GREENSBORO – The recycling center in Greenboro is one of the few places in Vermont where styrofoam is accepted. The town is a member of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District (NEKWMD), one of only two places in the three northern New England States with a machine that processes styrofoam[Read More…]
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Civic Standard Ofrendas in Peace Park
HARDWICK – The Civic Standard is collecting Ofrendas in the park next door. Many people make altars or ofrendas (offerings) in their homes to honor their loved ones who have passed on as a part of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The ofrenda represents a remembrance of[Read More…]
Center Seeks Volunteers
EAST MONTPELIER – The Twin Valley Senior Center is seeking volunteers who can spare a few hours once a week to help in the kitchen. Some of the responsibilities include: prepping vegetables and other foods; helping keep the kitchen clean; organizing supplies and dishes that need to be washed and[Read More…]
Therapy Dog at Library, Oct. 9
HARDWICK – Children may read or tell a story to therapy dog, Murphy, accompanied by his trainer Sarah Miller, at Jeudevine Memorial Library on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. The event is open to youth of all ages. Call (802) 472-5948 or email [email protected] to sign up for a 10-minute reading[Read More…]
Pond Exploration, Oct. 10
HARDWICK – Matt Peters and Jonathan Shapiro will lead a visit to Tuttle Pond on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Peters, consulting ecologist, studied and documented the pond in the first Hardwick Ecological Inventory completed this spring. Shapiro, lead instructor of the Fox Paw School, is[Read More…]
GHS Open House, Oct. 12
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Historical Society (GHS) will be open for a bonus day this autumn: Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On exhibit is “Rails to Trails,” the history of the St J&LC railroad line, from its earliest days through the current Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. A few[Read More…]
Jacobsen on “Wild Chocolate,” with Guest Mateo, Oct. 15
HARDWICK – Food writer and James Beard Award winner Rowan Jacobsen will be at The Galaxy Bookshop on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., to discuss his new book, “Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao’s Soul.” Jacobsen spent more than a year researching this book, including travels through[Read More…]
Anti-Racist Storytime, Oct. 17
HARDWICK – The OSSU Equity Team is hosting an anti-racist storytime event at Hardwick Elementary School Thursday, October 17, at 6 p.m. Parents and guardians of Hardwick, Lakeview, Wolcott and Woodbury Elementary students will learn more about the classroom-based anti-racist storytimes at OSSU elementary schools. Stories and activities from the[Read More…]
Pizza, Politics Candidate Forum, Oct. 17
CABOT – A candidate forum, Pizza and Politics, will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on the third floor of the Willey Building. A light dinner will be available at 6 p.m., with an open forum and introduction of candidates at 6:30 p.m. Voter registration[Read More…]
Parent, Caregiver Chats, Oct. 21
HARDWICK – Parents and caregivers will gather for coffee and a chat on Monday, Oct. 21, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Front Seat Coffee. This event will create space for parents and caregivers to gather and connect around the joys and trials of parenting. The event is sponsored[Read More…]
Orleans Senate Candidate Debate, Oct. 23
CRAFTSBURY — Craftsbury Academy will host a debate between Orleans County’s two Vermont Senate candidates, Republican Samuel A. Douglass and Democrat Katherine Sims, on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The two are vying for the vacant seat of Senator Robert Starr of North Troy, who served as Orleans County’s lone senator since[Read More…]
Workshops for Farmer Funding, Oct. 28
BURLINGTON – Several funding opportunities are available to Vermont dairy producers to improve infrastructure, purchase equipment and make on-farm improvements for long-term farm viability and climate and economic resilience. To help producers learn about grants and other types of funding, the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Dairy Team will sponsor[Read More…]
