WOODBURY – The select board had a full agenda at its May 27 meeting last week, noting that the long-awaited Act 250 hearing has been scheduled for a Swenson/Polycor Quarry permit to expand withdrawals from its Woodbury quarry Act 250 Hearing Request: The hearing is set for June 26 at[Read More…]
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Candidates for August House and Senate primary races set
AREA TOWNS – Vermont candidates for statewide and local legislative races had until Thursday, May 28. to file petitions declaring themselves as candidates for the primary election, scheduled on Tuesday, August 11. Independent candidates have until Thursday, Aug. 6, to file their petitions. In Senate races, incumbent Minority Leader, Caledonia[Read More…]
Erosion
Wind and wavesso in love with the Earththey can’t keepthemselves from returningto the shore Over and over –sand is bornscouring away the hoursof each day, eitherplanned or erratic No angle of reposecan hold backour wearing away. Erin Rosenthal, Woodbury This poem was written for the Verse-Village celebration of April Poetry[Read More…]
Awakenings
This gentle depressionwas little more thana sag and slump untilthe torrentials of Aprilswelled this hollow intoa pond. Now, bulbousand gelatinous massesof shimmering silvereggs cling to submergedbranches. Tomorrow, a redeft will flame from thispool, orange shockinginto this tawny land. Tomorrow, a wood frogwill intone into evening,a cardinal croak, refillingour saturated world.[Read More…]
MVU moves to create school consolidation study subcommittee
HARDWICK – Once again voters pressed Mountain View Union Elementary School (MVU) District board members on plans for Woodbury School at a May 14 public informational meeting at Hardwick Elementary School (HES) about the May 20 ballot vote on the FY27 school budget. Community concerns included where funds will come[Read More…]
School budgets headed to third vote with more staff reductions
AREA TOWNS – The Wolcott and Mountain View School districts are each respectively headed to a third round of budget voting. The public information meeting about the Wolcott FY27 budget took place Tuesday, May 12, at Wolcott Elementary School, both in person and virtual. A public information meeting on the[Read More…]
Our children need your vote
To the editor: The schoolchildren of Greensboro, Hardwick, Stannard and Woodbury need your vote to pass their budget. Twice now, a small number of budget opponents, roughly or less than 10% of our towns’ combined electorate, defeated the proposed budget of Mountain View Union Elementary School District. On March 3,[Read More…]
CPR, stop the bleed classes, May 25
WOODBURY – Hardwick Emergency Rescue Squad continues its mission to make the towns they serve heart-safe, through education, emergency response accessibility and integrated systems. “Stop the Bleed” classes will take place at the Woodbury Fire Department, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Spots are still available. Attendees will receive a Heartsaver[Read More…]
Two FEMA buyouts complete, assistant treasurer appointed
WOODBURY – The April 13 meeting of the select board saw a number of updates on various matters, with FEMA buyouts in the village complete and demolition soon to come, appointment of an assistant treasurer, Sheriff’s coverage to cost more, Skip Lindsay resigning his town positions and a road crew[Read More…]
Chimney fire, off road rescue
WOODBURY – On May 4, at 8:14 p.m., the Woodbury Fire Department was called to 66 Flat St. in Woodbury for a chimney fire. This was the third call that day, with the earlier calls being a medical call in Calais and an off road rescue of multiple patients in West[Read More…]
Book club meets May 7
WOODBURY – The Woodbury Community Library Book Club meets on Thursday, May 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., to discuss “The Melancholy of Resistance” by Laszlo Kraznahorkai. Visit our webpage for a list of the books that will be discussed in the future. The library is located at 69 Valley[Read More…]
Renne’s work on exhibit through June
WOODBURY – Elisha Renne’s “The Warp and Weft of Life” will be on display through June at the Woodbury Community Library, 69 Valley Lake Road. For more information, call (802) 472-5701 or email [email protected]
