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New Readsboro General Store owners Annalise Strom-Henriksen, right, and her husband, Tim Stys, with their son. The couple recently relocated from New York and purchased the community store.

New owners at Readsboro General Store

READSBORO- The Readsboro General Store, one of the most important businesses in the small town of 700 inhabitants, has recently changed ownership.
Readsboro native Annalise Strom-Henriksen and her husband, Tim Stys, have bought the store from previous owners Tom and Brenda Dente.
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Lesley Holvey, left, and Dora Holvey, right, in a section of their shop, arranged by Dora. Lauren Harkawik

Mother and daughter team up to open new antique shop in Dover

DOVER - Mother-daughter duo Dora and Lesley Holvey say the first few months in their antique store, The Shops at Collectors Cottage, have gone well. The pair is in the process of expanding their space, located at 135 Route 100 in Dover, and are looking to partner with more antique dealers, makers...

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...