CRAFTSBURY COMMON – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted Saturday morning to keep the government open and advance nearly $13 million of Congressionally Directed Spending for eight Vermont-based projects nominated by the Senator. Part of the appropriation went to Sterling College in Craftsbury Common to develop a new workforce readiness curriculum that enables students[Read More…]
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Washington Gridlock Brings Woodbury Windfall
WOODBURY – Fire Chief Paul Cerutti could hardly believe the news when a friend called on Friday, March 8, with news that a Senate appropriations bill had just passed with $1,125,000 for an addition to the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department emergency services and operations center. The next day President Biden[Read More…]
Alexander Tree Sugarhouse Holds Open House
CABOT – Calvin Alexander opened his sugarhouse to guests for the annual Spring Maple Open House Weekend on Sunday, March 24, after a snowy Saturday open house that brought no visitors: which was just as well because his tractor got a flat that day. His aunt, K.C. Wright, visiting from[Read More…]
Robinson Performs April 5 in Calais
CALAIS – Dana Robinson, traditional musician, will perform at the Maple Corner Community Center on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Robinson is an award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, based in Cabot, who combines a singing style with humor and observations about community and place. For over 30 years, Robinson has[Read More…]
There’s Probably a Humanitarian Disaster Happening, But the Judge Said It Was Okay
EAST MONTPELIER – Truly bizarre happenings over the last 24 hours, even by the bizarre standards of this seemingly never-ending crisis of housing and homelessness. We’ll get to the judge’s decision allowing Gov. Phil Scott’s ridiculous policy to go forward, but first a note from an official in the city[Read More…]
Homelessness and Substance Use Affect the Hardwick Area Too
Homelessness and the associated issue of substance use isn’t just an issue in Vermont’s cities. It’s just on a smaller scale in Vermont’s smaller towns like Hardwick, where there are no homeless shelters for more than 20 miles in every direction. John Walters writes in a piece appearing elsewhere in[Read More…]
U.S. Biathlon Championships in Northern Maine
U.S. Biathlon Championships in Northern Maine FORT KENT, Maine – After all the biathlon World Cups were done for the season, the U.S. skiers returned home and had one final racing weekend with other aspiring biathletes. Jake Brown of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) jumped to the front in[Read More…]
Record-breaking Week for Thornton-Sherman at Nationals
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) track star Andrew Thornton-Sherman can now add National Champion to his long list of accolades, after a record setting performance in the 800m at the High School Adidas Nationals in Virginia Beach two weeks ago. Thornton-Sherman’s time of 1:53.72 set a new[Read More…]
Allen Takes Over Wildcat Baseball Program
HARDWICK – Craftsbury Academy (CA) alum Shaun Allen will be the new varsity baseball coach at Hazen Union this coming spring, replacing Spencer Howard who stepped away from the program after four successful seasons. Howard helped put Wildcat baseball back on the map in the state of Vermont during his[Read More…]
Fielder Named Lacrosse Rookie of the Week for Norwich Cadets
EAST CALAIS — Norwich Cadets first-year midfielder, Caitlyn Fielder, who calls East Calais home, collected 13 points with 10 goals, three assists and won 26 draw controls in the week ending March 17. Her performance earned her Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Week accolades from[Read More…]
Hill Claims Capital Player of the Year Honors
HARDWICK – Hazen Union’s Xavier Hill topped off a stellar senior season on the hardwood last week as he was voted Player of the Year by the coaches of the vaunted Capital League. The smooth lefty point guard averaged nearly 18 points per game for the top seeded 20-4 Wildcats[Read More…]
