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Animals and their owners wait for a blessing at St. Mary’s. File photo

Blessing of the animals is Sunday at St. Mary’s church

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church will once again host the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 2, at 10 am. The event will take place in conjunction with World Animal Day, which is observed on Tuesday, October 4, as an international day of action.
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Rev. Jeremy Kirk Pastor, West Dover Congregational Church UCC

Soul in the Valley: Let’s not go back to normal; building community

I arrived in New York City for seminary in August 2008. Having spent most of my life in medium-size and small towns out west, I thought New York would be intimidating, impersonal, and unfriendly. I was surprised to find how in most cases the contrary was true. I found New Yorkers to be not only...

The Hungry Lions Bike Tour has become a well-loved tradition since it began a decade ago. Courtesy HungryLionBikeTour.com

This Week in History (9/29/22 - 10/6/22)

10 years ago:
The Deerfield Valley Lions Club, then known as the Whitingham-Halifax Lions Club, held their first Hungry Lions Bike Tour to raise money for annual holiday food basket program. The event, organized by avid cyclist Joe Specht, started and ended on Whitingham’...

NECCA recruiting board members

BRATTLEBORO - The New England Center for Circus Arts, the leading nonprofit circus arts education training facility in the country, is recruiting prospective board members. Those who are interested should send an email by Saturday, October 1, indicating their interest and a copy of their CV or...

Apply to art and crafts market

WILMINGTON - Wilmington Works invites all artisans to apply to its annual Bright Lights Makers Market, to be held Friday and Saturday, December 9 and 10, in historic Memorial Hall. This market has been a highly successful venue for selling handmade products and art and promises to be even better...

Book club starts October

WILMINGTON - Love to read and talk about books with friends? Always have a book to read close by? Those who are in fourth or fifth grade can join Pettee Memorial Library for their “Booktalking with Friends” book club every other Monday from 3 to 4 pm, starting Monday, October 24. Get a copy of...

Give back to the Green Mountain National Forest

PERU - Green Mountain National Forest employees are inviting members of the public to join them in celebrating National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands on Saturday, September 24. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in...

Festival aims to breed common ground

DOVER - The Vermont Wildlife Festival, an annual event organized by the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, will take place Sunday, September 25, from 10 am to 4 pm at Mount Snow. The museum’s managing director, Mike Clough, says the festival provides an opportunity for nature lovers of all...

Samuel Hammond’s grave in the West Wardsboro Cemetery. Mike Eldred

Boston Tea Party participant honored in West Wardsboro

WARDSBORO- Historians, residents, and descendents will honor Boston Tea Party participant Samuel Hammond with a graveside ceremony at the West Wardsboro Cemetery at 11 am on Thursday, September 29.
According to Jonathan Lane, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, there are about 150...

Misuse, overdose bereavement group

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope and Brattleboro Area Hospice are collaborating to offer a grief support group for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one due to substance use/misuse and overdose. The group will be held weekly on Tuesdays, noon to 1 pm, at the former Wilmington fire...