The Next Stage Arts building.
PUTNEY - The Next Stage Arts board of trustees announced recently that executive director Keith Marks will be departing the organization.
Maria Basescu, Next Stage’s former board member and founding executive director, will serve as interim executive director throughout the search process...
Tropical Storm Irene had a disastrous effects on downtown Wilmington Eric Craven
WILMINGTON - The town of Wilmington is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying local hazards to aid in updating the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).
As mandated by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, all municipalities are required to complete a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan...
Pettee Memorial Library
WILMINGTON - Pettee Memorial Library held numerous events to ring in the new year. On Monday, December 30, at 11 am they held a children’s story walk and cocoa; and on Tuesday, December 31, they hosted a Noon Year’s Eve Celebration from 11 am to 12 pm.
In the new year, the library will...
West River Valley Thrives members volunteer at a past event
TOWNSHEND - Windham County Prevention Partnerships (WCPP) is encouraging the community to “Try Dry” in January 2025. Substances can be anything used out of habit to comfort oneself in times of stress, uncertainty, loneliness or boredom. Examples include alcohol, cannabis, sugar, nicotine or...
A MOOver bus with Mount Snow in the background
WILMINGTON: The MOOver’s annual holiday week schedules began Monday, December 23.
The Mount Snow lower parking lot shuttle started weekend and holiday service on December 23, from 8 am to 5:30 pm, subject to parking volume demand.
On Tuesday, December 24, the Route 61 Okemo Village...
A hawk perched on the arm of Edward Metcalfe Jr.
MARLBORO - Two years of dramatic change has brought new urgency to one of Vermont’s most enduring environmental organizations. Founded in 1966 as the Luman Nelson Wildlife Museum at Hogback Mountain in Marlboro, what is today known as the Vermont Museum of Natural History (VMNH) has entered a new...
BENNINGTON - The Learning Tree Childcare Center at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, has earned five stars from Vermont’s Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS). STARS is Vermont’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS) for child care, preschool,...
Scouts and staff hold up stickers that discourage adults and older peers from providing alcohol to minors
TOWNSHEND - On Thursday, December 12, West River Valley Thrives (Thrives) partnered with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 428 to hold their second Sticker Shock event this year. The goal of this project is to discourage adults and older peers (21 or over) from providing alcohol to minors by...
Children enjoy festivities at a past event
BENNINGTON - Want to celebrate the arrival of 2025 but bedtime is at 8 pm? No problem. Put on party clothes and join the Bennington Museum as they welcome in the “Noon” Year with music, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling grape juice, and the countdown to noon.
Bennington Museum’s annual...
VERMONT - All Brains Belong VT is hosting a virtual New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, December 31, from 5 to 7:45 pm. Earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montpelier-based nonprofit decided to create a COVID-19 safe way to ring in the new year. Now in its third year, this annual event...