Town Meeting 2021 CoverageView All
OSSU School Budget Property Tax Estimates May Be Too High
At the Hazen Union School Board meeting on Monday, public interest was thin, with just twenty total attendees including the school board, some Hazen Union board staff, Principal David Perrigo, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Finance Director Brittany Currie, and OSSU Superintendent Adam Rosenberg.
Craftsbury School Ballot Raises Few Questions
The seven-article warning from the Craftsbury School District was discussed at an informational meeting held last Saturday via Zoom. About 20 attendees were present.
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Board Seeks Answers to Street Ownership
At its February 18 meeting, the Hardwick Select Board again discussed the ownership of River St./Mill St. in East Hardwick.
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Food Giveaway Continues on Thursdays
The East Calais Community Trust and the Everyone Eats’ program continue the Thursday giveaway from 4 to 6 p.m. on the steps of the E. Calais General Store.
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“Son of the South” Film Burrows Deeply
The film Son of the South is based on John Robert (Bob) Zellner’s memoir, “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement.”
Education
Molleur of Woodbury makes Dean’s List
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Carson Molleur of Woodbury was named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the
Area Students Named to CCV Dean’s List
MONTPELIER – The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List:
ObituariesView All

MIGNONNE (LECOURS) LEBLANC
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.. – Mignonne (LeCours) LeBlanc died on February 18, in Cape Canaveral, surrounded by family. She was 91
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Fielda Andrea Calderwood
A daughter, Fielda Andrea Calderwood, was born to Madelynn Johnston and Andrew Calderwood, of Craftsbury, on November 30 at Copley
Woodsmoke by Julie Atwood
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Craftsbury Select Board Needs Gender Diversity
To the editor, I wish to join the many women of Craftsbury who feel that gender diversity on the Craftsbury
Columns
Smallpox in Hardwick: A Town Meeting Story
In December, 1802, smallpox appeared in Hardwick.
Not Enough Lifeboats
Do you suppose that anybody boarding the RMS Titanic in 1912 took the trouble to count the lifeboats, calculate their capacity, and measure that against the number of people on board?

Mid-winter Houseplant Care
Are you suffering from the mid-winter blahs? More importantly, are your houseplants?