Community Events

Turkey dinner

HALIFAX- Saturday, November 16, is the annual Halifax turkey supper, serving from 5 to 7 pm at the community hall, 20 Brook Road.
Everyone is welcome. Menu includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, stuffing, vegetable, rolls, and pie for dessert. Adults are $12, children 12...

Monthly senior meal set for Friday

HALIFAX- The next Halifax senior meal will be Friday, November 15, at the Halifax Community Hall at 20 Brook Road. Serving is at noon. The menu includes fruit with cottage cheese, lasagna, garlic bread, carrot salad, and dessert.
All seniors are welcome. A call to Joan at (802) 368-7733...

United Way is seeking people for tax assistance program

Windham County- The United Way of Windham County is seeking volunteers for its volunteer income tax assistance program. The VITA program helps families keep more of their earned income through free federal and state tax return preparation by trained volunteers.
Volunteers don’t need to be...

Join the festivities at The Jingle Bell and experience the fabulous Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort Hotel, on Saturday, December 7. This is one of SVHC’s most anticipated events of the year. The Jingle Bell reflects the giving spirit of the season and includes dinner, dancing, and a live auction to benefit Southwestern Vermont Health Care.

Support SVHC in a fun and festive way with The Jingle Bell fundraiser

DOVER- Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation’s most anticipated event of the year, The Jingle Bell, is scheduled for Saturday, December 7, starting at 5:30 pm, at the Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort Hotel.
The Jingle Bell reflects the giving spirit of the season and provides local...

Fire department looking for items for its annual auction

NEWFANE- The NewBrook Fire Department is hosting its 17th annual Peace and Goodwill Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, December 7, at the NewBrook Firehouse. This annual event is fun and a fundraiser for the all-volunteer fire department that services the towns of Newfane and Brookline,....

All are invited to come and wish Betty and Leonard Hall a happy 70th wedding anniversary. The anniversary celebration will be held Saturday, November 16, from 1 to 4 pm at the Dover Town Hall. For more information call (802) 348-7866.

Celebrating 70 years

Hogback geology talk, walk

MARLBORO- At 9 am on Saturday, November 9, Roger Haydock will give an illustrated talk at the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum on “The Geology of Windham County Around Hogback for the Last Half-Billion Years,”
After the talk Haydock will lead a hike through the Hogback Mountain...

Transparency tour with Secretary of State Condos

Montpelier- Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos will hold his fifth biennial Transparency Tour. Throughout November Condos will travel to several locations across Vermont to provide training and facilitate discussion on Vermont’s transparency laws; Vermont’s Public Records Act; and open meeting...

Students’ robots to battle it out at challenge

Brattleboro- High school teams from Vermont and Massachusetts that compete in the First Tech Challenge program will meet on November 23 for their first scrimmage and robot building workshop of the 2019-2020 competitive season.
The public is invited to this free event, which is from noon to...

Bereavement group starts up

BRATTLEBORO- A new bereavement support group for adults who have lost a parent begins Thursday, November 7, and will meet every first and third Thursday of the month from 5 to 6:30 pm.
This will be an ongoing group with rolling enrollment. Participation is free of charge and open to anyone...