REGION – Senior Solutions, council on aging for southeastern Vermont, in partnership with Bellows Falls Area Senior Center and Parks Place Community Resource Center, will be holding an “Age Successfully” health and benefits fair at the Waypoint Center, 17 Depot … Continued
Dear Editor, In a recent Oxfam study on worker wellbeing, the U.S. came in last of the 38 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The countries in the OECD include not only Western European countries, … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Recently, six high school students from southern Vermont spent five days immersed in activities like how to take blood pressures, start a peripheral IV, participate in a simulated Code Blue training exercise, spend time in a BOD … Continued
TOWNSHEND, Vt. – Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital has been awarded second place in the Red Sox IMPACT 2023 Awards competition. The IMPACT Awards, presented by the Red Sox Foundation and the Ruderman Family Foundation, support organizations raising awareness … Continued
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Black River Senior Center will be offering Tai Chi classes, hosted by Helena Wu, a certified Tai Chi instructor, starting in August, on Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. This beginner level class is based … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The Bellows Falls Woman’s Club awarded Bellows Falls Union High School 2023 graduate Ashlin Maxfield its Amy Searles scholarship at the recent Class Night. Ashlin is working as a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) this summer, and … Continued
REGION – Senior Solutions is offering a new wellness program. Studies have shown that walking promotes better health. To help us all get started on this habit safely, Senior Solutions is adopting the Arthritis Foundation’s evidence-based walking program. No matter … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Hospital and Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) are pleased to announce Evan Farrar as the recipient of this year’s Dr. E. Sherburne Lovell Health Career Award. Evan is a resident of South Londonderry, Vt., … Continued
LUDLOW, Vt. – Carol Lighthall, Executive Director of the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (right), recently presented Administrator Theresa Southworth (center) and Director of Nursing January Reichert (left) of The Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow with their June 2023 Member of the … Continued
CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester Selectboard met on Wednesday, June 7, to discuss follow-ups to a number of previous discussions, as well as the need to hire new EMT staff, and the evolving role of EMTs in the Chester community. … Continued