Weathersfield Weekly Blog January 23 edition
Sunrise over Blackbird Caye, Belize Central America
Not quite the same view.
Mark Your Calendars
Town of Weathersfield, Vermont Annual Town Meeting
Saturday, March 4th and Tuesday, March 7, 2023
WS High School Fair at WS January 24
The WS annual high school fair is happening on Tuesday, January 24th from 6-7 p.m. in the AP room. Area high schools will be here to share information on their school and what they can offer to best meet the needs of your student.
FREE Ice Fishing Festival January 28
Hosted by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Saturday, January 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Silver Lake State Park, Barnard VT
Always wanted to go ice fishing but couldn’t find a good excuse to get away? Now Vermont Fish and Wildlife has found that excuse for you: a "Free Ice Fishing Day" on the last Saturday in January.
Saturday, January 28, 2023 is Vermont’s next free ice fishing day - a day when anyone, resident or nonresident, may go fishing in Vermont without a fishing license.
Come to Vermont Fish and Wildlife FREE Ice Fishing Festival!
Vermont Fish & Wildlife staff will be there to help everyone, young and old, learn how to enjoy this unique and popular type of fishing.
Where: Silver Lake State Park, Barnard VT | map
When: Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm 11:00 am - Registration Opens
11:00 am to 3:00 pm - Fun Family Activities
This year, Fish & Wildlife staff and Let's Go Fishing volunteers will help new ice anglers learn the basics of winter ice fishing with stations including:
Bring your own ice fishing equipment or you can borrow ours. Be sure to dress warmly (in layers is the best) and wear winter boots. Yaktraxs or ice cleats are also a great idea for traction.
Pre-register now to avoid long lines at registration and get in the "fast pass" lane for ice fishing!
- Ice Fishing Gear Explained
- Hole Drilling Demos
- Tip-up Techniques
- Using a Rod and Jig
- Ice Safety
- Fish Identification and Regulations Explained
- Knot-tying Know-how and tackle craft
Plus enjoy a fish fry and cocoa (bring your own mug if you can)!
Bring your own ice fishing equipment or you can borrow ours. Be sure to dress warmly (in layers is the best) and wear winter boots. Yaktraxs or ice cleats are also a great idea for traction.
Pre-register now to avoid long lines at registration and get in the "fast pass" lane for ice fishing!
WS Family S.T.E.A.M. Night February 1
Family S.T.E.A.M. Night is Wednesday, February 1, 2023 from 5-7 p.m..
Dinner will be served from 5-6 p.m. and S.T.E.A.M. activities will be from 6-7 p.m. It will be an evening of free fun, exploration and demonstrations, highlighting opportunities in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics fields.
Rabies Vaccination and Microchip Clinic at Lucy Mac Feb. 11, 9-11 AM
Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society will be holding a rabies vaccination and microchip clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, February 11, 2023, 9 - 11AM.Cost: $20 per rabies vaccination and $20 per microchip
This is a first-come, first-serve event.
All dogs must be kept on a leash and all cats must be safely crated at all times.
All dogs must be kept on a leash and all cats must be safely crated at all times.
In order to receive a rabies vaccination, all animals must be 3-months or older and it must be at least 10-months since their previous rabies vaccination.
Please be sure to bring proof of prior rabies vaccination in order to receive a 3-year certificate, if appropriate. Otherwise, a 1-year certificate will be issued.
Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor, VT 05089. Contact us at 802-484-5829 or info@lucymac.org with questions.
Vermont Flower Show March 3-5
Windsor-area school authorities have agreed to pay former Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley a total of $650,000 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit she brought against her former employer. Riley alleged that she was improperly fired from her job in 2020 after social media posts about the Black Lives Matter movement.
The terms of the settlement — made public in the settlement agreement — also include a positive job recommendation for Riley from the Mount Ascutney School Board that praises her for having “worked diligently with staff to change the school’s culture” and commending her “collaborative leadership style.”
Riley reached an out-of-court settlement with the Mount Ascutney School Board and Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union last October, although terms of the settlement were withheld at the time pending finalization. A copy of the final settlement agreement was provided to the Valley News on Tuesday by the Burlington attorney representing the defendants in the case.
