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$5,000 Vail grant helps Thrift Shop expansion

$5,000 Vail grant helps Thrift Shop expansion Family Center hires shop manager, introduces longer hours

The Chester-Andover Family Center, thanks in part to an Epic Promise $5,000 Grant from Vail, owners of Okemo Mountain Ski Resort in Ludlow, is pleased to announce the opening of our expanded Thrift Shop space and new Thrift Shop hours. The Family Center also welcomes Mike Antonowicz, the new Thrift Shop manager who brings small […]

Community invited to 'reimagine S. Derry' event

Community invited to ‘reimagine S. Derry’ event

Residents and interested citizens are invited to a community meeting at 6 p.m. on  Thursday, April 4  at the Londonderry Town Offices, 100 Old School Road in South Londonderry, to “reimagine South Londonderry.” The Londonderry Planning Commission has engaged consultants Stevens and Associates to develop a master plan for Londonderry’s South Village. Stevens and Consultants […]

Senior Solutions offers fall-prevention tai chi instructor training

Senior Solutions offers fall-prevention tai chi instructor training

Are you interested in becoming a tai chi instructor and working with seniors? Senior Solutions and Tai Chi Vermont Inc. are offering Tai Chi Level One Training from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, at Neighborhood Connections in the Mountain Marketplace, 5700 VT-100, in Londonderry. This two-day course, […]

Eclipse talk, solar viewing glasses at SAPA TV April 2

Eclipse talk, solar viewing glasses at SAPA TV April 2

In preparation for the total solar eclipse that will pass through northern Vermont on Monday, April 8, SAPA TV, the Springfield area’s public access TV station, will host an eclipse primer talk at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2 at its offices at 335 River St. in Springfield. Registration is not required. SAPA employee Kevin […]

Springfield Hospital introduces first-in-Vermont Nuclear Medicine Program

Springfield Hospital introduces first-in-Vermont Nuclear Medicine Program

Patients and physicians can experience a new level of diagnostic imaging at Springfield Hospital in its newly reopened Nuclear Medicine program, which debuted in early March. A breakthrough in nuclear medicine technology enables high diagnostic accuracy using low-dose radiation. “It has been over two years since we offered this service, and we are pleased to […]

Chester Townscape taking shrub orders until April 9

Chester Townscape taking shrub orders until April 9

Chester Townscape, an all-volunteer non-profit organization, is holding its annual shrub sale to raise funds for its beautification projects. This event offers good-sized, proven shrubs at below-retail nursery prices to help people beautify their properties. This year’s selections are: Red Sprite Winterberry (female for berries), Jim Dandy Winterberry (male pollinator), Little Quick Fire Hydrangea, Firelight […]

Springfield Garden Club donates books to schools, libraries

Springfield Garden Club donates books to schools, libraries

As part of its mission to provide education about gardening and nature to youth and adults, the Springfield Garden Club recently donated a set of three K-4 children’s books to the Whiting Library in Chester and Union Street and Elm Hill elementary schools and the Springfield Town Library in Springfield. The donated books include: Network […]

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Regional meeting on housing resources set for March 27

A meeting to talk about resources to help towns plan for and address the housing crisis will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 at the Mount Ascutney Regional Commission office at 38 Ascutney Park Road in Ascutney. Staff from the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust will make a presentation and answer questions. […]

Chester Town Hall open house draws enthusiastic group, introduces upcoming events

Chester Town Hall open house draws enthusiastic group, introduces upcoming events

Upstairs@Town Hall held an open house on Wednesday, March 13 to talk about its plans to bring music, theater, dance, poetry and community events to Chester’s restored Town Hall theater, at 556 Elm St. Those in attendance were enthusiastic about the initiative and provided feedback and suggestions on how to best use the space. Upstairs […]

