Halifax

Post office to stay in Halifax for another five years, board reviews audit

HALIFAX - After a nearly two-year struggle, Halifax has secured their post office for another five years, selectboard member Pete Silverberg confirmed during their meeting on Tuesday, November 22. The board also worked through discrepancies in their FY22 budget audit results and how to resolve...

Residents around the region may see more cable crews as DVFiber ramps up its efforts to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas. File photo

CUD to begin wiring parts of valley

WHITINGHAM - At the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting Wednesday, November 16, Phil Edelstein, the town’s representative to the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District, gave an update on DVFiber’s plans.
DVFiber is the trade name used by the Deerfield Valley Communications...

Halifax artist’s work on display

JOHNSON - Vermont Studio Center’s Red Mill Gallery show “As If Through It All” by Halifax-based Taraneh Mosadegh, will run until Wednesday, November 30. To schedule a gallery visit email gallery@vermontstudiocenter.org or call (802) 635-2727, ext. 211.
Mosadegh is an Iranian-American...

Democratic candidates Wendy Harrison, Michael Pieciak, Tristan Roberts, and Nader Hashim were serving up sandwiches and political pie at the Whitingham Municipal Center on Friday. Pieciak was in town campaigning for state treasurer. Mike Eldred

Windham County native son has bipartisanship in his blood

WHITINGHAM- Michael Pieciak, Democratic candidate for Vermont treasurer, stopped for lunch with voters at the Whitingham Municipal Center in Jacksonville Friday as part of a daylong tour of the Deerfield Valley.
Pieciak was joined by local Democratic candidates Tristan Roberts, who is...

Halifax signs on with Voices of Hope, will help spread the word in town

HALIFAX - During their regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Halifax Selectboard partnered with Voices of Hope VT, reviewed a cemetery budget proposal, and planned a special meeting to discuss the road supervisor/commissioner job description.
Elizabeth McEwen and Cheryl Rusin from Voices of...

Halifax post office to close?

Board member frustrated by lack of information HALIFAX - After an 18-month-long struggle, the time to save the Halifax post office has nearly run out.
“To say that it’s been frustrating would be an understatement,” says Halifax Selectboard Vice Chair Pete Silverberg. He...

Sauerbraten at Halifax senior meal

HALIFAX - The next senior meal at Halifax Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, will take place Friday, September 16, serving at noon. The menu will be sauerbraten, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and dessert. All seniors are welcome. A free-will donation of $3 is asked for people 60 and over.

A 2021 untitled work by Alison Crossley in her studio. The acrylic on primed canvas art piece is 4 feet by 20 feet. Photo by Kelly Fletcher

Family of artists featured

BRATTLEBORO - A trio of Halifax artists are being spotlighted in “Eggshells & Cheekbones,” a gallery show at 118 Elliot, which will run for the month of September.
The show presents recent work by Alison Crossley, Tristan Roberts, and Felix Roberts, a family of three who make art...

Multi-year process to keep Halifax post office reaches another dead end, unsure of next steps

HALIFAX - The Halifax Selectboard continues to struggle to secure the West Halifax Post Office, as discussed in their meeting on Tuesday evening.
The board has been working to save the post office from closure for years now, but has seen little to no progress, and has been unable to...

Unexpected landing at local winery

HALIFAX- Honora Winery, located on Collins Road, welcomed an unexpected and unusual guest early this week. Unusual for Halifax, anyway.
According to Harry, the owner of the Honora property, a pilot flying a six-seater, single-engine Cessna 185 “Skywagon” to New York with his wife and two...