- September 21, Wardsboro Town Hall, Wardsboro, VT – Patty Carpenter & Verandah Porche
Wardsboro Curtain Call presents Patty Carpenter and special guest Verandah Porche on Saturday, September 21st at 7 pm in Wardsboro Town Hall. They will be performing old favorites and new original songs. The two women have been life long friends and collaborators and the new songs represent some of … - September 22, The Nature Museum, Grafton, VT – Become a Builder for the Fairy House Festival
Where do knotholes become front doors, sea shells transform into bathtubs, and twigs get woven into ladders? At The Nature Museum’s annual Fairy House Festival on September 28th and 29th, from 10 AM to 4 PM each day! The Fairy House Festival draws over 1200 visitors to Grafton each September, where … - September 22, O'Reilly Parking Lot, Bellows Falls, VT – Recovery Events Taking Place in Bellows Falls
Greater Falls Connections and Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield will be co-hosting a series of events to celebrate National Recovery Month during the month of September. The events support people in recovery and draw attention to prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. Recov … - September 22, Stage 33 Live, Bellows Falls, VT – Lara Herscovitch and Scott MacDonald
A matinee listening event with Lara Herscovitch in solo performance; multi-instrumentalist Scott MacDonald opens BELLOWS FALLS – The blues/pop/jazz-tinged contemporary folk of Lara Herscovitch embraces misfits and underdogs, connection and courage, love and loss, hardship and hope, resilience and tr … - September 24, Main Street Arts, Saxtons River, VT – String Band
String Band with Jill Newton Main Street Arts’ longest running educational class. Play in a group setting and practice traditional square dance and fiddle tunes from around the world. All string instruments are welcome. Cost: $130 (drop-ins welcome, $12/class) Sept. 4 through Nov. 27 (13 weeks) Regi …
- Hooper Trustees Meeting Minutes – 9/19/19
Hooper Trustees Present: Steven Dalessio (Chair); Peggy Pschirrer; Cheryl Mayberry CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dalessio called this Hooper Trustees meeting to order at 8:36 PM. He advised this meeting is being recorded. HOOPER TRUSTEES MINUTES: HOOPER TRUSTEES MEETING – September 5, 2019: Mrs. P … - Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 9/12/19
Selectboard Present:Steven Dalessio (Chair); Peggy Pschirrer; Cheryl Mayberry CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dalessio called this meeting of the Selectboard to order at 6:30 PM in the Walpole Town Hall. He advised this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for th … - Selectboard Meeting Agenda – 9/19/19
We don’t usually get this but Sarah Downing sent it with the following explanation: “Hi Lil: It’s not often that I can finish the agenda before noon. Since I have, can you post to the Walpolean? I’m going to see if we can move to finalizing the agenda earlier rather than later. Many times I’m waiti … - Broadband Committee Meeting Minutes – 9/11/19
Paul Looney, Chair, opened the meeting at approximately 6:30 in the Selectboard office at Walpole Town Hall. Present were Dick Hill, Steve Grenier, Dennis Marcom, Bob Anderson, Rod Bouchard and Peggy Pschirrer. Paul Looney showed the group three maps he has prepared showing download speeds. Bob … - Broadband Committe Meeting Minutes – 9/4/19
Present: Paul Looney, Bob Anderson, Dick Hill, Rod Bouchard, Dennis Marcom, Steve Grenier, Peggy Pschirrer Guest: John Snowdon, Westmoreland Paul Looney opened the meeting at 6:30 pm. He introduced John Snowdon from Westmoreland who chairs the Broadband Advisory Committee (WBAC) Mr. Snowdon …
- Graphic novelist Jason Lutes to speak at the Springfield Town Library
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Ever wonder what it would be like to create a graphic novel or write a book of historical fiction? How about creating a 550-page historical graphic novel? Join us Wednesday, Oct. 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Springfield Town Library to hear Jason Lutes discuss his journey to becoming a … - Charlie Hunter show at Gallery North Star
“Scrapyard Lullaby II,” 16 x 32 by Charlie Hunter. Photo provided GRAFTON, Vt. – Gallery North Star, 151 Townshend Rd., presents a solo show of new paintings by nationally acclaimed artist Charlie Hunter. The exhibition will run from Sept. 28 through Oct. 26. An opening reception for the artist will … - Fletcher Farm School Announces October classes
Zentangle with Nancy Monson. Photo provided LUDLOW, Vt. – Our fall, winter, and spring term is well underway. Here’s what’s going on in October at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts. On Oct. 5, 2019, artist-in-residence Nancy Monson will be presenting “Zentangle: Make Beautiful Drawing … - Bellows Falls Country Club Gentlemen’s League complete season
