EAST HARDWICK – Jim and Mary-Ellen Lovinsky began making sustainable wood curl shavings as an alternative to petroleum-based packaging materials in the 1990s. Jim says they were intuitively drawn to the idea of waste-free manufacturing before it became common. Then and now, aspen wood from local loggers is shaved into[Read More…]
Business Briefs
Animal Hospital to Close
DANVILLE – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Lisa D. Whitney, who took over the Danville Animal Hospital 18 years ago, recently announced the business will be closing after almost 50 years. Last week office staff said there are no appointments available before the office closes for good on December 24. In[Read More…]
Towne Named CEO of NCHC
ST. JOHNSBURY – The Northern Counties Health Care (NCHC) board of directors has announced that Christopher Towne has been named the permanent chief executive officer of Northern Counties Health Care. Towne has been serving as the interim CEO since September 28, and has been with the organization for 8.5 years.[Read More…]
Copley Hospital Support Staff Unionize
MORRISVILLE – Support staff at Copley Hospital voted to unionize Thursday, Nov. 14. The formation, which came through a decisive 68-44 vote, joins together the hospital’s nearly 150 staff with its almost 100 nurses in the regional United Nurses and Allied Professionals union. “I wanted to form a union to[Read More…]
Jasper Hill Farm’s Bayley Hazen Blue Wins Gold Medal
VISEU, Portugal – Jasper Hill Farm’s Bayley Hazen Blue wins Super Gold Medal and ‘Best American Cheese’ Trophy at the World Cheese Awards out of nearly 5,000 international entries. Nine cheeses from Jasper Hill Farm received medals at this year’s World Cheese Awards, including Gold Medals for Harbison and Vault[Read More…]
PUC Signs off on Consolidated Communications Sale
VERMONT – Consolidated Communications has received the green light from the Vermont Public Utility Commission to proceed with its proposed sale to a private investment company. The $3.1 billion sale to affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation still needs approval from federal regulators, but company[Read More…]
Daniel Franklin Appointed VAMHAR Executive Director
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (VAMHAR) has appointed Daniel Franklin as its new executive director, effective November 4. A native of Guilford and resident of Craftsbury, Franklin joins VAMHAR from Jenna’s Promise, where he served as COO and Interim co-executive director and played a[Read More…]
NEK Broadband Expands in Greensboro
GREENSBORO – NEK Broadband has begun the process of expanding its network in portions of Greensboro, primarily around Caspian Lake. This phase is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, wrote NEK Broadband Community Relation Manager, Kitty Ufford-Chase in a Front Porch Forum (FPF) post last week. Residents[Read More…]
Lamoille Health Partners Seeks new Leadership
MORRISVILLE – The chief executive officer of Lamoille Health Partners Stuart May “parted terms” with the nonprofit health provider two weeks ago, its board chair said Wednesday. “There was no dramatic event,” said Susan Bartlett, a former state senator from Hyde Park who now chairs the Lamoille Health board of[Read More…]
Barr Hill Gin Takes Fourth in “USA Today” 10Best
MONTPELIER —Barr Hill Gin, crafted by Caledonia Spirits, was awarded fourth place for 2024 in the annual USA Today 10Best competition. “USA Today” asked a panel of experts to nominate their top craft gin distilleries, then readers voted for the 10 best. In announcing the fourth award for Caledonia Spirits,[Read More…]
Residential Broadband Soon to Become Widely Available
GREENSBORO — The town has seen a flurry of activity related to high speed broadband internet service since spring. Residents became used to flaggers directing traffic as Hardwick Electric Dept. crews replaced telephone poles to make room for the new infrastructure. Now the fiber optic cables through which connections to[Read More…]
Buffalo Mountain Market Joins National Co+op Grocers
HARDWICK – National Co+op Grocers (NCG) welcomed Buffalo Mountain Market as a member on October 3. Founded in 1975, Buffalo Mountain Co-op has been serving Hardwick and surrounding communities for nearly 50 years. Several years ago the co-op took over Hardwick’s Village Market, becoming Buffalo Mountain Market. General Manager Emily[Read More…]