Under terms of the agreement, Riley is to receive $425,000: $191,250 in wages for the 20 months remaining on her 24-month contract at the time of her termination plus $233,750 to compensate for alleged violations of free speech and procedural due process. The settlement also covers $225,000 in Riley’s legal expenses.
“Tiffany Riley and the School District are pleased that they have resolved their legal dispute. The Parties regret that miscommunications and misunderstandings distracted from their shared focus on educating students. The Parties thank one another for their work on behalf of the Windsor School and wish each other well going forward,” the plaintiff and defendants said in a joint public statement.
Springfield Library Events
43 Main Street - Springfield, VT 05156
Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Monday Evening Book Club: Breath by James Nest
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM
At the Champlain Valley Expo: https://goo.gl/maps/n4KBpq97JKe1jQ789
Essex Junction, VT
Show Hours:
March 3 Friday: 10am – 6pm
March 4 Saturday: 10am – 6pm
March 5 Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Tickets will also be available at the door.
Pre-purchased tickets redeemable at the door.
Essex Junction, VT
March 3 Friday: 10am – 6pm
March 4 Saturday: 10am – 6pm
March 5 Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Tickets will also be available at the door.
Pre-purchased tickets redeemable at the door.
The Vermont Flower Show is quite unique among flower shows in the U.S. and we will be ready to usher in the Spring of 2023!
VNLA members and associates build a 15,000 square foot themed landscaped display (equal to about an acre). A committee works on the design and we receive hundreds of donations of plants, time, materials and labor. A group of volunteers then comes together for 3.5 days to build this display – quite a feat if you watch our time-lapse video below from the 2019 show.
Along with the grand garden landscaped display, the show offers a wide variety of features and activities to choose from (see highlights below).
- Grand Garden Display (over 15,000 s. ft.) filled with flowering bulbs, shrubs, trees, and water features!
- Local artists will be painting live in the Grand Garden Display.
- Over 100 vendors related to the horticultural/gardening participate in the Flower Show Marketplace
- Over 35 educational seminars and hands-on workshops on a variety of topics.
- Experts on-hand all 3 days to answer your gardening and landscaping questions.
- Family Room with craft and planting activities all 3 days as well as scheduled entertainment.
- Local bookstore will offer a great selection of books to choose from.
- The Federated Garden Clubs of VT display
- Plant Sale at the conclusion of the show on Sunday.
Little Mermaid Jr. March 24-25 at WS
The WS students will be performing the play The Little Mermaid Jr. on March 24 and 25. Rehearsals began on January 10 after a record number of students auditioning for positions.
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash
By law, all dogs and wolf hybrids six months of age (if first rabies vaccine 3 months) or older must be licensed by April 1st each year in the town where the dog resides. Licenses are only available through the Town Clerk's Office and may be purchased in person or by mail if there is a current rabies certificate on file. Licenses are available after mid January each year.
Looking to cut $120M in its budget, Dartmouth Health plans hiring freeze, job reviews
Valley News reporting via VT Digger
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s largest private employer, has implemented performance improvement plans and a “position review process” at some of its member organizations as it seeks to close a $120 million budget gap by the end of September, according to an email sent to employees.
After an initial hiring freeze, DH officials have determined that all open positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics are subject to a hiring review by the Position Control Review and Clinical Workforce Committees, according to the Jan. 17 email obtained by the Valley News. This review also will be required of job changes such as employee transfers, adjustments, promotions and filling positions after an employee leaves “for the foreseeable future.”
The Lebanon-based health system will continue to actively recruit for some key “Tier 1” positions that “are essential to keeping patients safe and providing high-quality care.” Such positions include those that would allow DH to replace those currently filled by a staffing agency; positions that are currently understaffed and have a direct impact on clinical care; research positions that have a full two years of grant funding available; and positions required to meet regulatory requirements, according to the Tuesday message.
Audra Burns, a DH spokesperson, confirmed by email on Friday that DHMC and the DH clinics have implemented a performance improvement plan “to address our operating and financial challenges in this highly complex national health care environment.”
Separate performance improvement plans are also in place for two other DH members: the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire and Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, New Hampshire.
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ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town News
Select Board Approves FY24 Budget of $1.6 Million for Voter Approval
At the Selectboard meeting on January 17, according to the meeting minutes, the board voted unanimously to ask the voters to approve the FY24 General Fund Budget for the amount of
$1,621,928 of which $1,307,678 to be raised by taxes.
