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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...

Economy summit returns to valley

WILMINGTON- The sixth annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit will be held Tuesday, May 23, at The Hermitage Club. This annual event is a time for community, municipal, and business leaders across southern Vermont to come together to think big, learn something new, ask questions, and connect....

Officials warn Vermonters to be on the lookout for invasive species

By Ginger Nickerson
Extension Forest Pest Education Coordinator, University of Vermont
VERMONT- February 20 to 26 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Each year, organizations around the country use this week to raise awareness about...

New innkeepers “took a leap of faith”

Snow sculpture contest returns, other community activities are in the works DOVER - The team at the newly-opened Sugar Maple Inn is welcoming the public to the inn on Presidents Day weekend for a snow sculpture contest and winter festival. The festival is what the inn’s owner...