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Londonderry appoints selectboard member, talks Williams Dam
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The Londonderry Selectboard held a special meeting on Saturday, July 13, to appoint a new board member to take the seat left vacant by Melissa Brown’s recent resignation. James Ameden Jr., who was born and raised in Londonderry, was appointed after receiving 120 votes against Steve Twitchell’s 64 votes.
This Place in History: Middletown Springs
“We’re in Middletown Springs,” Mike Hoey said. “Yeah, Mike; we’re going to hop inside the Middletown Springs Historical Society and we’re going to investigate,” Vermont Historical Society executive director Steve Perkins said. “Why is (the town) called Middletown Springs? David Wright, who’s the president of the Historical Society, is going to meet us inside and we’re going to have a little chat.”
Old time Stories of Ludlow and the Black River Valley
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Black River Academy Museum invites the community of Ludlow and residents of the Black River Valley to attend their upcoming event, “Old time Stories of Ludlow and the Black River Valley,” on Thursday, Aug 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. This will be a casual...
Global technology outage affecting operations in Capital Region, Hudson Valley
The global technology outage that grounded flights and knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption has also had an effect in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. Teams of IT professionals are working in multiple counties to restore government services;...
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