The board approved the FY24 Solid Waste Budget for the amount of
$334,769. This amount will be raised through stickers and punch cards for the three towns using the facility: Weathersfield, West Windsor and Reading. And through recycling revenue.
In other Selectboard news, Town Manager Brandon Gulnick was appointed as Town Health Officer and Tyler Harwell's Planning Commission resignation was accepted.
On January 19, 2023 at around 2:20 p.m., a vehicle traveling southbound on Vermont Route 131 in Weathersfield near the I91 exit ramp, failed to yield the right of way striking a vehicle traveling westbound. The passenger in the southbound vehicle was transported to Mount Ascutney Hospital and later to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medial Center (DH) where they succumbed to their injuries. The operator was taken to DH for treatment and evaluation of injuries. The driver of the westbound vehicle and their passenger were not injured.
Weathersfield Police Department was assisted on scene by the Ascutney Volunteer Fire Association, Golden Cross Ambulance and Windsor Ambulance.
Weathersfield Police Department was assisted on scene by the Ascutney Volunteer Fire Association, Golden Cross Ambulance and Windsor Ambulance.
The accident is under investigation and the public is being asked for assistance with witnesses or driver dash camera recordings to contact Weathersfield Police Chief William Daniels at 802-674-2185.
Hey Weathersfield Dogs
Officer AJ says, don't forget to renew your dog's license before April 1
By law, all dogs and wolf hybrids six months of age (if first rabies vaccine 3 months) or older must be licensed by April 1st each year in the town where the dog resides. Licenses are only available through the Town Clerk's Office and may be purchased in person or by mail if there is a current rabies certificate on file. Licenses are available after mid January each year.
Weathersfield does not currently license cats.
In order to license your dog you must present the following items:
In order to license your dog you must present the following items:
A copy of a valid rabies certificate (unless one is already on file).
Proof of Spay/Neuter certificate (if applicable)
Cash or a check made payable to "Town of Weathersfield"
Fee Before April 1st:
Neutered/Spayed: $5.00 + $5.00 state = $10.00
Male/Female: $9.00 + $5.00 state = $14.00
Fee after April 1st:
Neutered/ Spayed: $7.00 + $5.00 state = $12.00 Male/ Female: $13.00 + $5.00 state = $18.00
Proof of Spay/Neuter certificate (if applicable)
Cash or a check made payable to "Town of Weathersfield"
Fee Before April 1st:
Neutered/Spayed: $5.00 + $5.00 state = $10.00
Male/Female: $9.00 + $5.00 state = $14.00
Fee after April 1st:
Neutered/ Spayed: $7.00 + $5.00 state = $12.00 Male/ Female: $13.00 + $5.00 state = $18.00
Local and State News
Looking to cut $120M in its budget, Dartmouth Health plans hiring freeze, job reviews
Valley News reporting via VT Digger
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s largest private employer, has implemented performance improvement plans and a “position review process” at some of its member organizations as it seeks to close a $120 million budget gap by the end of September, according to an email sent to employees.
After an initial hiring freeze, DH officials have determined that all open positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics are subject to a hiring review by the Position Control Review and Clinical Workforce Committees, according to the Jan. 17 email obtained by the Valley News. This review also will be required of job changes such as employee transfers, adjustments, promotions and filling positions after an employee leaves “for the foreseeable future.”
The Lebanon-based health system will continue to actively recruit for some key “Tier 1” positions that “are essential to keeping patients safe and providing high-quality care.” Such positions include those that would allow DH to replace those currently filled by a staffing agency; positions that are currently understaffed and have a direct impact on clinical care; research positions that have a full two years of grant funding available; and positions required to meet regulatory requirements, according to the Tuesday message.
Audra Burns, a DH spokesperson, confirmed by email on Friday that DHMC and the DH clinics have implemented a performance improvement plan “to address our operating and financial challenges in this highly complex national health care environment.”
Separate performance improvement plans are also in place for two other DH members: the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire and Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Sarah Mearhoff and Lola Duffort reporting for VT Digger
In his administration’s newly released budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said he’s bracing the state for lean times on the horizon — even though revenues are historically high.
