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4th of July at Stratton

STRATTON MOUNTAIN - Stratton Mountain’s annual Fourth of July weekend will kick off Friday, July 1. A growing celebration of Green Mountain events, Stratton’s family-friendly activities will run from Friday, July 1 to Monday, July 4.
Friday will kick off the star-spangled celebration with...

Beaver Street project celebrates completion

WILMINGTON - Wilmington Works director Meg Staloff introduced artists Elise and Payne Junker during Saturday’s dedication of the new Beaver Street Art Project. The metal sculpture was designed and created at the Junkers’ art studio in Chester. The art was hung on a concrete retaining wall...

Mental health resources available in Vermont

VERMONT - As impacts from the terrible acts committed in New York, California, and Texas are being felt throughout the country, the state of Vermont is reminding Vermonters of the mental health resources available to them.
With a global COVID-19 pandemic and national and international...

Meat loaf at Evening Star Grange senior meal

DUMMERSTON - Evening Star Grange’s next senior lunch is Wednesday, June 22. Take out or eat in. Pickup will be from 11:30 am to 1 pm; eat-in lunch will be at 12:30 pm. The menu will be meat loaf, vegetarian meat loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and strawberry shortcake for dessert....

Red Sox Foundation awards Grace Cottage

TOWNSHEND - Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital has been awarded second place in the Red Sox IMPACT awards competition. The IMPACT awards, presented by the Red Sox Foundation and the Ruderman Family Foundation, support organizations raising awareness and improving outcomes surrounding...

Driver safety program hits the road

VERMONT- The Vermont Department of Health, in partnership with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, has launched an older driver safety program, which includes new resources and a webinar series. The program features information for drivers, their families, caregivers, and health care providers...

Wellness classes resume

TOWNSHEND - The Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital Wellness Center has restarted several wellness classes that may be appropriate for many seniors. Grace Cottage offers these free and low-cost wellness programs to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Wellness is a way of living that encourages...

Remember enslaved person

BENNINGTON - Margaret “Peg” Bowen was born about 1742 in or near Hadley, MA. She was enslaved in Bennington by Stephen Fay from 1772 to 1778. On Saturday, June 25, at 10 am, she will be remembered and honored by the people of Bennington.
Peg lived and worked at Fay’s Tavern, better known...

Commemorate Juneteenth

BENNINGTON - Celebrate and commemorate the country’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, on the grounds of Mt. Anthony Union Middle School on Saturday, June 18, from noon to 3 pm.
Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in 1865. This free celebration will feature food; music...

DVFiber holds annual meeting

DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its recent annual meeting, the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District - DVFiber - elected three officers for its governing board and five members for its executive committee. The board also approved a high-level design concept for the district’s fiber optic network....