WALDEN – At Town Meeting this year, voters will be asked to approve budgets totaling $914,532, an increase of just under 2.4% over the 2023 budget. An additional item asks for approval to borrow up to $30,000 over three years for a new truck. That borrowing reduced the proposed highway[Read More…]
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Drug Related Break-ins Plague Area Towns
WALDEN/HARDWICK — Troopers from the Vermont State Police St. Johnsbury Barracks received reports of burglaries at four separate, private residences located along Vermont Route 15 in Walden. The calls came in Sunday, Feb. 4, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. None of the residences were occupied at the time 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…]
Walden School Spring Concert
Walden Home a Total Loss in Fast-moving Fire Friday
by Gazette Staff WALDEN – The Walden Fire Department and FAST Squad responded at 6:54 p.m. on Friday, April 14, to a fully-involved structure fire on Rock Road in Walden. Incident Command immediately requested mutual aid from Cabot, Hardwick, Greensboro, Danville and Peacham, with firefighters and all apparatus to assist.[Read More…]
Walden Fire Department Request ARPA Funds
WALDEN – The Walden Select Board met on February 27. Lori Augustyniak discussed the ongoing signage issues along the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) She said most signs should be in place by summer and there will be an informational table at town meeting about LVRT. The possible future rescue[Read More…]
Town Report Available Feb. 25
WALDEN – The select board met on February 13, and Town Clerk Deborah Messier reported that the final draft of the town report is at the printers and will be available on February 25. There will also be an information table at town meeting for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail,[Read More…]
2024 Budget Increases 2.1%
WALDEN – The select board discussed the research that was done into a cab and chassis replacement purchase at their meeting on January 16. The first dealer feed-back indicated a wait time of 1-1/2 to 2 years. The town clerk reported that the town report was lacking a select board[Read More…]
Area Flooding Update
HARDWICK — Daylight, Thursday morning, July 11 revealed flooding and road closures in the area. Today’s forecast for scattered showers suggests caution if one must travel, Hardwick’s Thursday, July 11 morning update at 4:50 a.m. reports, “The Lamoille River near Cooper Brook has risen beyond its banks. The low lying[Read More…]
