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Residents fundraise for radar speed sign
EAST HARDWICK – Speeding in the village of East Hardwick is one of the biggest complaints and highest priorities the East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization (EHNO) reports hearing from residents of the village that they say lacks adequate sidewalks or speed patrols. EHNO is now raising funds to purchase a radar[Read More…]
Bridge 31 replacement leads survey responses
HARDWICK – Since flooding in July 2023 damaged the East Main Street Bridge in Greensboro Bend, travelers between Hardwick, Walden, Stannard, Greensboro and Greensboro Bend have had to use the Bend Road Bridge instead. The East Main Street Bridge is located in East Hardwick and known as Bridge 31. That[Read More…]
Church, parsonage set for repurpose, revitalization
GREENSBORO – The property containing the former Methodist church and parsonage on Main Street in Greensboro Bend is currently under a purchase option agreement between the Greensboro Community Trust (GCT) and the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church. The goal is to repurpose and revitalize the church buildings[Read More…]
Inspirational Message
Rights bill passes after raid raises red flags
MONTPELIER – State police and protesters were involved in an event on March 11, where federal agents served a warrant, raiding a property and disrupting South Burlington traffic in search of a person who wasn’t at the property involved. A day later, the Vermont House took up H.849, an act[Read More…]
Harple proposes CESA map, voluntary consolidation
MONTPELIER – Back in January, virtually no one imagined that lawmakers responsible for consolidating school districts would go anywhere near last fall’s disparaged recommendations from the school redistricting task force. Recall that lawmakers last year had punted the responsibility of drawing consolidated school district maps to the task force. But[Read More…]
Take down birdfeeders to prevent bear conflicts
VERMONT – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is receiving reports of bears coming out of their dens and is urging Vermonters to remove their birdfeeders and take additional steps now to prevent conflicts with bears over the spring and summer. “Do not wait to take down your birdfeeders and[Read More…]
Public comment invited on wetland map updates
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invited the public to comment on draft updates to the state wetland maps in 150 towns, covering over 45% of Vermont in a notice published March 17. The updated maps show the approximate location and shape of wetlands across major parts[Read More…]
Greensboro’s Library of Things
A school we can all be proud of
To the editor: Last week, a letter to the editor clarified the costs of repairs to Woodbury School (“A building we can all be proud of”). The repairs are modest considering the building is 112 years old, and good investments considering its longevity. The building is worthy of being listed[Read More…]
