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Podcast episode explores the life of James Hartness

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – What do precision manufacturing, Vermont politics, aviation, and amateur astronomy have in common? The answer is James Hartness, the innovative Vermont industrialist and governor whose influence can still be seen and felt in Springfield nearly a century … Continued

Grace Hayes named DAR Good Citizen Award recipient

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Bellows Falls Union High School (BFUHS) is pleased to announce that Grace Hayes, daughter of Sarah and Ken Hayes, of Rockingham, Vt., has been selected by BFUHS faculty and staff as the school’s 2026-2027 Daughters of … Continued

Mary Jane O’Hara, 2026

LUDLOW, Vt. – Mary Jane O’Hara, 85, a longtime resident of Ludlow, Vt., passed away peacefully in Easton, Pa., while surrounded by her sisters, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Services are to be held privately at the behest of her … Continued

LTE: What Ludlow still needs after the rummage sale

Dear Editor,   The tables are folded, the shoppers have gone home, and the volunteers who worked the fall rummage sale at Fletcher Farm have probably earned a chance to rest. But the need the sale was organized to meet … Continued

Film showing honors Native American Heritage Month

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Filmmaker Andrea Sadler will help the Friends of the Rockingham Free Public Library in Bellows Falls celebrate Native American Heritage Month when she presents her 55-minute documentary “The Sacred Run, the lotus and the feather,” on … Continued

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