“We’ve seen incredible revenue growth over the last two years because the economy has been supercharged by the sheer volume of federal funds,” Scott said in his annual budget address Friday. “But we know that’s only temporary.”
The overall price tag for Scott’s budget this year is $8.4 billion — “very slightly more” than last year’s budget, Finance Commissioner Adam Greshin told reporters in a Friday morning briefing. The budget’s total spending is roughly $20 million higher than last year’s, according to the administration.
That’s despite “stellar” revenues recorded this year, as reported by state economists earlier this week, spurred in large part by an “epic, unprecedented, off-the-charts” influx of federal cash to the state in the past three years. Not only was the state able to spend those dollars, but Greshin said on Friday that federal investments also acted as a stimulus, boosting state income, sales and property tax revenues.
But state economists on Tuesday also warned of rockier waters ahead, and Scott’s administration has seemingly heeded those calls for caution.
“We tried our best to live within our means, and to put in appropriations that are sustainable,” Greshin told reporters.
Namely, Scott said that he made a “firm commitment” to utilizing surplus funds for one-time spending, as opposed to creating new programs and therefore ongoing expenses.
Gov. Phil Scott keeps new budget ‘lean’ despite historic revenues, bracing for tough times ahead
In his administration’s newly released budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said he’s bracing the state for lean times on the horizon — even though revenues are historically high.
“We’ve seen incredible revenue growth over the last two years because the economy has been supercharged by the sheer volume of federal funds,” Scott said in his annual budget address Friday. “But we know that’s only temporary.”
The overall price tag for Scott’s budget this year is $8.4 billion — “very slightly more” than last year’s budget, Finance Commissioner Adam Greshin told reporters in a Friday morning briefing. The budget’s total spending is roughly $20 million higher than last year’s, according to the administration.
That’s despite “stellar” revenues recorded this year, as reported by state economists earlier this week, spurred in large part by an “epic, unprecedented, off-the-charts” influx of federal cash to the state in the past three years. Not only was the state able to spend those dollars, but Greshin said on Friday that federal investments also acted as a stimulus, boosting state income, sales and property tax revenues.
But state economists on Tuesday also warned of rockier waters ahead, and Scott’s administration has seemingly heeded those calls for caution.
“We tried our best to live within our means, and to put in appropriations that are sustainable,” Greshin told reporters.
Namely, Scott said that he made a “firm commitment” to utilizing surplus funds for one-time spending, as opposed to creating new programs and therefore ongoing expenses.
Former Windsor principal settles lawsuit over 2020 ouster
Valley News via VT DiggerWindsor-area school authorities have agreed to pay former Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley a total of $650,000 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit she brought against her former employer. Riley alleged that she was improperly fired from her job in 2020 after social media posts about the Black Lives Matter movement.
The terms of the settlement — made public in the settlement agreement — also include a positive job recommendation for Riley from the Mount Ascutney School Board that praises her for having “worked diligently with staff to change the school’s culture” and commending her “collaborative leadership style.”
Riley reached an out-of-court settlement with the Mount Ascutney School Board and Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union last October, although terms of the settlement were withheld at the time pending finalization. A copy of the final settlement agreement was provided to the Valley News on Tuesday by the Burlington attorney representing the defendants in the case.
Under terms of the agreement, Riley is to receive $425,000: $191,250 in wages for the 20 months remaining on her 24-month contract at the time of her termination plus $233,750 to compensate for alleged violations of free speech and procedural due process. The settlement also covers $225,000 in Riley’s legal expenses.
“Tiffany Riley and the School District are pleased that they have resolved their legal dispute. The Parties regret that miscommunications and misunderstandings distracted from their shared focus on educating students. The Parties thank one another for their work on behalf of the Windsor School and wish each other well going forward,” the plaintiff and defendants said in a joint public statement.
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Fixing Vermont's Childcare System Could Cost Up to $279 Million — Annually
ALISON NOVAK reporting for Seven Days
A new study commissioned by the Vermont legislature found that the state would need to contribute $179 million to $279 million annually to create a high-quality, affordable childcare system that fairly compensates workers.
Released Tuesday, the lengthy report offers a range of tax-based options for raising that revenue. Top state lawmakers have said that a comprehensive childcare bill is a top priority this legislative session. Gov. Phil Scott has been less vocal about the issue and has expressed resistance to raising taxes. He's scheduled to give his annual budget address on Friday.
