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.
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.
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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.
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
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...
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....
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...
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...
WILMINGTON- Voices of Hope invites all to a Mental Health Advocacy Day watch party on Monday, January 30, from 10 am to 2 pm.
Every year, advocates join together to raise their voice in support of Mental Health Advocacy Day. This year is no exception.
The event will be held at the...
Mount Snow
VERMONT– This month ski areas across the state are participating in National Safety Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Ski Areas Association. While Vermont’s ski areas remain focused on the safety of guests and employees every day, the goal of the annual month long initiative is to...
A worker strings fiber in Vermont.
WILMINGTON- DVFiber, the communications union district serving southeastern Vermont, has connected its first customers with high-speed fiber-optic internet.
Customers in Readsboro were connected to DVFiber.net late in December. This pilot group is testing the DVFiber network for...