ADAMANT – Craftsbury’s Alayne Tetor and Wolcott’s Maxfield English each had record-setting performances last week as the overall winners of the 2026 Adamant Half Marathon and Relay. Tetor was the first female to cross the finish line with a time of 1:35:57 on Sunday, besting runner-up Dylan Broderick of Middlesex[Read More…]
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Senior women powerlift to gold
MORRISVILLE – The parking lot was full when I pulled in at Snap Fitness, a full-service gym in Morrisville. I’d driven an hour from South Burlington to be in the audience of a contest I knew nothing about, Amateur Powerlifting. I was there to cheer on my cousin and Stannard[Read More…]
McKibben finishes up an outstanding senior campaign with Ithaca
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) state champion Noah McKibben put a bow on a stellar collegiate career with the Ithaca men’s track and field team last week at the Liberty League Indoor Championships at RIT. McKibben finished 11th in the javelin and 13th in the long jump over[Read More…]
Tough start to the season for local softballers
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – The Cal United (0-3) and Craftsbury Academy (0-2) softball teams got off to slow starts last week to start their seasons. Cal United suffered a pair of lopsided losses at home to BFA-Fairfax and Blue Mountain, and another on the road to Richford. Austin Roos collected four[Read More…]
Fielder and Lady Cadets’ run comes to an end in Boston
BOSTON – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder and her Norwich University women’s Lacrosse team’s playoff run came to an end at the hands of Emanuel College last week in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Final Four. Second-seeded Emanuel College completed a season series sweep of the Lady Cadets last[Read More…]
Youth Turkey Weekend
Smith’s Store April 25: Lucas Barnett, in Hardwick, 19 lbs., 2 oz., 9.75-inch beard, .75-inch spur; Desmond Raynor, in Walden, 20 lbs., 8 oz., 8-inch beard, 5/8-inch spur; Lydia Alden, in Hardwick, 19 lbs., 6 oz., 10-inch beard, 5-inch spur; Talon Michaud, in Greensboro, 20 lbs., 9-inch beard, 1-inch spur;[Read More…]
New funding, the prescription for pharmacy desert
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Walgreens shut its doors in 2024, leaving Hardwick without a pharmacy for the first time in over 150 years. This closure is just one of thousands of other pharmacy closures across the country in recent years, according to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)[Read More…]
Soaking rain expected; persistently cool for rest of week
EAST HARDWICK – After a month that has caught us up on rainfall, we managed to avoid any measurable precipitation in the past week. Thus, the ground is drying out a bit. The overall precipitation for the month has pushed all of the Northeast Kingdom out of drought conditions. However,[Read More…]
Downtown water main off last Wednesday for repair
HARDWICK – A water leak under South Main Street, near its intersection with Mill and North Main Streets, last Wednesday caused some downtown businesses to close. Construction equipment in front of the Clip Joint took up parking spaces on the other side of the street, but not directly across from[Read More…]
Injured eagle has positive prognosis
HARDWICK, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – An update has arrived on the condition of a local eagle, reported to have been injured by what was likely a vehicle last month. Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) Director of Wild Bird Rehabilitation Bren Lundborg reported a positive prognosis, as the bird recovers[Read More…]
Board authorizes town truck purchase
HARDWICK – The April 16 meeting of the select board had a mixed agenda with discussions about the town forest steering committee, the Jeudevine and road crew equipment. Road Foreman Tom Fadden said the crew has been grading and hauling in sand and other materials as needed. Street sweeping is underway[Read More…]
Duplex home nears completion
GREENSBORO BEND – A year ago, on April 28, Greensboro Habitat for Humanity broke ground on the duplex home at 1119 Main St. Through the efforts of donors, volunteers, site supervisors, sub-contractors and students from the Green Mountain Technical and Career Center in Hyde Park, the homes will be complete[Read More…]
