- March 29, World Under Wonder Playhouse, Ascutney, VT – Auditions for musical comedy “Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier”
World Under Wonder Playhouse’s spring production will be the musical comedy “Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier”. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 from 1pm to 3pm at the theater, located at 5755 Route 5 in Ascutney. Auditions are open to adults and older you … - March 29, Latchis Theatre, Brattleboro, VT – CANCELED – Windham Orchestra: Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”
These performances of Mozart’s final masterpiece “The Magic Flute” will feature well-known local voices in minor and major roles, and performers from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Albany, NY and New York City. Artists will sing in the language of their choosing – German, English or Spanish (supporte … - March 30, , – Local public transit interim changes (Current, Moover)
The Moover and The Current remain in operation with limitations. Demand response riders are being screened ahead of time for medical appointments, meal sites, and shopping trips, as are the drivers and volunteers who transport them. Seating is restricted in the rows behind and beside the driver’s se … - March 30, Our Place Drop-In Center, Bellows Falls, VT – Our Place Drop In Center interim procedures
Our Place Drop In Center asks people not to come into the building. The center is providing meals and boxes of food from the pantry at the front door of 4 Island Street. Breakfast sandwiches and coffee are available until 8:30 AM and lunch-to-go is ready by noon. For more information, call 802-463-2 … - March 30, Rockingham, VT, Rockingham, VT – Rockingham Help & Helpers online mutual aid survey
Rockingham Help & Helpers is a group of community members and organizations with the support of Greater Falls Connections and the Town of Rockingham. An online survey has been created to organize a community response to COVID-19 by identifying needs, volunteers, and resources. We will all be affecte …
- Unitarian Church Service Info
This information came from Antonia Andreoli regarding tomorrow’s virtual service for the Unitarian Church. I admit to being very ignorant about Zoom so I can’t explain what it all means. I’m sure Antonia can help though. – Lil Here is the Zoom meeting link for Sunday’s service with Linda Goodman. Th … - Church Tomorrow
Good morning. I hope you are well and staying home. Our church is conducting online services now. Sister churches have seen an increase of 200 – 500% attendance online versus in church services. If you don’t object please post the Zoom link to the service tomorrow at 10 AM. Of course you could refer … - Alert for Small Business Owners
Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act Small Business Owners, This evening, I received an 11 page document from Governor Shaheen’s office titled “Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act.” It outlines the various programs which might help small business owners under the brand new Act. Unfo … - Library up-date
Dear Walpole Community, The Walpole Town Library will be ceasing curbside pickup service after Saturday March 28th. We are so saddened to have to stop this much loved service, but we are taking the Governor’s Stay-At-Home orders seriously. The library building will be closed and staff will continue … - What is an Essential Service?
So now that anyone not in an essential service is staying at home, exactly what is an essential service? There is actually a very long list of businesses deemed essential. Among the essential categories are Law and Order, Food, Health and Human Services, Energy, Waste and Wastewater, Transportatio …
- TP Measures Up, a poem and a chance to smile
Photo by Elly Johnson, Unsplash hey! six feet away, you must keep your distance! i’m healthy, no virus, and building up resistance. take out one TP roll from your closet and give it a measure (and yes, quick, put it back in your secret-hoarded treasure). 4 1/2 inches wide is how ours met the ruler t … - Springfield Town Library joins the worldwide largest digital book club
Join the largest digital book club. Photo by Pexels, Pixabay SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Town Library patrons can join thousands of readers around the world in laughter and learning during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From March 23 through April 13, book lovers can enj … - Artful wishes from Gallery at the VAULT
Gallery at the VAULT encourages you to get creative and make art. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Gallery at the VAULT must close its doors for the time being due to the current COVID-19 health emergency. Even though all of VAULT’s classes have been postponed, you can use this time to make art! Dr … - Springfield Town Library has surprise packs
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – The Springfield Town Library, under the direction of the Selectboard, has created surprise packs for residents to pick up while running their essential errands during the “Stay Home” order. According to interim town manager, Cathy Sohngen, the Selectboard felt “it is important tha … - The Memoir Workshops with Pam Bernard now on Zoom
The Memoir Workshops are now hosted on Zoom. Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash WALPOLE, N.H. – An opportunity has arisen to focus on writing, despite the chaos and uncertainty that surrounds folks today. In fact, what better to time to write than when forced to retreat from all the distractions o …
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- Retired nurses, health care providers volunteer to support front-line workers in NH, Vt.
