Community Events

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley is accepting applications for grant funding for charitable and community service organizations. Applications received by the November 30 deadline are reviewed by the fund board and a decision is reached within two weeks. Funding priorities...

Jack-o’-lanterns carved by people in the community, set up in Riverbank Park.
Wilmington- Like many things, Halloween is going to be a bit different this year. Due to the difficulty of being able to control crowding and traffic on narrow downtown sidewalks, as well as small spaces inside shops, Wilmington Works will not be organizing downtown trick-or-treating in the...
VERMONT- Sundog Poetry Center has had a long-term partnership with Vermont-based Green Writers Press, publishing anthologies on poetry and poetic craft, as well as books by established Vermont writers.
Building on this tradition, Sundog Poetry Center is pleased to announce the inaugural...
VERMONT- Lake Champlain Sea Grant invites students to become certified Watershed Explorers by completing a series of fun activities designed to teach them about watershed science and the Lake Champlain basin. The Watershed Explorer Challenge, while geared to grades five to eight, is also suitable...

Janet Irene Durkin
BRATTLEBORO- Join family and friends in the celebration of life for Janet Irene Durkin (October 15, 1935, to August 14, 2020), a resident of West Dover and Falmouth, Cape Cod, MA. 
She was the wife of Thomas H. Durkin and mother to Thomas S. Durkin, Pattee A. Durkin, Tracy L. Durkin, and...
DEERFIELD VALLEY- DVFiber announces two recent grant awards in support of work to secure reliable, high-speed broadband for southeastern Vermont. DVFiber is the not-for-profit business created by the Deerfield Communications Union District. 
DVFiber secured a grant of $100,000 from the...
WILMINGTON- Join Pettee Memorial Library on Friday, October 16, at 4 pm, when Shelly Suponski will be presenting “How to Put Your Garden to Bed in the Fall for Success in the Spring.” 
Come with questions or send questions ahead to petteelibrary@yahoo.com.For more information call Pettee...
HALIFAX- Friday, October 16, is the Halifax senior meal at the community hall,  20 Branch Road, West Halifax, at the intersection of Brook Road, Branch Road, and Collins Road.
Serving will be for takeout only. The menu includes sweet sausage stroganoff, vegetable, roll, and dessert. Meals...

Photo from the setup of the 2019 Domino Toppling Extravaganza. Michelle Frehsee
BRATTLEBORO- Veteran domino toppler and YouTube superstar Lily Hevesh returns to the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center for the 13th annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza on Sunday, October 18, at 5:15 pm. The event will be livestreamed via Facebook Live. 
BMAC’s domino topplings began in...

Archer Mayor will be joining Bartleby’s Books for a virtual event about his new book.
WILMINGTON- Join Bartleby’s Books for a virtual event with Archer Mayor on Thursday, October 15, at 7 pm. Mayor will discuss the latest in the Joe Gunther series, “The Orphan’s Guilt,” and take questions from the online audience. 
About the book: 28 year-old Peter Rust is dead of a...

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