GREENSBORO – Hazen Union head golf coach Andy Hunt will look to get a jump-start on the upcoming high school fall golf season with the purchase of a new golf simulator for interested golfers this spring. Hunt has raised enough money to purchase a golf simulator and hopes to draw[Read More…]
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Funding awarded to prioritize high-speed internet in local area
NORTHEAST KINGDOM, CENTRAL VERMONT – Last week Vermont Governor Phil Scott thanked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for approving Vermont’s $100 million proposal to use Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding to extend access to reliable, high speed and affordable broadband services to areas in Vermont[Read More…]
Multiple rounds of light snow; seasonable temperatures this week
EAST HARDWICK – Last week’s warming temperatures during the day still gave way to some cooler nights with lows on either side of zero. The boundary between some cooler polar air and warmer southern air did set us up for a few waves of snow showers, adding up to several[Read More…]
Garage raccoons, Swenson Granite expansion, spring repairs discussed
WOODBURY – In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, February 9, the Woodbury Select Board took up repairs at Woodbury Elementary School to meet state fire and safety codes, a pending zoning application by Swenson Granite for its Woodbury Quarry, raccoons falling from a leaky town garage ceiling[Read More…]
Calais, Worcester residents vote against shuttering schools
CALAIS – Calais and Worcester residents on Tuesday voted against shuttering two community elementary schools in the Washington Central Unified Union School District. In Worcester, 212 residents voted against shuttering the Doty Memorial School, while 114 approved of plans to close. In neighboring Calais, 398 residents voted against closing the[Read More…]
H.385 creates remedies for coerced debt seen locally
MONTPELIER, HARDWICK – Rep. Edye Graning, vice chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, joined advocates and survivors at the statehouse this week to highlight H.385, a bill that would create remedies and protections for Vermonters facing “coerced debt,” debt incurred through abuse, manipulation or exploitation. Supporters[Read More…]
Four 90 year-olds playing Bridge
Plainfield man sentenced for Social Security Disability fraud
BURLINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on February 10, John Cozza, 64, of Plainfield, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a two-year term of probation and ordered to pay $68,323.20 in restitution to the United States Social[Read More…]
Stolen beer
HARDWICK – On February 7 at 10 a.m., Hardwick Police was notified that Casandra Rich had stolen a 12-pack of beer from the Hardwick Quick Mart on February 6. Rich will be cited in Caledonia County Court to answer the charges of retail theft.
DUI, fatal snowmobile crash
CALAIS – On February 15 at 8:51 p.m., Vermont State Police – Berlin Barracks received a report of a slide-off crash in the town of Calais. The operator was identified as Jennifer Foley of South Burlington. Investigation revealed that Foley was operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Foley was subsequently[Read More…]
Assault, armed robbery, family fight
MARSHFEILD – On February 5 at 2:26 p.m., Vermont State Police, Berlin Barracks responded to a report of an assault at 1913 Peacham Pond Road in the town of Peacham. Further investigation revealed Patrick Gomez of Marshfield committed the offense of Simple Assault during an altercation with Matilda Adelaide, of[Read More…]
Hardwick Fire Department
January calls HARDWICK – The Hardwick Fire Department responded to 11 calls in January, including three odor investigations, three Medical Assists, three Fire Alarms, one Mutual Aid Structure Fire and one Police Department Assist.
