Monthly Archives: May 2023

Decoration Day

BY RON PATCH

Memorial Day is upon us. I wasn’t in the service, but I am very patriotic. Perhaps had I served I would have a different opinion. Memorial Day has always been a holiday close to me. I think most readers know … Continued

FACT TV Workshop

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — The Falls Area Community Television (FACT TV) Film Workshop is once again set to inspire budding filmmakers, with an exclusive look into the art and science of filmmaking. This year, the event will culminate in the … Continued

Vermont Jazz Center Sextet



PUTNEY, Vt. – Twilight Music kicks off its 20th annual Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, jazz, folk rock, pop, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, May 28, with the Vermont Jazz Center Sextet. The seven concert series continues every other … Continued

Lucille M. Gramling, 1936-2023

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Lucille M. Gramling, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield, Vt. on May 7, 2023. She was born Sept. 29, 1936, in Windsor, Vt. Growing up, she attended the one-room schoolhouse in Amsden, and Springfield … Continued

Garage Building doors ready to open

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – After a recent ribbon cutting and open house event, the new $10.75 million Garage Building project in downtown Bellows Falls is ready to open its doors for new tenants on June 1. Purchased in 2020 by … Continued

Featured pet: Primrose and puppies

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Primrose and her six five-month-old babies came to Springfield Humane Society from an overcrowded Georgia shelter. They had been there since Feb. 2, and their fate was looking sad. They have been waiting so long for a … Continued

Bellows Falls Festival

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Summer is just around the corner, and the Wild Goose Players, the Rotary Club of Bellows Falls, and local sponsors Mascoma Bank and M&T Bank, have teamed up to create the first annual Bellows Falls Festival … Continued

LGBTQIA+ Health Summit

TONSHEND, Vt. – Two of Grace Cottage Family Health’s Nurse Practitioners, Summer Burch and Juliette Carr, led a session at the recent Vermont LGBTQIA+ Health Summit, organized by Out in the Open, Outright Vermont, and the Pride Center, held April … Continued

Rockingham discussed sidewalks; village trustees announced

BY BETSY THURSTON The Shopper

ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – On Tuesday, May 16, the Rockingham Selectboard discussed the sidewalk condition survey from 2019 and two of the Downtown Square bumpouts with Municipal Manager Scott Pickup. The survey evaluation map presented by then-Public Works Director Everett Hammond … Continued

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