Newfane

“Rocking the River” returns to Newfane Common on Saturday

NEWFANE - Newfane Anew presents “Rocking the River III,” featuring the Demolition String Band, Bard Owl, and The Cucumbers, on Saturday, June 14, from 5:30 to 8 pm, on the Newfane Common; rain location Union Hall.
Admission is free, donations are appreciated. Food and beverages will be...

The new County History Museum in the 1825 Windham County jail building.

This jailhouse will be rockin’ once again

NEWFANE- All are welcome to come celebrate the grand opening of the new County History Museum in the Old County Jail in Newfane. The Historical Society of Windham County will host this special event on Saturday, May 31, starting at 2 pm on the Common (Jail Street) in historic Newfane Village...

Police name suspect in school break-ins, search continues

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Police are moving closer to an arrest in a spate of school burglaries and attempted school burglaries around southern Vermont and Massachusetts.
In an email that was included in an update to the Twin Valley Elementary School community last week, Vermont State Police...

Cover of “The Chickadee in the Red Mitten,” one of Alice Muise’s children’s books inspired by her pets.

Muise reads from her books

NEWFANE - On Saturday, November 26, at 10 am, there will be a family event at the Moore Free Library. Come meet local author Alice Muise. She will be reading from her two children’s books. Books will be available for purchase.
Muise lives in Townshend in a log cabin with her husband...

Annual Historical Society of Windham County meeting

NEWFANE - The annual meeting of the Historical Society of Windham County will be held at NewBrook Firehouse on Friday, August 26.
A brief business meeting at 5:30 pm will be followed by the traditional storytelling program at 6 pm. This year’s storytellers will be Roger and Ron Allbee, who...

Vermont EMS Academy building in Newfane. vemsa.org

Rescue Inc. launching EMS academy

NEWFANE – Rescue Inc. is opening VEMSA - Vermont EMS Academy - to bring state-of-the-art emergency medical training to southern Vermont and the surrounding region. The facility is on Route 30, just minutes off I-91.
VEMSA will be opening this fall with emergency medical technician and...

Soup fest and silent auction

NEWFANE - The sixth annual Soup Fest and Silent Auction fundraiser will be held on Sunday, May 29, at the NewBrook Fire Station, Route 30. The event will help raise funds for the Historical Society of Windham County’s West River Railroad Museum.
It won’t be necessary to ride the 36...

ANUFF looking for new leader

NEWFANE - The helping hands of A Neighborhood Uniting For Fuelwood will be back at Patty Johnson’s to finish getting her firewood in this Saturday, May 7, starting at 9:30 am. The address is 638 Vermont 30.
There will be a splitter going and, if all goes according to plan, a tractor to...

ANUFF meets in Newfane

NEWFANE - The sylvan spirits of A Neighborhood Uniting For Fuelwood will be helping Patty Johnson get her firewood in Saturday, April 23 starting at 10 am. The address is at 638 Vermont 30.
ANUFF will have splitters going and will need people to run them as well as stackers, chain saws,...

In-Sight gets new director

BRATTLEBORO - On behalf of the board of directors of In-Sight Photography Project, board president Ilene Todd announced the appointment of Emily Tate Wagner as the organization’s new executive director, replacing Victoria Heisler who has served in that position for the past four years. In making...