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Grant for programs that empower Vermont youth

VERMONT- The Farm to School Vision Grant is open. The purpose of the grant is to help communities build better food systems through youth education and empowerment.
Up to $38,000 is available to support projects that help youth learn about and engage in issues related to agriculture,...

League of Women Voters award

Vermont- High school students looking for a scholarship to help pay the way for college can now apply to the League of Women Voters of Vermont Education Fund Winona Smith Scholarship program.
Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate financial need, scholastic...

Robert Crowell scholarship

NEWFANE- The Moore Free Library is accepting applications for the 2021 Robert L. Crowell Scholarships. Generously funded by the family of the late publisher Robert L. Crowell, a total of $12,000 is available to any graduating high school senior or GED recipient who is a resident of either...

Dental care scholarship

WILMINGTON- Deerfield Valley Dental Care takes great pleasure in announcing the establishment of the Dr. Louis A. Beaudette Scholarship, in honor of his lifetime of excellent, compassionate care to the residents of southern Vermont.
The scholarship is a single $1,000 award given annually...

Girls in Vergennes got their first Girl Scout experience thanks to the volunteers who stepped up to form a new Daisy troop for kindergartners and first graders.

Girl Scouting continues to thrive

BEDFORD, NH – Nearly 2,000 people give their time, talent, and passion to make Girl Scouting possible across New Hampshire and Vermont. They lead Girl Scout troops. They coordinate cookie deliveries. They teach girls essential life skills and mentor them as they gain leadership skills. They are...

This Week in History

10 years ago:
The Vermont Department of Education recommended cutting state aid to small schools to encourage consolidation. According to a report submitted to the Legislature by the department, the action would save $5.3 million and encourage small school districts, many...

Abbie Corse with her sons Eli, 10, and Nico, 7, at the family farm in Whitingham. Amy Overstreet

Farmers have a story to tell

Series will highlight the intersection of farming, caregiving
WILMINGTON - The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) is offering paid storytelling opportunities to farmers for a collection of stories centering on the intersection of farming and...

Rescue Inc.’s mobile vaccination trailer visited the parking lot at Leland & Gray High School a few weeks ago.

Local EMT traveling the state to administer vaccines

WILMINGTON - Throughout the state, people who are homebound are being visited by mobile crews who are administering COVID-19 vaccines to those individuals. One of the people delivering those vaccines is Marc Balch, of Wilmington.
Balch is an EMT with Rescue Inc. He’s not a full-time team...

Seeking to forge a movement with Rock Against Racism

WILMINGTON - Jen Lair and John Langran, of Jezebel’s, along with artist Kate Follet, are leading a locally-rooted charge called Rock Against Racism Vermont. The movement shares a name with and was inspired by a movement in Britain in the 1970s during a time of racial, political, and economic...

Rooting for the home team

One-Minute Book Reviews By Laura Stevenson “Fans”
Larry Olmsted
Algonquin Books, 2021 Sports fans, according to Larry Olmsted, “have been dissed.” Think about football fans, hockey fans, basketball fans: regardless of...