) with a lost hiker at the Cheever Falls trail in the Steam Mill Brook Wildlife Maagement Area. VSP located the hiker with a drone and[Read More…]
Statehouse has been active
MONTPELIER – The past couple of weeks have been quite active in the House. Many bills have passed out of the House and have gone to the Senate for consideration. Some of the bills do not do much other than correct language in current laws which was identified as needing[Read More…]
Standoff ends with scuffle, DUI’s and theft
WALDEN – On March 23, at 4:54 a.m., troopers responded to a report of a male slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle on Vermont Route 15 in the town of Walden. It was subsequently learned the operator, Jonathan Plante of Morrisvile, was under the influence of alcohol. Plante was[Read More…]
Rollover
Narcisist in chief
To the editor: The Trump administration won approval of an unprecedented design by the Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday, March 19. The Washington Post wrote on Friday, March 20: “(it) is an extraordinary break with centuries of democratic aversion to depicting living presidents on the nation’s money”. It wasn’t[Read More…]
Fire department saves home
WALDEN – On March 11, quick response by firefighters saved a home in Walden. Upon arrival, a vehicle was fully consumed with fire and was melting the siding on the residence approximately twenty feet away. Engine 1 pulled a line and cooled the structure prior to extinguishing the vehicle fire. Strong[Read More…]
The moralization of politics has made nuance almost impossible
WALDEN – Something has changed in the way Americans talk to one another about politics. Not long ago, people could argue fiercely about taxes, war, immigration or social policy and still assume that their neighbor, coworker or family member was acting in good faith. They might be wrong, misguided or[Read More…]
Town Meeting Results
2026 Woodbury Town Meeting by Nataliya Zahn Tire disposal, new fire dept plans nixed by Raymonda Parchment CABOT – Two articles that were heavily discussed on social media prior to town meeting did not receive enough votes to pass. Article 12, asking voters to grant the Cabot Conservation Fund a[Read More…]
Severe and critical concern with 911 response
To the editor: My name is Ashley Luneau and I am a resident of Walden. I grew up in Walden and my family has been around the area since I’ve been born and prior to that and even employed in the area. I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice of[Read More…]
