BURLINGTON – -Brianna Holbrook and Chloe Dyer, VTSU Lyndon Upward Bound from Hazen Union High School were among the students who celebrated the National First-Generation College Celebration Day at the University of Vermont. More than 100 students and staff attended the day-long event, recognizing the students planning to attend college who will[Read More…]
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“Hard Feelings” McCarthy Poetry Collection to Publish
WALDEN – “Hard Feelings,” Elizabeth McCarthy’s second poetry collection, from Finishing Line Press, will be available for shipment in March of 2024. McCarthy’s poetry is filled with close observations of birds and other wildlife found in the Vermont countryside. Through metaphor and simile, form and imagination, the poet transforms these observations[Read More…]
Reflections on 25 Years of Writing a Gardening Column
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – On November 8, 1998, my first gardening column appeared in my hometown paper, The Valley News of West Lebanon, N.H. Since then I have written over 1,200 weekly columns and answered countless questions from readers. I am 77 years old, and plan to[Read More…]
Muscling Through Migration
by Doug Facey BURLINGTON – During the autumn months, many birds migrate from their summer breeding grounds in the Northeast to warmer wintering areas south of our region. Migratory birds include many species of raptors and waterfowl, which we often notice because of the birds’ large size and their tendency[Read More…]
Greensboro Bend Paving
Greensboro Library Construction
Thanksgiving Flag
Walgreens Is Open
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – AWARE served 11 people from November 5 through November 12. 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.
Christmas Luncheon Dec. 2
GREENSBORO – A community ladies Christmas luncheon for all ladies will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, at noon, at Fellowship Hall, Greensboro United Church of Christ. There will be holiday decor, music, and a served meal of homemade quiche, salad, rolls, and brownie sundae.
It’s a Persuasive Incentive
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – A few months ago my companion Bea (a very charming widow of whom you have heard me speak previously) was chatting with a divorced friend and happened to mention that she was keeping company with an elderly widower. “Does he live near you?” the[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Media Log
November 6: DLS, Hardwick; Animal Problem, Center Road; Alarm, Vt. Rte. 14 S; Juvenile Problem, Hazen Union Drive; Motor Vehicle Complaint, Mill St.; Fingerprints, High St.; Wanted Person, Vt. Rte. 15 W; Directed Patrol, Hazen Union Drive; Theft, Lamoille Ave.; Citizen Dispute, Hays Drive; Traffic Stop, Vt. Rte. 14/Carey Road;[Read More…]