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Study recommends fire department consolidation
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – After a recent study conducted by AP Triton LLC, a Wyoming-based firm specializing in fire service, fire prevention, and emergency medical services, it has been recommended to the towns that three local fire departments – Bellows Falls, Rockingham, and Saxtons River – merge into one, district-wide fire department.
Cosmos best Otters in playoffs
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – It was an intense night at Dressler Gym in Springfield, Vt., for Unified Basketball. It was the first playoff game for the Cosmos and Otter Valley Otters. Both teams came to win the contest. For the Cosmos, the results were positive, as they defeated the Otter with a 40-39 victory.
Manchester man arrested for burglary, DUI after motel break-in
MANCHESTER — A local man was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of burglary, unlawful trespass, DUI refusal, and unlawful mischief after allegedly breaking into the Rest Motel. Manchester Police Department received a call about suspicious activity at the motel located at 2066 Depot Street at about 1:18 a.m....
Call for nominations to Okemo Valley TV Board
LUDLOW, Vt. – Okemo Valley TV, the nonprofit community TV station and media center, is accepting nominations to its board of directors in advance of its annual meeting. The election will be held during the annual meeting on Thursday, June 27. Any resident of Andover, Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth,...
Fletcher Farm School celebrates longtime volunteers
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen is honoring five longtime volunteers who have dedicated endless hours to Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts and its annual Arts and Crafts Festivals. Cynthia Noyes organized the festivals for many years. Hal Bosco brought our jewelry...
LMH school budget revote June 4
LUDLOW, Vt. – Voters will decide on Tuesday, June 4, whether to accept the revised budget for the Ludlow Mount Holly Unified Union School District. Voting is from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the town hall in Ludlow and the town office in Mount Holly. Residents may also vote at their town offices any time the office is open before Tuesday.
N.H. school district closed as police search for driver who ‘deliberately’ struck Mass. police chief
A New Hampshire school district closed its schools on Wednesday as police continue to search for a driver who allegedly struck a police chief in Massachusetts, then drove to the Granite State, crashed near a school and walked away from the vehicle.
A scapegoat for every state housing issue
Lisa Ford has operated a vacation rental in Guilford for 11 years. In 2019, she organized a statewide Short Term Rental Summit; the first of its kind, it led to the creation of the Vermont Short-Term Rental Alliance, a member-based nonprofit association for vacation rental managers and short-term rental hosts operating in the state.
Farmer who died during interstate expansion remembered in new film
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. — A Vermont-made short film tells the tragic true story of a small-town farmer who died during a high-profile highway project. "Love of the Land," by writer, director, and animator Travis Van Alstyne is about Romaine Tenney. Tenney's property in Ascutney was seized in the 1960s...
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