Paul Hayes

5 days ago | caledonianrecord.com | Paul Hayes

BURKE — The Select Board is considering a proposal to upgrade the access road to Willey Woods Community Forest to improve year-round accessibility for residents and visitors. On Monday, the town’s Conservation Commission asked the board to upgrade Sugar Maple Lane. This 1,500-foot Class IV road leads to the forest’s parking area, to allow easier access for passenger vehicles. kAm“}@E 6G6CJ@?6 92D 2 A:4<FA ECF4<[” D2:5 r@>>:DD:@?6C s:2?6 (6==D] “xE’D ?@E E92E H6 H2?E E@ EFC?

5 days ago | caledonianrecord.com | Paul Hayes

BURKE — The Select Board on Monday gave conditional approval to a proposal that would open several town-maintained roads to all-terrain vehicle traffic. The board voted 3-0 in favor of a revised ATV ordinance allowing ATV access on just under six miles of municipal roads west of Route 5. The measure still requires legal review and an official vote at a future special meeting before it is adopted. kAmx7 2AAC@G65 2?5 D:8?65[ E96 @C5:?2?46 H@F=5 8@ :?E@ 67764E e_ 52JD =2E6C]k^Am kAm#6D:56?E s2?

5 days ago | caledonianrecord.com | Paul Hayes

LYNDON—Despite rainy weather, Volunteers collected significant roadside trash during the annual Green Up Day. More than 100 participants gathered 111 bags of garbage throughout the day, nearly filling a 14-yard dumpster, according to Selectman and Green Up Day organizer Chris Thompson. “A lot of trash was brought in,” Thompson said at Monday’s board meeting. kAm%96 2>@F?E @7 EC2D9 4@==64E65 6I466565 =2DE J62C’D E@E2=] %9@>AD@? ?@E65 6G:56?46 E92E vC66?

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Paul Hayes

LANCASTER — The Lancaster Select Board has voted to allow continued parking on Centennial Park for three recurring summer events — Rockin’ the Park concerts, the Lancaster Farmers Market, and weekly town band performances — despite concerns from town officials about potential damage to underground infrastructure and the park grounds.

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Paul Hayes

WHITEFIELD — A long-planned reconstruction of Union Street in Whitefield is expected to move forward — but only after the project was scaled back significantly to stay within budget, following a dramatic cost increase that doubled the price over two years. Initially estimated at about $1.75 million, the cost of overhauling a half-mile stretch of Union Street ballooned to $3.4 million before town officials ordered a major reduction in scope.