MONTPELIER – A lot of commentary space has appeared recently concerning three bills that passed Vermont’s Legislature, but were vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott and will not become law because override votes did not occur or were unsuccesssful: S.190 An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care[Read More…]
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There are so many changes to law
MONTPELIER – Act 73, the education transformation act that was signed into law by Governor Phil Scott last July, saw some significant updates and changes this past legislative session. Bill H.955 went back and forth from the House and Senate and finally a conference committee and was voted out by[Read More…]
Are we planning for the storms of the future?
HARDWICK – Many Hardwick residents can remember a time when a storm meant steady rain for a day or two. Roads might flood. Fields might pond. Rivers would rise and eventually return to their banks. The floods of recent years felt different. In July 2023, portions of the Hardwick area[Read More…]
Broderick’s second season’s spring lambs bring new colors
EAST HARDWICK – In the early afternoon, with dew on the grass and sun peeking through the clouds, high pitched bleats echo through the air. With spring having come and gone, these summer mornings are a first for these fluffy springtime arrivals. Kevin and Karen Broderick returned hops farming to[Read More…]
Fourth of July parade has long history
CABOT – When I was growing up, the Fourth of July was not especially significant for me. I lived on a farm on Cabot Plains and looked forward to my city cousins arriving each summer, and if they arrived around the Fourth, they’d have colorful boxes of firecrackers and sparklers[Read More…]
Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday in the garden
SOUTH BURLINGTON – As we prepare to celebrate 250 years since our nation’s founding, it seems like an opportune time to take a retrospective look into what gardening was like in America in 1776. Long before the days of grocery stores and industrialized farming, early Americans planted gardens to provide[Read More…]
Dangerous Dragonflies
DUXBURY – Imagine you’re a fruit fly by the pond on a sunny day, whirring along in search of food or other flies. Suddenly, you’re scooped up, whisked to a perch, and efficiently devoured by a blue dasher dragonfly. For little flies like you, blue dashers have a 97 percent[Read More…]
Heller’s World
Mountain View Union names new assistant principal
HARDWICK – Sarah Ainsworth has been appointed as assistant principal of the Mountain View Union Elementary School District, which serves students across three campuses in Hardwick Elementary, Woodbury Elementary, and Lakeview Early Education Center. She fills the position vacated by Kate Gascoyne, who has been named principal of Wolcott Elementary[Read More…]
Retirees from area Schools
Dr. David Baker reminisces as retirement nears
HARDWICK – As Dr. David W. Baker’s time comes to an end as Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Superintendent of Schools, he said he’s enjoyed his time in Hardwick. Though it was a challenge keeping up with the schedule of meeting with the six schools boards governing the OSSU (Hazen[Read More…]
Sweeney named to Dean’s List
BRISTOL, R.I. – Sakoya Sweeney of Craftsbury, has been named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that[Read More…]