Lawmakers commissioned the study, completed by the RAND Corporation, as part of Act 45. Passed in 2021, the measure outlined a number of goals for early childhood education in the state, such as ensuring that families spend no more than 10 percent of their annual income on tuition and early childhood educators are paid fairly.
The RAND Corporation aimed to answer two core questions: "How much would such a system cost?" and "How could it be paid for?"
Researchers found that the total annual cost for a high-quality early childhood education system with a well-compensated workforce would run around $645 million per year. Already existing public-sector funding, plus families that pay tuition, would cover a large chunk of the cost, leaving a gap of somewhere between $179 million and $279 million per year for the state to cover. The range accounts for different levels at which families would contribute to childcare costs; the RAND study examined five.
ALISON NOVAK reporting for Seven Days
A new study commissioned by the Vermont legislature found that the state would need to contribute $179 million to $279 million annually to create a high-quality, affordable childcare system that fairly compensates workers.
Released Tuesday, the lengthy report offers a range of tax-based options for raising that revenue. Top state lawmakers have said that a comprehensive childcare bill is a top priority this legislative session. Gov. Phil Scott has been less vocal about the issue and has expressed resistance to raising taxes. He's scheduled to give his annual budget address on Friday.
Lawmakers commissioned the study, completed by the RAND Corporation, as part of Act 45. Passed in 2021, the measure outlined a number of goals for early childhood education in the state, such as ensuring that families spend no more than 10 percent of their annual income on tuition and early childhood educators are paid fairly.
The RAND Corporation aimed to answer two core questions: "How much would such a system cost?" and "How could it be paid for?"
Researchers found that the total annual cost for a high-quality early childhood education system with a well-compensated workforce would run around $645 million per year. Already existing public-sector funding, plus families that pay tuition, would cover a large chunk of the cost, leaving a gap of somewhere between $179 million and $279 million per year for the state to cover. The range accounts for different levels at which families would contribute to childcare costs; the RAND study examined five.
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After 3 reporters turned away from hearings, Vermont newsrooms raise concerns about Statehouse access
Shaun Robinson reporting for VT Digger
At least three reporters were turned away from committee hearings at the Statehouse last week after members of the Vermont House of Representatives and state Senate said their meeting rooms had reached capacity limits.
Legislative leaders and staff have said these capacity limits, which lawmakers ordered the sergeant-at-arms to impose in November 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, are designed to keep people safe in cramped and aging meeting rooms with poor ventilation.
But with the Legislature’s first fully in-person session since the start of the pandemic underway, lawmakers’ decisions to turn away reporters raise questions about how they are balancing public access to the Statehouse — long called “the people’s house” — with public health.
In a letter sent Tuesday morning to House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, leaders from Vermont newsrooms decried lawmakers’ actions last week, writing that “these restrictions fly in the face of centuries of precedent and tradition in the Statehouse and violate the Vermont Constitution.”
The letter was signed by editors and news directors from VTDigger, WCAX-TV, FOX44/ABC22 News, Vermont Public, the Valley News, The Times Argus, The Rutland Herald and Seven Days.
“You have had nearly three years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to come up with a plan to accommodate the public and the press in a fully in-person legislative session,” it states. “The solution cannot be to continue meeting in cramped committee rooms and then shut the doors on all but a handful of staff and witnesses.”
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Final Reading: The right to bare arms
Sarah Mearhoff reporting for VT Digger
When Sen. Becca White, D-Windsor, saw that women serving in the Missouri Legislature were being subjected to a new, stricter dress code, she was inspired to organize a day of solidarity in Vermont’s Statehouse.
But the stunt has raised questions about whether Vermont’s own House dress code is as progressive as lawmakers thought.
The Missouri House’s updated dress code, passed last Wednesday, requires that female lawmakers and staffers don a blazer or cardigan while on the floor. The change, passed in a larger rules package by a 105-51 vote, set off a social media firestorm. Critics called it sexist and antiquated to bar women from showing their arms.
“Okay- in solidarity with the women of the Missouri legislature I will be going sleeveless this upcoming Tuesday at the Vermont State House,” White tweeted on Friday. “Who’s with me?!”
