HARDWICK — A mending workshop will be held at the Jeudevine Memorial Library on Monday, April 22, at 4 p.m. Bring anything that needs mending, such as sweaters, jeans, or socks. Mending materials and advice will be provided for mending, patching, and darning by Linda Brotz. Over the course of[Read More…]
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Indoor Air Quality Workshop April 25
MARSHFIELD – “A Breath of Fresh Air,” an indoor air quality workshop will be held April 25, 6:30 p.m., at the Jaquith Public Library. Michelle Thompson from the Vermont Department of Health’s Environmental Health division will help understand how to achieve optimal indoor air quality, and how particulates, carbon dioxide,[Read More…]
NEK Broadband Installer Apprenticeship Program to Begin
ST JOHNSBURY – Northeast Kingdom residents looking for a new job and career may sign up for a Broadband Installer Apprenticeship Program. Free training starts this spring for a career as a fiber optic internet network maintenance technician, splicer or installer. NEK Broadband is building a 2,800-mile high-speed network to[Read More…]
NEK Chamber Appoints Tester as Executive Director
ST. JOHNSBURY — The Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Loralee Tester as the new executive director. With a background in education and a connection to the Northeast Kingdom, Tester brings experience for community development to her new role. Having resided in the Northeast Kingdom for[Read More…]
Do-Over Live Storytelling Event April 27
PLAINFIELD – Local Vermont storytellers share their “do-over” stories about second chance, starting over, and redemption for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April). Mosaic Vermont will host a live storytelling event at the Plainfield Opera House on April 27, featuring six local storytellers who have been selected to share their stories.[Read More…]
Poetry Reading April 11
WOODBURY – A poetry reading celebration will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m., at the Woodbury Community Library. Anyone may share their work or a poem by a different author. Contact the library to add your name to the list of readers at (802) 472-5710 or [email protected]
HCTV Annual Meeting April 25
HARDWICK — Hardwick Community Television will have its annual meeting and elect board members on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the third-floor meeting room of the Hardwick Memorial Building. For more information, call (802)472-6655 or go to hctv.us
Development Review Board Considers Pedestrian Bridge, Civic Standard Change of Use Requests
HARDWICK – Hardwick Zoning Administrator Kristen Leahy has announced a public hearing of the Hardwick Development Review Board to be held on the third floor of the Memorial Building Wednesday, April 3, beginning at 7 p.m., for two conditional use reviews. The first is to review reconstruction planned for the[Read More…]
Natural Resources Inventory Report Rescheduled
HARDWICK – Matt Peters’ report on Hardwick’s first Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Building. The Hardwick Conservation Commission (HCC) contracted with consulting ecologist Matt Peters of Woodbury to conduct a Natural Resources Inventory for Hardwick in January. Called for[Read More…]
Guided Eclipse Watch April 8
PEACHAM – The Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation will host a solar eclipse watch party at the Northern Skies on Monday, April 8, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Totality starts at 3:27 p.m. There will be one minute of totality. There will be safe telescopes and solar eclipse glasses for[Read More…]
Weatherization Presentation Draws Over 60 Attendees
GREENSBORO – A group of volunteers from six neighboring towns is on a mission to show that, through simple home improvements, not only can homeowners save money on their energy bills, but that those savings will more than pay for the cost of doing the work. That was the goal[Read More…]
Tracker Teaches Techniques March 30
by Norma Wiesen HARDWICK “Learn About Tracking” will be presented March 30 on the Hardwick Trails, 10 a.m. to noon. Naturalist and tracker Jonathan Shapiro will explain how to find the signs of creatures in the woodlands. As winter wanes and spring begins, humans and wildlife get more active, so[Read More…]