GMUHS presents 'Addams Family' March 22 & 23

GMUHS presents ‘Addams Family’ March 22 & 23

The Drama Department at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT-103 in Chester, presents the musical The Addams Family at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 22 and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in the school’s auditorium. The Addams Family gets thrown for a loop when Wednesday Addams, the princess of darkness, […]

Harm reduction advocate speaks about Narcan

Harm reduction advocate speaks about Narcan

The impact of drug addiction and its related overdose problem were the subject of a recent Ludlow Rotary Club meeting. Alastair Huntley, AmeriCorps alumnus and a harm-reduction advocate, spoke to the members about the purpose of Narcan, technically known as naloxone, a drug that is used to restore breathing to an overdosed person. Huntley was […]

Ludlow Rotary donates lectern to town in memory of Martin Nitka

Ludlow Rotary donates lectern to town in memory of Martin Nitka

Just prior to the start of the Town of Ludlow’s Annual Meeting on March 4, Ludlow Rotary Club President Tom Ray and past President Jim Rumrill presented a lectern to the town in memory of long-time Town Moderator, Ludlow Rotarian and attorney Martin Nitka, who passed away last year. Nitka, who was involved in numerous […]

Learn about Abenaki oral traditions via Zoom on March 17

Learn about Abenaki oral traditions via Zoom on March 17

Father and son Joseph and Jesse Bruchac will take you on a journey to the roots of the Western Abenaki nations at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, showing how songs carry the heart and meaning of this enduring Native American culture. The Zoom only event is being presented by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum.  […]

Cavendish Community Fund accepting applications for spring grants

Cavendish Community Fund accepting applications for spring grants

The Cavendish Community Fund is accepting grant applications for spring 2024 awards. The fund has given grants twice each year for the past 17 years. The fund considers applications filed anytime, but will only award spring 2024 grants to those who file by Wednesday, May 1. The next round of grants will be paid in […]

Solar Eclipse Talk by Claudio Veliz in Proctorsville March 19

Solar Eclipse Talk by Claudio Veliz in Proctorsville March 19

Claudio Veliz of Southern Vermont Astronomy Group will give a presentation about the upcoming total solar eclipse at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. The last time Vermont had a front-row seat for a total solar eclipse was in 1932, when it was hailed […]

Blue Jay Way brings 50 years of rock to Ludlow March 16

Blue Jay Way brings 50 years of rock to Ludlow March 16

Blue Jay Way will bring 50 years of rock ‘n’ roll music to the Heald Auditorium in Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St., at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Formed in 1974 at Castleton State College, the band has been providing audiences with rocking music and packing the dance floors ever since. Two […]

Corlew family gets keys to Bob Perry Lane House

Corlew family gets keys to Bob Perry Lane House

Martha Dale and Patty Eisenhaur, co-chairs of the Mountain Towns Housing Project Steering Committee, announce the completion of the Bob Perry Lane House and the transfer of ownership to Kara Corlew. The closing took place on March 1, and the family moved into the house shortly thereafter. “This has been an amazing project from start […]

Memory Café in Chester on March 7

Memory Café in Chester on March 7

The Chester Memory Café welcomes all caregivers and their loved ones on the first Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next one is scheduled for March 7. This free support group is held in the Willard Room at the rear of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 313 Main St. in Chester.  […]

Springfield High presents 'Arsenic and Old Lace' March 8-10

Springfield High presents ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ March 8-10

Springfield High School’s Theater Department presents Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring. Performances will be at the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10. Admission is by donation. According to the Dramatists Play […]

Grafton Village Cheese Co. moves shop from Brattleboro to Proctorsville

Grafton Village Cheese Co. moves shop from Brattleboro to Proctorsville

The Grafton Village Cheese Co., a subsidiary of the Windham Foundation, has announced that it is moving its retail store and cut and wrap operation from Brattleboro to Proctorsville. A long-time fixture at Linden Street in Brattleboro, the company lost its lease when the building was sold to Retreat Farm in late 2022. The company […]