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Recently, the Gentlemen’s League at the Bellows Falls Country Club completed their season. Palmer Division: Hardy Merrill, 57 Paul Sackevich, 47 Fran Stewart, 43 Terry Keefe, 35 Rich Demuzio, 32 Jim Hougton, 26 David Bertrand, 27 Butch Stearns, 21 Dibo Dibernardo, 10 Bo Johnson, … - Communities come together for BRAT RiverSweep
Richard and family with a load by Semprebon at RiverSweep. Photo provided REGION – 2019 marked the 20th annual RiverSweep, a cleanup of the Black River organized by the all-volunteer Black River Action Team. The effort spanned several days and included work by students at Riverside Middle School in …
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- Sunday Seniors: Sununu helps honor Grafton County Senior Citizens Council
Shortly after Jackie LeBlanc retired, she became a regular at the Upper Valley Senior Center in downtown Lebanon.“My pet peeve is people who turn 65 and say, ‘Oh, I don’t want to go to senior centers. That’s for old people,’ ” LeBlanc, of Lebanon, told me while waiting for lunch to be served at the. … - Ill will in the mill: Tenant infighting, money woes put Bridgewater Mill building on the block
The Bridgewater Mill has survived fire, the collapse of New England’s manufacturing economy, at least two devastating floods, insolvency and a misguided attempt to turn it into a shopping mall.Now it faces a new existential threat: warring tenants who are battling each other in court and a decision. … - Jim Kenyon: With the West Lebanon liquor store sign, the message is clear
The newfangled New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlet that opened earlier this month off Route 12A in West Lebanon is hard to miss.A double-sided sign hovers 20 feet above 12A at the entrance to Weathervane Drive. A pair of circular “Outlet” signs bearing the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s logo han … - ACLU files suit over Border Patrol arrest at Lebanon thrift store
LEBANON — A Guatemalan immigrant who has worked at a dairy farm in Claremont for 14 years was questioned by plainclothes Customs and Border Protection officers inside a Lebanon thrift store in March and was ultimately detained and arrested in what he says was a violation of his constitutional rights … - Bottom Line: With the Upper Valley’s housing crunch, follow the money, or lack thereof
There are three things you can count on in the Upper Valley: rutted roads during mud season, the sublime alchemy of sugar and deep-fried batter at Muriel’s Donuts in Lebanon, and the knowledge that somebody somewhere has scheduled yet another public forum on the lack of affordable housing.It’s a ser …
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- McAllister nabbed in Saxtons River
SAXTONS RIVER — A Westminster man who’s been on the run since fleeing from police on Sept. 11 was captured in Saxtons River at 2 a.m.According to a press release from the Vermont State Police, - Human jawbone found in Searsburg
SEARSBURG — Law enforcement is investigating the discovery of human remains found at a gravel pit, police say.On Tuesday, a person contacted the Vermont State Police in Westminster to report - 'We are the Lorax' Students rally for climate change action day
BRATTLEBORO — About 150 students at Brattleboro Union High School kicked off Friday’s climate change activities with a walkout from school around 10:30 in the morning. Following speeches and … - Rockingham sets goals for town government
BELLOWS FALLS — Town officials believe Rockingham should focus on its recycling center and the redevelopment of The Island.That was the consensus among Select Board members and Town Manager - NorthStar gets good decommissioning review
VERNON — Federal inspectors of the decommissioning job now underway at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant revealed no safety problems, according to a new report released by the Nuclear
- Andover Select Board agenda for Sept. 23
The Select Board of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 at Town Office, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from the September 9th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per … - Chester EMS building to go to vote in November
By Shawn Cunningham ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC At a special meeting last week, the Chester Select Board set a town vote on bonding for $4.7 million to construct a new building on Pleasant Street to house Chester’s police, ambulance and fire departments. It would also pay for refurbishing and bri … - Vermont reports 1st vaping illness in state; 7th death occurs in California
By Cynthia Prairie ©2019 Telegraph Publishing The Vermont Department of Health is reporting the first case of severe respiratory illness associated with vaping in a Vermont resident. Five more possible cases are being investigated. Photo by Edgar Martinez. A spokeswoman for the department, citing fe … - Weston considers buying used grader; OKs HB bid for heating oil
