BURKE – Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver overseeing Burke Mountain Resort, has asked a federal judge to sign off on the sale of the Northeast Kingdom ski resort to a local group for $11.5 million. In a Friday court filing, Goldberg asked Judge Darrin P. Gayles, who has presided over[Read More…]
Business Briefs
Cabot Butter Recalled for Possible Contamination
VERMONT — Cabot Creamery has issued a voluntary recall for nearly a ton of butter due to potential fecal contamination, the brand’s parent company, Agri-Mark Inc., announced Wednesday. The recall covers 189 cases of the iconic Vermont brand’s eight-ounce Extra Creamy Premium Butter across Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire[Read More…]
Cabot Grilled Cheese On-deck at Fenway Park
WAITSFIELD – Cabot Creamery, a farmer-owned cooperative known for its award-winning cheddar has teamed up with Fenway Park as a sponsor and concession vendor for the coming Red Sox season. “As a farmer-owned cooperative, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do,” said Kelly Littlefield, Director of Brand Experience[Read More…]
Morrisville Big Lots Store to be Acquired by Ocean State Job Lot
NORTH KINGSTON, R.I. – Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the discount retail chain with 159 stores across the Northeast, announced March 19 that it is in the process of acquiring 15 Big Lots locations in eight states, including the Morrisville store. Store size ranges from 27,188 to 43,021 square feet[Read More…]
Hill Farmstead Brewery Offerings Among World’s Top Ten
GREENSBORO — Hill Farmstead Brewery earned 73 Untappd Community Awards, with 38 Gold, 15 Silver and 20 Bronze, in the second annual Untappd recognition of the world’s best beers. Hill Farmstead Brewing is among the 10 U.S. breweries that produced the highest number of award-winning brews at a state or[Read More…]
Library Management Reorganized in Collaborative Structure
GREENSBORO — Greensboro Free Library (GFL) has completed its search for a new director by reorganizing the library’s management structure into three areas working in collaboration with each other: library services, operations and youth library. “After searching for a library director and exploring viable options that would serve the community,[Read More…]
HomeShare Vermont Expands to Serve NEK Communities
NORTHEAST KINGDOM — HomeShare Vermont will provide more Vermonters access to home-sharing as a result of its recent expansion into Hardwick, Craftsbury and Greensboro. The nonprofit organization has brought its more-than 40 years of experience in matching hosts and guests for living opportunities to the Northeast Kingdom (NEK). “We are[Read More…]
Local Vermont Cheesemakers Gain Recognition at National Event
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – The Vermont Cabot Creamery/Agri-Mark and Jasper Hill Farm products were honored at the United States Championship Cheese Contest, March 6, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. Vermont Cabot Creamery Cooperative/Agri-Mark teams racked up 15 ribbons, including seven first place finishes. The Cabot teams topped the nation[Read More…]
Greensboro Garage Gains New Owners
GREENSBORO ― After 10 years as the owner of Greensboro Garage, Joanne Lacasse announced on social media Monday, March 3, “I am thrilled to share with my valued customers, whom I consider friends, that I am passing the torch of ownership of the Greensboro Garage to a new generation. As[Read More…]
Heartbeet Lifesharing Receives Community Development Block Grant
MONTPELIER – Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $4,764,010 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to benefit 15 projects in 14 communities, February 13. A town of Hardwick subgrant to Heartbeet Lifesharing will employ at least three new full-time staff who were[Read More…]
Kehler Joins Let’s Build Homes Board
VERMONT – Greensboro’s Mateo Kehler was named to the founding board of directors of Let’s Build Homes (LBH), the fledgling organization announced February 6. LBH is a non-partisan, pro-housing coalition committed to creating abundant housing and addressing Vermont’s housing shortage. Through advocacy, community engagement and policy reform, the coalition seeks[Read More…]
Salvation Farms Secures Funding to Launch Food Hub
MORRISVILLE – The Northern Borders Regional Commission has funded Salvation Farms, a Vermont-based nonprofit, to establish a food processing hub in collaboration with the Lamoille Economic Development Corporation. Located at 48 Congress Street in Morrisville (the former Walgreens), the facility will support local farmers and the broader food system by[Read More…]
