Starksboro News

Fresh Green Pea Soup ALISON REDLICH, Free Press Never has it been clearer to me that old people have vital wisdom to share with the young than during this recent exchange at the Burlington Farmers Market: Me: "Hank, are you growing shelling peas - 'English' peas?" Hank Bissell : "No, no we're not.

"Champlain: The Lake Between" is a unique collaboration that received top honors at the nnual Boston and New England Regional Emmy Awards Ceremony held recently.

There's a transition happening at schools in Sudbury and Leicester - teachers are taking on new administrative roles.

Annie Watson likes to keep her garden messy. The honeybees like it, too. Watson of New Haven, a longtime gardener and a beekeeper of three years, shared tips at Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg on Sunday on how to attract honeybees and other pollinators, like bats and birds, to gardens.

Michelle L. Crooks, 24, of Hardwick was cited on a charge of retail theft from Wal-Mart on June 1 after allegedly stealing $28 worth of merchandise, according to police reports.

State police are reviewing the case of a woman who said she was cut with a knife after someone broke into her home in Starksboro on Thursday.

A reported knife attack in Starksboro remains under investigation and police say there are holes in the alleged victim's story.

DATE/TIME: May 28, 2009 at about 12:15 p.m. LOCATION : 2454 Vermont Route 116 in the town of Starksboro, Addison County VICTIM: Unnamed thirty-four year old female SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On May 28, 2009 at about 12:23 p.m., law enforcement personnel responded to Vermont Route 116 in the town of Starksboro, Addison County, for a reported home ...

Sarah Elizabeth Booska of Starksboro, daughter of Jim and Jerry Booska, and Jason Duane Hill of Starksboro, son of Jarry and Judy Hill, were united in marriage Oct.

A Granville, N.Y., man was arrested by Vermont State Police Thursday night after fleeing from police, hitting a cruiser, and eventually colliding with another car, according to Vermont State Police.

Before switching to a wood pellet stove, the Salas family burned propane to heat their converted mobile home in Starksboro.

The 2nd Battery Vermont Light Artillery of Westminster is organizing a tour to the historic Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pa., in an effort to raise money for the purchase of a new cannon.

Audubon Vermont hosted a preschool program called 'Journey from Sap to Syrup, The Science Behind Syrup' on March 24.

As you become more comfortable cooking and seek out more complicated recipes, it can be difficult to find the equipment you need.

The Burlington Farmers Market, faced with a possible 450 percent jump in its rent, wonders if the city has had a change of heart toward local agriculture and small businesses.

Relationship Workshop Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m. The One-World Literary Project will be hosting local author Greg Krech's presentation, "Cultivating a Sense of Gratitude in Relationships: Lessons from Japanese ...

In funding its "Art & Soul Civic Engagement" project in Starksboro, the Orton Family Foundation sought to achieve a practical goal: broader public involvement in a town's planning process.

Known in the area as the Swing Peepers, folk musicians John Hadden of Huntington and Matt Witten of Starksboro completed a week-long residency program called "Playing to your Strengths" at the Brewster Pierce ...

In 2003, Troy Griffis and a co-worker launched Awake Coffee, an organic, fair trade coffee company.

Art making and town planning may seem to have nothing in common. One is generally a solitary activity, while the other often involves at least a segment of a community.