press release

Historical society meeting

WILMINGTON - The Historical Society of Wilmington will be holding their annual meeting with the election of officers on Wednesday, August 10, at 7 pm at the Barber House, 5 Lisle Hill. All are welcome to attend. Those who have any questions can feel free to contact Julie at (802) 464-3004.

Corse wins sugarmaking award

RICHFORD - The board of directors of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association presented the 2022 annual Maple awards at their annual meeting in July.
The Outstanding Sugar Maker award went to Roy Corse, of Whitingham. Corse was born into sugaring on the family farm, where maple syrup...

Salad at senior luncheon

READSBORO - The monthly senior luncheon will be held at First Baptist Church Wednesday, August 9, at noon. The menu will be a salad plate with a blueberry dessert. All are welcome to participate for a donation. To order takeout or for more information call Sandy at (413) 424-5446.

Vermont EMS Academy building in Newfane. vemsa.org

Rescue Inc. launching EMS academy

NEWFANE – Rescue Inc. is opening VEMSA - Vermont EMS Academy - to bring state-of-the-art emergency medical training to southern Vermont and the surrounding region. The facility is on Route 30, just minutes off I-91.
VEMSA will be opening this fall with emergency medical technician and...

New program offers free associate’s degree at CCV

VERMONT- Thanks to the Free Degree Promise through the Early College Program all Vermont students who are currently in grades eight to 11 can now count on a free associate degree at the Community College of Vermont the year after high school graduation.
The J. Warren & Lois McClure...

Attendees at a previous hospital fair day hold cotton candy. Photo courtesy CJ King

Grace Cottage holding fundraising fair

TOWNSHEND - The Townshend Common will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, August 6, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Grace Cottage hospital fair day.
Described by the Boston Globe as “New England at its finest,” this annual fair features activities for the whole family, including a live all-day...

Statewide primary election next Tuesday

VERMONT - Secretary of State Jim Condos recently reminded Vermonters that the statewide primary election is Tuesday, August 9, and encouraged voters to formulate their voting plan.
Vermonters can vote early or return an early ballot in person at their town clerk’s office any day before...

Karen Fortier

Fortier promoted to managerial postition

BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Savings & Loan announced the promotion of Karen Fortier as the bank’s new deposit operations manager. Fortier has been a part of the BS&L family for seven years, working in a number of different customer-facing roles, including branch manager for both the Putney...

Pre-season soccer practice at Twin Valley

WHITINGHAM - All students entering grades nine to 12 at Twin Valley Middle High School are invited to pre-season soccer practice on Thursday, August 18, at TVMHS. The boys will practice from 8:30 to 10:30 am; the girls will practice from 9 to 11 am. Students entering grades seven and eight will...

Classic drag-queen movie to be shown outdoors for teens

BRATTLEBORO - Join the Brooks Memorial Library Teen Advisory Board in the library parking lot for a teens-only outdoor movie night on Friday, August 5, from 8 to10 pm, to watch “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.”
Elite NYC drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson are...