Category Archives: ICYMI

ICYMI: Montshire Museum, Norwich University, Farmers Market

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. Montshire names new Executive Director Lara Litchfield-Kimber is the new Executive Director of the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont. The Montshire made the announcement in a November 5 press release. (H/T Daybreak!) Science and science literacy have never been more important—to have a nationally recognized museum here says a lot about our community and what it values, said Trustee Jeremy DeSilva, who Continue reading ICYMI: Montshire Museum, Norwich University, Farmers Market→

ICYMI: Farmer Olympics, Norwich Inn, and Peace Corps

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. Honey Field Farm to host Farmer Olympics Honey Field Farm on Butternut Road in Norwich is hosting the 6th Annual Farmer Olympics. The event, scheduled for August 31, is sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, or NOFA-VT. “Farm teams will show off their finely-honed skills in events ranging from physical to cerebral to just plain ridiculous,” says Sunday’s article on vermontbiz.com.The Continue reading ICYMI: Farmer Olympics, Norwich Inn, and Peace Corps→

ICYMI: Windsor Police Chief Frank, Caleb Zuckerman, Stave Puzzles, Tyler’s AirPods

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. Windsor Police Chief Frank on community policing “This is an opportunity for a cultural change and to reexamine what we’ve been doing. And I am so excited to be a part of that.” That is what new Police Chief Jennifer Frank recently told the Windsor Selectboard according to an article by Eagle Times reporter Patrick Adrian. (H/T C.M.) In Windsor’s new police chief shares Continue reading ICYMI: Windsor Police Chief Frank, Caleb Zuckerman, Stave Puzzles, Tyler’s AirPods→

ICYMI: Montshire Executive Director Stepping Down

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In a press release issued last week, the Montshire Museum of Science, located in Norwich, Vermont, announced that its executive director was leaving to take a position in New York City. Marcos Stafne, the Executive Director of the Montshire Museum of Science, will step down from his current role at the end of April. He has accepted a position with the Wildlife Conservation Society as their Director of Learning Experiences, Zoos & Aquarium. In this new role, he will envision Continue reading ICYMI: Montshire Executive Director Stepping Down→

ICYMI: “Bid to boost Norwich housing needs your help” appears in the Valley News

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On Thursday, the Valley News published an opinion piece by three members of the Norwich Affordable Housing Subcommittee. Bid to boost Norwich housing needs your help is here at the newspaper’s website (registration may be required). The column highlights the need for affordable housing in Norwich and the Upper Valley. It outlines the housing goals of the Norwich Housing Strategy, adopted by the Planning Commission in 2019. Then, the column asks for help on three fronts. The Norwich Housing Strategy Continue reading ICYMI: “Bid to boost Norwich housing needs your help” appears in the Valley News→

ICYMI: MOCO hot chocolate wins award, Sweetland Farm pledges ’90 in 10′, and Dan & Whit’s is a JAG Ambassador

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. MOCO Norwich-based MOCO –  My Organic Coco won a sofi Award from the Specialty Food Association in the New Product category for 2020. The sofi (“specialty outstanding food innovation”) Awards were announced in late August. MOCO’s Peppermint Hot Chocolate was one of 148 winners across 39 product categories selected from nearly 2,000 entries. “We’re so honored to win a New Product Award, and it Continue reading ICYMI: MOCO hot chocolate wins award, Sweetland Farm pledges ’90 in 10′, and Dan & Whit’s is a JAG Ambassador→

ICYMI: King Arthur Flour name change, Willing Hands video, intervention policy of NPD, and more

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. King Arthur Flour is now King Arthur Baking. After 230 years, King Arthur Flour has a new name. The new name and logo “better represent who we are today,” says the KAF, er KAB website. “And it’s a pretty simple story. We are bakers, committed now as always to spreading the joy of baking.” Willing Hands video. Filmed by Norwich resident Ezra McGinley-Smith, Willing Continue reading ICYMI: King Arthur Flour name change, Willing Hands video, intervention policy of NPD, and more→

ICYMI: King Arthur Flour and the pandemic, and Holland is a Coach of Year

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. King Arthur Flour and the pandemic. “In a sense, baking was the first treatment to emerge for the coronavirus,” says David H. Freedman in his Inside the Flour Company Supplying America’s Sudden Baking Obsession on Medium. (Thanks L.K.!) The article tells how Norwich-based King Arthur Flour deftly handled the spike in demand for its flour and in calls to its Baker’s Hotline. Holland is Continue reading ICYMI: King Arthur Flour and the pandemic, and Holland is a Coach of Year→

ICYMI: Gurwitt on DPT podcast, Stave in Pittsburgh, and more.

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A brief roundup of news and information regarding Norwich, Vermont that may have escaped your attention. Gurwitt Interview. Norwich resident and Daybreak publisher Rob Gurwitt talks about Daybreak, Covid-19 in the Upper Valley, and other news with host Dhruv Uppal on the Office Hours with DPT podcast. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or RSS. Stave Puzzles. With folks in lock down, the Norwich-based devilish jigsaw puzzle maker Stave is attracting new fans. The company and its founder Steve Richardson are Continue reading ICYMI: Gurwitt on DPT podcast, Stave in Pittsburgh, and more.→