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LOCAL NEWS FROM AROUND THE AREA

thewalpolean.org

Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 4/22/26
Town of Walpole, New Hampshire Meeting of the Selectboard April 22, 2026 Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry, and Steven Dalessio Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary Guests Present: Katelyn Krumperman and Jocelyne Barrett …
Selectboard Meeting Agenda – 4/30/26
TOWN OF WALPOLE SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA April 30, 2026 Starting at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall SELECTBOARD MEETING PAYROLL Payroll Register totaling $34,259.87 dated 5/01/2026 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $6,239.53 Payroll Register totaling $4,191.00 dated 5/02/2026 and the 941 Payroll Tax Tr …
Growing Together – Soil Health Workshop at the Hooper Institute – 5/7/26
Join us next week on May 7 for our Soil Health Workshop with Fritze and learn how to protect, and improve your soil for the growing season ahead. Whether you’re new to gardening or looking to deepen your knowledge, this is a great opportunity to get your hands in the dirt and learn something new! We …
May 2026 Clarion Now Online
And ready for mailing to all postal addresses in Walpole, North Walpole, and Drewsville — 1,549 addresses. Again 20 pages and may I remind you for a color experience with both pictures and ads, do visit the on-line edition. This year is moving quickly again, and it will soon be time for summer adven …
Hooper Birthday Picnic – 5/16/26
Save the Date! Join us on May 16 as we celebrate George Hooper’s Birthday and our Hooper Centennial! We’re planning a fun, relaxed afternoon with good food, great company, and time spent outdoors together, all while supporting our programs and mission. Sign up to participate in the potluck or bake …

vermontjournal.com

Two landmark music films at Next Stage
PUTNEY, Vt. – Next Stage Arts presents two special film screenings curated by acclaimed local filmmaker Alan Dater, offering audiences a rare chance to experience iconic moments in American music history on the big screen. Both events will include in-person introductions and post-screening discussio …
Grace Cottage Spring into Health 5K
TOWNSHEND, Vt. – Spring is just around the corner, so mark your calendar now for the 17th annual Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital Spring into Health 5K. The event begins with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Saturday, May 9, on the Townshend Common. You can run, walk, roll, stroll, or push your b …
CCCA Bird Walk
Join the CCCA’s annual spring bird walk. Photo provided CAVENDISH, Vt. – Join the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA) and the Mount Ascutney Audubon Society for our annual bird walk on Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 a.m. The walk is limited to 12 participants, so please let us know if …
Black River Valley Rod & Gun Club Youth Fishing Derby
LUDLOW, Vt. – Black River Valley Rod & Gun Club is pleased to host its annual youth fishing derby. The derby will be held May 9, at Cooks Pond, on Rod and Gun Club Road in Ludlow, Vt. Sign-up for the derby begins at 8 a.m., and fishing begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 11 a.m. The derby is open t …
Upcoming bridge work in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH, Vt. – The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) will repair or replace several bridges in Plymouth and Bridgewater that were damaged during the 2023 flooding events. This work will take place over the next few construction seasons. On Vermont Route 100, three bridges will be repaired or r …

vnews.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

New Enfield fabric shop aims to fill void left by JoAnn’s closing
ENFIELD — Becca Finnegan had spent years thinking about opening a fabric shop, but it wasn’t until JoAnn Fabrics announced it was closing last winter that she really put her long-held dream into motion. Finnegan, now 48, was working at JoAnn’s West Lebanon location when the national chain announced …
A Look Back: How Vermont Public became the state’s largest news organization
Who would listen other than “cows and chipmunks”? asked a skeptical official up from Washington to talk about grant money to help get a public radio network going in Vermont half a century ago. He was told he just didn’t know Vermonters. The meeting was in Brownsville, and a tiny group of advocates …
A major Vermont employer supplies helmets used by ICE
NEWPORT, Vt. — A banner tacked to the outside of Galvion’s manufacturing plant in Newport, Vt., announces that the company is hiring, urging every passing car to help “Protect Those Who Protect Us.” Galvion Inc., a Canadian defense company, produces ballistic helmets in a plant here. The headgear is …
City Council mulls sale of West Lebanon properties
WEST LEBANON — The City Council is scheduled to decide whether to sell three city-owned commercial properties on Main Street to a developer at its Wednesday meeting. Officials are mulling selling the lots to developer DEW Properties for between $650,000 and $700,000 to build about 32 units of afford …
Letter: Crying moose tears
Crying moose tears Why moose tears? Because I just noticed I have dying White Ash trees on my property. I live in Thetford, and have managed and harvested my forest for more than 40 years. I have harvested many of my Ash trees for firewood. The trees are straight, easy to split and burn hot. The A …

