NEK – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Cal United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball teams struggled against stiff competition in the rugged Mountain League last week. BFA-Fairfax blanked Cal United 19-0 at home last Friday, dropping them to 2-6 on the season. Tatum Gaudette earned the win in the circle for the Lady[Read More…]
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Loons are nesting again on Caspian Lake
GREENSBORO – On April 16, with the ice departing, the “Call of the Loon” returned to Caspian Lake. This call evokes feelings of wildness, solitude and mystery, so a pause welcomes its return. The next day a pair of loons is seen swimming amongst the remaining few ice floes. Ah,[Read More…]
Tussock Cottongrass is champion of bogs, alpine areas
BURLINGTON – A bog is a special natural community, characterized by deep, wet and acidic soil below an open sky. Soft sphagnum mosses squish underfoot, dominating the surface of the bog and making up the mostly undecomposed organic soil below. The ground springs up and down with each step, a[Read More…]
Combating slugs in the home garden
SOUTH BURLINGTON – Slugs are a tenacious foe in the home garden, as they do their work at night and are capable of wreaking havoc quickly. To combat them, you need to understand what conditions they prefer, what plants they target, and how to protect your garden from their assaults. [Read More…]
Celebration of Learning presentations June 9
CABOT – On Tuesday June 9, Cabot School will hold its annual Celebration of Learning, a schoolwide exhibition where students from pre-K through twelfth grade share their work with real audiences. This day-long event features students explaining their own learning. Visitors will move through displays of student work, research, designs,[Read More…]
Third time’s a charm, school budget passes
WOLCOTT – On May 20, the Wolcott school budget passed with 165 voting yes, 158 against. For a second straight year, the town of Wolcott defeated the budget once on town meeting day, and once again in April. Residents first rejected the proposed $6.3 million budget, March 3, by a[Read More…]
Verse-Village Poem
In this town that we call home,we are never, ever all alone. In times of joy, we celebrate,in times of sorrow, we congregate,to hug, to love, support and help. You’re never alone or by yourself. A familiar face, a happy place,they can be found on any day. If you’re feeling[Read More…]
Awakenings
This gentle depressionwas little more thana sag and slump untilthe torrentials of Aprilswelled this hollow intoa pond. Now, bulbousand gelatinous massesof shimmering silvereggs cling to submergedbranches. Tomorrow, a redeft will flame from thispool, orange shockinginto this tawny land. Tomorrow, a wood frogwill intone into evening,a cardinal croak, refillingour saturated world.[Read More…]
Hardwick Farmers Market Opening Day, May 22
Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD)
WOLCOTT – May 15: LCSD found a pair of wire strippers at the intersection of Route 15 and Flat Iron Road. May 17: LCSD responded to an alarm which was an accidental activation in Wolcott; LCSD responded to a brush fire where the firefighters were able to quickly control the[Read More…]
Duff named to Dean’s List
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Henry Duff of Wolcott has been named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Western Carolina University. To qualify for this honor, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Museum hosts workshop for early childhood educators
ST. JOHNSBURY – Teaching artist Susanna Olson will lead a workshop for early childhood educators. “Bringing Butterfly Life-Cycle & Migratory Behavior to Life through Drama!” at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, Monday, June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. The evening will explore drama-based exercises to teach about butterflies and[Read More…]
