MILLBROOK, N.Y. – The morning after a nighttime snowfall evokes feelings of newness and wonder. If the air is calm and the trees still retain their coat of fluffy white, I immediately bundle up and head out to explore. I trudge into the woods looking and listening for signs of[Read More…]
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Bundling Up: Soil Microbes in Winter
VERMONT – Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy piles underfoot. Geese cross the bright sky. Other signs of winter are harder to define: the morning chill deepens its bite, the afternoon light becomes pale. Although[Read More…]
Fight winter blues with plants
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Adding a bit of greenery to surroundings might help chase winter blues away. Each year, shorter daylight hours and colder temperatures send many retreating indoors. Less exposure to sunlight brings with it reduced levels of Vitamin D and a potential imbalance in bodies of serotonin and melatonin,[Read More…]
Grow gourmet mushrooms at home
FAYSTON – Growing mushrooms at home doesn’t require special equipment or prior experience. Fresh mushrooms can be grown with an at-home mushroom growing kit. Mushroom growing kits require minimal space and time, making it possible to grow your own food year-round, even during the cold Vermont winter months. Mushroom kits are[Read More…]
Craftsbury students hold mock town meeting
On Monday, Feb. 16, democracy was on display as Craftsbury students held a mock town meeting, learning how voices are critical to the school community. The meeting was facilitated by Jeannine Young, Craftsbury Town Moderator, and by student Co-Moderator, Hyla Thompson, fifth-grade student. Craftsbury town officials, including Town Clerk Michelle[Read More…]
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Craftsbury Academy receives grant to launch rocketry club
CRAFTSBURY – The countdown has begun for the newly formed Craftsbury Comets Rocketry Club, which recently announced it is the recipient of a $1,000 Northrop Grumman Foundation STEM Innovation Grant through the American Rocketry Challenge (ARC). The grant will fund materials and tools needed for students to design, build and[Read More…]
Academy students win Gold Key Awards
CRAFTSBURY – Two Craftsbury Academy students, Lillian Allen (12) and Kosmos Gletsos (11, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center), are among 167 young artists and writers from across Vermont who have been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for exceptional artistic and literary talent. Both Allen and Gletsos[Read More…]
CCV Announces Fall 2025 President’s List
MONTPELIER — Students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) named to the fall 2025 President’s List are Cheyenne Herdling of Cabot and Khamden Luangrath of Hardwick. This honor recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 grade point average.
CCV announces fall 2025 Deans List
MONTPELIER –– The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the fall 2025 Dean’s List: Seville Murphy of Calais and Alexis Christensen of Hardwick. This honor recognizes full-time students with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99.
CCV Announces Fall 2025 Student Honors List
MONTPELIER — Students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) named to the fall 2025 Student Honors list are Charlotte Cloutier, Noah Haveson, Kristina McIntosh and Stefany Trautner of Hardwick; Marie Barney, Shannon Cookson, Alanna Flynn of Marshfield; and Joann Marckres of Woodbury. This honor recognizes part-time students with a[Read More…]
School radon testing results mixed
VERMONT – Auditor Douglas R. (Doug) Hoffer released information on February 19, about research his department has done on radon testing in schools. “Vermont schools should be healthy and safe environments in which to learn and work,” he said. The Vermont Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law a[Read More…]
