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Local students win Hildene Lincoln Essay Competition

Three Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) eighth graders took home top prizes in Hildene’s 2023 Lincoln Essay competition. Harmony Belle Devoe, Harwood Union Middle School, won first ...

Local students win Hildene Lincoln Essay Competition

Three Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) eighth graders took home top prizes in Hildene’s 2023 Lincoln Essay competition. Harmony Belle Devoe, Harwood Union Middle School, won first ...

Waitsfield taxpayers will see municipal wastewater vote in March 2024

Waitsfield voters will be asked to approve a $13 million municipal wastewater bond at Town Meeting 2024. Getting that far will require that the town and its project team meet stringent time ...

Close game for Harwood baseball team

Last Thursday, April 20, Harwood’s baseball team battled U-32, just coming up short, 9-10. The Highlanders had six hits with six players each recording one hit. Gabe Frankel led the team with three ...

School board to warn restraint and seclusion policy

The Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board voted on April 19 to warn the subcommittee’s revised policy on restraint and seclusion in district schools. The policy bans the use of prone ...

Mad River Resource Management Alliance spring events

The towns of the Mad River Resource Management Alliance (MRRMA), Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren, and Waterbury, will see a series of upcoming and ongoing activities this ...

Addressing the housing crisis, clean heat, and more

Last week ushered in uncharacteristically hot days along with high energy, multigenerational rallies at the State House in support of affordable child care and climate action. I enjoyed a chance to ...

Waitsfield Planning Commission consultants present bylaw modernization strategies

After 70-80 people participated in an open house last month to weigh-in on how to modernize Waitsfield’s zoning to create more vibrant villages, the town planning commission met with its ...