WOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Check out WOOL’s newest show, it’s “Off the Rails” with Samantha and Chris every other Sunday at 2:00 PM. They’ll play all those favorites you know and love.

Tune in to Gary Coger’s newest newest show Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. “Coffee and Eggs” is an hour focusing on great singer-songwriter music.

Important Note: Starting on Monday, March 2, WOOL’s morning broadcast of Democracy Now! moved from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and is now aired as a LIVE show.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

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The Walpolean
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Vermont Journal / Shopper
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  • Diana Toomey, 2026
    Diana Toomey, 2026 BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Diana Vogel Toomey passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 26, 2026, surrounded by her family. Diana was a woman of boundless curiosity, a scientific mind, and a generous heart. She was 79 years old. Her life was lived with intention and joy: full of learning, …
  • Mount Holly Snow Flyers announce Ultimate Build Battle
    MOUNT HOLLY, Vt. – The Mount Holly Snow Flyers (MHSF) are calling on all citizens, families, riders, and winter enthusiasts to brainstorm and help make our area festive with the Snow Flyers Ultimate Build Battle. Through March 29, the club is turning Mount Holly and their local Vermont Association o …
  • Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the TLC Recovery Team
    CLAREMONT, N.H. – Get ready for a fun-filled afternoon of bingo, music, crafts, and delicious food on Friday, March 13, from 4-6 p.m., at TLC Family Resource Center, 19 Sullivan Street in Claremont. Whether you’re feeling lucky, or just want to enjoy great company, there’s something for everyone. Co …
  • Springfield drug bust
    Items seized in the raid. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – After a month-long investigation, the Springfield Police Department was able to obtain a search warrant for 78 Valley Street in Springfield. The subject of the warrant was drugs. In the early morning hours of March 6, the search warrant was …
  • Hiroya Tsukamoto at Stage 33 Live
    Hiroya Tsukamoto. Photo provided BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will perform on Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m., at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vt. Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind musician and composer – an eclectic, immersive, an …


Valley News
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  • Going the distance: This little NH fisher traversed 80 miles, setting a new record
    Fisher F003 was less than a year old when University of New Hampshire researcher Rem Moll’s team found her on campus one October day in 2024. These animals (which aren’t cats, but rather large weasels) are usually born in the spring. Then, during their first winter, they’ll set out to set up their o …
  • Phyllis Powers Wheeler
    Phyllis Powers Wheeler West Lebanon, NH – Phyllis Powers Wheeler, age 83, passed Tuesday, February 17, 2026. A service celebrating her life will be held at 2pm on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction, VT. Click here to sign the guest book or honor their memory w …
  • Frank Neufell
    Frank Neufell Grafton, NH – Frank Neufell, age 86, passed Saturday, February 21, 2026. No services are planned. Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon, NH is assisting the family. Click here to sign the guest book or honor their memory with flowers, donations, or other heartfelt tributes The post Frank Neuf …
  • Patrick Hayward
    Patrick Hayward Croydon, NH – Patrick P. Hayward, 71, of Reeds Mill Road, died Sunday, March 8, 2026 at his home. He was born in Newport, NH on October 26, 1954 the son of the late Earl J. and Eleanor L. (Goings) Hayward, Jr. Patrick was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Brewster Ac …
  • Letter: Gone rogue
    Gone rogue That’s us, since our president has breached international law and peace because *he* wants to, without the congressional approval that our Constitution requires, and that Congress should demand. The truth is, Trump is doing what he campaigned on, and I hope that all who voted for him are …


Brattleboro Reformer
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  • Early evening dance party to welcome the light
    BRATTLEBORO — On the Spring Equinox, Friday, March 20, Center for Solace invites the community to Move for Solace, a joyful early evening dance party fundraiser designed to shake off winter and welcome the returning light. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at Saxtons River Distillery, 155 C …
  • The Mindful Minute by Jon Heydenreich: You old? Go brag
    You get old and you have a whole menu of worries that are completely foreign to young people. I am hitting 70. That is old. But it is nothing compared to others. And there they are – those cotton ball clouds of concern that float through your head – stuff that was far out of the picture a few years …
  • Windham County Heat Fund jazzed about benefit concert
    BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) is hosting a benefit concert for the Windham County Heat Fund on Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. at 72 Cotton Mill Hill. The concert will celebrate the 80th birthday of bassist maestro Cameron Brown, who has been teaching at the VJC’s Summer Jazz Workshop …
  • Vermontitude Episode 135: Club West, with guest Rev. Jeremy Kirk
    In this week’s Vermontitude video webcast, host Peter “Fish” Case chats with Rev. Jeremy Kirk about Club West, a new Teen Center in the First Congregational Church in West Brattleboro that will serve the entire community, not just West Brattleboro. Vermontitude is brought to you by Vermont News & Me …
  • Last chance to view Dummerston School Student Art Exhibit
    DUMMERSTON — Everyone is invited to visit the Dummerston Historical Society Schoolhouse during its open hours this Sunday, March 15, from 1 to 3 pm. This will be the last opportunity to view the Dummerston school student art exhibit which consists of art work from 25 students in grades one, four, fi …


