Below is from Zadock Thompson’s 1842 “History of Vermont.” At the end I will add my two cents. “THE BANDED RATTLE SNAKE “History. – This is the only poisonous reptile known to exist in Vermont; and although Rattle Snakes … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Rockingham voters gathered on Saturday, March 1, at 2 p.m., at the Bellows Falls Middle School, to participate in Town Meeting Day, a Vermont tradition dating back to Colonial times. This was the first meeting to … Continued
PLYMOUTH, Vt. – On Plymouth’s annual Town Warning, Article 1, to vote for a moderator, selectmen, lister, trustee of public funds, cemetery commissioner, and constable; and Article 2, to vote to eliminate the office of listers and approve the selectboard … Continued
CHESTER, Vt. – Chester residents began their 2025 Town Meeting by hearing from their elected representatives in the state legislature. Rep. Tom Charlton spoke first, addressing the House’s legislative priorities for the session, which he identified as education, health care … Continued
The photo with this article is the 1920-1921 Chester High School basketball team. The boys are identified on the reverse. I won’t list their names, as several are incorrectly identified. As an example, Ray Pollard graduated in 1914, as did … Continued
MANCHESTER, Vt. – An interesting coincidence – or manifestation? – of the recently opened Verdiggity Organics Cannabis Co., located at 342 Depot Street in Manchester Center, Vt., is that the owner, Jordan Keagy, worked in the same exact space when … Continued
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – On Saturday, Feb. 22, more than 100 residents of Rockingham, Saxtons River, and Bellows Falls gathered at the Rockingham Public Library for a presentation on the proposal for a newly consolidated Rockingham Municipal Fire and Rescue Department. … Continued
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – At the Feb. 17 meeting, the Londonderry Selectboard received a request from Pamela Spaulding to hire a transcriptionist for the planning commission meetings. The board agreed there is money in the budget for the position. The board … Continued
CHESTER, Vt. – To begin the Feb. 19 Chester Selectboard meeting, town manager Julie Hance announced to the board that a grant had been approved to fund a housing feasibility study focused on 139 acres of town-owned land “just south … Continued
I was going through stuff and found a Black River Gazette newspaper, published in Ludlow on Friday, Oct. 27, 1871. The front page is national news with some local news. The last page is news from area towns. Chester … Continued