reformer.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

Local History: Guardians of the Diamond: Larry Robinson remembers Brattleboro’s Little League
BRATTLEBORO — In the early 1950s, before tennis courts covered the high school field and long before cell phones could capture every moment, Brattleboro’s first Little League season unfolded on a patch of grass that would shape a generation of young ballplayers. Among them was Larry Robinson, a 12-y …
Road work continues on Route 5
The Vermont Agency of Transportation issued a notice on Friday that roadwork will continue in specific areas of Route 5. One single-lane closure will continue to be in place on U.S. Route 5 in Dummerston with work progressing north. Flaggers will assist with alternating traffic patterns. The work zo …
Help mail carriers Stamp Out Hunger
On the second Saturday in May (May 9 this year), letter carriers and rural letter carriers throughout the region will be “carrying out” the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, an annual one-day food drive with nationwide scope and local impact. To participate, simply leave a bag of non-perishable food item …
Bos-Lun to host community conversation with Vt. Secretary of State in Bellows Falls
BELLOWS FALLS — On Saturday, May 9, at 10:30 a.m., Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas will speak to Vermonters and stay for a community discussion. The Secretary will speak on how our democracy could be at risk due to decisions made at the federal and state level, and what Vermont is doing to …
The Mindful Minute by Jon Heydenreich: Those generational differences
I have new sympathy for my parents. My lifestyle must have driven them crazy. No wonder my father had heart attacks. Sure, the infancy years are rough. The teen years can be messy. But I refer to the adult years. As adults we must drive the ‘rents nuts. Or maybe I am simply an old grouch. I was pain …

chestertelegraph.org

House Environment committee votes to move Act 181 repeal bill forward
Members of the House Committee on the Environment vote on moving the bill forward. By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC By a roll call vote this morning (Thursday, April 30), the Vermont House Committee on the Environment unanimously approved a heavily revised version of Senate bill 3 …
Rural Caucus hears update on Act 181 changes
By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Legislature’s Rural Caucus — which recently sent a letter to House Speaker Jill Krowinski urging the repeal of portions of Act 181 — heard an update this morning from Rep. Rob North on the status of that move. North, of Ferrisburg, sit …
Windham Commission to host public meetings on draft Regional Plan update
The Windham Regional Commission will be hosting in-person and remote public meetings to present a draft of the Windham Regional Plan update. WRC helps 27 towns in southeast Vermont to provide effective local governance and address regional issues. The Regional Plan provides guidance on the future fo …
Chester GOP to hold ‘Turn Vermont Red’ candidate event
Wooden American flags will be raffled off. On Saturday, May 2, the Chester Town Republican Committee will hold a “Turn Vermont Red” event at Terra Italian Steakhouse*, 8 VT Rte 100 in Ludlow. You’ll hear from conservative voices as well as candidates for U.S. House, Windsor County Senate and House o …
GMUSD budget re-vote informational meeting May 5
The Green Mountain Union School District will hold a informational meeting regarding the District’s school budget ahead of a May 12 re-vote at 6 p.m. on May 5, 2026 at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 Route 103 south in Chester and remotely via Zoom. Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Ord …

