BARRE – Kenley Dean Squier, founder of Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road, co-founder of the Motor Racing Network (MRN), NASCAR Hall of Famer and the voice of sports events across Vermont, New England and beyond passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the age of 88. Born on April 10, 1935,[Read More…]
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New Leadership for Trojan Hoop Program
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – Head coach Chris Hudson is stepping away from the Twinfield-Cabot boys’ basketball program this winter after nine highly successful seasons, including four trips to the Division IV Final Four. Hudson returned a storied Trojan basketball program to divisional prominence nine years ago, reaching the Barre[Read More…]
Deer Reports
C Village Store Adam Young, in Craftsbury, 4 pts., 134 lbs.; Marcel Gravel, in Wolcott, 5 pts., 142 lbs.; Josh Day, in Craftsbury, 4 pts., 149 lbs.; Kristi Demers, in Craftsbury, 2 pts., 113 lbs.; Jesse Wells, in Morristown, 6 pts., 145 lbs.; Philip Earle, in Wolcott, 2 pts., 103[Read More…]
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Clark Receives Capital League Official of the Year Honor
by Ken Brown NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Capital League honors were announced last week after another dominating season that crowned two more state champions in Division II and III boys’ soccer. Boys’ high school soccer in the Capital League has featured some of the best teams in the entire state the[Read More…]
Hazen Union Business Class Ramps up Production for the Holidays
by Lisa Stinson, Community Journalist HARDWICK – At Hazen Union, the holiday magic has already begun. Students in Jay Modry’s Building a Business class are busy in the workshop, creating scented candles, wax melts, soaps, and holiday wreaths, all for sale to the public. Scents of balsam fir, cranberry, lavender,[Read More…]
Board Reviews Proposal to Turn Town Hall into Housing Units
by Gazette Staff GREENSBORO – At its April 12 regular meeting, the Greensboro Select Board discussed a cemetery commission project, a proposal from the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, and a proposed initiative to convert Town Hall into affordable housing units. First up, on behalf of the Greensboro Cemetery Commission, Wayne[Read More…]
Houseplants are Entering Period of Rest
by Amy Simone, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont SOUTH BURLINGTON – Those lovely houseplants that clean the air and add beauty to our homes are primarily tropical natives. In the spring and summer, we can (sort of) convince them that they are still swaying in the breeze on the[Read More…]
Protecting the Rich
To the editor: The newly elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has revealed his priorities: protect the Republicans’ rich backers. Funds from the Inflation Reduction Act to allow the Internal Revenue System to ensure that large corporations and high-income and high-wealth individuals pay taxes owed, will[Read More…]
Free Workshop is Out of This World
BURLINGTON – A Science Fun Day, December 9, will offer “out of this world” STEM activities for Grade 3-5 students. Participants will have an opportunity to create, build and test as they engage in a number of fun, hands-on activities including flying helicopters on Mars, investigating alien genetics and building[Read More…]
Gardening Conference Dec. 2
BURLINGTON – The University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Master Gardener program will offer its annual conference on December 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., via Zoom. Anyone with an interest in gardening is invited to attend the event. The conference theme, “Fostering Resilience in Our Gardens,” reflects on this[Read More…]
