SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Diane L. Quackenbush, age 70, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock after a brief battle with cancer. She was born Diane Lee Burt, Nov. 25, 1950, at Springfield Hospital, to Harrison and Helen Burt. She attended … Continued
LUDLOW, Vt. – Judith Mary (Rash) Morrill-Billings passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2021 at Gill Odd Fellows Nursing Home in Ludlow, Vt. She was born in Bridgton, Maine, June 22, 1925, daughter of Maurice (Dean) Rash and Mary E. (Roberts). … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Jerry passed away at home unexpectedly Sept. 21, 2021. Born in Brattleboro, Vt., to Merle and Lillian (Bennett) Balargeon, moving to this area in the early 1950s. He attended schools in Weathersfield and Springfield, graduating from Springfield … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Tom Farmen, with his chocolate lab dog, Bessie, will present the next Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program Tuesday, Oct 5 at 2 p.m. at the Nolan-Murray Center in Springfield. “Bessie’s Story – Watching the Lights Go Out” … Continued
PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. – The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the sixth annual Plymouth Notch Antique Apple Fest Saturday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. This celebration of the harvest pays special tribute to the apple! Visit … Continued
PLYMOUTH, Vt. – On Aug. 30, 2021, the Vermont Agency of Transportation closed Vermont Route 100 between its intersections with U.S. Route 4 in Bridgewater and Route 100A in Plymouth for a series of culvert replacements. Due to unanticipated delays … Continued
WESTON, Vt. – Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces the closing production of its 2021 summer season: Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” running Sept. 30 through Oct. 23 at Walker Farm. As this production will be performed indoors, social distancing will be … Continued
REGION – Some of the terminology related to fraud and scams would make you believe that fraud is a recreational activity: phishing, spearphishing, or whaling. Here is a term you may not be familiar with: catphishing – the one word … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Are you worried about falling? Here’s a solution: Tai Chi for Falls Prevention is a class sponsored by Senior Solutions, taught by certified Tai Chi instructor Susan Rubel, and free to adults 60 or older. Classes are … Continued
Dear Editor, I would like to sing my praises for the Springfield School Board and the Springfield School District administrators. Thursday evening there was a meeting to discuss the curriculum for the summer curriculum camp, and for the School Board … Continued