White and three of her compatriots bore their arms on the Senate floor on Tuesday. But on the House side, members questioned: Are sleeveless tops even allowed?
“On the House side, it's not clear actually if they are allowed to be sleeveless,” White told VTDigger on Tuesday. “So House members actually were not sleeveless on the floor, because we were unclear. And I know they're also having some discussions about dress code in general, so it feels very apropo that we're having this conversation.”
Four members did forgo sleeves: Rep. Edye Graning, D-Jericho; Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, P/D-Burlington; Rep. Katherine Sims, D-Craftsbury; and Rep. Taylor Small, P/D-Winooski. But it was only after the House concluded its floor session that more members removed their jackets for a photo op outside of the Senate chamber.
A new dress code adopted by the Vermont House last year simply reads, “A member shall wear business professional attire in the House Chamber.”
Shaun Robinson reporting for VT Digger
At least three reporters were turned away from committee hearings at the Statehouse last week after members of the Vermont House of Representatives and state Senate said their meeting rooms had reached capacity limits.
Legislative leaders and staff have said these capacity limits, which lawmakers ordered the sergeant-at-arms to impose in November 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, are designed to keep people safe in cramped and aging meeting rooms with poor ventilation.
But with the Legislature’s first fully in-person session since the start of the pandemic underway, lawmakers’ decisions to turn away reporters raise questions about how they are balancing public access to the Statehouse — long called “the people’s house” — with public health.
In a letter sent Tuesday morning to House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, leaders from Vermont newsrooms decried lawmakers’ actions last week, writing that “these restrictions fly in the face of centuries of precedent and tradition in the Statehouse and violate the Vermont Constitution.”
The letter was signed by editors and news directors from VTDigger, WCAX-TV, FOX44/ABC22 News, Vermont Public, the Valley News, The Times Argus, The Rutland Herald and Seven Days.
“You have had nearly three years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to come up with a plan to accommodate the public and the press in a fully in-person legislative session,” it states. “The solution cannot be to continue meeting in cramped committee rooms and then shut the doors on all but a handful of staff and witnesses.”
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Sarah Mearhoff reporting for VT Digger
When Sen. Becca White, D-Windsor, saw that women serving in the Missouri Legislature were being subjected to a new, stricter dress code, she was inspired to organize a day of solidarity in Vermont’s Statehouse.
But the stunt has raised questions about whether Vermont’s own House dress code is as progressive as lawmakers thought.
The Missouri House’s updated dress code, passed last Wednesday, requires that female lawmakers and staffers don a blazer or cardigan while on the floor. The change, passed in a larger rules package by a 105-51 vote, set off a social media firestorm. Critics called it sexist and antiquated to bar women from showing their arms.
“Okay- in solidarity with the women of the Missouri legislature I will be going sleeveless this upcoming Tuesday at the Vermont State House,” White tweeted on Friday. “Who’s with me?!”
White and three of her compatriots bore their arms on the Senate floor on Tuesday. But on the House side, members questioned: Are sleeveless tops even allowed?
“On the House side, it's not clear actually if they are allowed to be sleeveless,” White told VTDigger on Tuesday. “So House members actually were not sleeveless on the floor, because we were unclear. And I know they're also having some discussions about dress code in general, so it feels very apropo that we're having this conversation.”
Four members did forgo sleeves: Rep. Edye Graning, D-Jericho; Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, P/D-Burlington; Rep. Katherine Sims, D-Craftsbury; and Rep. Taylor Small, P/D-Winooski. But it was only after the House concluded its floor session that more members removed their jackets for a photo op outside of the Senate chamber.
A new dress code adopted by the Vermont House last year simply reads, “A member shall wear business professional attire in the House Chamber.”
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Last Quarter: Winter 2023 Vermont Housing News
ANNE WALLACE ALLEN reporting for Seven Days
Humanitarian Homes
The global nonprofit Habitat for Humanity has "affiliates" in different regions of Vermont, most of which have begun to add multifamily housing to their portfolios.
Habitat, which uses community volunteers to help build affordable homes around the world, has focused on single-family housing for decades. But due to the rising costs of land, labor and construction, "It's extremely expensive to build a single-family home right now," said Eva Loomis, executive director of Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity, based in White River Junction.
