MONTPELIER – The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF), in collaboration with Efficiency Vermont and Vermont Gas Systems, recently graduated the inaugural cohort of Tools of the Trade– Business Fundamentals for Energy Pros, a business coaching program designed to support weatherization and clean energy contractors across the state. The inaugural cohort included seven[Read More…]
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Village store remains in now local hands
CABOT – Michael DeLacy was nine years old when his parents, Donald and Mary Lou DeLacy, bought land on Urban Road in Cabot in 1978 when it was still a wooded lot. In his own words, “I’ve been coming up here ever since,” said DeLacy. In a recent interview with[Read More…]
Back Stairs at Harry’s Hardware opens
CABOT – Harry’s Hardware has opened an upstairs space, called The Back Stairs, for community use. The Back Stairs is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The space has high-speed internet with Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Guests enter through Harry’s Hardware, where food and drinks can be[Read More…]
Turkey Dinner, Sept. 27
CABOT – The Cabot United Church will hold its annual fall foliage turkey dinner on Cabot’s Fall Foliage Day, Saturday, Sept. 27. The meal includes roast turkey, squash, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and desert. Diners can eat at tables on the Common where there will be live music until 6 p.m.,[Read More…]
Caspian beach community forum, Sept. 25
GREENSBORO – Thursday, September 25, 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD) is holding a community forum on a Caspian Public Beach Clean Water Project, at Highland Center for the Arts. In May, OCNRCD was awarded a Vermont State grant to continue work on a[Read More…]
Poetry reading, Sept. 28
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Public Library welcomes author Renee Rossi to the library on Sunday, September 28 at 4 p.m., to share a reading from her most recent book of poetry, “I Want to Be the Largest Animal That Was Never Missed Once She Became Extinct.” Renée Rossi is a poet,[Read More…]
Justice For Dogs annual fall flea market, begins Oct. 3
WOLCOTT – Justice For Dogs annual fall flea market will take place Friday, October 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Wolcott Town Hall. House plants will be featured at the flea market, as well as a lantern auction and[Read More…]
Vermont Bishop at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Sept. 28
Vittles closes for good, Friday, Sept. 12
HARDWICK – In a social media post on Tuesday last week, Karen Whitcomb, the owner of Vittles in the Hardwick Inn, announced she would be closing the establishment that had been serving breakfast and lunch since Memorial Day 2024. “It’s with a heavy heart that I share with you that[Read More…]
Help develop NEK regional plan at Farmers Market, Sept. 19
HARDWICK – Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) is in the process of updating the 2015 regional plan that was amended in 2023. They will be collecting community input.at the Hardwick Farmers Market at Atkins Field on Sept. 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. The NVDA Regional Plan is a collaborative[Read More…]
Moss identification walk, Sept. 21
CRAFTSBURY – On September 21 at 4 p.m., ecologist Jeff Parsons will lead a walk through a cedar swamp in Craftsbury. He will identify different types of mosses and help to demystify mosses for the average nature lover. This event was originally scheduled for July, and was postponed due[Read More…]
Annual Saplings clothing swap, Sept. 22 to 25
CRAFTSBURY – Monday, Sept. 22, marks the beginning of the annual children’s clothing swap at the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church. Accepted donations include baby, toddler, and children’s clothing from infant to size 7, as well as footwear and soft baby gear in good condition, no stains, no holes, and no[Read More…]