CHARLESTOWN — Retired registered nurse Katie Lajoie was one of hundreds of nurses across New Hampshire to answer a survey the New Hampshire Nurses Association sent out last weekend asking for volunteers to respond to COVID-19.Lajoie, a 70-year-old Charlestown resident, isn’t prepared to care for pat … - In the age of stay-at-home orders, many still make time to get outside in the Upper Valley
WINDSOR — Saturday’s cool, cloudy weather was not the ideal spring day, but it was still a chance for people to get outside and maybe think less about the sudden sea change and uncertainty in their lives caused by the coronavirus.In Windsor, friends Cynthia Reeves, of Walpole, N.H., and Wendy Conque … - Out & About: Montshire Museum’s bubble videos bring a little pop science to kids at home
After the Montshire Museum of Science closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, staff immediately started thinking of ways they could keep bringing the charms of the Norwich-based nonprofit organization to children.They started with bubbles.Anyone who has been to the Montshire is familiar with its bel … - Bottom Line: The bottom of the labor ladder keeps things moving during the pandemic
Delivery drivers usually don’t get much respect. They sure don’t get paid well.Neither do most workers in minimum-wage and low-wage jobs. Yet it is just those workers who are literally putting their health at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic to make sure supermarket shelves are stocked, floors are. … - NH exempts long list of businesses, services from order
LEBANON — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s stay-at-home order through early May due to the COVID-19 pandemic extended more than two weeks longer than that issued by his neighboring governor, Phil Scott in Vermont.But it also excluded a long list of businesses and services that are deemed “essential …
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- National Guard to open COVID-19 testing site in Putney
BURLINGTON — The Vermont Department of Health announced Saturday that the state’s National Guard is setting up a Covid-19 testing facility at a building on the Landmark College campus in Putney that will open on Sunday morning.In a press release, the department announced that the Landmark site will … - Dismay, sadness after Scott's order to close schools
BRATTLEBORO — Gov. Phil Scott’s order closing all of Vermont’s schools until the end of the school year because of the coronavirus pandemic has left people sad, disappointed and struggling for answers.On Thursday night, the governor said all in-person education programs in the state would cease, as … - Sugarhouses reporting a good season
PUTNEY — Peter Cooper-Ellis says the 2020 maple season will likely end next week with a full crop of the state’s signature sweet product. Cooper-Ellis and his brother Fraser run companion maple companies, CE Maple of Westminster West and Hidden Springs Maple of PutneyHe said their 30,000 taps in Wes … - Medical center plans $25.8M expansion
BENNINGTON — A proposed $25.8 million project to nearly double the size and modernize the Emergency Department at Southwest Vermont Medical Center would be the first major upgrade for the ER since 1996, officials said.According to a certificate of need application now under review by the Green Mount … - A refresher course on use-of-force
BRATTLEBORO — At the multipurpose room at Brattleboro Union High School, members of the Windham County Sheriff’s Office got a refresher on use-of-force training on Monday, March 2, 2020.The training was run by Deputy First Class Christopher Devito, who said they try to get more than the four-hour mi …
- Guard sets up Covid-19 testing site in Putney
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Department of Health announced this evening – Saturday, March 28, that the state’s National Guard is setting up a Covid-19 testing facility at a building on the Landmark College campus in Putney that will open on Sunday morning. A Covid 19 testing site wil … - State Covid-19 total surpasses 200; 2 more die
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Click map to enlarge The Vermont Health Department today announced that the number of positive results for the coronavirus jumped from 183 to 211, from a total of 2,374 people tested. The number of patients who have died also rose by two to 12. There were no new cases … - New ways to do business with Town of Londonderry, Transfer Station & Library
While the Londonderry Town Office and the S. Londonderry Library are closed to the public during the Covid-19 crisis, there are still ways you can conduct business with the town, check out books and use the Wi-Fi. And the Transfer Station is still open for some services. Doing business with the tow … - To the editor: Family Center seeks monetary donations
