Woodbury
Pumpkin walk, trunk or treat Oct. 24
WOODBURY –The annual pumpkin walk will take place Friday, Oct. 24, at Woodbury Elementary School, from 6 to 8 p.m., with carved and lit pumpkins along the school’s nature trail. Children can trunk or treat. Food will be served and costumes are encouraged. The event is free and open to[Read More…]
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, October 8, 1925
FIND BIG CACHE OF BEER AT GREENWOOD LAKE WOODBURY – Stuff Was Stored on Premises of Peter Maberini of Barre A raid was made at 2:00 o’clock Monday morning by Deputy Sheriff A.J. Stewart of Washington County, assisted by campers at Greenwood Lake on premises belonging to Peter Maberini of[Read More…]
Ruth L. Rathburn
WOODBURY – Ruth L. Rathburn, 89, of Woodbury, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on September 24. She was born on December 12, 1935, in Woodbury, the daughter of the late Daniel Cookson Sr. and Mary (McGill) Cookson. She was educated in the Woodbury Public School System and[Read More…]
Open Studio Weekend
Alleged road rage by armed fugitives, Fatal crash, robbery, theft and speeding,
ST. JOHNSBURY – On September 20, the Vermont State Police (VSP), St. Johnsbury barracks, initiated an investigation into an alleged road rage incident that resulted in gunfire and occurred on U.S. Route 302 in South Ryegate. Based on their investigation, troopers obtained New England wide and New York extraditable arrest[Read More…]
Woodbury Fire Department
Gas leak WOODBURY – At 8:03 p.m., on Sept. 24, the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 2519 West Woodbury Road for a possible gas stove leak.
Swenson applies for expansion, roadwork, new roofs planned
WOODBURY – Business was mostly routine at the Woodbury Select Board’s September 8 meeting, with the Swenson Quarry planning to expand and the road crew beginning significant repairs on Wilbur Road. Diana Peduzzi reported that Swenson Quarry has submitted an Act 250 application for a substantial expansion to their operation.[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
September 17, 1925 South Woodbury John Bushey, 75, began his 64th year of work with the Winooski woolen mill on August 19th. When he began work at the age of 11 years, the pay was $7.00 a month and a day consisted of 14 working hours. Local Lumps The heavy[Read More…]
Grow Your Own
Thompson art opening at library, Sept. 12
WOODBURY – An art opening reception for Woodbury painter Leonora H. Thompson (1935-2023) will be held at the Woodbury Community Library, Friday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. Thompson took up painting at age 62, and painted landscapes, water mills, lighthouses, birds and many outdoor scenes on canvas and slate.
Resident remembers Tina Daigle, tax rate set
WOODBURY – Alex Peltz took the opportunity during public comment at the Monday, August 11, select board meeting, to remind the select board about Tina Daigle, who was found dead by the side of Vt. Rt. 14 by his mother, Cacky Peltz. A lack of information and speculation about who[Read More…]
