LYME, N.H. – Meghan McCarthy McPhaul has been named the next editor of Northern Woodlands magazine. McPhaul first wrote for northern Woodlands over a decade ago and has worked on the editorial staff since 2020. In her current role as associate editor, she edits the ecology series “The Outside Story”[Read More…]
Business Briefs
Launer is Copley’s New Infection Preventionist
MORRISVILLE – Copley has appointed Patricia Launer, RN, CPHQ, CIC as the new infection preventionist. She comes to Copley at the end of a long healthcare career, serving in nursing and in improving the quality of healthcare for patients. Certified in Healthcare Quality and in Infection Control, Launer has served[Read More…]
Riverside Cycles Grand Opening, Sept. 14
Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy Protection
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection pointing to high inflation and interest rates as reasons for reduced revenue from home and seasonal product purchases, retail categories the chain depends on for important parts of its revenue. At the same time, the company announced plans[Read More…]
Martial Arts Academy Celebrates 28 Years
HARDWICK – With over 80 total years of experienced grandmaster instructors, Pyramid Black Belt Academy this year celebrates over 28 years providing martial arts training in the area. Grandmaster instructors, Stanley and Alba Rosario Parsons have competed worldwide and hold many world championships. They are members of the World Congress[Read More…]
Stuck in Vermont Visits Summersweet Garden Nursery
HARDWICK – English Tea and gardens full of flowers, with a Phlox Fest every August, are featured in the August 22 edition of Stuck in Vermont, when host Eva Sollenberger reports on a visit with Rachel Kane at Summersweet Gardens in East Hardwick. Summersweet Garden Nursery is a retail and[Read More…]
Front Porch Forum Leaves Users Feeling Better, Says Washington Post
VERMONT – “On Front Porch Forum, politics is fair game but unkindness is strictly prohibited,” wrote Will Oremus in the August 10 Washington Post (WaPo). “Imagine an online community where substantive debates about Donald Trump, climate change and America’s culture wars nestle quietly alongside messages about lost rabbits and school board[Read More…]
Front Seat Coffee’s Other Side Opens at Five Year Anniversary Celebration, July 20
HARDWICK – Tobin Porter threw a party Saturday, July 20, to celebrate the five-year anniversary of founding his business on July 20, 2019. The gathering revealed the “Other Side,” an expansion of the business into the building’s neighboring space. Musical performances were by Larry Martin and “Glorious Leader” as attendees[Read More…]
Furey Featured in Magazine
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – Dr. Christopher Furey, Cabot School graduate, class of 2000, was recently featured on the cover of “Rhode Island Monthly Magazine,” to illustrate an article about Rhode Island’s top doctors. These were physicians voted by their peers as the best in their field. Furey is a primary[Read More…]
Gazette Receives Funding for Local Reporting
GREENSBORO, WOODBURY, HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette has recently received grants for local news coverage and general operating expenses from the Greensboro Association, the Woodbury Fund and a family foundation with ties to Hardwick. The funding will help pay for local reporters and the equipment needed for additional production staff[Read More…]
Local Businesses Share in $2.3M Grant
MONTPELIER – The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) announces 51 awards to working lands businesses and organizations in 2024. The $2,329,561 in awards will support those who are earning a living off the land. “The challenges the farm and forest economy sectors face are significant, which is why my Administration[Read More…]
Vittles Kaef Now Open for Weekday Lunch and Saturday Breakfast
HARDWICK — Vittles Kaef (noun, a slang word for café) will offer a wide menu; including but not limited to hand-crafted sandwiches. They will also serve homestyle soups, seasonal salads, self-serve slow cook meals, breakfast sandwiches, and “Hawwt Dawwgs”. Vittles is a new up-and-coming sandwich and soup shop located in[Read More…]
