HARDWICK – At the beginning of a new year it is not unusual to reflect on what around us has changed in the past twelve months. How much taller are our children or grandchildren? How much has that apple tree grown? How many more miles are on the odometer? How[Read More…]
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OSSU budgeting, redistricting, class sizes, superintendent search occupy school boards
HARDWICK – Our family is looking forward to a better 2026. I appreciate all the support that I have gotten during a very trying summer. These are great communities, and I am proud to serve all of you. January will bring with it final board meetings to finalize the budgets[Read More…]
Alarm at student-facing roles on chopping block
HARDWICK – As the new year begins, our communities’ volunteer school boards are hard at work revising budgets for the coming 2026-2027 school year. We appreciate their tireless efforts towards this difficult task. As daily costs are rising, we recognize the real strain that property taxes place on households. We[Read More…]
Japanese Knotweed control project continues
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Conservation Commission (CCC) began a Japanese Knotweed (JK) demonstration project in 2017 to show landowners ways to eradicate or at least control the non-native invasive plant. The project site, across from the Little Hosmer fishing access in Mill Village, is owned by the Vermont Department of[Read More…]
Buffalo Mountain Town Forest presentation, discussion, Jan. 24
HARDWICK – A presentation and discussion of the Buffalo Mountain Town Forest proposal will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Parker Ladd Room at the Jeudevine Library. Refreshments will be served. Right now the Town of Hardwick has an exciting opportunity to convert 329[Read More…]
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Trump’s private standing army
After the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, the president told them to “Stand down, and stand by”. Those rioters, including the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Three Percenters were all later tried and convicted of criminal actions in courts of law by their peers,[Read More…]
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Weighty issues in the first week
MONTPELIER – Vermonters are justifiably concerned with due process infractions that have persisted for many months, some in Vermont, with many more outside our borders. Continued action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials has raised important questions about constitutional due process. The Fifth Amendment is clear: “no person shall be[Read More…]
First week of legislature busy and consequential
MONTPELIER – I hope you all enjoyed some restful holidays and are off to a rejuvenating new year, filled with renewed energy for making positive change. It’s a joy and an honor to be back in the State House. We’ve officially completed the first week of the new legislative session, and[Read More…]
Emergency management director search begins
To the editor: I’ve served as the Plainfield Emergency Management Director for quite a few years, including a break, working with six select boards starting back in 2015 under Rob Bridges. I told the select board a few months ago that I will resign on May 1, before my 80th[Read More…]
Seven haiku for a new year
O, how our minds need to grasp: what is held in thoughtis what waits in store. Thinking, watching from a perfect sanctuary.Nothing understood. Here, now, yet again, a chance to experienceexperiencing. Ocean-walk at dawn. Sun, surf, breeze, seagulls singing.Godhead 1.0. Silence says, “Come in.” Learn here-dwelling, story-free.Then — unchained —[Read More…]
