Times Argus Community News for February 7, 2025 – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Around the city

Forest

East Kale – Vermont Land Trust announced Scott Basage and Charlotte Hannah have retained 223 acres of forest, wetlands and streams of main waters in East Kale. The protective property includes almost one mile from Beijing Brooke’s main tributary, which eventually flows into the Voski River and creates a block of 350 acres of preserved land. The project will strengthen clean water, the habitat of the wild and the resistance of floods in an area where there is a significant impact of floods in the summer 2024.

Bashage and Hannah donated a VLT conservation easement to ensure that the Earth will remain in its natural state in the future. Land ABUTS HOOLIE FARM FARM, a property with a Pekin Brook front, which was preserved by VLT in 2017. The two preserved properties now form a block of over 350 acres of protected land in the neighborhood with the flow and its inflow, which will absorb and slow water during On heavy rains.

Climate resistance

Montpelier-after a significant July 2023 Damage to floods of its historical building, the Montpelier Unitarian Church of the 13-member, Volunteer Climate Research Group will examine five options for the long-term future of the building, ranging from simply repairing future damage, to increase Construction to move church functions to another site.

The Board of Directors of the UCM has charged the study group to investigate the congregation proposals and to present its findings to the Council without giving any recommendations. The group is given a year to identify the challenges, opportunities and costs associated with each proposed variant with a report due to the Council must be reported.

The Council will then present the congregation’s findings for discussion and action. The decision-making process, which looks at the best possible option for the future of the Church, will be determined by the meeting in the coming months.

Overflow

Waterbury – Vermont Dam Safety Program works with the US Army Engineering Corps, New England Department, regarding the plans for the Waterbury Dam Project to improve the operation of existing gateways and the destroyed concrete of the dam.

To date, the project team has completed preliminary engineering analyzes and evaluation. The plan is to start engineering design in the spring of 2025 until the spring of 2027, and construction will currently begin in 2027.

Visit www.nae.usace.army.mil/missions/projects-topics/waterbury-dam-vemont-dam-safty-tification-study for the project evaluation of USACE NAE of the project.

Youthful news

Anxiety

East Montpelier – supported by the M&T Charity Foundation, the Family Network Marionettes in Vermont, were recently able to provide a day of the elementary school concern show in East Montpellier. Students from the younger classes received a puppet program for concern while the fifth and sixth graders participated in the anxiety workshop.

Dolls in educational programs relate to social problems, including harassment, abuse, mental health, anxiety and other topics. Puppets in Education is a Vermont family network program that supports all Vermont children with special needs.

College News

Madeline Johnson, a specialist in political science and sociology, by Northfield, was appointed to the list of deans in the fall of 2024 at the Charleston College.

Business

Hub for food

Morrisville – the Northern Borders Regional Commission has announced financing of non -profit rescue farms to create a food processing center in collaboration with Lamoille Corporation Corporation.

Situated at the 48th St. Morisville Congress (former Walgreens), this facility will support local farmers and a wider food system, summarizing and processing excess fruits and vegetables, edible food, which can otherwise be lost due to market restrictions.

Rescue farms will use NBC funding together with the 2023 budget loan from Vermont to support the initial setup and cost of equipment. Extra effort to raise funds will begin this spring.

Union mutually

Montpelier-Vermontbiz and Vermont Chamber of Commerce have recognized Union Mutual Insurance Co. As the recipient of the Award “Exceptional Business of the Year in 2024”, honoring the most dynamic and municipal companies in the Community.

Vfcu

Vermont’s Federal Credit Union recently donated $ 2500 to Capstone Community action as a result of a credit union campaign.

Round table

At its 38th annual membership meeting, Vermont’s round table elected new officers: President Rebecca Town, Vermont Electric Cooperative; Vice -President Neale Lunderville, Gas Systems Vermont (VGS); Cashier Evan Langfeld, the O’Brien brothers; Secretary John Sales, Vermont Foodbank; And, immediately past, chairman Sarah Byers, Leonardo’s pizza.

The members also selected new directors for their first three -year term: Janette Bombardier, Chroma Technology Corp.; John Illick, Rearch Co.; and Robert Morgan, the Federal Credit Union of Northcountry.

Elected for their second three -year term were directors: Marie McClur, Green Mountain Power Corp.; Dan Smith, Community Foundation in Vermont; Rebecca Town, Vermont Electrical Cooperative; and Gary Scott, UVM Health Network.

Continuing members of the Board of Directors include the Renee Bourget Place, KPMG LLP; Sarah Byers, Leonardo’s pizza; Sunil “Sunny” Eappen, MD, UVM Health Network; Scott Bleanell, Liquid Measurement Systems; Dimitri Garder, Global-Z International; Joyce Judy, Vermont College Community; Nicole Labrecque, PC Construction; Evan Langfeld, the O’Brien Brothers; Neale Lunderville, VGS; Sarah Morris, the port of Bassin; John Sales, Vermont Foodbank; Timo Show, country walkers and VBT bicycle vacations; and Mike Solimano, Resort Killington.

Northeast Delta Dental

Northeast Delta Dental has made 10 awards for a total of $ 901 495 to help repay a dental loan in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

In order to attract more dentists in Northern New England, the Northeast Delta Dental has provided financing for three years to be used to repay a loan for dental students.

Awards in this cycle were made to the Vermont dentists in Richford and Swanton.

Nofa-vt

The NOFA-VT Farm Share Program App opened for February 1 for spring and summer seasons.

The program reduces the costs (25%-75%) from the local CSA (a community supported by agriculture) or a Vermonters farm stand loan in need of financial assistance, while ensuring that farmers are completely paid. CSA is a subscription (usually weekly) from a farm for regular supply of vegetables, dairy products, meat, bread and more.

Applications are open until March 31 or until the funding appears and will be reviewed on a movable basis. Apply to nofavt.org/farmshare. For more information, send an email to [email protected] or call 802-434-7177.

Working land Enterprise

The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Council publishes its most impact report, detailing the results of its 12 years, supporting agriculture and Vermont forestry. For more information, visit www.workinglands.vermont.gov and follow on Facebook and Instagram @vtworkinglands.

Jobforward

Since January 1, the Center for Education for Health and Information Technology in Vermont has joined its efforts to fund Furning Partners Group Inc., funding and a workforce consulting firm located in Huntington Beach, California. The new corporate name, Jobforward, is the combination of the two organizations.

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