Community Events

Members of the Wilmington Veterans Memorial Park Committee and the Quilters of Deerfield Valley.

Members of the Wilmington Veterans Memorial Park Committee and the Quilters of Deerfield Valley.

Group presents park committee with raffle item

WILMINGTON - The Quilters of Deerfield Valley have been in existence since 2018. Their mission is to make quilts for veterans in the valley and for those residents recuperating from surgery or illness with the hope of providing them with some comfort. To date they have awarded quilts to 30...

Lucy Rogers

Former rep. assists Sibilia as chief of staff

DOVER - Laura Sibilia announced Wednesday that former Democratic State Rep. Lucy Rogers will provide the services of chief of staff for her campaign for Speaker of the House. Sibilia has also received the public endorsement of veteran House member Rep. Anne Donahue, a deeply respected moderate...

Participants at a previous workshop held by the Southern VT Economy Project. Photo by BDCC staff.

Participants at a previous workshop held by the Southern VT Economy Project. Photo by BDCC staff.

Workshops offered to nonprofits

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation Southern Vermont Economy Project is providing regional workshops for local nonprofit organizations interested in guiding their board’s ongoing development to strengthen operations.
Participants will meet over two sessions to...

In-home occupational therapy services

DOVER - Rock River Therapy, a private occupational therapy practice led by experienced therapist Meg Woodberry, MS, OTR/L, is now offering in-home occupational therapy services to patients of all ages in Windham County.
With a mission to deliver personalized, compassionate care in the...

Free playtime

WILMINGTON - Children ages zero to five, and their caregivers are invited to tot time programming held the first, second, and third Saturdays of the month from 11 am to 12 pm at the fitness room of the Old School Community Center, at 1 School Street. This unstructured play time will start...

First BizConnect series in the valley

WILMINGTON - Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) announced that the popular BizConnect series will host its first event in the Deerfield Valley.
Building upon BDCC’s ongoing commitment to foster a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, the program invites business owners and...

St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church.

St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church.

Church hosts election evening service

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church will conduct an election eve Taizé service on Monday, November 4, at 6 pm.
Taizé service is a simple meditative form of worship, calling people to dwell deeply on Christ’s presence around and within. There are prayers, scripture...

A customer at a previous Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market looks at mushrooms.

A customer at a previous Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market looks at mushrooms.

Winter Farmers’ Market opens for 19th season

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market opens on Saturday, November 2, for its 19th season, once again in Croker Hall gymnasium on the beautiful Winston Prouty Campus. As always, the indoor market season begins the first Saturday in November, following directly on the heels of the...

DVFiber representatives with SeVEDS Board Chair Wendy Harrison, third from right, and BDCC Executive Director Adam Grinold, left. Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh Photography.

DVFiber representatives with SeVEDS Board Chair Wendy Harrison, third from right, and BDCC Executive Director Adam Grinold, left. Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh Photography.

Internet provider presented award for excellence

BRATTLEBORO - DVFiber, southern Vermont’s community-owned fiber optic internet provider, has been awarded the 2024 SeVEDS Leadership Award for Excellence in Economic Development.
This prestigious recognition was presented by Wendy Harrison, president of Southeastern Vermont Economic...

Patrons purchase Gilfeather turnips at a previous festival.

Patrons purchase Gilfeather turnips at a previous festival.

Annual festival celebrates state vegetable

WARDSBORO - As the autumn leaves are done falling and the nights get frosty, local farmers start harvesting Gilfeather turnips for the Gilfeather Turnip Festival.
On Saturday, October 26, from 10 am to 2 pm, people will come from all over New England to celebrate Vermont’s state vegetable...