CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – This was supposed to be my very last gardening column, but (spoiler alert) it is not. I started writing a gardening column in 1998 and wrote weekly for 25 years. Then in late 2023 I dropped down to once a month. I liked the extra time[Read More…]
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Paddling floodplain forests for hidden highlights of mud season
MONTPELIER – By early April I start to get impatient for full-blown spring. I’m ready for the treetops to be full of warblers and the understory to be crowded with blooming flowers. But when mud season lingers, I pick up my paddle. Kayaking and canoeing in floodplain forests is a[Read More…]
Woodsmoke by Julie Atwood
Local student wins Regional Civics Bee
LYNDON CENTER – Walden Elementary School sixth-grader, Azailya Lesperance, won first place and a cash prize at the Regional Civics Bee, Friday, April 10. The event at Lyndon Institute was organized by the NEK Chamber of Commerce. Azailya’s social studies and global citizenship teacher Katey Foster said she learned of[Read More…]
Recipe class holds all-school sugar on snow party
HARDWICK – Last month the Hazen High School Recipe for Human Connection Class took on a project to hold an all-school sugar on snow party they hope will become a regular annual event. Sugar on snow involves boiling maple syrup to 235 °F and drizzle it on snow for maple[Read More…]
Haynes honored with dairy scholarship
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Charlie Haynes of Calais, Vt., was among six students from Cornell University receiving scholarship awards at the 2026 Northeast Dairy Management Conference (NEDM), March 4 to 5. The Richard Popp Scholarship Fund was established by friends, families and colleagues of Dick Popp and honors senior undergraduate[Read More…]
NVDA updating Regional Plan
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – NVDA planners continue to put finishing touches on NVDA’s draft 2026 Regional Plan, which covers Caledonia, Orleans and Essex Counties. Every eight years the plan must be updated to better reflect statewide planning goals to guide future growth and development in the three counties and 55 communities[Read More…]
Act 250/181 public comments sought
VERMONT – The Land Use Review Board (LURB) is accepting public comments on proposed guidelines for road construction under Act 250 / Act 181. Beginning July 1, 2026, “…the construction of a road or roads and any associated driveways…” will trigger the need for an Act 250 permit. Some exceptions exist for the length of the road, see 10 V.S.A. and exceptions are[Read More…]
Justice For Dogs April pet food drive
HYDE PARK – Lamoille Valley Chevrolet is again hosting their annual pet food drive, in support of Justice For Dogs for a second year. Donations may be dropped off at Lamoille Valley Chevrolet at 868 Vt. Rte. 15 in Hyde Park. Pet food can be also shipped to the dealership. Items needed are dry[Read More…]
Rail Trail walks, every Friday
EAST HARDWICK –Starting April 10, the East Hardwick Walkers meet every Friday, on the rail trail at 9:30 a.m., at the Steven’s Lane intersection near 123 East Church Street. Everyone is invited. Contact Gail at [email protected] for more information.
Walden 8th Grade Quilt Raffle, April 15
WALDEN — The 8th grade class at Walden School is selling raffle tickets for a queen size quilt to fund their end-of-the-year trip, wrote Tammy Hall in an April 13 Front Porch Forum post. The drawing is April 15. The quilt is made with 100% cotton fabrics that can be machine[Read More…]
Hazard Mitigation Committee discusses meadows, April 16
PLAINFIELD – The Hazard Mitigation Committee will present GIS mapper and former wetland analysis intern Cil Relland and hydrologist Ethan Ely at the Plainfield Town Hall on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m., for a discussion on meadows and open land. These open lands create habitats for mammals from voles[Read More…]