She said a home in Lebanon, N.H., for a family of five "might be the last true single-family home that we do for some time." The affiliate's next project, in Weathersfield, will provide multiple units on a parcel of land with three derelict buildings...
...It took a stroke of luck for Upper Valley Habitat to acquire the land in Weathersfield. The mother and son who owned it, Deb and Sean Roberts, wanted to sell to a group that would use it for affordable housing. Loomis said the two approached Habitat and offered owner financing for the $175,000 purchase.
"We both hate the way things have been going in the real estate market," said Sean Roberts, a local theater artistic director who previously had contacted Habitat when looking for a place to live."
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Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on ‘a moment of extraordinary opportunity’
David Goodman reproting for VT Digger
For this 10th anniversary Vermont Conversation, we invited back our first guest. Bill McKibben was on the inaugural broadcast of the Vermont Conversation on Jan. 16, 2013. As a journalist, he has eloquently chronicled the impact of the climate crisis across the globe and put a human face on what too often is cast as a political or scientific problem.
He is the author of some 20 books, including “The End of Nature,” which was the first book to warn the general public about the climate crisis. He writes regularly for the New Yorker and his Substack site, The Crucial Years. His latest book is a memoir, “The Flag, The Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened.”
McKibben acknowledges that most of his dire predictions about climate change have come true since he first started writing about it three decades ago. And yet he insists “we are actually at a moment of extraordinary opportunity — the convergence of this big mobilization of people around the world.”
McKibben has been a key figure in that grassroots mobilization. He founded the global grassroots climate campaign 350.org, and is the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award, and the Right Livelihood Award, known as “the alternative Nobel.” He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College. His latest project is Third Act, which is organizing people older than 60 for progressive change.
“The remarkable fall in the price of renewable energy has left us in a place where it's possible to imagine, for the first time, really rapid change. Now, whether it'll come or not will depend on how hard we push. But there's nothing far fetched about it. In fact, it's very clear that 40 years from now, we'll run the world on clean energy, because it's cheap.”
Reflecting on key developments of the past decade, McKibben singles out the role of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
“I just want Vermonters to be aware and proud of the fact that Bernie (Sanders) played an absolutely pivotal role in the transformation of how this country or large parts of it thinks about itself,” he said
ANNE WALLACE ALLEN reporting for Seven Days
Humanitarian Homes
The global nonprofit Habitat for Humanity has "affiliates" in different regions of Vermont, most of which have begun to add multifamily housing to their portfolios.
Habitat, which uses community volunteers to help build affordable homes around the world, has focused on single-family housing for decades. But due to the rising costs of land, labor and construction, "It's extremely expensive to build a single-family home right now," said Eva Loomis, executive director of Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity, based in White River Junction.
She said a home in Lebanon, N.H., for a family of five "might be the last true single-family home that we do for some time." The affiliate's next project, in Weathersfield, will provide multiple units on a parcel of land with three derelict buildings...
...It took a stroke of luck for Upper Valley Habitat to acquire the land in Weathersfield. The mother and son who owned it, Deb and Sean Roberts, wanted to sell to a group that would use it for affordable housing. Loomis said the two approached Habitat and offered owner financing for the $175,000 purchase.
"We both hate the way things have been going in the real estate market," said Sean Roberts, a local theater artistic director who previously had contacted Habitat when looking for a place to live."
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David Goodman reproting for VT Digger
For this 10th anniversary Vermont Conversation, we invited back our first guest. Bill McKibben was on the inaugural broadcast of the Vermont Conversation on Jan. 16, 2013. As a journalist, he has eloquently chronicled the impact of the climate crisis across the globe and put a human face on what too often is cast as a political or scientific problem.
He is the author of some 20 books, including “The End of Nature,” which was the first book to warn the general public about the climate crisis. He writes regularly for the New Yorker and his Substack site, The Crucial Years. His latest book is a memoir, “The Flag, The Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened.”
McKibben acknowledges that most of his dire predictions about climate change have come true since he first started writing about it three decades ago. And yet he insists “we are actually at a moment of extraordinary opportunity — the convergence of this big mobilization of people around the world.”
McKibben has been a key figure in that grassroots mobilization. He founded the global grassroots climate campaign 350.org, and is the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award, and the Right Livelihood Award, known as “the alternative Nobel.” He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College. His latest project is Third Act, which is organizing people older than 60 for progressive change.
