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LOCAL NEWS FROM AROUND THE AREA

The Walpolean
thewalpolean.org

  • Great Decisions at the Library – 5/11/26
    “Great Decisions” next Monday Evening “The Future of Human Rights and International Law” On Monday, May 11, at 6:00 pm, “Great Decisions” in the Walpole Town Library will explore the status of human rights and international law in the United States. It may surprise you to learn how very few internat …
  • Memorial Day Parade – 5/25/26
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  • Selectboard Meeting Minutes – 4/22/26
    Town of Walpole, New Hampshire Meeting of the Selectboard April 22, 2026 Selectboard Present: Carolyn Vose, Chair, Cheryl Mayberry, and Steven Dalessio Staff Present: Sarah Downing, Manager of Administration, and Sue Bauer, Recording Secretary Guests Present: Katelyn Krumperman and  Jocelyne Barrett …
  • Selectboard Meeting Agenda – 4/30/26
    TOWN OF WALPOLE SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA April 30, 2026 Starting at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall SELECTBOARD MEETING PAYROLL Payroll Register totaling $34,259.87 dated 5/01/2026 and the 941 Payroll Tax Transfer of $6,239.53 Payroll Register totaling $4,191.00 dated 5/02/2026 and the 941 Payroll Tax Tr …
  • Growing Together – Soil Health Workshop at the Hooper Institute – 5/7/26
    Join us next week on May 7 for our Soil Health Workshop with Fritze and learn how to protect, and improve your soil for the growing season ahead. Whether you’re new to gardening or looking to deepen your knowledge, this is a great opportunity to get your hands in the dirt and learn something new! We …

Vermont Journal / Shopper
vermontjournal.com

  • Bellows Falls Elks March Student of the Month
    Zoe Perry. Photo provided BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Bellows Falls Union High School (BFUHS) and the Bellows Falls Elks Lodge 19 are proud to announce that Zoey Perry, daughter of Doug and Betsy Perry, of Grafton, Vt., has been selected as the Elks Student of the Month for March. This honor recognizes stu …
  • Jackie’s Bakeshop sweetens the mood in Proctorsville
    Joel Blanchard, owner/baker, behind a sold-out counter on opening day. Photo provided PROCTORSVILLE, Vt. – Okemo Valley residents and visitors are happily cheering on another small business success story, now that Jackie’s Bakeshop has set up a brick-and-mortar shop at 2568 Vermont Route 103 in Proc …
  • Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival
    BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The annual Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival was held on Sunday, May 3. The chilly breeze still brought in a large crowd to explore birds, bugs, animals, and other wildlife exhibitions. Walks and presentations brought festivalgoers down onto the trails, immersing them in nature an …
  • Magris Talc offers college scholarships
    REGION – Magris Talc is now accepting college scholarship applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. Two $2,500 scholarships are available for students of the greater Ludlow area (Springfield, Chester, Andover, Mount Holly, etc.) in their last year of homeschool or high school, who are choosing t …
  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month
    REGION – In a small town, you notice when a neighbor’s routine has changed. Maybe an older person hasn’t been out in their yard, someone misses a regular gathering, or a child just doesn’t seem quite like themselves. Those small observations are part of what makes our community special. May is Menta …

Valley News
vnews.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

  • In Norwich, Selectboard and town manager discuss goals and autonomy
    Norwich, Vt., Town Manager Brennan Duffy, left, listens to a Selectboard discussion during its meeting at Tracy Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. The current board is in conversation with Duffy on his goals and responsibilities going forward. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Efforts this week to rea …
  • Dartmouth alumna’s new book addresses sexual violence
    Dartmouth College sophomores Eva Martin, left, and Nick Lutzky, right, listen as Poet and Dartmouth graduate Diana Whitney details the connections between former Dartmouth trustee Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein during a speaking engagement in the Collis Student Center in Hanover, N.H., on Thursday, …
  • Claremont man charged with providing fentanyl in overdose death of mother-in-law
    CLAREMONT — A 47-year-old Claremont man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal overdose of his 69-year-old mother-in-law.  At his arraignment late last week, Christopher Daignault entered no pleas to felony charges of drug sale with death resulting, witness tampering and controll …
  • Vermont environmental groups say proposed rules threaten wetlands
    HARTFORD — On a spring morning earlier this week, the Hartford Town Forest was teeming with life. While the woodpeckers in the trees might be obvious company, a peek into a small shallow pond revealed masses of frog and salamander eggs floating in the water and, to the very observant, Eastern newts …
  • Column: It’s Israel’s policies that spark criticism of US-Israel alliance
    We thank this newspaper for reprinting the Florida Sun Sentinel editorial, “The Dark Side of the US-Israel Alliance.” It is rare that local readers have the chance to reflect on the relationship between the rise of antisemitism and Israel’s policies of endless war and occupation, the scourging of Ga …

Brattleboro Reformer
reformer.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

