Business

First Trax Sports Shop has seen a 30% drop in business, according to its owner John Grush.

Ski shop makes do during COVID

Note: This is another installment in our series about how the pandemic is impacting local people. DOVER- Mount Snow, under the management of Vail Resorts, has once again started up their seasonal skiing operations, bringing some much-needed business into the Deerfield Valley, even if COVID-19...

Federal disaster loan program extended a year

WASHINGTON, DC- The US Small Business Administration has announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program for the COVID-19 pandemic disaster declaration is extended to December 31, 2021. The deadline extension comes as a result of the recent bipartisan COVID-19...

Crosby-Gannett Fund to help local organizations

BRATTLEBORO- Funding is now available for organizations in the area through the Crosby-Gannett Fund.
The purpose of the Crosby-Gannett Fund is to support endeavors that contribute to the betterment and vitality of the area. To help address the impact of the current coronavirus pandemic,...

Projects to help growth

SOUTHERN VERMONT- The annual submissions process has opened for projects to be included in the Southern Vermont Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The CEDS is a federally-approved action plan for growing the southern Vermont economy with a regional public process. Each year the CEDS is...

New Sotheby’s associate

DOVER- Tierney Leddy has joined the Mount Snow office of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty as a sales associate.
Leddy grew up with one foot on Cape Cod and the other firmly buckled into a ski boot. Leddy’s love of skiing began young—her parents ensuring that she and her...

Neil Goldberg

Berkley & Veller welcomes agent

BRATTLEBORO- Tami Berkley Purcell, owner and managing broker of Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors, has announced that Neil Goldberg is joining the family-owned agency.
Goldberg is a newly-licensed Realtor. He was raised in his hometown of Putney, graduated from BUHS, and...

Utilities told to suspend disconnection of services

VERMONT- The Vermont Public Utility Commission again directed the state’s regulated utilities to stop any disconnection of utility service due to nonpayment of electricity, natural gas, and landline phone bills.
This moratorium on involuntary utility disconnections will last through...

Southern Vermont business buyers and sellers

BRATTLEBORO- People age 60 and over own nearly a third of private businesses in southeastern Vermont. Many lack a succession plan.
Concerned about the loss of businesses and jobs, the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation is focusing on “succession planning.” With a grant from USDA...

Study shows rural drivers can save thousands

VERMONT- A new analysis of rural areas in four northeastern states shows that shifting to a clean transportation system, including a bigger role for electric vehicles, has positive benefits across the region. But the savings are biggest for rural drivers.
The new study, conducted by M.J....

Rescue’s annual meeting and officers

WILMINGTON- A virtual annual meeting of Deerfield Valley Rescue Inc. was held on November 2.
The membership elected the following individuals as officers of the squad for 2020-2021: president, Mike Mannhaupt; vice president, Conn Rose; treasurer, Paul Wheeler; secretary, Stephanie Pike;...