NORTHEAST KINGDOM – AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is open for appointments through April 15. Area AARP Tax Aide sites are in Derby, Greensboro, Hardwick, Danville, West Burke, Derby and Sterling View in Hyde Park. There are also sites in other Vermont towns. AARP counselors are IRS-Certified and can prepare Federal and[Read More…]
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Vermont Electric Co-op seeks candidates for board of directors
JOHNSON – Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC) is seeking candidates for the three board of directors’ seats that are up for election this year. VEC’s 12 board members represent towns across the co-op’s service territory and serve four-year terms. Directors receive a stipend and mileage reimbursement for attending monthly committee and board[Read More…]
Efficiency rebates available for HED customers
WINOOSKI – Efficiency Vermont’s 2026 rebates include Hardwick Electric customers. Bonus rebates include: an extra $200 toward a qualifying appliance (clothes washer/dryers, fridges, heat pump, water heaters, etc.; an additional $800 back on a new heat pump system (this is for income-eligible households and is on top of the standard $200 income bonus from VPPSA utilities,[Read More…]
VEC’s incentives continue for 2026
JOHNSON – Vermont Electric Co-op’s (VEC) incentives for electric technologies are available for customers in Caledonia, Lamoille and Orleans Counties. VEC offers credits on members’ electric bills for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles, $250; all-electric vehicles, $500. For both types, there is an additional $500 for income-qualified members. (vehicles[Read More…]
Book lovers social, Feb. 4
CRAFTSBURY – A book-lovers social will be held on February 4, and every first Wednesday morning after that, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the Craftsbury Public Library. Valerie Morrison and Susan O’Connell will facilitate this book group, with no assigned reading. The group will share books, authors, or books[Read More…]
Pesticide-free landscapes webinar, Feb. 5
ONLINE – A free webinar “Pesticide-Free Landscapes for Pollinators and People: How We Can Help,” to hear about actions to take at the state and local levels to challenge the use of pollinator-toxic pesticides, is offered February 5, 6:30 p.m. Three experts, Pollinator Pathway advisory board members, will be panelists[Read More…]
Poetry event, Feb. 6
WOODBURY – Friday, Feb. 6, the Woodbury Community Library will host a poetry event. This bimonthly event welcomes writers and people interested in poetry to share a light meal at 5:30 p.m., and have three poems ready to share between 6 to 7:30 p.m.. Attendees may share poems or short[Read More…]
Skein and Sketch at the library, Feb. 9
HARDWICK – Bring knitting, embroidery, carving, drawing, felting, beading, painting, crocheting, spinning, quilting or other handwork to the Jeudevine Memorial Library, Monday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. for Skein and Sketch, meeting in the teen area of the library, where there is seating and tables to work on.[Read More…]
Community-building projects, Feb. 12
HARDWICK – Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m., Shawna Trader will present “Facing A Flooded World: Why Relationship is the Sweetest Way,” at the Jeudevine Memorial Library. Central Vermont endured flooding in 2023 and 2024. This presentation will explore several examples of community-building projects that are proving to be pathways towards[Read More…]
Nichols pond reed study webinar, Feb. 17
ONLINE – Annie D’Alton will present a webinar February 17, from noon to 1 p.m. about a pilot study at Nichols pond concerning manual phragmites control. She is an amateur botanist, citizen scientist and volunteer with the Lake Champlain Committee Cyanobacteria and Aquatic Invasive Species monitoring programs. Phragmites australis, or Common[Read More…]
Select board candidate forum, Feb. 21
HARDWICK – A forum for the community to hear from the eight Hardwick Select Board candidates running for one three-year and two one-year seats will be held in the Jeudevine Memorial Library, Parker Ladd Community Room, Main St., Saturday, Feb, 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Candidates who submitted petitions[Read More…]
Book group discussion, Feb. 26
CABOT – Thursday, Feb. 26, members of the Cabot book group will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. to discuss February’s book selection, “All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business” by Mel Brooks. The book offers insight into the inspiration behind the ideas for his collection of boundary-breaking[Read More…]
