Springfield Hospital welcomes FEMA team assistance

FEMA team assisting Springfield Hospital with Covid-19 treatment. Photo provided

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Hospital is pleased to welcome a Federal Emergency Management Agency team to assist the hospital in its pandemic response. Working in close collaboration with the state of Vermont and the Vermont Department of Health, Springfield Hospital … Continued

Ice fishing clinics start Jan. 7

Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s ice fishing clinics offer a great opportunity to learn about the different kinds of ice fishing.

REGION – Learning how to participate in an outdoor activity can be challenging, and ice fishing is a good example. Knowing this, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has scheduled a series of free ice fishing clinics for anyone who … Continued

Featured Pet: Toast

Meet Toast. Photo provided

My name is Toast, and I’m a 6-month-old spayed female. I came to Lucy Mackenzie with my mom and my two other fantastic littermates, Omlette and Strudel. Boy, is it fun here! There’s so much to do, and there’s never … Continued

2021 Christmas services

Nativity scene with Mary sitting over the manger with baby Jesus. Joseph and shepards look on.

ASCUTNEY Brownsville Community United Methodist Church, 66 Brownsville-Hartland Rd. Christmas Eve service is at 7 p.m. For more information, go to www.brownsvilleumc-vt.org or www.facebook.com/brownsvillecommunitychurch. BELLOWS FALLS Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight … Continued

SAPA TV to host fifth annual Public Domain Christmas

A still from "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." Photo provided

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – SAPA TV, Springfield’s public access TV station, will once again run 24 hours of Christmas movies and short subjects from 8 p.m. Christmas Eve to 8 p.m. Christmas Day. Viewers in the Springfield area are welcomed to … Continued

Robert W. Record, 1943-2021

Robert W. Record, 1943-2021. Photo provided

CHESTER, Vt. – Robert W. Record, 78, passed away at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, Vt., Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. He was born April 15, 1943 in Springfield, Vt. the son of Gordon and Elvi (Fossi) Record. He attended … Continued

A divided Chester board pulls back from a mask recommendation

CHESTER, Vt. – During a special board meeting Friday, Dec. 18, the Chester Selectboard reconvened on the issue of a mask recommendation but ultimately did not move forward with a final decision. Although Town Manager Julie Hance presented a mask … Continued

Rockingham Selectboard discusses library, highway dept. budgets

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Rockingham Selectboard discussed budgets with the Highway Department and the Rockingham Free Public Library. Library director Ian Graham started Nov. 1. He presented a budget for the library of $444,705, which … Continued

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