Author Archive for Press release
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Crown Point Board of Realtors to host legislative breakfast in Chester
The Crown Point Board of Realtors is holding a Legislative Breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 16th at the Fullerton Inn on the Green in Chester. Interested members of the community are invited to attend. The Crown Point Board of Realtors membership originates from Grafton, Chester, Ludlow, Cavendish, Springfield, Weathersfield and Mt Holly. […]
Cavendish CCA seeks sponsors for 2016 calendar
CAVENDISH The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association is looking for sponsors for its 2016 calendar. Each year for the past 11, the CCCA produces a calendar celebrating some aspect of life in Cavendish. Community members take pictures and the 12 best are selected to grace the pages. The calendars sell to the community in time […]
103 Artisans Marketplace showcases works of three New England craftsmen
103 Artisans Marketplace is featuring 3 Guys Makin’ Stuff, highlighting the works of woodcarver Mike Earle, Joseph Bedard, who creates reclaimed wood furniture and bowls, and metal artist Payne Junker, through Sunday, March 29 at the gallery. Junker’s work combines traditional ironwork techniques combined with plasma torch and heat, movement and play of light on […]
GM 8th grader to compete in state Geo Bee; Springfield Rotary seeks scholarship applicants
Green Mountain Union High eighth-grader Chase Ordway-Smith has been chosen one of the semi-finalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Vermont National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The contest will be held at Middlebury College on Friday, March 27. His parents are Tara Ordway-Smith and Gloria Smith of Chester. This is […]
Retailers recognized for not selling alcohol to minors
Windsor Area Prevention Partners recently recognized eight businesses in Windsor County that passed the Vermont Department of Liquor Control Alcohol Compliance Checks in not selling alcohol to minors. Black River Area Community Coalition, a member of WCPP, awarded the licensees in Ludlow and Cavendish a recognition certificate. Recognized for their efforts are: Ludlow Cumberland Farms […]
Two March workshops address financing alternatives for small businesses
White River Junction meeting Thursday, March 5 Two upcoming workshops will address small business financing under various topics and forms. The first one will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, in White River Junction. Representatives from the private and government sector will explain the range of financing available to small […]
Free SBA course targets service members, vets on business startup fundamentals
MONTPELIER Camp Johnson is hosting a two-day course for service members and veterans who want to learn about the fundamentals of starting a small business from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28 at the camp’s Regional Training Institute, 789 Vermont National Guard Road in Colchester. Boots to Business is […]
Springfield Rotary welcomes RVTC director as new member
At a recent meeting, the Springfield Rotary Club welcomed River Valley Technical Center superintendent/director Scott Farr, center, as a new member. Welcoming Farr to the Rotary Club are President Carol Cole, right, and Rotarian Bob Flint, left.
Chester Fall Festival seeks vendors; Cavendish Community Fund accepting grant applications
Applications for the 41st annual Fall Festival on the Green in Chester, which will be held this year on the weekend of Sept. 19 and 20, are now available for download. High quality artists and craftspeople creating handmade work in New England are encouraged to participate. Applications are due by April 1. Download an application […]
Wilder Library in Weston awarded grant for graphic books
In late 2014, Wilder Memorial Library in Weston was awarded a $500 grant from Ashgate Publishing. Throughout 2014, the library found that the demand for graphic novels and graphic nonfiction books from its younger readers exceeded the resources that the library had to provide them. Graphic book genres, which resemble comic books in how they […]
USDA grants invest $125 million in Vermont in 2014
The United States Department of Agriculture announced last week that Vermont communities, families and businesses benefited from $125 million in USDA Rural Development grants, loans and loan guarantees in Federal Fiscal Year 2014. “These funds helped thousands of Vermonters find affordable homes, find good paying jobs, and access vital community services,” said USDA Rural Development […]
Vermont Law School offers environmental advocacy, hacktivist programs
SOUTH ROYALTON Two new Vermont Law School summer programs, one in environmental advocacy and one in legal technology, are open to undergraduate students, providing them with a unique opportunity to learn from nationally recognized faculty at the school’s Environmental Law Center and Center for Legal Innovation. The programs, New Frontiers in Environmental Law and Policy […]
GM Middle School mathletes head to state competition
On Saturday, Feb. 7, four GM Middle School students were among 29 mathletes from five schools around the region competing in the Southeast Vermont MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition at Windsor High School. The Chieftains combined team score earned them First Place for the Chapter and an invitation to the State Competition at Vermont Technical College on Saturday, […]
Heat pump, energy-saving workshop offered in Cavendish
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association in conjunction with the Town of Cavendish will host a heat pump workshop at 6 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 12 in the town office meeting room, 37 High St. in Cavendish. The workshop will include a presentation by representatives of Prudent Living Homes and of Brite Lite Electric of Windsor, who […]
Information class on Medicare offered
Senior Solutions staff will be at the Meeting House at Springfield Hospital from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 to provide an unbiased overview of the Medicare system. The class will be offered again on the afternoon of March 11. Space is limited, so please call ahead to register. Medicare Boot Camp is appropriate […]
Springfield Medical Care Systems receives leadership grant
Springfield Medical Care Systems was recently awarded $133,958 in Affordable Care Act funding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In late January, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced the grant funding to recognize health center quality achievements and to invest in ongoing quality improvement activities. “These funds reward and support those health centers […]
Marlboro College names new president
MARLBORO Marlboro College announces the appointment of a new president, Kevin F. F. Quigley, following the decision of the board of trustees. Chosen from an impressive group of candidates by a search committee composed of 16 trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and students, Quigley will assume the presidency beginning on July 1. “We are thrilled to […]
FAFSA student aid applications available on line
WINOOSKI Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is reminding students to file their annual FAFSA application – the crucial first step to receiving financial aid. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the basis for determining eligibility for federal Pell grants, VSAC’s Vermont State Grant, financial aid from the school that the student attends […]
St. Luke’s Episcopal in Chester welcomes new rector
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Chester announces that it has hired a new rector, the Rev. Heidi Edson. The Vestry voted her selection unanimously after a two-year search by the Ministry Discernment Committee working with the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. The Rev. Edson’s first Sunday at St. Luke’s was Jan. 25 and the congregation gave […]
Free parenting workshops offered at Whiting Library
T o promote positive communication and cooperation between parents, caregivers and teens and to give parents a skill set to support their child to make healthy decisions, The Collaborative is offering a parent workshop. The classes will be taught by Nancy Pennell, who has more than 35 years’ experience working with children and young adults […]
