Community Events

Police chief candidate meet and greet

DOVER- The Dover Selectboard invites the community to meet with Sgt. Michael Arbogast, candidate for the Dover Police Chief position. The gathering will be held at the Dover Free Library community room on Sunday, June 4, from 2 to 3 pm. The gathering will be a chance to ask questions and learn...

Members of the Community Garden at work.

Garden plots still available

WILMINGTON- The members of the Community Garden at Howe Farm were busy preparing for the growing season this past Saturday. Once again, they are expanding the area to grow more food for donation at the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry and other locations in the valley, and to offer more plots to...

Foxy Fund helps seniors pay for pets

SOUTHERN VERMONT- During the month of May, Senior Solutions will be celebrating the first anniversary of their expanded Foxy Fund by promoting a major fund drive to enhance the program. The Foxy Fund began many years ago as a way to help seniors pay their pets’ veterinary bills.
In the...

Community day at cemetery

HALIFAX- The Halifax Cemetery Commission in collaboration with the Vermont Old Cemeteries Association will conduct a community workday in the West Halifax Cemetery on Saturday, June 3.
They will clean up the grounds and reset broken or fallen headstones. Lunch and beverages will be...

Local artists ready to open their studio doors Memorial Day weekend

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The 31st annual Vermont Spring Open Studio weekend will be held during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, from 10 am to 5 pm each day. Visitors will have the opportunity to plan a tour that brings them through the small towns of Vermont to studios...

The fair will feature an open house at the Wilmington Public Safety Building.

The fair will feature an open house at the Wilmington Public Safety Building.

Energy fair planned for June 3

WILMINGTON- On Saturday, June 3, the town of Wilmington is planning to hold a free energy fair with an additional emphasis on emergency preparedness.
The fair will be held at the new, energy-efficient Public Safety Building and include an open house of the new fire station and police...

Poster by fifth grader Penelope D., of Ludlow.

Poster by fifth grader Penelope D., of Ludlow.

Towns prepare for Green Up Day

Whitingham
WHITINGHAM- Green Up Day is just around the corner.
Bags and the sign-up sheet for routes will be available on Saturday, May 6, at 9 am at Town Hill Park. The coordinators will be there to direct participants
This year the Lion’s Club volunteers...

Cookie and his friend are looking forward to the teas.

Cookie and his friend are looking forward to the teas.

Teddy bear teas

WINDHAM COUNTY- Open house events, called Teddy Bear Teas, will be happening at many area elementary schools this spring. The Teddy Bear Teas are for families with children ages 0 to 5. The purpose of the teas is for children and their families to get connected with their community school, other...

Agriculture scholarship for Wilmington students

WILMINGTON- The C. C. Haynes Fund was established with a bequest to the inhabitants of the town of Wilmington from the late Clinton C. Haynes to be used “for the benefit of agriculture in said town.”
The fund offers two annual scholarships, up to $1,000, with preferences given to people...

Boyd Farm CSA deadline coming up

WILMINGTON- The Boyd Family Farm is in its 10th year offering modified Community Supported Agriculture, in the form of a farm member card or farm credit.
The programs eliminate the worry of whether a family will use all of the vegetable varieties and or amounts on a specific day or a given...