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Featured pet: TicTac
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – TicTac is a handsome 5-year-old kitty with gorgeous long white hair. He loves his food, he is currently eating Science Diet CD. He is good with cats, but might do best in a dog-free home. He is FIV positive, but his only restriction is he has to be an indoor-only cat. He is a sweet, but sometimes sassy, boy that has a zest for life. To adopt TicTac, come see him Wednesday-Saturday, from 12-4 p.m., or call 802-885-3997 for more information.
Charlestown teenager's abduction, killing still unsolved after more than half a century
CHARLESTOWN, N.H. — The abduction and death of a teenage girl 56 years ago remains unsolved. Joanne Dunham, 15, was last seen walking from her home at Raiche Mobile Homes in Charlestown. Dunham left her home to go to school at 7:10 a.m. on June 11, 1968, but she...
Rockingham glass recycling
WESTMINSTER, Vt. – The Rockingham Recycling Center has started a glass recycling program at our facility on Route 5 South in Westminster. We request that people separate the following items from the recycling compactor: empty clear, green, brown, and blue glass bottles and jars, clean and with lids removed. We also accept drinking glasses. No window or mirror glass please. No pyrex, light bulbs, headlights, or windshield glass.
School spirit shines through cloudy day at Chester Alumni Parade
There’s a unicycle?” exclaimed a young boy as other kids practiced gymnastics and ran around the gazebo in front of Chester Town Hall just before Saturday’s annual parade put on by the Chester High School/Green Mountain Union High School Alumni Association. Meanwhile, the small crowd of adults...
Can you see yourself in this home? ‘Vermont Mirror House’ hits market for $689k.
“It was the perfect setting. The wildlife, the pond, closure, and the shading of the shade trees.”. Inspired by a similar design spotted while traveling abroad, the owner of 116 Meadow Sky Drive in Guilford, Vt., wanted to duplicate it in a special location. He chose a 60-acre property for the unique home, which is commonly referred to as the “Vermont Mirror House.”
Londonderry residents push back on proposed housing and development zoning bylaws
There's a battle raging in Londonderry over proposed changes to the town's zoning regulations. On one side, the Planning Commission says Londonderry has to modernize its land use rules to encourage more housing and development, and meet updated Vermont environmental laws. But a vocal group of residents say the zoning...
Chester board hones proposed regulations on ‘nuisance animals’
The lion’s share of the Chester Select Board’s June 5 meeting was taken up with the question of how to make an “nuisance animal” ordinance that isn’t a bit of a nuisance itself. The impetus for this was the problem that a herd of goats roaming at large from their home on Andover Road has caused for neighbors in the Potash Brook Road area.
BFUHS May Elks Student of the Month
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – It is a pleasure to announce that Ava LaRoss has been named the May Elks Student of the Month for Bellows Falls Union High School (BFUHS). Ava, a senior, is the daughter of Mike and Melanie LaRoss of Westminster. A member of both the Jesse...
Investigators release details about Charlestown fire; 2 victims identified
CHARLESTOWN, N.H. — Two people found dead aftera fire at a mobile home on Crown Point Drive in Charlestown last Thursday morning have been identified. According to the New Hampshire medical examiner's office, Hope Schraer, 36, of Enfield, and Allen Ballou, 38, of Royalton, Vermont, were found dead after the fire.
Brattleboro plans move to meterless parking
BRATTLEBORO-Changes about how folks pay for parking downtown are in the works after the Selectboard agreed on June 4 to transition to an all-kiosk, pay-by-plate system. "This is a significant body of work; it's really important," said Selectboard chair Daniel Quipp of the recommendations presented by Assistant Town Administrator Patrick Moreland, which followed a May 29 staff review of the fiscal year 2025 parking fund budget.
Authorities investigating Windham County school bus crash
ATHENS, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont authorities are investigating a school bus crash in the town of Athens Thursday morning. DMV officials say troopers responded to the crash around 7:15 a.m. on Route 35. They say the driver, Randall McDonald, 75, lost control and went off the road. All seven students on board and McDonald were able to get off the bus without any injuries reported.
Granite State Pro Stock Series Announces Schedule Change for Speedway 95 Event
Walpole NH -June 9th 2024 – The Granite State Pro Stock Series announced tonight a significant change in their upcoming schedule. The highly anticipated $5,000 to win event initially set for Sunday, June 16th, at Speedway 95 in Bangor, Maine, has been rescheduled to Saturday night, July 20th. Series...
To the editor: What’s happened to Londonderry?
I have owned a home in Londonderry since 2002, and have lived here full time since 2008. I met my husband here in 1998 — our first date was at The Mill Tavern — and we always knew this would be our forever home. Back then there were...
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