press release

Chinobay

Evening of pan-African roots music

PUTNEY - The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series will present an evening of pan-African roots music with Ugandan musician, educator, and creative arts producer Chinobay on Sunday, September 11, at 4 pm at Cooper Field, 41 Sand Hill Road. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; children...

New fund is “Justice Forward”

VERMONT - The Vermont Community Loan Fund has launched the Justice Forward Fund, a new financing and business assistance resource for Black, Indigenous, and Vermonters of color.
A special purpose credit program, the JFF provides low-/no-cost loans and free-to-the-borrower business...

Chainsaw safety workshops

WINDHAM COUNTY - The Windham Conservation District and the Windham Regional Woodlands Association are partnering to offer a series of chainsaw safety workshops this fall.
Instruction will be provided by Northeast Woodland Training Inc., whose mission is to deliver the highest quality...

Tool cottage expanded

BRATTLEBORO - Need a rake or a shovel? Want to try making pasta? Thanks to a grant from the Vermont Foodbank and in partnership with town sustainability coordinator Stephen Dotson, Brattleboro Time Trade, and Edible Brattleboro, the Brooks Memorial Library has expanded its tool cottage to include...

Disha Geriani, MD

Disha Geriani: pulmonologist and director of critical care

BENNINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, announces that Disha Geriani, MD, has begun as a pulmonologist within SVMC Pulmonology and as the medical director of critical care at SVMC.
Dr. Geriani received her medical degree from Kasturba...

Jon Blouin

Blouin is new branch manager

BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Savings & Loan announces that Jon Blouin has joined the bank as the new branch manager of its main office. Blouin brings many years of banking and customer service experience to the job, having begun his banking career right out of high school with Vermont National...

Gabrielle (Gabby) Ciuffreda

DV Fiber welcomes Ciuffreda

WILMINGTON - DVFiber announces the appointment of Gabrielle Ciuffreda as its first executive director, effective September 1. Ciuffreda, known as Gabby, lives in Guilford and comes to DVFiber with deep experience in project management and community building.
Ciuffreda brings nearly 20...

Vail to limit day tickets

Mount Snow slated to open November 11 VERMONT - Vail Resorts recently announced the opening dates of its 37 North American resorts, offering skiing and riding coast-to-coast and one of the longest seasons in the country for its Epic Pass holders. Additionally the company said...

Looking for volunteers in Deerfield Valley

VERMONT - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont has issued an urgent call to action to find 60 bigs in 60 days, urging adults throughout the Deerfield Valley to volunteer their time and become a big to one of over 100 children currently ready and waiting for a mentor.
Mentoring is fun,...

Screen preschoolers for skills

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Windham Southwest Supervisory Union is offering developmental preschool screenings to families who live in Wilmington, Whitingham, Halifax, Stamford, Searsburg, and Readsboro. The purpose of a screening is to give parents information about their 3- or 4-year old’s readiness...