SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Alice Marie (Hazeltine) Lindquist, a “friend to everyone,” passed away on Dec. 17, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. She was 79. Born in Springfield, Vt., to Clark and Elizabeth Hazeltine, she had one brother, … Continued
CAVENDISH, Vt. – On Jan. 18, at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, wildlife rehabilitator John Aberth will share his incredible story of saving two orphaned baby beavers, known as “kits.” Over two years, Aberth rehabilitated the kits until they could … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The Rockingham Free Public Library, in collaboration with Main Street Arts, invites the community to a hilarious evening of mystery and murder with a production of “Murder by the Book,” a play written by Louise Teasdale … Continued
PUTNEY, Vt. – Next Stage Arts presents a double bill of good-time swing blues music from the 1930s from The Smack Dabs, and gypsy jazz from Rhythm Future Quartet, on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m., at Next Stage. The … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The Rockingham Free Public Library invites cooking and baking enthusiasts to the January Cookbook Club Cookie Exchange. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 5:30 p.m., bring at least a dozen cookies from your favorite cookie recipe – … Continued
WESTMINSTER, Vt. – On Dec. 23, employees from Advantage Truck Group (ATG) in Westminster delivered hundreds of nonperishable meals of canned chicken, ramen noodles, stuffing, canned peas, and chocolate-chip cookies to Our Place Drop-in Center food pantry. The donation was … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s nonprofit community mental health agency, is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Paul Boutin to chief medical officer (CMO). This milestone reflects HCRS’s commitment to enhancing access to … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Mary Ellen (Abbott) Bagley, formerly of Bellows Falls, Vt., passed away on Dec. 20, 2024, at her assisted living facility in Orlando, Fla. She was 83, born in Claremont, N.H., in 1941, and was the fifth … Continued
WESTMINSTER, Vt. – The Windmill Hill Ridgeline Reserve has grown by 96 acres after the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association (WHPA) acquired and conserved the land with the Vermont Land Trust (VLT), the two organizations announced today. The conservation completes a … Continued
Dear Editor, The Chester Selectboard finds itself in an unfortunate state of disagreement with regard to moving the work of our planning commission forward. During the Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 public hearing to adopt proposed changes to the … Continued