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The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Project

Dr. Richard Katzman of Waterbury, Bridgeside Books owner Hiata Defeo, Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Principal Tom Drake and Crossett Brook Middle School librarian Jen Hill are ...

Local inns, restaurants and lodges begin reopening

As more and more Vermont businesses are allowed to reopen, local businesses are cautiously following suit. The Hyde Away in Fayston opened its grounds for outdoor dining at 25 percent capacity on ...

Oshkello turned to art and canoeing

Ayla Oshkello is a senior at Harwood from Moretown. Although she is now tasked with online classes at home, Oshkello still reminisces about her favorite courses she took over the past four ...

Sculpture School retools for summer

Sculpture School, Fayston, creator of summer fun for local and visiting young makers, is retooling this year’s offerings with smaller groups and more freeform learning, according to founder and ...

Mad Marathon 2020 goes virtual

While the Mad Marathon won’t be run en masse this year, race director Dori Ingalls said the Mad Marathon will be hosting virtual races in July. Shortly after the Toyko Olympics were canceled, ...

Waterbury native and UVM graduate has passion for population health

The massive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in America has caused people from all walks of life to turn a critical eye on the American health care system. The pandemic has exposed its weaknesses, ...

GMVS honors Class of 2020 with a challenge

On Wednesday, May 20, over 220 Green Mountain Valley School (GMVS) students, staff and alumni honored their 32-student member Class of 2020 with a unique athletic challenge. The goal, as a collective ...