Author Archive for Press release
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For 2nd year, Killarney takes home gold for chicken wings at Okemo event
For the second year in a row, the Killarney restaurant in Ludlow has taken home First Place in Okemo Mountain Resort’s annual Chicken Wing Championship, a people’s choice contest held in conjunction with the resort’s Hops in the Hills Beer and Wine Festival. Killarney’s Irish Pub owner Mark Verespy, a Chester resident and firefighter, served […]
SAPA-TV expands hours; re-certification for Kurtin Hattin’s Fine
SAPA-TV expands hours with classic cartoons, movies SAPA TV, Springfield’s public access cable station, has recently expanded its on-air hours with two new programming blocks. Broadcast hours for Channel 8 are now 7 a.m. to approximately 3 a.m., up from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Classic Cartoons block runs from 7 to 8 a.m. […]
Okemo resort awards 10 students college scholarships
O kemo Mountain Resort has awarded 10 $1,000 scholarships to students who have worked at Okemo or who are the dependents of Okemo employees. Criteria used to select the recipients include academic achievement, co-curricular involvement and the composition of an essay. Okemo Mountain Resort Employee Scholarships Timothy Heffernan from East Wallingford. He’s a busser at […]
Winery owned by Chesterite ranked No. 1; new chef takes over kitchen at Inn at Weathersfield; designer joins Chrisandra’s firm
Tablas Creek winery ranked No. 1 by Daily Meal Tablas Creek Vineyard in the Paso Robles region of California has been ranked No. 1 on the food and drink website The Daily Meal’s list of 101 Best Wineries in America for 2015. Tablas Creek is owned by Chester resident Robert Haas. The Daily Meal called […]
Ottauquechee District honored for River Roadshow program
Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at State House on Tuesday, June 30. The award was given for ONRCD’s River Roadshow, a moble education program that uses a stream table to demonstrate how rivers behave during flood events. The program is in its fourth year, has reached more than […]
Diamond Realty hosts social media campaign
Diamond Realty is launching a seven-day campaign in partnership with DJ’s Restaurant in Ludlow. In an effort to engage the local community with the real estate’s social media page, the giveaway will begin on Monday, July 20 and come to close on Monday, July 27. During this time, any Facebook user who “likes” the Diamond […]
Prevention Partners awarded $130,000 of $12.4 million statewide grant
Windsor County Prevention Partners is slated to receive $130,000 from a $12.4 million federal grant beginning in July 2016 to help reduce prescription drug abuse, marijuana use and underage drinking among youth and young adults in Vermont. The grant award was announced in early July by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Gov. Peter Shumlin. The […]
Realtors, Rotary honor students with scholarships
The Crown Point Board of Realtors and the Sammy Pierce Memorial Scholarship fund has given $1,000 college scholarships to David Bryant of Springfield and Alecia Rokes of Andover, recognizing both for their longtime volunteer work. The late Sammy Pierce was a member of CPBR noted for his willingness to help others. David Bryant, who graduated […]
Entrepreneurship workshop geared toward ages 50 and up
The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce will join with Friends of Ludlow Auditorium to offer a business presentation called “Encore Entrepreneurship Class” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium at 37 S. Depot St. in Ludlow. The Small Business Association in partnership with the American Association of Retired […]
Young’s Furniture to hold monthly charitable 50/50 raffles
Tom Ross at Young’s Furniture & Appliance in the Springfield Shopping Plaza invites everyone to stop by and buy some 50/50 raffle tickets before Thursday, July 30. As part of a new effort to support its community, the store will be holding a 50/50 raffle each month, benefiting a different non-profit organization each month. July’s […]
Flood Brook School offers free meals to 18 and unders
Flood Brook School, 91 Route 11 in Londonderry, is offering free breakfasts and lunches to anyone 18 and under, according to the Flood Brook Facebook page. The program, which kicked off on Monday, June 29, offer grab-and-go meals from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and noon to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. While the program is […]
Glidden recognized for volunteerism with $10,000 award for Proctorsville Fire Department
Foxborough, Mass. Bob Glidden Jr. of Proctorsville has been honored by the Kraft family and New England Patriots Charitable Foundation’s Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards for his volunteerism with the Proctorsville Fire Department. Glidden was named one of 10 second place winners in New England. The award comes with a $10,000 prize that is to […]
Claremont student awarded Eileen Neal nursing scholarship
The 10th annual Eileen Austin Neal, RN, Nursing Scholarship of $1,000 was awarded to Natalie Wilson of Claremont, N.H., to attend Colby Sawyer College in New London, N.H. Wilson, who attended Stevens High School, was inspired to be a nurse as a result of her participation in the Daring to Care program. In her application, […]
Dakin takes over as president of Chester Rotary
The Chester Rotary Club observed the Passing of the Gavel to new President Bill Dakin on Thursday, June 25. Dakin becomes the service organization’s 75 president. Outgoing President Brian Morris started off the ceremony by stressing that the Chester Rotary is a small but effective club achieving its goals through the dedication of its members. […]
River Valley Tech begins fall open enrollment
River Valley Technical Center is gearing up for the fall with open enrollment available throughout the summer. There are limited spots available for high school students in Mechanical Design and Innovation, Carpentry, Industrial Trades, Culinary Arts, Horticulture and Natural Resources, Information Technology and Audio Video Production. Other programs such as Business and Financial Management, Human […]
Crown Point Realtors raise funds for fire victims
On Saturday, May 23, the Crown Point Board of Realtors held its 7th annual Memorial Day Weekend Tag Sale at the Gazebo in Ludlow. This year the weather cooperated, resulting in a successful sale. Many volunteers showed up as well as many shoppers who spent their money on items for a good cause. The goal […]
Chester quilter Ippolito makes history with top two awards from state quilt fest
Norma Ippolito of Chester received the top two awards at the Vermont Quilt Festival held this past weekend at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction. Along with a ribbon for Exceptional Merit, her quilt, “Celestial Sedona,” won ribbons for Best of Show and the Governor’s Award for the best Vermont Quilt. This is the […]
Lowell Lake Road to close in July for culvert replacement
Beginning July 6, 2015, Lowell Lake Road in Londonderry will be closed to through traffic. A deteriorating culvert near the intersection of Lowell Lake Road and Mountain Lake Road will be replaced. The project is scheduled to take approximately one month and is funded by a VTrans Structures Grant from the State of Vermont. A […]
Goodman’s Pizza, Crown Point Realtors give back to Cavendish
Goodman’s Pizza to donate portion of profits to Cavendish fund Beginning with the first Cavendish Concert on the Green — at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, the Goodman’s famous wood-fired Pizzamobile will be serving hot, fresh custom ordered pizzas, and donating a portion of the profits to the Cavendish Community Fund. The concerts will be […]
Rokes named valedictorian, Fulkerson salutatorian for GMUHS Class of 2015
Alecia Rokes, daughter of Beverly and Warren Rokes, and Madeleine Fulkerson, daughter of Susan Fulkerson and Charles Hooker, have been named Green Mountain High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for 2015. The two were chosen because they have the highest Grade Point Averages in their class. During high school, Alecia participated in soccer for three […]
