Leisure

Senior meal at Halifax Community Hall Friday

On Friday, August 21, the monthly senior meal will be served at the Halifax Community Hall, 20 Brook Street. The menu will feature cucumber salad, baked ham, deviled eggs, stir-fried vegetables, bread, and dessert. Come at 11:30 am to socialize and enjoy an appetizer; the main meal will begin...

The 306-foot-tall Bennington Battle Monument, the second tallest unreinforced masonry building in the United States, was dedicated in 1891 to mark the site of that colonial arsenal.

Free admission Sunday for Bennington Battle Days

The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation has announced that all Vermont State Historic Sites will offer free admission to the public on Sunday, August 16. This special open house commemorates the 249th anniversary of Bennington Battle Day, a pivotal turning point in the American...

Retreat announces 5K to support suicide awareness, patient care

The Brattleboro Retreat invites the community to take part in its inaugural Move Forward Together 5K for Suicide Awareness, on Saturday, September 12. The timed walk/run will begin at 9 am and is dedicated to raising awareness, honoring lives touched by suicide, and connecting the community with...

Grassland bird

Brooks Library hosts in-person Audubon Society programs

The Southeastern Vermont Audubon Society (SVAS) is offering in-person programs at the Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, on Tuesday, August 18 and Tuesday, September 15. Both programs start at 7 pm and will take place in the third floor community room. The August program is “Grassland...

Deerfield Valley Rotary Club presents Evening on the Greens event

On Friday, August 14, The Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley will host “Evening on the Greens,” an 18-hole putting event, at the Haystack Golf Course. Money raised at this event will help support the grants and scholarships provided by Rotary. No golf experience is required to partake in this...

Monarchs that appear in late summer or fall are the ones that make the epic migration to the mountains of Central Mexico. (photo credit Kathleen Johnson)

Pollinator talk and garden visit this Saturday in Halifax

The topic of the Saturday, August 15 program at the Halifax Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, is pollinators. The program begins at 11 am with a presentation about the Monarch Butterfly, which the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has designated as an endangered...

Mah Jongg tourney at Rec Center

There will be a Mah Jongg tournament on Monday, August 24, at 10 am, at the Brattleboro Recreation Center, 207 Main Street. The event is hosted by the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community & Brattleboro Senior Center; all are welcome. The top three winners will receive gift certificates and art...

Blueberry car show to benefit Meals on Wheels

The Blueberry Festival will conclude with its annual car show, on Sunday, August 9, from 10 am to 2 pm, at Howe Farm Field, 484 Route 100. The fee for show cars is $10 and includes admission for the driver and one passenger. The fee for other attendees is $5 for those 13 and over; ages 12 and...

Williamsville Block Party August 1

The Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road, will host a block party on Saturday, August 1, from 12 to 6 pm. There will be local vendors, live music, yard games, and a potluck meal starting at 4 pm. Performers will include The Wizards, Lizzy Mandell & Co., and Sammy & Brothers, who are...

Grafton Village Cheese Company’s Bear Hill takes gold for its sheep’s milk cheese.

VT cheeses take home gold, silver, bronze

Vermont cheese makers swept the American Cheese Society (ACS) competition with a record-breaking 54 total awards. Part of this showing for local agriculture were sister brands Grafton Village Cheese Company and Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company, securing three major accolades each. The ACS awards...