Katherine Johnson

2 months ago | nist.gov | Katherine Johnson |Siamak Sattar |Dustin Cook

In the U.S., building codes and standards have been developed to reduce the likelihood of building collapse but do not address the loss of building functions or recovery times due to earthquakes. When scaled to the community level, negative consequences, such as lack of access to jobs and schools and, ultimately, population displacement, may occur. Buildings and infrastructure systems can be improved to better meet the needs of users and occupants after natural hazard events.

Jan 24, 2025 | vtcng.com | Katherine Johnson

January is bound to bring seed catalogs, if they don’t arrive in December. This year, it also brings the first CSA announcement of the season, made by Snaps and Sunflowers, the floral side of Valley Dream Farm. For more information, visit snapsandsunflowers.com and click on the CSA link. The Varnum Memorial Library continues to be a busy place.

Jan 16, 2025 | vtcng.com | Katherine Johnson

Apparently for three dozen or so people, 8 a.m. is not too early an hour to be out and about, because that’s approximately the number of people who attended the selectboard’s budget informational meeting on Jan. 11. My husband and I were among the 10 or so people who attended virtually, because we are not among the early risers. The discussion was brisk, especially when it came to the issue of putting $165,000 toward the purchase of the Cambridge Community Center.

Jan 10, 2025 | vtcng.com | Katherine Johnson

First this week, a brief tribute to Jim Kinney, whose loss leaves a hole in this community in so many ways. Jim grew up in Cambridge village, went to the elementary school that stood where the Cambridge Health Center now is, and knew how to tell stories about those days, usually with a quiet smile. He knew the town and village deeply and served as a village trustee for decades, was a janitor at Cambridge Elementary School until his retirement, and in those capacities touched many, many lives.

Dec 5, 2024 | vtcng.com | Katherine Johnson

I stopped wishing for snow at Thanksgiving somewhere in the late 1960s, when I kept saying I hoped it would snow and it did, about a foot, making my grandparents’ trip home involve my father following them in his car and then breaking a path to their house on foot when my grandfather got stuck. When he went back to dig my grandfather’s car out of the ditch, he found the door locked, so he had to make another round trip on foot for the keys.