CHESTER, Vt. – An unusual number of residents turned out for the Chester Selectboard meeting on Oct. 7, primarily to voice opposition to a draft policy aiming to regulate use of the town Green. The Chester Green has seen significant … Continued
WESTON, Vt. – The Weston Selectboard was once again a consortium of five at the Tuesday, Oct. 13, selectboard meeting. The two new members, Duane Hart and Susan Morris, were elected to the selectboard by voters of the Town of … Continued
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – Carole Moody-Reed grew up in East Longmeadow, Mass., where she would disappear into the quarries that her great-grandfather owned for hours, making her mother sick with worry that she had perhaps drowned. Reed’s great-grandfather was one of … Continued
CAVENDISH, Vt. – Ron and Bonnie Emig picked up Pieter van Schaik in Windsor on Sunday morning, Oct. 4. They drove to Oscarson Road in Cavendish, where they met Kem and Svetlana Philips, at 9:30 a.m., to walk in Lord … Continued
CHARLESTOWN, N.H. – North Star Health Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 22, for its three new in-house pharmacies, including the one at its Charlestown Health Center. Locals were invited to tour the space and chat with … Continued
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Ludlow Police Department and Ludlow Fire Rescue have recently, to varying degrees, outsourced their dispatch services to Springfield and Keene, respectively, due to an ongoing shortage of dispatchers for Ludlow’s local dispatch department. According to Town … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – At the Sept. 28 selectboard meeting, Springfield Town Manager Scott Pickup presented the costs to date for the rehabilitation of several properties with municipal actions and complaints. Pickup asked for the board’s suggestion about how best to … Continued
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – Londonderry Selectboard Chair Tom Cavanagh announced at the Oct. 5 meeting that the town received a complaint on Sept. 22 “alleging a violation of the open meeting law at the Sept. 21 meeting.” Cavanagh continued that the … Continued
LUDLOW, Vt. – Sam’s Steakhouse in Ludlow was demolished on Sept. 28. The building, after extensive flood damage, was bought out by FEMA, and the property will be maintained as a floodplain area.
PERKINSVILLE, Vt. – Vermont Soapstone began handcrafting bed warmers, boot dryers, heat registers, griddles, and wood-burning stoves in Perkinsville, Vt., in 1856. Today, the company continues that tradition of craftsmanship while manufacturing custom soapstone countertops, sinks and other fixtures, and … Continued