Rutland, Mendon and White River Junction in Central Vermont are three of the six Vermont communities that will be receiving $4,000 each in grant funds from AARP Vermont to initiate or enhance winter placemaking demonstration projects. The projects focus on […]
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Live musical performance at the Briggs Opera House held for veterans
Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. — WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The White River Junction U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Healthcare System announced this month that Re-Creation’s “Rockin’ in the USA!” show will appear at the Briggs Opera House in […]
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Amtrak is back
Crowds gather in Rutland and Castleton to celebrate reopening By Polly Mikula At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 19, the James M. Jeffords Station in downtown Rutland was packed with passengers eager to board the Ethan Allen Express for the first […]
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‘Dance-Theater for Collective Liberation’ to perform in White River Junction
Saturday, July 10 and 11, 6 p.m. — WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Vermont-based Loom Ensemble has gathered together local dancers and professional theatermakers to devise a dance-theater performance, to tour Vermont city parks this July, sponsored by Open Door Integrative […]
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Listen to Chad Hollister’s acoustic rock in Hartford’s Lyman Park
Wednesday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. — HARTFORD — Join us at Lyman Point Park for a concert in the park featuring Chad Hollister. Hartford’s summer concert series, held ever Wednesday evening, continues with Hollister’s acoustic rock. Bring your lawn […]
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Vermont Everyone Eats serves one-millionth meal
Thursday, April 29—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—This Thursday Vermont Everyone Eats, an innovative Covid-19 response program, is celebrating 1 million restaurant meals served to Vermonters experiencing food insecurity. The program was launched in August 2020 with an allocation of $5 million of […]
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Stern to challenge incumbent governor Scott
By Stephen Seitz CAVENDISH—Republican gubernatorial candidate Keith Stern brought his campaign to Cavendish on May 24, where he discussed what was on the minds of area voters. Don Shattuck, like Stern a Springfield resident, shared a beef he had with […]
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New restaurant owners ‘elated’
By Katy Savage WOODSTOCK—Brandon Sharkey was hustling about the kitchen of his new restaurant, Eat Woodstock – making eggs and muffins, opening and closing the refrigerator while the other kitchen employees were doing the same. “It’s hectic,” said Sharkey, the […]
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Road rage leads to charges
On April 13, at 6:23 p.m., state police received a 911 call from Corey Edwards, age 25 of White River Junction, stating that while driving south on Interstate 91 near mile marker 54 in the town of Windsor, a road […]
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Local veterans’ art show on display at VAMC
Friday, March 9, 9 a.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—Artwork created by veterans will be on display to the public at the White River Junction VA Medical Center on March 9, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. It is estimated that over 50 pieces of art […]