press release

Torah study

BENNINGTON - Historic Congregation Beth El, on the corner of North Street and Adams Street, welcomes all who wish to engage with or explore Judaism to weekly Shabbat morning worship services and/or Torah study sessions. There will be Torah study on Saturday, July 31, while Rabbi Howard Cohen is...

Readsboro turkey dinner

SOUTH READSBORO - The South Readsboro Community club, 1359 Bosley Hill Road, will hold a turkey dinner on Saturday, July 31, from 5 to 7 pm. Tickets will be sold at the door. To order takeout call (802) 423-7667 until 2 pm Saturday. After that, call (802) 423-5070. Donations of $12 for adults and...

Meeting House services

MARLBORO – Pastor Matthew Deen will lead the 10 am service at Marlboro Meeting House. There will be a reading of Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 and a discussion of how Jesus’ message is resisted - in his time and now - and what it means to possess the courage to change. All are welcome. A stair lift is...

Pettee Memorial offers free lunch, youth reading programs

WILMINGTON - Children in grades one to three can join Pettee Memorial Library for a special storytime to hear some great chapter books and share a snack, Monday, August 2 to August 23, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.
Lunch Bunch is also coming in August. Children entering fourth to sixth grade who...

Don’t yell at the refs, be one

MANCHESTER - Burr and Burton Academy will host a clinic for new soccer officials on Saturday, August 21. A classroom session will last from 11 am to 12:30 pm followed by on-field work at 1 pm. Attendance is $25 online with registration with NFHS Insurance on Dragonfly.
The clinic’s cost is...

TVMHS soccer returns

WHITINGHAM - All boys and girls entering grades nine to 12 at Twin Valley Middle High School are invited to preseason soccer practice on Thursday, August 19, at TVMHS. The boys will practice from 8:30 to 10:30 am, and the girls from 9 to 11 am. Boys and girls entering grades seven and eight will...

Morris and Parsons, Lasewski and Krusiewski top Haystack Golf Course leader boards

WILMINGTON - The Haystack Golf Course held its member-member tournament this past weekend. The formats on Saturday were nine holes scramble and nine holes modified alternate shot. Sunday was nine holes true alternate shot and nine holes best ball. The weather was perfect on Saturday but rain...

WWAF and Latchis present film on Nobel Prize winner

BRATTLEBORO - Windham World Affairs Council and Latchis Arts present “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,” a Spotlight series film on the first African woman and environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize, locally known as a former trustee for the School for International Training near...

Harp-making camp planned

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center is offering a unique, weeklong program this summer that allows participants to make and learn to play their own harp. Multigenerational music lovers are encouraged to make this a family affair.
Those attending the first-ever Hands on Harps Camp,...

Fair day auction

TOWNSHEND - Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital will hold its 2021 hospital fair day as both a virtual and an in-person event this year.
More than 200 unique items are available via the online auction, which opens for bidding on Sunday, August 1, and ends on Sunday, August 8. The...