WALDEN – On November 5, Mike Southworth was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives for the Caledonia-2 District covering Hardwick, Stannard and Walden where he has lived the last 28 years. Southworth is married and has three adult sons. Southworth says he’s more practical than political and hopes his[Read More…]
Walden
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…]
New Teachers and Staff
Community Library Fall Open House, Sept. 30
WALDEN — The Community Library is hosting an open house on Walden’s fall foliage day, Monday, Sept. 30 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Locals and visitors are invited to visit the library for light appetizers, old-fashioned cider pressing and live music with Geordie Lynd, Colin McCaffrey and Justin Lander.[Read More…]
Walden Library Mural
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…]
NEK Homeowners and Recovery Group Rebuild
SOUTH WALDEN – Lydia Race remembers the creeping feeling of defeat as she watched rain overpower the newly built culverts in her driveway the night of July 10. “You gotta be kidding me,” was all she could think to herself. Water ran “like a faucet” back into her garage, flooding[Read More…]
Officials Warn Against Excess Dredging During Flood Recovery
VERMONT — State officials are urging locals not to dredge rivers during flood recovery efforts without guidance and permits from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Dredging has long been used as a strategy to clear debris from streams and rivers after heavy rains, but it “comes with significant risk[Read More…]
Rainfall Totals
HARDWICK AREA – National Weather Service rainfall totals (in inches) for the storm beginning Wednesday, July 10 and ending Thursday, July 11 are (where several totals were listed for a single town, the highest total is shown here): Cabot 4.81 Calais 4.80 North Calais 4.50 Craftsbury 3.22 Craftsbury Common 4.17 [Read More…]
Flooding in Cabot and Walden July 11
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…]
Road Closures and Recovery Occupy Town Road Crews
HARDWICK AREA — On July 11, the Hardwick town manager’s office declared damage to Nichols Pond Road, Kate Brook Road, Weeks Place, Bunker Hill Road, Tucker Brook Road, Center Road, Granite Street, Belfry Road. Wolcott Street, Carey Road, Riverside Farm and Hardwick Farms Road were reportedly closed. By July 13,[Read More…]
