WOODBURY – The Woodbury community will hold a recognition banquet for the Woodbury Fire Department on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Woodbury Elementary School gym. This banquet is potluck style, and the community is asked to bring either a pasta dish, a salad, bread or garlic bread[Read More…]
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Weather Watch: Seek the Sunshine: Clouds Return Friday
HARDWICK – There wasn’t much in terms of measurable precipitation in the last week, but that didn’t stop the clouds from persisting to create overcast skies for most of the forecast period. We ended up with a combination of rain and snow showers, with the snow amounting to just under[Read More…]
Health, Transportation and Gun Control Lead Agenda
by Rep. Melanie CarpenterHYDE PARK –This year the legislative session started with a flurry of bills and testimony from community members and experts from around the state. I serve on the Health Care Committee where our work has been focusing on equity, access, and affordability. H. 721 Medicaid Expansion, H.[Read More…]
IVAN R. RENAUD
HARDWICK — Ivan Rosaire Renaud, 93, a native Hardwickian, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, January 30, in the comfort of his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Hardwick on January 6, 1931, one of nine children born to the late Albert J. Renaud Sr.[Read More…]
Growing and Eating Cardoon
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – Most years I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors in February; this year I will also start some cardoon seeds at the same time. Cardoon, which is a lovely looking plant related to artichokes, is a delicious vegetable, too.[Read More…]
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Connecting and Cooking
by Lucas Hall and Ginger Bowley, Community Journalists HARDWICK – We are students in a class at Hazen Union called “Recipe for Human Connection” which is based on connecting and cooking with your peers. On Thursday, January 18, Ginger and I helped with the community lunch for part of our[Read More…]
Red Velvet Mites in Winter
by Rachel Sargent Mirus DUXBURY – Bright red, soft, and velvety: no, I’m not describing a Valentine’s Day decoration, but a red velvet mite. Built like eight-legged, scarlet Beanie Babies, red velvet mites are hard to miss, even though most of them are no bigger than an eighth of an[Read More…]
Youth Invited to Enter Duck Stamp Design Contest
BRUNSWICK – The annual state-wide Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is underway in Vermont. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites students from pre-K to 12 grade to create designs featuring ducks, swans, or geese in their natural habitats. Designs are judged in four age categories, with awards[Read More…]
Library Celebrates Haiku Month
HARDWICK – The Jeudevine Memorial Library will explore the short poetic form of haiku at the library on Monday, Feb. 12, and Monday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m., with Mark Scott and Dede Avery from Hardwick Haiku Club. During the workshops, there will be a presentation about haiku and its[Read More…]
Pancake Supper Tuesday, Feb. 13
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro United Church of Christ will hold a community pancake supper for Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, in Fellowship Hall from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on February 13. The church’s traditional pancake supper will have pancakes with Vermont maple syrup, with a side of[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – AWARE served 21 people from January 28 through February 4. AWARE is a nonprofit organization, established in 1984, dedicated to resolving the causes and effects of domestic violence and sexual assault in the greater Hardwick area.The 24-hour hotline is 802-472-6463.
