Halifax

Fire department fundraiser

HALIFAX- The Halifax Fire Company is currently auctioning off a vintage 1985 Ford F800 Middlesex Manufactured Fire Engine. The truck could be useful for a construction business, landscaping company, or volunteer fire department. This online auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends...

Fire department auction to be held

HALIFAX- On Saturday, July 1, the annual fire department auction is being held at 10 am at the fire station, 118 Branch Road.
A variety of things will be auctioned off. Coffee and doughnuts, hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, and water will be on sale.
Always old, new, and unusual things...

Senior meal set for Friday, June 16

HALIFAX- The Halifax senior meal is Friday, June 16, at 12 pm. The meal will be served at the Community Hall at 20 Brook Road.
Breaded baked chicken breasts, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and dessert are on the menu.
All seniors are welcome. A call to Joan at (802) 368-7733...

2023 Greenup Day poster

Towns gear up for Green Up Day

By Lauren Harkawik
WILMINGTON - On Saturday, in towns throughout the state, people will take on roadside cleanup assignments and be given green bags to collect litter in. Since 1970, the first Saturday in May has been designated “Green Up Day.”
In Wilmington, Kathy Larsen has...

Halifax looks to identify projects

HALIFAX- A community assessment program facilitated by the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation is helping Halifax residents identify and prioritize community goals and projects.
The process, which is also intended to help towns best use state and federal funding available through...

Board adds finance committee, hears about PFOAs

HALIFAX - The Halifax Selectboard discussed their audit findings, created a finance committee, and heard concerns about PFOAs in their water supply during their regular meeting on Tuesday evening.
The board reorganized during their meeting on March 21 and now consists of Patrick...

Halifax chief steps down after more than five decades

HALIFAX - “There’s no retiring from the fire department for Wayne Courser,” says the longtime Halifax Fire Chief’s wife, Joan, as they sat at their kitchen table.
Courser, born and raised in Halifax, is stepping down after 65 years of service in the department and 52 years as chief, but...

Halifax hashes over budget plans

HALIFAX - The Halifax Selectboard presented their proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and discussed Town Meeting articles during their informational hearing on Tuesday evening.
The proposed selectboard and highway budget is at about $1.25 million, with just over $1 million to be raised...

Five-year plan released to the public

Supervisory union lays out number of goals
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union released their five-year strategic plan to the public last month, a guide to focus educational priorities through 2027. WSSU Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll is taking...

Halifax Town Meeting will return to the Halifax Elementary School multipurpose room on the first Tuesday in March

Board gets push-back on return to in-person Town Meeting

HALIFAX- During their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, the Halifax Selectboard set dates for their Town Meeting informational hearing and a community meeting as part of a BDCC initiative.
The selectboard will hold an informational hearing ahead of the annual Town Meeting on Tuesday,...