Chester-Andover Family Center The Chester Andover Family Center is asking the community for help in keeping our Food Shelf fully stocked to meet the needs of participating residents. As you know, we rely on Thrift Shop sales revenue, fundraisers and generous donors to support food purchases for our … - Levine touts ‘full-court press’ to ease testing rules
By Shawn Cunningham © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Click map to enlarge. While the nominal purpose of Gov. Phil Scott’s press conference this morning was to talk about his order to dismiss schools for the remainder of the year, that was overshadowed by the announcement of relaxed requirements for t …
- NH Issues Stay-at-Home Emergency Order
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- Reminder as to What is Flushable
CLAREMONT, NH – The Department of Public Works would like to remind everyone that wipes and paper towels should not be flushed. DPW is experiencing issues at the sewer treatment plant with items that should be put in the trash. Putting the wrong things down the drain can damage the sewer system, ca … - SHS Alumni President Announces Cancellation of Alumni Weekend
It is with sadness and regret that after thinking long and hard about this coronavirus, and discussing with board members, we have decided that for the safety and health of all people, Stevens Alumni, for the first time ever, will cancel Alumni Weekend. Believe me, this decision has not been easy to … - Sunapee Fire Department Requests Personal Protective Equipment
SUNAPEE, NH–First responders at the Sunapee Fire Department (SFD) are urgently asking community members, especially labor related businesses, with extras of specific supplies to donate to them in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. There is a national shortage of personal protective equipment that hel … - SAU6 Updates, March 22
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- Vermont Lawmakers Mull Eviction Moratorium During State of Emergency
How are Vermonters supposed to stay home during the coronavirus crisis if they’re getting kicked out of their homes? That’s one of the many dilemmas lawmakers are weighing as they seek to help residents weather the economic storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislators are considering a statewi … - Another 28 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Vermont
Updated 7:23 p.m. The Vermont Department of Health announced 28 new coronavirus cases Saturday afternoon, bringing the statewide total to 211 people who’ve tested positive for the virus. Two more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the state total to 12. One death involved a patient at the Univ … - Esteemed Coach Helps Green Mountain Gymnasts Stick Their Landings
A half dozen teenage gymnasts took turns practicing dismounts off the balance beams on a recent weeknight at the Green Mountain Training Center. The girls’ competitive team trains at least 15 hours per week in the 12,500-square-foot gym, which is nestled amid warehouses and loading docks in a Willis … - Welch Backs $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package, From Afar
The U.S. House on Friday signed off on a $2 trillion relief package meant to provide emergency assistance to individuals, businesses and states coping with the coronavirus outbreak. The bill, which cleared the Senate on Wednesday, passed the House by voice vote and was signed by President Donald Tru … - Shaw's Grocery Worker in Middlebury Diagnosed With COVID-19
A Shaw’s grocery store employee in Middlebury has coronavirus, the company confirmed Friday. Employees at two New Hampshire Shaw’s near the Vermont border — Littleton and Woodsville — have also tested positive. The grocery chain said it has identified cases at six locations among its 150 or so store …
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- Photos: Italy’s front-line medical heroes
Their eyes are tired. Their cheekbones rubbed raw from protective masks. They don’t smile.The doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets — the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shi … - ‘Off the charts’: Virus hotspots grow in middle America
As the United States led the world with confirmed coronavirus cases, cities such as Detroit, Chicago and New Orleans grew as hotspots Saturday, while the virus continued to pummel New York City and made its way into rural America. Elsewhere, Russia said its borders would be fully closed as of Monday … - ‘Choppy waters’ await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier
The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to the Pentagon’s strategy for deterring war with China and.. … - Trump raises idea of quarantines affecting NY, NJ and Conn.
