GREENSBORO — Come meet live falcons, hawks, and owls from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Greensboro this Sunday. The Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) will be hosting “Raptor Encounters: Who Eats Whom” on October 18 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the patio and lawn. Participants will learn more about food…
GREENSBORO — Greensboro-area residents who love farm-fresh food have something to celebrate with the revival of a local farm. By conserving the farmland with the Vermont Land Trust, Brenden and Lindsay Beer were able to buy the former Hazendale Farm and have just opened a food store on Hardwick Street. The store is located where…
NEWPORT — According to the latest GasBuddy survey, the average Vermont gasoline price was $1.95 per gallon as of Thursday. One year ago it was $2.75. The lowest recorded price in Vermont this week was $1.45 in Greensboro. Yesterday, the Troy Country Store offered the third-cheapest price per gallon in the state, at $1.67. The…
GREENSBORO — The World Cheese Championship Contest, held in Madison Wisconsin this week, announced the top 20 final candidates in the running for the top prize out of a record 3,667 international entries. Jasper Hill Farm of Greensboro made two of these winning cheeses. The fact that Highlander, Jasper Hill’s newest cheese, was among the…
GREENSBORO — Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and an active fire in the basement of a two-story home on Country Club Road in Greensboro on Monday. The homeowner had left the residence approximately 20 minutes before the alarm, fire investigators say. The fire was quickly extinguished and fire damage was limited to one room in the…
GREENSBORO — The Vermont Folk Horror Roadshow will be bringing Transformations (1972) and Walter Ungerer’s The Animal—two eerie films shot and set in Vermont—to Brattleboro, Greensboro, Montpelier, and Woodstock just in time for Halloween. The tour will visit the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on October 27. The term folk horror describes films…
GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Free Library recently held a recognition tea event to honor the many volunteers who make the library service possible for the Greensboro community. Most volunteers serve on a weekly basis for several hours at a time at the circulation desk, answering questions and checking out books, films, and magazines. Other volunteers…
NEWPORT — Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist will be touring Orleans County this Friday. She will be at the Eastside in Newport from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., at Parker Pie in West Glover from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., and at the Highland Lodge in Greensboro from 2:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. These events…
DERBY LINE — Kicking off the start to another colorful Vermont autumn, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) will be traveling across the state beginning Sept. 27 to celebrate the many sounds and sights of the season. The Made in Vermont Statewide Tour will reach six communities throughout the state, sharing well-loved classics as well as…
BROWNINGTON — Governor Phil Scott recognized the recipients of 16 State Historic Preservation Grants and 17 Barn Preservation Grants at a ceremony held at the State House Thursday. Three of the recipients are located in Orleans County. Greensboro Barn – $15,000 This large distinctive barn sits on 15.9 acres and was constructed between 1880 and…
GREENSBORO — David and Jenny Stoner, the 2017 Vermont Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year, will be hosting a farm tour on Saturday, August 12. The Stoner Family Tree Farm is a 361-acre farm in Greensboro. The event begins at 8:30 a.m., with a welcome at 9 a.m. The tours depart at 9:30 a.m. The…
GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Free Library will host a book discussion of Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro, on Wednesday, June 28, at 7 p.m., at the Greensboro Free Library, 53 Wilson Street, in Greensboro. The discussion will be led by Stefani Cravedi. The book is the story of Del Jordan, a young…
GREENSBORO — Brothers Andy and Mateo Kehler purchased 51 acres in Greensboro and conserved the land with the Vermont Land Trust as part of their effort to expand their cheese businesses at the Cellars at Jasper Hill. Andy and Mateo started Jasper Hill Farm in 2003, milking 15 heifers in an old tie-stall barn. Thirteen…
GREENSBORO — Wonder & Wisdom of Greensboro, a multi-generational and community-based nonprofit, just received $2,500 from Green Mountain United Way (GMUW) to expand its Seniors Program. Camaraderie, adventure, education, and fun-filled outings are hallmarks of the Wonder & Wisdom Seniors Program. Monthly outings are offered to local residents age 50 and older. Venues include museums,…
GREENSBORO — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has certified that an all-time state record yellow perch was caught in Greensboro. Vermont’s new record yellow perch, which weighed a massive 2.4 pounds, was caught by Keith Sherwood of Hinesburg while ice fishing on Caspian Lake. The fish was 16 inches in length and had a…
LYNDONVILLE — A 24-year-old man from Lyndonville was arrested this afternoon in connection with a series of armed robberies in Washington, Caledonia, and Orleans counties. Police say Josh Chase-Renault was taken into custody. He is charged with assault and robbery with a weapon at the Cabot Village Store, D & L Beverage in Hardwick, The Barnet…
Homicide suspect Ryan Bacon, 30, was in Orleans County Criminal Court today to face a first degree murder charge, after the shooting death of Lou Ron Schneider, 68, of Greensboro, on Sunday night. Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett gave a short press conference after the arraignment, providing new details in the case. Barrett told…
GREENSBORO — Homicide suspect Ryan Bacon has been taken into custody without incident after turning himself in at the Hardwick Police Department on Monday evening. Bacon will be charged with first degree murder, after the shooting death of Lou Ron Schneider, 68, of Greensboro, on Sunday night. Police say Bacon is lodged at Northeast Regional…
UPDATE: Authorities with the Vermont State Police and Hardwick Police have recovered the truck last seen driven by Ryan Bacon away from the scene following the Sunday shooting incident on The Bend Road in Greensboro. The truck was recovered in a wooded area on Stannard Mountain Road in Stannard. At this time authorities are still…
NEWPORT — Vermont state game wardens say they recently charged two Orleans County men for allegedly poaching several deer during March and April. On June 22, game wardens executed a search warrant at the residence of Shawn Bell, 37, of Greensboro, and based on evidence gathered during the investigation charged him with taking deer in…
GREENSBORO — The Vermont Historical Society elected Nancy Hill of Greensboro for a three-year term on its Board of Trustees at the organization’s annual meeting on September 27. Nancy is a native of Greensboro and a graduate of the University of Vermont. She is active with the Greensboro Historical Society and facilitated their acquisition of…
BARTON — A 42-year-old man from Barton was transported to the hospital after his car was struck by a metal bar that fell off of a tractor trailer on Vermont Route 16 in Greensboro. John Ullrich was traveling east on Route 16 at around 1 p.m. on Friday, in the town of Greensboro, when a…