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The 2019 Southern Vermont Economy Summit.

Economy summit

Southern Vermont- A virtual summit will be held May 12, 13, and 14 to focus on rural resilience. The 2021 theme is “Reconnect,” a time to reconnect with one another, and with efforts to build a brighter future for rural communities. If you are ready to look forward and focus on rural America’s...

Berkley & Veller agents

BRATTLEBORO- Sarah Day and Jason Lovett have joined Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors.
Day comes from a long career in sales and customer service. Her most recent job was with New Chapter, a division of Proctor & Gamble, handling international business development...

Higley Hill slaughterhouse reopens

WILMINGTON- Last October, a new slaughterhouse opened to deliver high quality meat to residents of the Deerfield Valley. Hogan Sennett, operations manager of Southshire Meats, has reopened Higley Hill Processing, a facility at the Adams Farm that was decommissioned in 2015. Southshire Meats has...

Jess Cronin in her space at the Old School Community Center in January 2020. Cronin is moving the company out of Wilmington to Greenfield, MA. File/LH

Growing company moving out of valley in search of bigger markets

WILMINGTON - Cronin Co., the custom printing company owned by Jess Cronin, has moved its operations out of town. The company is now based in Greenfield, MA, with plans to expand to a second location in Springfield, MA. Cronin says she will also leave Vermont and become a Massachusetts resident...

Karen and Brian Zecchinelli, of Wayside Restaurant.

Businesses get a 100% tax break

VERMONT- This is the second pandemic for the iconic 103-year old Wayside Restaurant in Montpelier. There were no government programs to help them get back on their feet in 1918. Thanks to newly announced coronavirus legislation, there is great opportunity on the horizon.
A business owner...

Nick Blaylock, owner of Nick’s Bootfitting, completing a fitting for Ted Rung. Photo courtesy of Nick Blaylock

Winter a perfect fit for new business

Lots of snow, COVID escapees help boot fitter finish up first winter on his own DOVER - Nick Blaylock, owner of Nick’s Bootfitting, says his first season owning his own shop was a successful one. “Obviously there was quite a bit of snow once the winter started in mid-January,”...

Would-be gardeners can learn how to grow vegetables in a series of UVM master gardener workshops.

Would-be gardeners can learn how to grow vegetables in a series of UVM master gardener workshops.

Free UVM gardening series

Burlington- University of Vermont Extension Community Horticulture Program Master Gardener volunteers are hosting a free vegetable gardening education series on six consecutive Saturdays this spring.
“Learn to Grow Vegetables” will be offered weekly via Zoom, April 17 to May 22, from 9 to...

SVMC earns top national award

WASHINGTON, DC– The American Hospital Association has announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through...

Rooting for the home team

One-Minute Book Reviews By Laura Stevenson “Fans”
Larry Olmsted
Algonquin Books, 2021 Sports fans, according to Larry Olmsted, “have been dissed.” Think about football fans, hockey fans, basketball fans: regardless of...

Training program honors Hyde’s legacy

Mount Snow has an excellent program for its staff to improve their skills. The sixth annual Hyde Academy was held at the Mount Snow Ski and Ride School Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28. Begun seven years ago to honor the legacy of J.P. (Pat) Hyde, ski and ride pros are recommended by their...