sevendaysvt.com

Judge: Man Accused of Shooting Palestinian Students Can Raise Insanity Defense
Jason Eaton can mount an insanity defense when he goes to trial for the shooting of three Palestinian American college students in Burlington even though he missed the deadline to raise the issue, a judge ruled Friday. Eaton, 51, has been in prison since November 2023, when prosecutors say he stepp …
Teacher Cited for Abusing Toddlers at Burlington Childcare Center
A former teacher was cited on Thursday for physically abusing seven young children at the now-shuttered Frog & Toad Child Care & Learning Center in Burlington. Gary L. Pasquale III, 29, of Champlain, N.Y., faces 14 counts of cruelty to a child and one count of second-degree unlawful restraint. His s …
News Quiz: Gov. Phil Scott reluctantly allowed a bill to go into law that will allow Vermonters to do what?
The post News Quiz: Gov. Phil Scott reluctantly allowed a bill to go into law that will allow Vermonters to do what? appeared first on Seven Days. …
Obituary: Angela Mier, 1934-2026
Angela Mier Credit: Courtesy Angela Mier, 91, of Burlington and Essex Junction, Vt., passed away peacefully on April 25, 2026, at her home. She was born the daughter of Victoriano and Angela in La Cavada, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, where she lived until 1958, when she met and married the love of h …
Obituary: Ronald James Saxon I, 1951-2026
Ronald Saxon Credit: Courtesy It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Ronald James Saxon I, 74, on April 21, 2026, at his home in Essex Junction, Vt. Ron will be remembered for his unwavering devotion to his family and his sense of duty to help others. Ron was born on Sept …

concordmonitor.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

Only a handful of New Hampshire farms are as old as the nation. Their endurance has relied on adaptability
Five major dairy farms populated the half-mile stretch of Upper City Road in Pittsfield where Tom Osborne’s childhood unfolded. As he matured into young adulthood in the 1960s and 70s, the golden years of New England dairy were quietly waning in his backyard. All but one of those farms — enjoying th …
Epsom to acquire old train depot building
Rotten pieces of siding hang from the sagging walls of the old train depot. Half a roof sits sunken in on itself, the building showing its skeleton to the sky above. The former train station, which sits right by the Odd Fellows Hall on Short Falls Road in Epsom, will soon belong to the town, which o …
Project STORY celebrates five years supporting local youth
For Lawi Kahurwa, it all started with a ride to basketball practice. He was in eighth grade and didn’t always have a way to get to and from the gym. His friends recommended he ask Charm. He didn’t know who that was. Five years later, Kahurwa is studying business and finance at Colby Sawyer College a …
‘What if they knew?’: Mental healthworkers break silence on their struggles
Cynthia Whitaker sat alone on a bench at center stage, her face bathed in a warm glow. She had just begun to peel back the layers of her mental health journey when a gentle voice came from offstage, encouraging her to lift her gaze and look farther out, so her story could reach every corner of the …
Parker Potter: The great river of stuff
As I once observed in a previous column, most of the sand is in the bottom of my hourglass. My impending departure from this plane of existence doesn’t make me sad. I have had a hand in raising a wonderful daughter, and I don’t have much unfinished business other than my next walk with a dog or the …

wcax.com

In the Garden: Preparing for pollinators
We’re nearing the swing of spring, with many plants already starting to bloom and pollinators are making their way back to your garden.
This Day in History: Vermont’s Abenaki win official state recognition and the Old Man on the Mountain collapses
On this day in 2006, Vermont took a historic step to recognize the state’s Indigenous roots. A few years earlier over in New Hampshire, nature destroyed one of its own iconic creations.
What to Do: Sunday, May 3
Here’s a look at what to do this sunny Sunday.
EPA cuts could affect Vermont clean water efforts
Lake Champlain Basin Program says funding is secured for the next couple years despite proposed agency budget reductions.
Norwich University holds commencement ceremony
Students and cadets honored at Shapiro Field House event.

