Fletcher Farm Foundation donates to flood relief

 LUDLOW, Vt. – In recognition of the needs of residents in the community after the flood on July 10, George Thomson, president of Fletcher Farm Foundation, recently presented checks to Krey Kellington of Black River Good Neighbor Services, and to … Continued

Shakespeare at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site

PLYMOUTH, Vt. – The 2023 annual “Shakespeare Alive! A Bard-Based Variety Show” returns for an all-new, free performance. It’s a delightful mélange of Bard-based entertainment for all ages. The Stand Up Shakespeare troupe of professional actors and singers from New … Continued

Southern Vermont Decathlon results

WEATHERSFIELD, Vt. – Brian Lashway’s hopes of a fourth straight Southern Vermont Decathlon championship went out the window as soon as a couple of recent Bates College graduates arrived. While competing for Bates, Liam Evans was the decathlon champion at … Continued

CORRECTION: St. Mary’s Yard Sale

The calendar in the Aug. 23 print edition of The Vermont Journal & The Shopper listed the wrong date for the St. Mary’s Gigantic Indoor Yard Sale. It is happening Saturday, Aug. 26, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., at … Continued

James S. Chickering, 1948-2023

SAXTONS RIVER, Vt. – James (Jim) S. Chickering, 74, of Saxtons River, Vt., passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2023, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Jim was born Sept. 19, 1948, to Leslie and Marion (Smith) … Continued

LTE Gloria Leven thanks birthday attendees

Dear Editor,   My happy thanks to all the lovely friends from Cavendish and nearby, who celebrated my 100th birthday at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library on Aug. 17. The outpouring of love is overwhelming.   Love, Gloria Leven Cavendish, … Continued

LTE “Rain – July 10 and 11, 2023”

The air was very humid and 80 to 90 for days. And we all know that Mother Nature works in very mysterious ways. It rained and rained and rained and rained. And then it rained some more. And then the … Continued

Volunteers clean up flood-damaged lakes

LUDLOW, Vt. – At least 40 volunteers came out to Lake Rescue equipped with work gloves, kayaks, small motorboats, and pickup trucks on Sunday, to clean up debris left behind after the historic July flood dumped about eight inches of … Continued

Gallery at the VAULT welcomes Adam Karle

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Gallery at the VAULT welcomes Adam Karle of Green Mountain Backyard, LLC, with his vintage solar sap buckets. Adam has a background in fine arts from Castleton State College. He is attracted to galvanized metals, and has … Continued

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush,” on Aug. 26

LUDLOW, Vt. – In keeping with its annual tradition, FOLA will offer a great silent movie, “The Gold Rush,” starring Charlie Chaplin, on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., at the Heald Auditorium in Ludlow Town Hall. “The Gold Rush” … Continued

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