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Town gets complaints about junk pile

Shortly south of Hap’s Service Station on Route 100 in Waitsfield, there’s a collection of discarded items at the bottom of a private driveway. There’s a lawn mower on the trunk of a ...

Town gets complaints about junk pile

Shortly south of Hap’s Service Station on Route 100 in Waitsfield, there’s a collection of discarded items at the bottom of a private driveway. There’s a lawn mower on the trunk of a ...

Waitsfield hires new zoning administrator

Annie Decker Dell’Isola is Waitsfield’s new planning and zoning administrator. Decker Dell’Isola comes to Waitsfield from Driggs, Idaho, a resort and recreation community of approximately ...

Photo: Hadley Laskowski. From left to right: John Dezotelle, a deer camp regular, and Mike Mackenzie, one of the original founders of the camp on North Fayston Road.

The secret of deer camp: A 50-year tradition

About a mile up North Fayston Road, there’s a hunters’ cabin with a sign on the front door that reads “NO CRYBABIES ALLOWED.” Outside, the snow that’s fallen off the slanted roof provides a ...

Rec district seeks greater municipal support

The Mad River Valley Recreation District is asking its member towns to double the financial contribution from each town from $15,000 to $30,000. The increased funding is aimed at letting the rec ...

Harwood Union climate activists plan to strike

Student participants of the Vermont Youth Lobby have been busy planning a series of youth actions to promote climate-related legislation this year. The Vermont Youth Lobby group at Harwood Union ...

International Boutique opens December 7

The annual International Boutique opens December 7 with clothing, crafts and gifts from around the world. The weeklong event is a fundraiser for Amurtel, a nonprofit that works with and helps women ...

File photo, Socrates Cafe. Photo: Chris Keating.

Untold Stories students hosts Socrates Cafe

On Tuesday, December 3, a group of students from the Untold Stories course at Harwood are hosting a community Socrates Cafe discussion centered around the topic of diversity. Last year, former ...