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The Longest Covered Bridge in the US is in New Hampshire
If you're like this writer, you love learning random facts about where you live. It teaches you something new to energize your brain, while also serving as a nugget of wisdom to share with friends. New Hampshire is the subject of all sorts of fun facts. For instance, you probably...
State employees’ union files safety complaint over hot conditions at Southern State Correctional Facility
A workplace safety complaint filed last month says multiple employees at Southern State Correctional Facility have raised concerns about heat in the facility, and at least one staffer was hospitalized for heat stroke. The Vermont State Employees' Association, which represents prison staffers, filed a complaint with the Vermont Occupational Safety...
Best of Vermont Summer Festival 2024
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce new additions and returning favorites for their fourth annual Best of Vermont Summer Festival, which celebrates everything about summer in Vermont. New this year, the Best of Vermont Summer Festival will be bringing you an...
Chester Summer Music Series schedule
CHESTER, Vt. – We are thrilled to announce the upcoming 2024 Chester Summer Music Series. Once again, families, friends, and visitors will gather on the academy lawn to enjoy the music of Vermont’s finest musicians and the warmth of Chester’s hospitality. This year, our rain venue will be the restored Upstairs @ Town Hall, at 556 Elm Street. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and go until 8 p.m. Concerts are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic to your heart’s content.
A patchwork of local groups support Vermonters still displaced from flooding
Furniture and personal belongings lie outside a home in Weston on July 15, 2023, after severe flooding hit the town earlier that week. File photo by Zachary P. Stephens/VTDigger. This is Part 4 of Downstream, a 10-part series looking at what’s changed — and what hasn’t — one year after...
Ludlow Fire Chief Peter Kolenda retires after 25 years of service
LUDLOW, Vt. – Retiring Ludlow Fire Chief Peter Kolenda waved as he exited the Ludlow Fire Station on Sunday, June 30, at 12 p.m. Kolenda was being honored with a boisterous “escort home,” sirens blaring and lights flashing in celebration of the chief’s last day on the job. Kolenda recently announced his retirement from the department, after serving the town for 25 years.
Staff, council share Windsor Town Hall design preferences
Members of the Windsor town staff and Windsor Town Council gathered Monday, June 17, to review revised floor plans for a new municipal building that were recently provided by Moseley Architects. Staff and council members shared their design preferences among the three different floor plan options provided, and they also shared new design ideas developed […] The post Staff, council share Windsor Town Hall design preferences appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Valley Cares to change name to Valley Village
TOWNSHEND, Vt. – A local senior housing nonprofit, Valley Cares, is announcing momentous plans to change its organizational name to Valley Village. This organization in Townshend, Vt., opened its housing in 2007 to provide affordable assisted living and independent living for seniors. Their community is unique in combining a model of subsidized affordable housing with a continuum of supportive healthcare services to help people age in place with others.
Ludlow talks class 4 roads, FEMA frustrations
LUDLOW, Vt. – On Monday, July 1, the Ludlow Selectboard met for their regular monthly meeting, covering a range of ongoing issues. Municipal manager Brendan McNamara began the meeting by noting that the previous day had been Ludlow Fire Chief Peter Kolenda’s last day on the job, and thanking him for his 25 years of service. New Ludlow Fire Chief Ben Whalen, Ludlow’s first full-time fire chief, was present at the meeting.
Ludlow community reflects on historic floods one year later
LUDLOW, Vt. — The ski town of Ludlow is still contending with the Black River overwhelming much of the lower-lying parts of town in July of 2023. As the year anniversary closes in, many residents are still deciding if they should accept buyouts from FEMA or raise their houses higher off the ground as a mitigation measure.
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