CRAFTSBURY – For just over two years, Craftsbury Academy, which educates roughly 140 students on its Craftsbury Common campus, has had no potable running water. Instead of using fountains, students and staff drink from bottled water that is trucked in at the state’s expense. But it’s not only drinking water[Read More…]
Craftsbury
Board Discusses Two-Phase Plan for Town Garage Bridge
by Gazette Staff CRAFTSBURY – At its Dec. 5 regular meeting, the Craftsbury Select Board discussed plans for the town garage bridge, the status of delinquent taxes, and improving plans for responding to emergencies. Board Chair Bruce Urie reported that town garage bridge could be addressed in two phases: first,[Read More…]
Area Towns Build Window Inserts to Keep People Warmer
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – The last part of October found the Energy Committees of Glover, Greensboro, and Craftsbury, and the Albany Planning Commission organizing over 100 volunteers to help build 577 window inserts for 90 area households, the Greensboro Historical Society, East Craftsbury Simpson Library, and the Craftsbury Town Clerk’s Office. [Read More…]
Moffatt’s Tree Farm
Funds Sought to Help Repair and Preserve Cemetery Fence
CRAFTSBURY COMMON – Two Craftsbury Common residents have begun a process to help repair and preserve the fence at the cemetery on Craftsbury Common. Craftsbury Common is listed in Vermont’s State Register of Historic Districts and the Craftsbury Common Cemetery lies within that District. With its fence, the cemetery is[Read More…]
Craftsbury Academy’s Boys Cross Country Team
Ordination Service Held for New Pastor
by Jenny Stoner, Community Journalist EAST CRAFTSBURY – On October 15, the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church hosted a service of ordination for their new pastor, now the Reverend Joseph Welker V. Ordination is the official service of the presbytery, the regional body of the Presbyterian Church, that confers the status[Read More…]
Board Considers Community Development Coordinator Position
by Gazette Staff CRAFTSBURY – At its October 3 regular meeting, the Craftsbury Select Board discussed hiring someone to write grants for the town, received an update from the Freedom and Unity Task Force, and got an estimate of the cost of repairing the flood damage in town. Craftsbury resident[Read More…]
Song Dedication
Mascolino Hired as Assistant Principal at Craftsbury Schools
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Schools and Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union announce that Melinda Mascolino has been hired as the assistant principal of Craftsbury Schools. Mascolino comes to Craftsbury Schools with an extensive and varied background in education with roles including 29 years as a classroom teacher and special educator, assistant principal,[Read More…]
Board Approves Contract to Scan Town Records
by Gazette Staff CRAFTSBURY – At its August 22 meeting, the Craftsbury Select Board discussed scanning town records, ongoing floor damage repairs, and investigating installing electrical access on the Common. The town clerk report noted that the water issue in town hall was fixed, and the town received a $4,000[Read More…]
