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Book club starts October

WILMINGTON - Love to read and talk about books with friends? Always have a book to read close by? Those who are in fourth or fifth grade can join Pettee Memorial Library for their “Booktalking with Friends” book club every other Monday from 3 to 4 pm, starting Monday, October 24. Get a copy of...

Give back to the Green Mountain National Forest

PERU - Green Mountain National Forest employees are inviting members of the public to join them in celebrating National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands on Saturday, September 24. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in...

Becca Balint

Bartleby’s Books hosts Becca Balint

WILMINGTON - Bartleby’s Books will host a book reading and signing with Becca Balint on Wednesday, September 28, at 6 pm. Balint will discuss her book “The Girl in the Yellow Pantsuit: Essays on Politics, History and Culture.”
Balint is a stateswoman, current candidate for the US House of...

Humane society Walk for Animals coming soon

BRATTLEBORO - Help critters from all walks of life by raising funds and walking with the Windham County Humane Society at the 20th annual Walk for Animals on Saturday, September 24. This year’s walk will begin and end at the Brattleboro Common. Registration will open at 9 am and the walk will...

Voices of Hope, Pettee welcome neuroscientist in book discussion

WILMINGTON - In observance of September’s National Recovery Month 2022, Voices of Hope and the Pettee Memorial Library Book Club invite the public to join them on Wednesday, September 21, at 6 pm for a discussion of “Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction” by Judith Grisel....

Candidate forums in valley

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Rotary of Deerfield Valley is hosting three candidate forums in the upcoming weeks.
A forum for the Windham-2 House district will take place Monday, September 19, from 5:30 to 6 pm at Dover Town Hall. Laura Sibilia has confirmed attendance; George Wilson has declined...

Voices of Hope sets up shop at firehouse

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, a local group whose mission is to inspire hope and actively support people affected by substance use, announces an open house and a meeting schedule for support groups at the Old Firehouse at 18 Beaver Street, starting Monday, September 19.
During open hours...

Happy 100th to Richard Hamilton

BRATTLEBORO - Richard Henry Hamilton is celebrating his 100th birthday. Join him for cake and ice cream on Saturday, September 24, from 1 to 3 pm at his home at 63 Hughes Road.

Sauerbraten at Halifax senior meal

HALIFAX - The next senior meal at Halifax Community Hall, 20 Brook Road, will take place Friday, September 16, serving at noon. The menu will be sauerbraten, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and dessert. All seniors are welcome. A free-will donation of $3 is asked for people 60 and over.

Monroe hosts 200th anniversary

MONROE, MA- Massachusetts’ smallest town on the mainland, the town of Monroe, population 118, according to the 2020 census, will celebrate its 200th anniversary with a special day of festivities on Saturday, September 17.
Monroe was first settled around 1800 but not incorporated until 1822...