Chester Telegraph
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  • Chester board adopts policy on public records requests
    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester board discusses new policy on public record requests. Courtesy SAPA TV The first Select Board meeting after the town’s annual meeting is usually a light one and last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board confab was even lighter than its agenda p …
  • GMUSD Board agenda for March 19
    The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 17 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 Rt. 103 South and remotely via Zoom. Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Order 6 p.m. a. Roll Call – Confirming a Quorum II. Approval of Ag …
  • Whisper, internet campaigns fail as Jonynas, Roper, Fierman, Bailey win their Chester races
    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC With an unusually large number of contested races and two instances of controversial election shenanigans, Chester’s results for Select Board and school board campaigns have been highly anticipated. In the end, Democrats had a blowout night with al …
  • Chester Select Board agenda for March 4
    The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 4, 2026 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. Below is its agenda 1. Reorganization of the Board 2. Approval of Minutes of February 18, 2026 Select board Meeting and February 18, 2026 Special Select board Mee …
  • Election results for Andover and Weston
    ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC At Andover’s Monday night Town Meeting, voters elected incumbent Melissa Gates Perry to another three-year term and incumbents Susan Leader and Chris Walker to one-year terms on the five member board. Voters also gave Jeanette Hazeltine another municipal hat-trick elec …


Seven Days
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  • Chaos Breaks Out at Scene of ICE Arrests in South Burlington
    Updated at 9:48 p.m. An all-day standoff between federal immigration authorities and protesters trying to block agents from entering a South Burlington home erupted into chaos on Wednesday evening as agents forced their way through the screaming crowd, broke down the door and detained three people w …
  • From Goshen to Erewhon, Republic of Vermont Sells ‘Vermont’
    For the first eight years of running Republic of Vermont, Ethan West spent late winter in the sugar bush. He trudged through snow on a Goshen hillside in a race to tap maple trees before the sap started running, then he boiled away for weeks in the sugarhouse, often well into the night. At the begin …
  • School Leaders Say Education Is Becoming Politicized
    This year’s annual report card detailing Vermont students’ standardized test scores, released last month, found that a substantial portion of schools were facing “persistent performance challenges.” Just four minutes after the Agency of Education emailed out the report, Gov. Phil Scott weighed in. T …
  • Contentious Burlington Election Season Signals Deepening Divide
    The crowd was small and the mood low-key at a gathering for Burlington Democrats to watch election results after the polls closed on Town Meeting Day. The party had won a contested race in Ward 7, lost another in Ward 8 and retained its seven-five majority on the city council. Among the professional …
  • BirdieBlue Saves Ski and Snowboard Clothing From the Landfill
    As origin stories go, Vermont accessories brand BirdieBlue has a pretty good one. Unlike many such stories, the setting is not a garage or a kitchen table but a ski lift in 2020, during the early days of the pandemic. “I was getting on a chairlift with my son when we both heard a very loud rip from …


Concord Monitor
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  • Boys Hockey: Kingswood 2, JSHHD 1
    Boys Hockey Kingswood 2, JSHHD 1 Key athletes: Finn Travers had a goal and Ollie Zahn had an assist to lead John Stark-Hopkinton-Hillsboro Deering in a Division III season-ending loss for the Generals. Coach’s quote: “We opened with the first goal and felt like we carried the play throughout the gam …
  • Undefeated Pembroke edges Pelham in D-II semis; to play for first title since 1980
    Pembroke seniors Hailey Steinmetz, Ava Strazzeri and Kate Stephens and junior Anne Phillips all scored in the last three minutes as the Spartans outplayed Pelham down the stretch in a 47-42 Division II semifinal matchup. “At one point, we were only up one point and I think that really helped us step …
  • Concord boys’ hockey dominates Windham in semis, wins 6-0
    Even top-seeded defending champions have lessons to learn in the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, the Crimson Tide learned not to let your opponent hang around. So in the semifinals, they didn’t just beat their opponent. They buried them. Senior captain Tyler Morin recorded a hat trick and an assist, …
  • Opinion: A real plan for fixing New Hampshire’s property tax crisis
    “Cut my property taxes.” “I can’t keep up.” “I’m going to lose my home.” If you serve in public life in New Hampshire, you hear this every day. And people are right. Property taxes are crushing working families, retirees on fixed incomes and young homeowners just trying to build a life here. Yet for …
  • Opinion: Processing Iran’s bombing: An alternative view
    I offer this as a rebuttal to a recent My Turn, “Processing Iran’s Bombing,” to offer an alternative view and allow the reader to come to their own conclusions. The author offers the Iraq war as a positive argument. He cites improvement in the rate of poverty, improved women’s rights and, of course, …


WCAX
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VPR
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NHPR
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Vermont state government
VT Alert

  • When you drive into floodwaters, you’re not only putting your own life at risk, but also the lives of those who will be called i…
    When you drive into floodwaters, you’re not only putting your own life at risk, but also the lives of those who will be called in to rescue you. It’s far better to be late to work or to an appointment and remain safe, than to take a risk and possibly lose your life. Turn Around Don’t Drown! #TADD #F …
  • …Flood Safety Awareness Week
    …Flood Safety Awareness Week… Northern New York and Vermont are at risk from flooding all year long. There are multiple types of flooding that occur in the North Country. Some of the most common hazards include flash flooding, river flooding and ice jam flooding.(Feed generated with FetchRSS) …
  • It's Flood Safety Awareness Week
    It’s Flood Safety Awareness Week. Know the different weather terms and what risks they may pose. https://vem.vermont.gov/preparedness/floods (Feed generated with FetchRSS) …
  • Officials remind Vermonters to prepare for flooding during Flood Safety Awareness Week
    Flood Safety Awareness Week. Have a plan and don’t take chances. https://vem.vermont.gov/preparedness/floods Vermont Emergency Management is keeping an eye on rivers, streams, and typical trouble spots as the state marks Flood Safety Awareness Week.(Feed generated with FetchRSS) …
  • Warmth + rain = ice jams and/or flooding
    Warmth + rain = ice jams and/or flooding. Keep an eye on the forecast and never walk or drive through floodwaters. Heads up – Additional flooding is possible! Anyone who lives in a flood prone area should monitor forecasts closely and be prepared and take action should flooding develop. There are se …


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