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…]
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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…]
Movie, popcorn, April 18
EAST HARDWICK – The family film, “Time Changer,” will be shown on April 18, at 6 p.m., at Touch of Grace, 104 Vt. Rte. 16. There will be free popcorn. For more information, email [email protected]
Rescue squad hosts emergency care training, April 20
WOLCOTT – The Hardwick Rescue Squad will host a CPR and Stop the Bleed Class on Monday, April 20, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Wolcott Town Offices. The course will cover CPR on individuals in all age ranges, choking relief maneuvers, naloxone administration, automated external defibrillator use,[Read More…]
Morel mushrooms, mycology talk, April 23
THURSDAY – On Thursday, April 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Greensboro Free Library hosts Annabelle Langlois, M.Sc., to present a program focused on morel mushrooms and spring mycology. Langlois is both an ER nurse and a biologist. In this program she will cover the specificities of spring mushroom[Read More…]
Olympic athlete to visit library, April 24
CRAFTSBURY – Olympian Susan Dunklee will share stories and photos from the 2026 Paralympics in Italy at the Craftsbury Public Library on April 24, at 6 pm. Dunklee will share an inside look at the athletes, training routines, race-day nerves and triumphs, adaptive equipment, and the teamwork that makes elite[Read More…]