President Donald Trump floated the idea of a quarantine as early as Saturday affecting residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for a short time to stop the spread of coronavirus from reaching states with fewer infections.Trump told reporters at the White House that he had spoken with Repub … - Duckler: When people die these days, nothing seems real anymore
Tony Pinto never saw it coming.Never saw that clean shot to the gut, delivered by a well-meaning nurse at Concord Hospital. She told Pinto the hospital was going on lockdown. She told him visiting hours were over, for the foreseeable future and perhaps beyond, at a time when Pinto’s father, Anthony. …
- What does the Coronavirus Relief Package mean for your family?
How much money will you get, and are you eligible to receive the check? - Lifting spirits at Meadowbrook Healthcare in Plattsburgh
Families organized together to show support for health care workers in New York. - CDC issues domestic travel advisory for New York, two bordering states
The Governors of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will have full discretion to implement this Domestic Travel Advisory. - Gov. Cuomo moves N.Y. presidential primary
Governor Cuomo also issued an executive order to enable the tax filing deadline for personal and corporate taxes to be pushed back to July 15. - Vermont National Guard to operate COVID-19 testing site in Putney
Health officials emphasized that people cannot simply show up at a testing site or drive-through location.
- Vermont Coronavirus Updates For Saturday, March 28
Vermont reporters provide a quick round-up of ongoing local coverage of coronavirus for Saturday, March 28. - Audio Postcard: How To Sell A House In A Pandemic
Vermont is teeming with local real estate agents who take great pride in showing their properties. But now that we’re all supposed to stay six feet apart, plus working and schooling our kids at home, agents have had to change their practices to accommodate both buyers and sellers. - One Way to Help Strapped Hospitals? Print PPE Using 3D Printers
In recent weeks doctors and nurses have reported dire shortages of protective gear; on the Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts , and in the San Francisco Bay Area , hospital workers say they’re being forced to reuse N-95 masks. In New York, the current epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, som … - Coronavirus FAQs: Does It Live On Clothes? Can My Dog Infect Me? Any Advice On Wipes?
This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We’d like to hear what you’re curious about. Email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: “Weekly Coronavirus Questions.” The new coronavirus continues its spread in nearly every nation, bringing illness or de … - Vaccine Development Is Risky Business. Biotechs Are Tackling The Coronavirus, Anyway
For biotechnology companies, responding to a sudden public health crisis, like the coronavirus, can be risky business. It can take more than a year to develop a vaccine or treatment. By that time, the threat may be gone, leaving little or no demand for a drug. The current coronavirus pandemic appear …
- Coronavirus Update: Sununu Asks Out of State Visitors to Self Quarantine
NHPR is continuing to cover the developing story around coronavirus in New Hampshire. Bookmark this page for the latest updates. - New Hampshire’s Stay-At-Home Order: What Does It Mean?
Governor Chris Sununu issued a stay at home order on Thursday, March 26, for New Hampshire residents, in effect until May 4th. He ordered all non-essential businesses to close, starting at midnight Friday, March 27. The moves are part of the state’s broader efforts to slow the spread of the coronavi … - Amid 'Work From Home' Call, State Employees Navigate Varied Landscape
Gov. Chris Sununu and other state authorities have spent the past few weeks urging employers across the state to make big changes to how they do business, to stem the spread of COVID-19. But New Hampshire state government is itself one of the state’s largest employers , with nearly 10,000 full-time … - Memo Outlines Enforcement of N.H.'s Stay-At-Home Order
Law enforcement has the authority to bring charges against a business or person who violates Gov. Chris Sununu’s stay-at-home order. That’s according to a memo from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office on Friday. - For Some Students Learning Remotely, Internet a Major Hurdle
Schools are wrapping up their first full week of remote learning – and for many students and teachers, that’s meant a lot of time online. But this transition has been particularly difficult for families without reliable internet at home.
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