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Windham County Jail to be leased to historical society

NEWFANE- Windham County assistant judges Lamont Barnett and Carolyn Partridge and the Historical Society of Windham County have reached an agreement to lease the historic Windham County Jail building to the historical society. As a contributing resource in the Newfane Village historic district...

Virtual event looks at folks behind the filming of Jake Burton documentary

STOWE- Meet the team behind the creation of the 2021 HBO Original documentary “Dear Rider, The Jake Burton Story” on Thursday, March 16, at 7 pm, as part of the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s virtual Red Bench Speaker Series.
Director Fernando Villena and co-producers Ben Bryan and...

Auction awards two local organizations

Mount Snow’s EpicPromise chairlift auction recently raised money for two local organizations. It raised $12,000 for the Loose Knit Group’s Food 4 Kids program, which provides nutritious nonperishable bags of food to youth in need. This is the sixth year of the program. The auction also raised...

The staff at Ratu’s Cannabis Supply. From left: general manager Alex Rioux; owner Jennifer Betit-Engel; owner Christian Engel; and cannabis education specialists Adam Manley and Julia Silverman. Lauren Harkawik

What’s out there in that back room?

Local business owners honored to be selling cannabis in town WILMINGTON - If one doesn’t know it’s there, it’s possible to miss Ratu’s Cannabis Supply.
You get there by first entering Ratu’s Supply, the apparel store at 36 Main Street. At the back of that store, you...

Community activities for adults and senior citizens

WILMINGTON- A group of residents, along with the coordinators of SASH and OSEC, have been exploring the needs and desires of the community’s older generations.
The main interest of this group was the formation of a drop-in room for mature adults interested in enhancing their social and...

Bromley Mountain

Special ski day for moms

PERU- On Friday, March 3, Bromley Mountain Ski Resort will hold the 20th asnnual “Mom’s Day Off” fundraiser. Moms ski or ride for just $25 when they show the ticket seller a snapshot of their kid or kids (including honorary moms and pet moms). Regular lift tickets cost $89.
Once again,...

The community ski day at the Hermitage Club raised $12,000 for local charities. Above, club general manager Bill Benneyan, second from right, present checks to Kevin Ryan, left, and Kristin Mumford, of Deerfield Valley Community Cares, and Deb Boyd, right, of the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry.

The community ski day at the Hermitage Club raised $12,000 for local charities. Above, club general manager Bill Benneyan, second from right, presented checks to Kevin Ryan, left, and Kristin Mumford, of Deerfield Valley Community Cares, and Deb Boyd, right, of the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry.

Ski day pays off big for charities

WILMINGTON– On Monday, February 6, on stellar snow conditions, the Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain welcomed 200 local skiers and snowboarders for a day on the slopes, raising $12,000 for the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry and Deerfield Valley Community Cares fuel assistance fund.
This...

Chef realizing a lifelong dream

WILMINGTON - “Apparently, every chef’s dream is to own a restaurant.”
This line was said by the wife, Susan Seavey, of one such chef, Robert Seavey, in the sun-soaked dining room of one such restaurant. The couple owns Robert’s Roadhouse, a new restaurant in a familiar space, with nods to...

A fire safety meeting will be held Wednesday morning.

A fire safety meeting will be held Wednesday morning.

Assistant fire marshal to lead fire safety meeting

WILMINGTON- The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors will present a public meeting on fire safety on Wednesday, February 22, at 9:15 am at the Old School Community Center. Vermont State Assistant Fire Marshal Patrick Banks will be on hand to provide important updates on fire safety.
Anyone...

The staff of Berkely & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors

The staff of Berkely & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors

Local office top sellers in the county

BRATTLEBORO- Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors is again the top sales volume agency in Windham County, and the number five sales volume agency in Vermont. Tami Berkley Purcell, owner of Berkley & Veller, announced that the company attained sales of $210,572,290 in Vermont and...