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Baked ham senior meal

HALIFAX - The next Halifax senior meal will be Friday, January 20, held at the Halifax Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, serving at noon. The menu will be baked ham, potatoes, vegetables, and dessert. A free-will fee of $3 is asked. All seniors are welcome. A call to Joan is appreciated (802) 368-...

Left to right: SVHC’s president and CEO Thomas A. Dee, FACHE; Michael McKenna, financial advisor with DB McKenna, secretary of the SVHC Foundation board of directors and a member of the corporate committee for “Vision 2020”; M&T senior vice president Remus Preda; and M&T senior vice president John A. Conlon, CFA, CFP.

M&T donates to SVHC Vision 2020 Project

BENNINGTON - The Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation gratefully accepted a $25,000 donation from the M&T Bank Charitable Foundation last week. The contribution will help fund “Vision 2020, A Decade of Transformation Capital Campaign,” the hospital’s largest project in more than 30...

Physician assistant joins Express Care

BENNINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center welcomes physician assistant Samantha Kaftan, PA-C, to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
Most recently Kaftan has worked as a physician assistant in the emergency department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in...

Tristan Roberts

State rep: The buck has a new place to stop

I am pleased to report that the Vermont House of Representatives and Senate met as planned on Wednesday, January 4, to open the 77th General Assembly.
In the House, we elected Speaker Jill Krowinski of Burlington, and then it was our turn to take the oath of office.
Fun fact about...

The challenging trail “Free Fall” was opened on Mount Snow 40 years ago. It is nearly a straight shot down the mountain’s North Face. Randy Capitani

This Week in History (1/12/22 - 1/19/22)

10 years ago:
Wilmington residents and business owners rejected a selectboard proposal to use as much as $100,000 of the town’s new 1% local option tax revenue to reduce the municipal tax rate for the upcoming 2014 fiscal year budget. At the time, Wilmington had not yet...

Mountain Journal: Tuning at home keeps top performance

Tuned edges aren’t indestructible. Ski a few hours on early season hard machine-made snow and even swapping left and right skis won’t eliminate the desire for a fresh tune. While many skiers think an annual tune adequate, racers, coaches, and pros know that even a day charging hard ice can dull...

Vermont State Parks conducting survey

VERMONT - Vermont State Parks is seeking public input as part of a modernization study that is currently underway. This study will provide a comprehensive assessment of the state park system, including park amenities, operations, maintenance, revenue, and program delivery. It will identify key...

SVHC honors employeess

BENNINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Health Care leaders and staff gathered to honor employees for their service to the organization’s mission. One award every year is presented for each of the organization’s five core values: quality, empathy, safety, teamwork, and stewardship. The employees who...

Senior Solutions increases hours

WILMINGTON - The Senior Solutions 3SVT outreach team has decided to increase their service hours in the Deerfield Valley. The hours at the old firehouse in Wilmington are expanding from 11 am to 1 pm every second and fourth Thursday to 10 am to 3 pm. This will take effect Friday, January 13. The...

Soup, salad, fruit, and milk at senior meal

READSBORO - The monthly senior meal for people aged 55 and over will be held at the First Baptist Church on Wednesday, January 11, at noon. The church located on Main Street will be open for bingo at 10:30 am preceding the lunch.
The menu will be broccoli cheese soup or vegetable soup with...