From left, board members Jim Linville, Bruce Downer, Denis Benson, board Secretary Cheryl Barker and member Charles Goodwin.All photos by Bruce Frauman. By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Weston Select Board is considering purchasing a used grader. At the Weston Select Board’s Sep … - Chester Select Board agenda for Sept. 18
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 18 on the second floor of Town Hall, 556 Elm Street. Below is its agenda: 1. Approve Minutes from the August 29, 2019 Special Selectboard meeting; September 4, 2019 Selectboard meeting and Executive Session; Septe …
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- Climate Strikers Talk Climate Anxiety and Their Future
According to a recent Washington Post poll, more than 70 percent of teenagers and young adults believe their generation will be moderately or greatly harmed by climate change. One in four reported having taken some kind of action to express their views on the issue. The zeal of Vermont’s youth was o … - Vermont Preservationist Paul Bruhn Dies
Paul Bruhn, a preservationist who spent four decades working to shape and maintain Vermont’s cities, towns and villages, died Thursday. The first and only executive director of Preservation Trust of Vermont, Bruhn, who was 72, had battled poor health in recent years. “It was his heart that finally c … - Vermont Youths Join Massive Global Climate Protests
Thousands of young people in Vermont joined peers around the world Friday to protest the failure to adequately address global warming. “We are skipping our lessons to teach you one,” read a sign that a girl held up in a crowd packed shoulder-to-shoulder in front of Burlington City Hall. The turnout … - After Years of Planning, F-35s Land in Vermont
For more than a decade, Chief Master Sgt. Dwight Rolston has been helping prepare the Vermont Air National Guard base and its members for the arrival of the F-35 Lighting II fighter jet. Early Thursday afternoon, he was the first to confirm that the long wait was over. “There they are!” Rolston call … - Obituary: Casey Draper, 1971-2019
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Casey. After a short but hard-fought illness, Casey surrendered peacefully Tuesday evening, September 10. He was surrounded by his immediate, extended and chosen families, friends and loved ones. Casey grew up in Lake Placid, N.Y. As a …
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- Police on the lookout for suspect after reported armed robbery on East Side Drive
Police responded to East Side Drive in Concord Thursday night after a man reported he was being robbed in the parking lot of the Regency Hill Estates apartment complex. Sgt. Matt Casey said the individual reported another person was pointing a firearm at him in the parking lot of 12 East Side Drive. … - From Cape Town to Concord, students protest climate change
Daniel Leuchtenberger and his father were both on strike for the climate Friday.Daniel, a student at Bow High School, helped organize a walkout to draw attention to climate change. At precisely 9:35 a.m., students got up from their classes, met in the lobby of the school and walked around the buildi … - Imelda leaves 3 dead in Texas, others stranded and trapped
Emergency crews in the Houston area took advantage of receding floodwaters Friday to begin to assess the damage from one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history, a storm that led to deaths of three men and displaced hundreds of people from their homes.The aftermath from Tropical Storm Imeld … - Officials: U.S. deaths, illnesses from rare mosquito-borne disease are up
The number of U.S. deaths and illnesses from a rare mosquito-borne virus are higher than usual this year, health officials report.Eastern equine encephalitis has been diagnosed in 21 people in six states, and five people have died. The infection is only being seen in certain counties within a small. … - Tens of thousands join climate protests before UN summit
Tens of thousands of protesters joined rallies on Friday as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action against climate change began ahead of a U.N. summit in New York.Some of the first rallies in what is being billed as a “global climate strike” were held in Australia’s largest city, Sydne …
- Fire at Vermont Timber Works
Fire officials in Springfield are responding to a structure fire at Vermont Timber Works in North Springfield. - Road workers rally for stricter safety standards
Advocates for work zone safety have been saying something needs to change for years now. - Stomping the Stigma in Rutland
The event focused on erasing the stigma, increasing community support, encouraging people to seek the help they need and celebrating the progress people have made in recovery. - Police: Vt. man killed in Enfield crash
New Hampshire State Police have released the name of the person killed in a crash along I-89 in Enfield. - 5 of 13 marijuana bills passed in New Hampshire
New Hampshire lawmakers considered more than a dozen bills related to marijuana this year, but fewer than half of them became law.
