Business

Registration is open for Tour de Grace

TOWNSHEND-Registration is now open for the annual Grace Cottage Tour de Grace. For physical distancing, the event has a different route this year. Start and end any time between through 10 am, at Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital, 185 Grafton Road, Townshend. The event will be held on...

The Wilmington Antique and Flea Market will open as a farmers' market this weekend

Necessity is the mother of . . .

Farmers’ market will occupy flea market space, for now
WILMINGTON - As with many things, the Wilmington Antique & Flea Market will look different this year, due to COVID-19. For the time being, the field near the intersection of Route 100 S and Route 9 will house a...

Governor proposes $400 million state relief plan

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and members of his administration announced their proposed $400 million economic relief and recovery package on Wednesday.
At his press conference Wednesday, Gov. Scott said the proposed relief would use funds from the $1.25 billion the state received through...

College scholarships offered

WILMINGTON- The C. C. Haynes Fund offers two annual scholarships of up to $1,000. The recipient may be anyone enrolled in a course of study beyond high school in an accredited institution, with preferences given to a person studying agriculture or related fields such as environmental studies....

School hosts virtual tour

DOVER- The Dover School’s pre-K teacher, Lindsey Brown-Rosso, will be hosting a virtual pre-K tour and question and answer session on Friday, May 29, at 10 am for families interested in enrolling their child this fall.
Until they are able to offer an in-person visit, school officials are...

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Seminars planned to help with business recovery

WILMINGTON- The Deerfield Valley Resiliency Team, combining the expertise of the Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce, Wilmington Works, and the economic development departments of Wilmington and Dover, continues to offer local business owners in all sectors an ongoing series of...

Butter company forces local bakery to change name

WILMINGTON - Hannah Cofiell was surprised when, at the end of a long day of baking at her commercial bakery in September, she listened to a voicemail that had been left on her phone.
“It was someone with a French accent saying basically that they have the name Beurremont trademarked and...

Grace Cottage is now offering telehealth visits

TOWNSHEND- Grace Cottage Family Health is offering telehealth appointments to provide additional access to primary care health needs in view of social distancing necessary because of the coronavirus pandemic. Telehealth is a virtual (video chat) appointment with a health care provider. Telehealth...

Internship program restarting

WINDHAM COUNTY- Since launching in 2014, the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation internship program has partnered with hundreds of employers and career services professionals to connect students to high-quality, paid internships. Participants in the program have made lasting connections...

Members of the Vermont National Guard will be loading vehicles as part of the Farmers to Families food box program.

Guard to distribute free food for families

VERMONT- People in Vermont in need of food can receive boxes of fresh produce, milk, dairy products, and chicken through the USDA's new Farmers to Families Food Box Program. In April of 2020, the USDA announced the unprecedented program with the purpose of supplying locally sourced food to...