Community Events

The Dover Free Library will host events for National Poetry Month.

Events for National Poetry Month

DOVER - April is National Poetry Month and Dover Free Library is celebrating by hosting two poetry events.
First, the Reading the River Poetry Workshop for adults will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 12 pm.
Join Dover Free Library and Vermont River Conservancy in connecting with...

April events at Pettee Memorial Library

WILMINGTON - Pettee Memorial Library will host the following events during April.
Every Monday: storytime at 10:30 am, for ages newborn to 5 years old. A fun meeting time with a story. This month they’re celebrating girl power and women’s history.
Every Monday: craft and crochet at...

Pasta dinner to support students' trip to Ecuador

WILMINGTON - The Twin Valley Ecuador trip is holding a pasta dinner on Saturday, April 6, to help raise the last amount of money before their trip later this April. They are featuring spaghetti, meatballs, mac and cheese, baked goods, and other dishes made and served by the students....

Dover Free Library hosts eclipse picnic

DOVER - Dover Free Library will be hosting an eclipse picnic. Bring the entire family, celebrations will begin at 2 pm. Pack a picnic snack and head over to the library, where there will be lawn games, a video about eclipses in Vermont, and crafting pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses...

Patrons enjoy beer and chili during a past event.

Patrons enjoy beer and chili during a past event.

Annual Vermont Craft Beer & Chili Stroll

WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Vermont Craft Beer & Chili Stroll Friday, April 5, from 4 to 7 pm The event couples Vermont craft beers with delicious chili created by the best chefs in the area. Tasting stations will be located...

Grief support groups meeting

BENNINGTON - The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region offers weekly grief support groups in April and May. The groups are facilitated by Lori Rogers, spiritual care coordinator at the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, and Jamie Losikoff-Kent, LCSW and hospice volunteer.
The...

Memory cafe

WILMINGTON - Senior Solutions hosts the Wilmington Memory Cafe on Thursday, April 18, from 11 am to 1 pm. A memory cafe is a welcoming place for caregivers and their loved ones who are challenged with dementia, other cognitive disorders or debilitating conditions.
People in the early...

Special Easter services

WHITINGHAM - There will be an Easter sunrise service on Town Hill on Sunday, March 31, at 7 am, by the Jacksonville Community Church. Coffee will be available.
There will also be a special Easter service on Sunday, March 31, at 9:15 am, at the Jacksonville Community Church on Route 112. ...

The MOOver is one of Vermont’s seven designated public transit operators, serving Windham and southern Windsor counties.

The MOOver is one of Vermont’s seven designated public transit operators, serving Windham and southern Windsor counties.

Schedule changes for the MOOver

WILMINGTON - The MOOver announces bus schedule changes as the winter season winds down.
The last day of Mount Snow Route 1 and Route 1A service will be Sunday, April 7. That weekend will have one bus running every 30 minutes.
The lower parking lot service at Mount Snow has ended for...

Former local residents Lance and Lana Nelson qualified to go to the worlds championship for Vex Robotics in Dallas. From left: Will Hovdenes, Lance Nelson, Teagan Babb, and Lana Nelson.

Former local residents Lance and Lana Nelson qualified to go to the worlds championship for Vex Robotics in Dallas. From left: Will Hovdenes, Lance Nelson, Teagan Babb, and Lana Nelson.

Students qualify for robotics championship

SOUTH DAKOTA - Lance and Lana Nelson, former local residents, qualified to go to the World’s Championship for Vex Robotics in Dallas. They are the grandchildren of Rebekah Green, a long term Wilmington resident. Green’s daughter, Angela Nelson, grew up in Whitingham but moved to South Dakota in...