Cavendish Update 4/1/22: Election Results/News/Events
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4/1/22
1. Cavendish Town Meeting/Election Results
2. Cavendish Info
3. Covid update
4. Events
1. CAVENDISH TOWN MEETING/ELECTIONS: A record may have been set for Monday night’s hybrid informational Town Meeting. It lasted all of 21 minutes, with no questions from the public on the articles or candidates being voted on the following day.
With around a thousand registered voters, only 111 cast ballots on Tuesday. Articles warned, including town budget, passed. After having mounted quite a campaign, Abe Gross’s “Vote for him, not me” was a success. Steve Perani won by 97 votes to 12 for Abe as GMUSD Director for three years. Other election results were as follows, with winners of contested races appearing in bold:
• Town Moderator: Mike Ripley 91 votes
• Selectmen for one year terms: Sandra Russo (91 votes); Stephen Plunkard (87 votes)
• Selectman for three year term: George Timko (59 votes); Michael Kell (46 votes)
• Town Grand Juror: Theresa McNamara (92 votes); Eric Krasnauskas (16 votes)
• Trustee of Public Funds: Doris Eddy (73 votes); Wendy Regier (29 votes)
• Trustee of Public Funds: Dan Churchill (92 votes)
• Town Agent: Eric Krasnauskas (96 votes)
• GMUSD Director 1 year: Julia Gignoux (95 votes)
2.CAVENDISH INFO
• Cavendish Library Dinner & a Movie: The Cavendish Library’s last “Dinner & Movie” is April10th, Sunday at 1 pm at the Cavendish Library in Proctorsville. The movie is Blithe Spirit and it looks like “high tea” is in store. FMI: 226-7503
• Cavendish Easter Egg Hunt: Mark your calendars for the Cavendish Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16, 10 am Greven Field
• Springfield Hospital receives Governor’s Award: Springfield Hospital is pleased to announce that it has received the 2022 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness-Gold Level Award.
• Donation allows for more BRAT river testing: Note that BRAT tests two spots on the Black River in Cavendish-Greven Field and below the dam. Volunteers with the Black River Action Team will once again be collecting data on water conditions around the region in 2022, as part of the group’s tenth year of “River Dipping.” Thanks to a generous donation of $1,000 from the Greater Upper Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited, BRAT’s River Dippers will be able to perform several field tests at more than 50 sites this year, starting at the end of April, 2022. Learn more about BRAT’s many programs by email at blackrivercleanup@gmail.com, or leave a voice mail at 802-738-0456.
3.COVID UPDATE: For local information on testing, vaccinations, boosters, notifying contacts as well as other resources, including for Long Covid, please see the Cavendish COVID-19 Resource Guide.
STATE NUMBERS: Tuesday’s Modeling Report states, Cases of COVID-19 in Vermont remain stable, with confirmed cases averaging 131 per day over the last week. Reported infections remain flat across age groups. Hospital admissions and inpatient counts declined this week. The number of Vermonters hospitalized for COVID-19 is down 87% from the Omicron peak, and those requiring ICU care has decreased 94%.Today, Vermont is reporting no individuals in the ICU for COVID-19. Hospitalizations for the virus continue to be most common among unvaccinated and older Vermonters. COVID-19 fatalities have fallen this month, with 13 confirmed COVID-19 deaths thus far in March, down from 59 last month. March is on track to record the lowest fatality count since July of 2021.
While the spread of the Omicron BA.2 variant and rise in international infections remain a cause for concern, cases across New England are rising slowly, increasing 11% over the past week, with growth concentrated in Massachusetts and Connecticut. According to the CDC, the BA.2 subvariant is now the
predominant form of COVID-19 in the United States. The subvariant is more prevalent in New England, where it makes up more than an estimated 70% of cases.
FDA APPROVES 2ND BOOSTER SHOTS: Just before Tuesday’s press conference, the FDA announced it was authorizing a 2nd booster shot for those 50+ and for those 12+ with certain immune deficiencies. VT Health Commissioner, Mark Levine, said that he needed to look at the data and basically there just weren’t enough details for him to comment on it. If you are wondering if you should receive a 2nd vaccination, check out Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing.
VACCINE CLINICS: Levin said that as of Friday, April 1, all state run vaccine clinics no longer required an appointment. Learn more about vaccinations at the state’s website. Note that the state plans to close state clinics in mid April but free vaccinations and boosters will still be available at pharmacies (Rite Aid in Ludlow) and primary care providers (Ludlow Health Center).
HIGH INCIDENCE IN PARTS OF THE STATE: In reaction to concerns about three VT counties, including Windsor, registering as “high incidence,” according to the CDC, both the Governor and Levine noted that because VT is such a small state and incidence could be so easily skewed by a small increase in number, the state has chosen to focus on hospitalizations and deaths over the CDC data. As Levine noted, “I would just caution people that one can get into an endless cycle of reacting, overreacting, to data without looking for good trends. And you can be sort of panicking one week, next week saying, ‘Oh, glad we got by that one’ and then the next week go, ‘oh my god, I have to panic again,’ and that's not the way we want people to live.”
4.EVENTS
APRIL 1 (FRIDAY): Cavendish Dog License renewal due
APRIL 5 (TUESDAY): Registrations for Free Easter Dinner due today. Call Angela at 802-356-3823 to reserve your free dinner(s).
APRIL 10 (SUNDAY): The Cavendish Library’s last “Dinner & Movie” is 1 pm at the Cavendish Library in Proctorsville. The movie is Blithe Spirit. FMI: 226-7503
APRIL 15 (FRIDAY): Town Office closed for Good Friday
APRIL 15 (FRIDAY)-APRIL 23 (SATURDAY): Passover
APRIL 16 (SATURDAY): Cavendish Egg Hunt 10 am Greven Field
- Easter Jazz Concert at St James United Methodist Church Main St Proctorsville at 6PM.
- 10:30 AM at Hoisington Field in Perkinsville. Bring your own basket. Special prizes will be available. Special area for infants -3 year olds. This event will take place regardless of the weather. Sponsored by the Weathersfield Proctor Library
APRIL 17 (SUNDAY): HAPPY EASTER
APRIL 18 (MONDAY): TAXES DUE
MAY 2 (MONDAY): Grant applications for the Cavendish Community Fund are due. FMI: Douglas McBride at 226-7142 or Peter LaBelle at 226-7250.
JUNE 1 (WEDNESDAY): CCCA’s Cavendish Calendar Photography Contest photographs are due today. FMI: cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com.
JULY 30 (SATURDAY): Cavendish’s Annual Town Wide Tag Sale, 9-2.