By Curt Peterson Hartland planning commission members feel a local proposal is in conflict with the Hartland town plan. Last week, they drafted a proposed memorandum addressed to the Act 250 commission spelling out the details of their opposition. On […]
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Local News
Hartland planners object to Sunnymede store decision
By Curt Peterson In small Vermont communities some issues come and go without leaving long-lasting effects, but “What’s the status of the Sunnymede Farm Store project?” has persisted on local lips since early summer, when the developer’s Act 250 application […]
State News
Sanders, Welch and Balint rally in Hartland
By Curt Peterson Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch and state Sen. Becca Balint, calling themselves the “Delegation Tour for All” get-out-the-vote rally drew about 150 people to Hartland’s Damon Hall on Saturday, Oct. 23. Sanders isn’t up for […]
Letter, Opinion
Elect McCormack, Clarkson and White to Senate
Dear Editor, This election year, Windsor County has the opportunity to elect three excellent candidates to the state Senate. Representing the largest geographic Senate district in the state takes a special type of person. They must be willing to show […]
Local News
Two women open ZBotanicals, a CBD store in Hartland
By Curt Peterson Zanni Lacey and Lindsay Rose hosted a Renaissance Faire-like grand opening event for their ZBotanical business on Sept. 17. Hartlanders wondering what’s happening at the long-vacant Shepherd’s Woodworking location north of Webster Road on the Hartland-Quechee Road, […]
Local News
Planners, regional commission oppose on farm store in Hartland
By Curt Peterson The controversial Sunnymede Farm Stand project attracted many to two events on Monday, Sept. 19— a 9:30 a.m. site tour and a 10:30 a.m. Act 250 commission public hearing at Hartland’s Damon Hall. Peter Kopsco, commission coordinator, […]
Local News
Hartland board adopts inclusion declaration
By Curt Peterson The Hartland Select Board voted unanimously to adopt the Vermont Declaration of Inclusion Monday night, becoming the 65th Vermont town to sign onto the movement. Chair Phil Hobbie told the Mountain Times one very minor wording amendment […]
Local News
Hartland’s Cedar Mountain Farm in the running for conservation award
By Curt Peterson Kerry Gawalt and Stephen Leslie, who operate Cedar Mountain Farm in Hartland, are Northeast Region finalists for the 2022 Leopold Conservation Award, the winner to be announced in a few weeks, according to a letter from the […]
Letter, Opinion
Vermont Public needs different name
Dear Editor, Why is it that modern name changes leave us so much in the dark about organizations and their legacy? For instance some of the local hospitals have given up the names of their medical benefactors of yesteryear. Instead […]
Local News
Hartland residents report many bears sightings, some conflicts
By Curt Peterson The Hartland listserv has been buzzing with bear sightings. David Cooper, who lives on Mace Hill Road, photographed a wandering ursine on his road July 15 at 5:20 p.m. and posted the image on the listserv. That […]