- Remembering Paul Bruhn, Executive Director Of Preservation Trust Of Vermont
Vermont has lost its leading voice for historic preservation. Paul Bruhn, the executive director of the Vermont Preservation Trust since its inception nearly 40 years ago, has died. - Students Take To Streets In Vermont And Across The Globe For Climate Strike
Student protestors carried banners, waved signs and chanted slogans as they led hundreds of climate activists from Montpelier High School to city hall Friday morning. - Whomp Whomp: 'Vermont Edition' Revisits Some Of The State's Biggest Failed Ideas
They seemed so brilliant at the time. Or maybe they didn’t. Vermonters have hatched quite a few wild schemes that somehow never got past the idea stage. So we listen back to Vermont Edition’s failed ideas show. Six years after originally airing, these planned projects are still fun to think about. - Met Opera Faces 'One More Catastrophic Crisis' As Employees Must Work With Domingo
Next Wednesday evening, Plácido Domingo , the opera megastar who has recently been accused of sexual misconduct by 20 women , is scheduled to start a run of performances of Verdi’s Macbeth at the most famous opera house in the United States: New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The sold-out first show als … - The Otter Creek's Role In Vermont's History And Environmental Health
The Otter Creek is the longest river contained within Vermont’s borders. It’s shaped where Vermonters live, how they farm, and how the basic infrastructure and political divisions of the state are set up. And now, it’s a big part of the state’s phosphorus pollution problem.
- 5 Marijuana Bills Passed in N.H. This Year
New Hampshire lawmakers considered more than a dozen bills related to marijuana this year, but fewer than half of them became law. A push to have the state join others that have legalized recreational use of the drug fizzled, as did efforts to expand the qualifying conditions for the state’s medical … - Special Program: Stories From N.H.'s Route 4
As one of New Hampshire’s great connector roads, U.S. Route 4 stretches across the heart of the state, from Portsmouth to the Vermont border. It snakes past all kinds of villages, antique shops, and historic markers. It connects rural areas with the busier Seacoast, Concord, and Upper Valley destina … - Map: Who Might Be Affected By Stricter Residency Requirements Linking Voting and Vehicle Licensing?
State offices that oversee elections and motor vehicle laws have declined to explain what implications, if any, New Hampshire’s new residency standards would have on licensing requirements. That’s despite growing confusion over whether the law could require voters to obtain in-state drivers licenses … - Climate Strike: Granite Staters Call for Action on Climate Change
Hundreds of people across New Hampshire turned out at Climate Strike events Friday to lend their voice to calls for action on climate change. Carrying handmade signs, pushing strollers and handing out leaflets, they joined striking protesters around the world in a coordinated effort to kick off a we … - Regional FBI Director Warns N.H. Campaign Workers, Defense Contractors Of Cyber Spying Risks
New Hampshire-based defense contractors, military personnel and research universities should be on guard against foreign adversaries trying to steal information, according to senior FBI officials. The state is home to more than 80 defense contractors with security clearance, as well as multiple mili …
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