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A Back-to School Progress Report on Campus Construction
This has been the busiest construction season on campus in recent memory, with crews making progress on a variety of projects that are renewing and expanding undergraduate housing and upgrading athletics and performing arts facilities. In addition, pipes and electrical duct banks are being installed as part of a campus-wide...
14 New York Colleges Have Been Named Worst in the Country
A college degree is a massive investment, but over a dozen universities in New York State have made the list of the worst in the United States. Three of them are located right here in Central New York. Return on Investment. According to Bankrate, college tuition has risen by 153...
Lyndon weighs removing historic bridge to lessen floodwaters
The Caledonia County town of around 5,500 has a long history of flooding, sitting in a valley at the confluence of numerous waterways including the Passumpsic River, which winds through town. Read the story on VTDigger here: Lyndon weighs removing historic bridge to lessen floodwaters.
“Yankee Chronicle” 8/22/24 by Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice
Welcome to the Yankee Chronicle. I’m Abby Peel. Our show this week is again presented by the Lake Sunapee Region VNA and Hospice where they provide health care and hospice services for individuals and families in homes and community settings, fostering continuity of care and enabling people to stay in their homes as long as possible. Coming up this week, Cathy Raymond will join me again to talk about the many fine health care programs that would not exist without the funds that the Renaissance Shoppe provides and their 20th Anniversary. Elliott Cunningham will join me to tell us about and invite you to a unique New London Barn Playhouse production. Tim Blagdon from the Lake Sunapee to Concord Rail Trail will continue his recap of expansions. And we will close our show with Jamie Wilson on a Ausbon Sargent paddle around Little Lake Sunapee.
U.S. Plastics Pact Releases Essential Guides to Advance Circular Economy for Plastics
WALPOLE, N.H. -- The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) has released their Design for Circularity Playbooks, three essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the United States. The newly unveiled Design for Recyclability Playbook, Design for Reuse Playbook, and Design for Compostability Playbook provide detailed guidelines to ensure that plastic packaging is continuously reused, recycled, or composted, thereby reducing plastic waste and its environmental impact.
Scotch Burn Farm wins coveted honor
In an era where many dairy farms are selling off their herds and shutting the barn doors, it’s unusual to find a family farm that is not only thriving but has been in continuous operation since before the Revolutionary War. But such is the case of the Nelson family, owners of Scotch Burn Farm in Ryegate, VT.
New Dairy Creme Owner Plans No Changes
On July 24, Austin Hall of Northfield became the new owner of the landmark Dairy Creme ice cream stand on U.S. Route 2 at the west end of Montpelier after purchasing the popular business from Cliff and Laurie Dodge, who operated it for nearly 28 years and are now retired.
A new circus comes to town
GREENSBORO — Friday evening a new circus came to the Highland Center for the Arts here. We’ve had Bread and Puppet in Glover for some 50 years, the Robert’s traveling tent circus decades ago in Hardwick, Circus Smirkus in Greensboro since 1987, and now the Honey Let’s Go Home Circus has given its first performance.
Barton Celebrated all week long
BARTON – Merriness was in the air during Barton Celebrates, a weeklong mini-festival that showcased the history and resilience of the village. Families and people of all ages came together to enjoy food, music, and good times, learn more about Barton, and have fun. “There’s something about this place...
New funding to support Lake Memphremagog conservation
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Work is underway in the Memphremagog watershed with a focus on conservation. The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board has awarded almost $900,000 in the first round of the Memphremagog Clean Water Program. Seven organizations received funding for a total of 12 projects to improve aquatic habitat.
World Soccer Festival — A Rousing Opening at MHS
The Aug. 17 World Soccer Festival at Montpelier High School opened with a parade, with players of all ages marching to a rhythmic band of drummers. The band provided a bass line to the considerable action of the adult exhibition game between Capital Soccer and the Zen Barn, which featured players from a dozen countries around the globe. Capital Soccer ultimately prevailed 7–5. — The kids, dressed in jerseys representing international teams, soon launched into a playdown series of 3v3 games refereed by soccer players from Johnson State College. They and their parents also enjoyed face painting, grilled sandwiches, and Northeast Kingdom Ice Cream, while younger siblings chased each other, and often their parents, around the fields kicking soccer balls.
Wood in Plainfield’s Great Brook May Be Both Friend and Foe
During the July 10 flood, Jenni Belotserkovsky watched as Plainfield’s Mill Street Bridge became blocked by debris. Great Brook’s raging waters built up behind the bridge until the structure was swept away, one of many the village lost that day. “We heard boulders and trees crash into the...
Greensboro residents say their piece
GREENSBORO — Monday evening Moderator Tim Nesbit asked the more than 100 people gathered in the Greensboro United Church’s Fellowship Hall to be civil in discussing plans to put 20 affordable housing units in the town’s old high school building. By and large his request was honored by those who spoke, but an edge of anger threatened to come to the surface more than once during the two-hour meeting.
Montpelier Housing Panel Focuses on Incentivizing Development
At its Aug. 6 meeting, the Montpelier Housing Committee hosted a panel in which public officials working on housing issues across Barre City, Winooski, and South Burlington shared ideas and insights — with some speculation about strategies that could be useful in Montpelier. The panelists included Barre City’s Homelessness...
Niles Middle School teacher loses home in Weathersfield blaze, GoFundMe started to help recover losses
A Niles Middle School Teacher and her family are picking up the pieces after a blaze completely engulfed their home last night in Weathersfield. Christine Walters has been a teacher for more than 30 years in the Niles City School District. While her family made it out of the fire...
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