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Rescue subscription drive begins

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Deerfield Valley Rescue is currently conducting its annual subscription drive. Everyone within Deerfield Valley Rescue’s coverage area - Wilmington; Dover; Searsburg; Somerset; Marlboro, west of Auger Hole Road; Whitingham; and Halifax - should have received a packet which...

Anti-vaping groups recieve funds

WINDHAM COUNTY - West River Valley Thrives and Building A Positive Community, substance use prevention coalitions in Windham County, have jointly received a $26,500 grant from the Vermont Department of Health’s youth vaping prevention and treatment enhancement fund. This funding will allow...

CTV has new channel numbers

WINDHAM COUNTY - CTV, the community media station for Brattleboro and southern Windham County, has been assigned new numbers on the Comcast lineup. The new channels will be 1078 and 1079.
For northern Windham County, FACT-TV’s new numbers will be 1082 and 1083. Two years ago BCTV’s and...

SNAP/EBT customers will receive $20 for vegetables such as these at the Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market.

Grant funds insecurity program

BRATTLEBORO - Thanks to a very generous grant from the Vermont Foodbank, the Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market’s Food Boost Program will be funded for a third year. These funds will enable SNAP/EBT customers to receive a $10 match for buying any food items other than hot food at the farmers...

Juliette Carr, FNP

Carr speaks herbs at symposium

TOWNSHEND - Grace Cottage family nurse practitioner Juliette Carr was a featured speaker at the American Herbalists Guild national symposium in Bethesda, MD, on Saturday, October 22. The topic of her talk was “Materia Medica of Synergistic Herbs.” The talk focused on herbs that enhance the...

Bacon broccoli salad at luncheon

READSBORO - A luncheon will be served on Wednesday, November 9, at noon at the First Baptist Church on Main Street. Macaroni and cheese, bacon broccoli salad, rolls, beverages, and pumpkin rolls will be available. The Friendly Mission Circle requests donations only from senior participants. They...

Donate to NewBrook auction

NEWFANE - The 20th annual NewBrook Fire and Rescue Department’s silent auction will go live Saturday, November 26, through Monday, December 5. The silent auction committee is seeking donations for this year’s event.
Donations may be in the form of gift certificates for goods and/or...

A Civilian Conservation Corps project in Townshend State Park. During President Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” CCC camps were set up in or near several southern Vermont towns and provided jobs, such as construction. Photo courtesy of Townshend Historical Society

Historian sheds light on New Deal policy in state

TOWNSHEND - The Townshend Historical Society will host a presentation by author and historian Marty Podskoch about the history of the Vermont Civilian Conservation Corps camps on Sunday, November 6, at 3 pm at the Townshend Town Hall. This is a free event and open to the public.
The...

What is now the MOOver facility was once proposed to become a “classic auto mall” 25 years ago. Photo courtesy Maclay Architects

This Week in History (11/3/22 - 11/10/22)

10 years ago:
A little more than a year after Tropical Storm Irene, the Deerfield Valley braced for the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy. Residents were relieved when the storm came and went without any serious flooding in valley towns, though there was some damage from downed...

Halloween hijinks

DEERFIELD VALLEY - There was plenty of fun to go around on Monday as the folks in the valley celebrated Halloween. Scary pumpkins glowered at trick-or-treaters passing by the Bank Park in Wilmington. Staff at Readsboro Central School dressed to impress students. From left are Rosa...