vpr.net

In review: UVM athletic complex funding, Vermont's low birth rate, lawsuit roundup
Vermont’s top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.
NEPM to merge with GBH, maintaining brand and Springfield studios
New England Public Media and GBH will merge, creating a statewide Massachusetts media organization that is expected to reach 1.3 million people per week.
Capitol Recap: Proposal to tax high earners stirs debate over policy, and politics, in Montpelier
The House Committee on Ways and Means has spent the last three weeks crafting proposals that would raise income taxes on households that earn more than $586,000 a year. Though the legislation has no chance of becoming law this year, some Democrats hope the debate will resonate with voters heading in …
Vermonters will pick litter, fill trash bags for Green Up Day this weekend
Thousands of volunteers will descend on towns and cities across Vermont this Saturday to pick up litter and debris as part of the annual tradition of Green Up Day.
If you’re on Medicare, Vermont’s smallest hospitals could land you with the largest bills
Regulators believe a little-known federal rule is costing some Vermonters on Medicare tens of millions of dollars a year.

nhpr.org

Vail says it will provide tax-free options for ski pass holders who only plan to ski in NH
The announcement comes five days after the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office announced it would investigate Vail Resorts for its “blended sales tax” for its Epic ski pass.
Environmental advocates sound alarm over threats to 'Roadless Rule'
The “Roadless Area Conservation Rule” prevents road construction and timber harvesting on nearly 60 million acres of land in the United States, including 235,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest.
Cosmically Curious: Make your own rocket fuel
We need water to live, but what else does water on Mars mean for space exploration?
Outside/In: A Dry Hot American Summer
How one heat wave transformed American life.
Federal regulators visit New Hampshire to encourage brownfields redevelopment
The Environmental Protection Agency has long provided funding for communities to redevelop contaminated land. Those remediated sites could be a housing solution, federal officials said.

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VTDigger

Before Vermont reshapes education, we need answers
Dear Editor, As someone who has spent more than 20 years on a local school board and six years on the State Board of Education during the shaping of Act 46, which was passed in 2015, I’ve been closely following H.955, an act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system, along wi …
Young Writers Project: ‘Cards and Songs’
“Board and Batten,” by Isla Segal, 15, Woodstock Young Writers Project is a creative, online community of teen writers and visual artists that started in Burlington in 2006. Each week, VTDigger publishes the writing and art of young Vermonters who post their work on youngwritersproject.org, a free, …
Circus Smirkus calls off 2026 Big Top Tour
Youngsters watch the performance of Circus Smirkus in Aug. 2012 in Montpelier. Circus Smirkus, based in Greensboro, is an award-winning international youth circus founded to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot) This story by Lisa Scagliotti was fi …
Vermont lawmakers consider suspending new fines for candidates who don’t disclose their finances
Voters line up to check in and receive their ballots in Barre City on Nov. 5, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow political candidates to go unpunished this year if they don’t file a legally mandated financial disclosure form. At the sam …
AI is quietly reshaping how Vermont’s doctors care for patients — and themselves
Fletcher Allen Health Care’s Dr. Daniel Peters demonstrates how the Burlington hospital uses AI to help diagnose patients on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Dr. Dan Peters typically spends a shift in the emergency department dashing from patient to patient with a running l …

The Commons

The Root Social Justice Center affirms its ongoing commitment to ensuring justice, care, and dignity for all children and youth …
The Root Social Justice Center affirms its ongoing commitment to ensuring justice, care, and dignity for all children and youth in Vermont, especially those impacted by the state Department for Children and Families’ systems of custody. Read more of this VOICES by Britaney Watson here: https://www.c …
We went through an eight-year Act 250 review process in Vermont
We went through an eight-year Act 250 review process in Vermont. We ultimately received the permit, but the process itself felt punitive the entire time. That experience is why we’re paying close attention to how Act 181 is being rolled out. Read more of this VOICES by Katherine Partington here: htt …
I'm writing today to update you on legislation that recently passed out of the Vermont House and is now in the Senate
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Last week was spring vacation week for Vermont schools
Last week was spring vacation week for Vermont schools. Most high school sports teams took the week off given the difficulty of having enough players due to field trips, family vacations, and other commitments. For the teams that decided to play last week, the payoff was a chance to stay sharp and k …

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