Community Events

National Guard loading food.

Food distribution in Dover on June 17

VERMONT- Registration is open for meal distribution sites in the month of June. Those who register are given a window of time to pick up Farmers to Families meals at designated sites around the state. This change will streamline the process of pick-up, and help planners assess the ongoing need...

Online workshop open to anyone affected by substance abuse

WINDHAM COUNTY-The steady drumbeat of stories about overdoses, loss, and criminal activity becomes overwhelming, even in a very compassionate community where so much healing is happening. People may feel helpless and stressed. This is compassion fatigue, which has always existed but is taking a...

Messing, Brewer earn top Twin Valley honors

WHITINGHAM-Twin Valley Middle High School announced that Lucas Messing has been named the valedictorian of the Class of 2020. Caylah Brewer has been named salutatorian.
Lucas Messing is the son of David Messing and Christine Colella, of Wilmington. Lucas has excelled in the classroom...

Registration is open for Tour de Grace

TOWNSHEND-Registration is now open for the annual Grace Cottage Tour de Grace. For physical distancing, the event has a different route this year. Start and end any time between through 10 am, at Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital, 185 Grafton Road, Townshend. The event will be held on...

Library now offering curbside pickup

WARDSBORO-Wardsboro Public Library has started curbside pickup for books, as they follow Gov. Phil Scott’s plans toward reopening. The following are the curbside pickup steps.
Patrons can either call and speak with a librarian at (802) 896-6988 on Mondays and Thursdays, 10 am to noon (...

The American Red Cross hosts blood drive

BENNINGTON- The American Red Cross will host a blood drive 11:30 am to 5 pm Thursday, June 4, at the First Baptist Church at 601 Main Street. Blood drives canceled during the pandemic have increased the need for donors. Red Cross staff, volunteers, and donors will be masked and observe social...

Food 4 Kids continues when school is over

DOVER- Everyone has heard about the Food 4 Kids program, right? The one where elementary school children who need food on weekends are given a bag of non-perishable food each Friday at school to get them through the weekend.
But wait, there is no school right now. That has not stopped...

Statewide radio prom for seniors

VERMONT- Vermont Public Radio is partnering with the Vermont Agency of Education and Big Heavy World to produce a statewide radio prom for Vermont’s high school students on Saturday, May 30, at 7 pm. “Prom Goes #VTstrong” will be hosted by Burlington-based DJ Craig Mitchell spinning his favorite...

College scholarships offered

WILMINGTON- The C. C. Haynes Fund offers two annual scholarships of up to $1,000. The recipient may be anyone enrolled in a course of study beyond high school in an accredited institution, with preferences given to a person studying agriculture or related fields such as environmental studies....

Three graduate from UNH

DURHAM, NH - The following students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham Saturday, May 16, during a virtual celebration.
Douglas Lazelle, of Jacksonville, VT, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience and behavior. Miranda Wilkins, of Jamaica, VT,...