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Grace Cottage golf tournament returns

DOVER- Support a great cause and enjoy an afternoon of golf on Saturday, June 8, at the Mount Snow Golf Club, 95 Country Club Road.
Now in its 10th year, Grace Cottage Hospital’s Tee It Up for Health Golf Benefit helps to support Grace Cottage Hospital’s Patient Care Fund.
The...

Green Up squads

Dover- The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors organized cleanup squads for Green Up Day. A group of local realtors and affiliates focused on the Valley Center building, went down Route 100, and followed the trail up to Crosstown Road, filling many bright green garbage bags with trash.
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Local treatment plants open for tours

VERMONT- On May 30, water and wastewater treatment plants in Wilmington, Brattleboro, Bennington, Stratton, and Bellows Falls will join other facilities statewide to host open houses and facility tours. Attendance is free, and Vermonters of all ages are invited for a firsthand introduction to...

Hermitage faces involuntary bankruptcy

BURLINGTON- A trio of creditors filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy against Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company in federal bankruptcy court Wednesday.
According to court documents, former Hermitage membership sales contractor Bobbi Resek, former chief financial officer Dan...

Market has high demand for lower-priced properties

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Local real estate professionals say the market is a bit of a mixed bag right now. Sellers of lower-priced properties are seeing quick results, while shoppers for higher-end homes can look for bargains in a slower-moving price category.
“The market is strong if a home is...

The Gathering Place celebrates one year

Open house set for May 16 DOVER - The Gathering Place will be holding an open house at its Dover location on Thursday, May 16, from 4 to 6 pm. Members of the public are invited — and encouraged — to attend. The open house is being held in celebration of the center’s first...

Peter Stokloza has been named the new head of school at Mount Snow Academy.

Stokloza named new Mount Snow Academy chief

DOVER- The board of directors at Mount Snow Academy has hired Peter Stokloza to take over as the head of school. This year, MSA has seen extensive growth with significant improvements in the snow sports and academic arenas.
Todd Ormiston, the current head of school, is preparing for his...

A volunteer at Gerda’s Equine Rescue nuzzles a rescued horse.

Horse rescue facility serves a big need

WEST TOWNSHEND- Gerda’s Equine Rescue started as a small animal rescue in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. Since then Gerda moved to West Townshend, and has saved over 1,000 horses. In the last 15 months GER has saved 23 horses.
Unfortunately, horses are acquired to serve a need...

“Trout bums” working to turn Deerfield Valley into fly-fishing mecca

WILMINGTON- Brain Lynch calls himself a “trout bum.” What else could so perfectly describe someone who wants to fish 356 days a year? Lynch lives, breaths, and sleeps fishing. It’s surprising he hasn’t grown gills, he spends so much time in and around the water.
But seriously, Lynch...

Brattleboro law firm opens new Dover branch

DOVER - Costello, Valente, & Gentry, P.C., a Brattleboro-based law firm, has opened a branch in West Dover. The branch, which will have a grand opening on April 24, will be open for walk-ins and will be a “general practice” firm, specializing in all types of legal matters from divorces and...