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Four Windsor Co. students head to Poetry Out Loud state competition

Four Windsor County students are heading to the Barre Opera House on Wednesday and Thursday, March 12  and 13 to compete in the 2014 Vermont Poetry Out Loud State Competition. There they will meet students from other Vermont high schools, all striving to win the state championship in the national poetry recitation competition and move […]

Large, agreeable turnout for Andover Town Meeting; budget, elections are unanimous

Large, agreeable turnout for Andover Town Meeting; budget, elections are unanimous

  By Madeline Bodin  A lot of discussion, but not much disagreement dominated the Andover Town Meeting on Saturday, March 1. None of the elections was contested and all votes were unanimous. Andover Town Hall remained chilly, and most of the approximately 60 participants kept their coats on throughout the meeting. Moderator Jon Bliss opened […]

To the editor: Please help preserve Chester

The charming village of Chester, VT,  is fighting an invasive attack from a powerful corporation. A proposed Dollar General store at the gateway to our village historic district will destroy the character of the town.  Please join the fight by making a tax deductible donation earmarked for Chester, to Vermont Preservation Trust at its website: […]

For March, a bevy of books rich in Irish tradition

For March, a bevy of books rich in Irish tradition

  By John Hoover Faith and begorrah! T’is the time for the wearing of the green and we here at Misty Valley Books are all ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Our Good Reads recommendations this month all have something to do with the Emerald Isle either taking place there or dealing with the Irish […]