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Potential missing person identified as Joseph Picard, age 77, of Picard Road in Middlesex, VT. Joseph was last seen on May 22, 2023, at approximately 8:30 p.m. by family members at his home on Picard Road in Middlesex.

Missing person

Trooper Daniel Bohnyak reports: On May 24, 2023, at approximately 8:37 p.m. Vermont State Police were notified of a potential missing person identified as Joseph Picard, age 77, of Picard Road in ...

Potential missing person identified as Joseph Picard, age 77, of Picard Road in Middlesex, VT. Joseph was last seen on May 22, 2023, at approximately 8:30 p.m. by family members at his home on Picard Road in Middlesex.

Missing person

A popular fishing spot on Ridley Brook runs through the newly-acquired property. Credit: Catherine Gjessing

Fifty-seven acres conserved in Duxbury

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Shared goals articulated at tri-town conservation commission meeting

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George Abad appeals DRB decision on Elwell Excavating

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Photos by Kintz – what’s the scoop?

Governor’s Institutes of Vermont

Seventeen Mad River Valley students accepted to Governor’s Institutes of Vermont

The old barn at the Featherbed Inn is being deconstructed and replaced with a newer version. Photo: Lisa Loomis

Early 19th-century barn at Featherbed Inn being rebuilt

Mad River Valley Community Calendar

Ferro Jewelers

Local News

Goat herder Mary Beth Herbert

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HUUSD nutritionist Erika Dolan, Warren kitchen staff Yukio Cormier and Troy Kingsbury, joined by Gene Hurdle to celebrate the Hurdle Special at Warren School.

Hurdle Special debuts (re-debuts) at Warren Elementary School

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Curious and supportive crowd on hand for wastewater meeting

Sports

2024 Mad River Valley Triathlon helpers watch kayakers and canoers pass the Waitsfield Covered Bridge. Photo: John Williams

Recreation Life in the Valley - Volunteers make recreation happen

Chloe Riven marathoning. File Photo.

Harwood grad Chloe Riven running Berlin Marathon as fundraiser

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Middle School baseball defeats Montpelier

Schools

1) Preschoolers play with dough at Spring Hill School photo credit: Spring Hill School

Spring Hill School turns 40

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Middle schoolers host walk-a-thon to fundraise

Harwood students in Rwanda

HU students present films on Rwanda trip

Arts & Entertainment

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Q and A with Vermont’s first Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Devoe

Aurora photo from reader Ames Robb

Aurora photos from Mother's Day weekend

Sidewalk chalk art by Janet Dandridge

Local artist seeks to maximize empathy through public artworks

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