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Volunteers at the UVM Extension helpline.

Volunteers at the UVM Extension helpline.

Master gardener helpline ready with the answers

VERMONT - As spring begins, many Vermonters may have questions about their garden’s performance last year or new questions as they plan to start or improve a garden in 2024.
The University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Helpline can help. The helpline serves Vermonters by...

Pesticide applicator certification

VERMONT - On Tuesday, April 9, University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will offer a review session, followed by a written examination, at four locations for anyone seeking pesticide applicator initial certification.
Venues are the UVM...

Film showing and live discussion

BRATTLEBORO - On Sunday, January 28, at 5 pm, Windham World Affairs Council will partner with Brattleboro Union High School’s PeaceJam Club, the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, and the Latchis Theater to present a community screening of “The Cure for Hate: Bearing Witness to Auschwitz.” There...

Dover film festival offers look at music legends

DOVER- Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival 2023 Vermont fall tour will make a stop at MHCA Dover Cinema and Arts on Saturday, November 18, and Sunday, November 19.
The film tour features two new releases. “Joan Baez: I Am A Noise” screens on Saturday at 7:15 pm and Sunday at 4:15 pm. ...

Five stars shining on renal dialysis unit at SVMC for the third time

BENNINGTON- For the third time, the renal dialysis unit at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, has earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS Stars Program is designed to help patients understand...

Amber Thibodeau

Local accepts 4-H educator position

BRATTLEBORO- Amber Thibodeau recently accepted the position of University of Vermont (UVM) extension 4-H educator for Windham and Windsor counties. She will be based in the UVM extension office in Brattleboro.
In addition to supporting existing 4-H clubs, programs, and events in her two...

Local artists ready to open their studio doors Memorial Day weekend

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The 31st annual Vermont Spring Open Studio weekend will be held during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, from 10 am to 5 pm each day. Visitors will have the opportunity to plan a tour that brings them through the small towns of Vermont to studios...

Poster by fifth grader Penelope D., of Ludlow.

Poster by fifth grader Penelope D., of Ludlow.

Towns prepare for Green Up Day

Whitingham
WHITINGHAM- Green Up Day is just around the corner.
Bags and the sign-up sheet for routes will be available on Saturday, May 6, at 9 am at Town Hill Park. The coordinators will be there to direct participants
This year the Lion’s Club volunteers...

A group of CCC enrollees at the Wilmington camp enjoying a day off from work by snowshoeing. The camp was located on Route 9 east of Wilmington near Larson Road and not far from the present Molly Stark State Park. The camp was established on July 5,1935 and closed September 29, 1937. Photo courtesy Richard Hamilton

A group of CCC enrollees at the Wilmington camp enjoying a day off from work by snowshoeing. The camp was located on Route 9 east of Wilmington near Larson Road and not far from the present Molly Stark State Park. The camp was established on July 5,1935 and closed September 29, 1937. Photo courtesy Richard Hamilton

Civilian Conservation Camps in Vermont; help document local history

VERMONT- Marty Podskoch is a retired teacher and the author of three CCC books on Adirondack, Connecticut, and Rhode Island Civilian Conservation Corps camps
He is presently gathering information on the CCC camps in Vermont and Massachusetts for future books. Podskoch is keenly interested...

Youth summer camps directory

WINDHAM COUNTY- Youth Services has created a downloadable spreadsheet of camps as a service to area families.
Dates, age range, cost, and scholarship availability are listed as well as contact information. Organizations that provided information for this listing include Bonnyvale...