  • The Mindful Minute: Jump
    I was due to open a summer place and told the date on which the owner would arrive. Only their plans changed. They would arrive today … and could I open and clean the place for them. Jump. I had the time and availability so I could do as they requested. I also needed the compensation. But it brings …
  • Vermontitude Episode 142: Homesharing
    In this week’s Vermontitude video webcast, host Peter “Fish” Case chats with guests Marion Major and Kayla Bernier-Wright, outreach and homeshare specialist, respectively, for the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. If you’re interested in learning more about homesharing you can call 802-863-5626 or go …
  • Senior Lunch at the Grange in Dummerston
    DUMMERSTON — Evening Star Grange and Senior Solutions will serve their next Senior Lunch on Wednesday, May 13, at the Grange Hall, with take-outs available between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and in-house meal served at noon. Reservations are highly suggested and can be made by calling the hall at 802-254 …
  • The Mindful Minute by Jon Heydenreich: The moral covering
    I find it intriguing that when a country takes on some act of warfare or violence, typically, it cloaks its action with a moral veil, asserting the righteousness of its endeavors. We are “exporting democracy” to an oppressed people. Or, we are halting the development of weapons of mass destruction. …
  • Newfane Senior Lunch is May 14
    NEWFANE — The Newfane Congregational Church will host a Senior Lunch on Thursday, May 14, at noon. The menu includes sliced apples for appetizer, green salad, meatloaf with mased potatoes and gravy, corn, corn bread, and a brownie for desert. This meal is sponsored by Senior Solutions, and prepared …

Chester Telegraph
chestertelegraph.org

  • Forum on education transformation bill set for May 11 at Springfield H.S.
    Community members are invited to attend an upcoming educational forum focused on Vermont’s current education transformation legislation, H 955. The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11  at the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St. in Springfield. The forum is desig …
  • What to know about the GMUSD budget re-vote
    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a  little less than a week, residents of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester will get a second chance to vote on the proposed budget of the Green Mountain Unified School District. The district runs two elementary schools and a single high/ …
  • Repeals of Act 181 portions zip through Legislature
    The House Ways and Means Committee about to vote in favor of the repeals By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Legislature sometimes gets the reputation for being ponderously slow but last week it showed it could move lightning fast when large numbers of people are up in ar …
  • Sage Jewelry takes root in new Chester location
    Michele Colby at her new storefront shop with its two large display windows. Photo by Shawn Cunningham. By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Michele Colby has finally found the store front she has longer for. During the 16  intervening years, her children have grown and so has her busin …
  • Andover Select Board agenda for May 11
    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday May 11 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of April 27th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 minutes per to …

Seven Days
sevendaysvt.com

  • The Café HOT. to Close This Summer When Owners Return to NYC
    After more than four and a half years of dishing up nationally acclaimed breakfast sandwiches, the owners of the Café HOT. in Burlington told Seven Days they will close the popular 198 Main Street eatery within the next three months. Brothers Allan and Travis Walker-Hodkin made the decision to shut …
  • Vermont Public Executive Hired as VTDigger CEO
    The Vermont Journalism Trust, the nonprofit parent company of online news site VTDigger, has hired a new CEO. Brendan Kinney, now the chief operating officer at Vermont Public, will assume the top role at the trust in mid-June, the organization announced Wednesday. He’ll replace Sky Barsch, who has …
  • Return of the King: Kyle Thomas — aka King Tuff — Is Back in Vermont
    The mug, half full of cold coffee, had been abandoned beside a stack of artwork and newsletters, forgotten in the rush of creation. An electric guitar rested on the couch, still plugged into effects pedals splayed out across the carpet, the instrument cables running across the floor like a nest of b …
  • Bodycam From ICE Raid Shows Local Chief Caught in the Middle
    On March 11, federal immigration agents raided a South Burlington home surrounded by hundreds of protesters in a dramatic display of force that captured broad media attention.  In the weeks since, local and Vermont State Police have come under fire for their roles, facing accusations that they aided …
  • A Creemee Stand Is Creating Traffic Problems in Jericho, Neighbors Say
    Every year as the weather warms, people craving creemees flock to Palmer Lane Maple at the corner of Route 15 and Old Pump Road in Jericho.  The ever-increasing popularity of the soft-serve stand brings a cascade of traffic each spring as pedestrians, cyclists and cars jockey for position. The busin …

Concord Monitor
concordmonitor.com (Five-article monthly paywall)

WCAX
wcax.com

VPR
vpr.net

NHPR
nhpr.org

Vermont state government
VT Alert

VTDigger

  • Vermont lawmakers grapple with giving farmers exemptions to local zoning
    Jason Struthers poses behind his duck pen in his backyard in Jan. 2023. File photo by Auditi Guha/VTDigger When a law has unintended consequences, legislators should be willing to go back and change it, said Sen. Russ Ingalls, R-Essex.  That’s what he tried to do, as the chair of the Senate Agricult …
  • In food shelf visit, Sen. Welch backs nutrition assistance amid rising prices for Vermonters
    U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks with volunteer Susan Prager at Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects in Middlebury. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. MIDDLEBURY — In a visit to Addison County’s largest food shel …
  • Vermont Conversation: Shepherd, farmer and award-winning author Helen Whybrow on life, death and belonging
    The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. Author Helen Whybrow at Knoll Farm in Fayston, where she raises purebred Icel …
  • Vermont’s care crisis is hiding in plain sight
    This commentary is by Rustam Sengupta, the founder and CEO of Tuktu, a community-powered care platform. He lives in Burlington and supports his father, who has dementia. Last month I met Margaret. That’s not her real name, but her situation is real. She came to a small community gathering I host aro …
  • Perrigo to lay off 161 as company heads toward Vermont site closure
    Ashley Maddox feeds her 5-month-old son, Cole, with formula in May 2022 in Imperial Beach, Calif. AP File Photo/Gregory Bull Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. Perrigo will lay off 161 employees from its infant formula production facility in Georgia, t …

The Commons

The Commons