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Students and BDCC officials with M&T Bank’s donation.

Bank contributes to local P3 career development program

BRATTLEBORO– M&T Bank recently announced an award of $60,000 over three years, an investment in the Pipelines and Pathways Program. The donation will underwrite operating costs associated with training and activities provided to Windham County high school students.
The Pipelines &...

A visiting nurse helps a house-bound patient.

A visiting nurse helps a house-bound patient.

Scholarship program seeks to increase direct care workers

VERMONT- According to the most recent US Census data, Vermont’s median age is the second oldest in the United States. The shortage of direct care nursing staff statewide is a challenge to providing critical in-home supports. A new initiative is underway to address this critical staff shortage...

The fair will feature an open house at the Wilmington Public Safety Building.

The fair will feature an open house at the Wilmington Public Safety Building.

Energy fair planned for June 3

WILMINGTON- On Saturday, June 3, the town of Wilmington is planning to hold a free energy fair with an additional emphasis on emergency preparedness.
The fair will be held at the new, energy-efficient Public Safety Building and include an open house of the new fire station and police...

Nursing association forming chapter in valley

WILMINGTON- In celebration of Nurses Week, May 6 to May 12, a new chapter of American Holistic Nurses Association has been announced.
There will be monthly gatherings for nurses, nurse’s aids, caregivers, all health care providers, students, and the public on the second Saturday of each...

Agriculture scholarship for Wilmington students

WILMINGTON- The C. C. Haynes Fund was established with a bequest to the inhabitants of the town of Wilmington from the late Clinton C. Haynes to be used “for the benefit of agriculture in said town.”
The fund offers two annual scholarships, up to $1,000, with preferences given to people...

Boyd Farm CSA deadline coming up

WILMINGTON- The Boyd Family Farm is in its 10th year offering modified Community Supported Agriculture, in the form of a farm member card or farm credit.
The programs eliminate the worry of whether a family will use all of the vegetable varieties and or amounts on a specific day or a given...

A group of CCC enrollees at the Wilmington camp enjoying a day off from work by snowshoeing. The camp was located on Route 9 east of Wilmington near Larson Road and not far from the present Molly Stark State Park. The camp was established on July 5,1935 and closed September 29, 1937. Photo courtesy Richard Hamilton

A group of CCC enrollees at the Wilmington camp enjoying a day off from work by snowshoeing. The camp was located on Route 9 east of Wilmington near Larson Road and not far from the present Molly Stark State Park. The camp was established on July 5,1935 and closed September 29, 1937. Photo courtesy Richard Hamilton

Civilian Conservation Camps in Vermont; help document local history

VERMONT- Marty Podskoch is a retired teacher and the author of three CCC books on Adirondack, Connecticut, and Rhode Island Civilian Conservation Corps camps
He is presently gathering information on the CCC camps in Vermont and Massachusetts for future books. Podskoch is keenly interested...

Pinwheels on the lawn of the Vermont Statehouse.

Pinwheel gardens for child abuse prevention

MONTPELIER- On Tuesday, April 4, Gov. Phil Scott signed a declaration naming April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Vermont.
PCAVT and the Vermont Department for Children and Families, recognize that all community members have a role in ensuring children have positive experiences and...

Become a business mentor with local program

SOUTHERN VERMONT- Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation is partnering with SCORE NH-VT to help leverage its strong national business assistance program to assist Windham County entrepreneurs. SCORE works through a program of volunteers who are trained to work one-on-one with entrepreneurs...

Age-friendly health care

TOWNSHEND– Grace Cottage Hospital has joined a nationwide initiative to improve health care specifically for older adults.
The Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative is helping hospitals and other care settings implement a set of evidence-based interventions specifically designed to...