“The remarkable fall in the price of renewable energy has left us in a place where it's possible to imagine, for the first time, really rapid change. Now, whether it'll come or not will depend on how hard we push. But there's nothing far fetched about it. In fact, it's very clear that 40 years from now, we'll run the world on clean energy, because it's cheap.”
Reflecting on key developments of the past decade, McKibben singles out the role of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
“I just want Vermonters to be aware and proud of the fact that Bernie (Sanders) played an absolutely pivotal role in the transformation of how this country or large parts of it thinks about itself,” he said
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Ben started brewing in 2009 and his beers have won ribbons at a number of competitions. Anne organizes the annual Vermont Nanobrewery Festival. NanoFest is a celebration of Vermont’s smallest breweries. This year's festival will be held on August 19 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds.
Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217
Outer Limits Brewing (802)-287-6100
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; Wednesdays and Thursdays 3-8 p.m.; Saturdays noon-8 p.m. with LIVE MUSIC; Sundays noon-6 p.m..
60 Village Green, Proctorsville, VT 05153
4261 Route 106 in Perkinsville, Downers Four Corners to the locals.
VT Digger Coronavirus Report: CLICK HERE
DivesDiving at Blackbird Caye ResortTurneffe Atoll, Belize, Central America
We've been back just over a week and I miss diving already.
Before COVID, we would take 2-3 dive trips a year. Now that COVID is waning we're psyched to be back underwater getting some serious bottom time.
The dive gear is washed and put away; the photos have been edited and uploaded and I'm already thinking about our next dive adventure.
Red-tipped Sea Goddess
I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to go SCUBA diving because I get to see and learn about things that only a small percentage of humans will ever get to see or experience first hand. As a kid, I grew up watching "Sea Hunt" and Jacques Cousteau on PBS.
I'm a fangirl for Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. Eugenie Clark! (To learn more about women divers please check out this article "7 Women In Diving Everyone Should Know")
The oceans have always called to me. (I know, so why do I live in landlocked Vermont-that's another LONG story!)
Years ago after my dive trips, I would take my slideshows and share them with the local school children and adults (programs at the Weathersfield Proctor Library). I would always giggle because, I would be talking about ocean conservation and protecting sea creatures and everyone wants to know about diving with sharks.
I have to be honest-I love diving and having a shark come and check me out. I have never experienced any aggression from them. I think they are just as curious about divers as divers are of them.
That said, I'd never spearfish or feed sharks-that's just asking for trouble. Sharks will do what sharks do-feed and if you're in their way you may become part of their meal.
Reef Shark
But mostly as a diver I'm looking for small stuff. Critters most human would NEVER see. When you get lucky you get rewarded with sighting like the Red-tipped Sea Goddess (above) and the Flamingo Tongue (below). Both are about one inch long.
Flamingo Tongue
Sometimes, you get to dive with a divemaster who knows where the local octopus lives. And he will coax it out of it's den for you with a bit of lionfish meat.
Octopus
Or just just swimming along alone and see movement. You swim slowly closer and find a juvenile Spotted Drum. You look around to signal the other divers but they aren't near so you just hover and watch the little one.
Juvenile Spotted Drum
Sometimes your dive buddy will spot something cool and call you over. This one time Jay spotted a Green Moray and I hung back until everyone got a look.
Then I approached, slowly, and waited until it posed for me. I also got to watch the little gobies cleaning the Moray of little parasites, bits of dead skin and other debris.
Green Moray being cleaned
Red-tipped Sea Goddess
I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to go SCUBA diving because I get to see and learn about things that only a small percentage of humans will ever get to see or experience first hand. As a kid, I grew up watching "Sea Hunt" and Jacques Cousteau on PBS.
I'm a fangirl for Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. Eugenie Clark! (To learn more about women divers please check out this article "7 Women In Diving Everyone Should Know")
The oceans have always called to me. (I know, so why do I live in landlocked Vermont-that's another LONG story!)
Years ago after my dive trips, I would take my slideshows and share them with the local school children and adults (programs at the Weathersfield Proctor Library). I would always giggle because, I would be talking about ocean conservation and protecting sea creatures and everyone wants to know about diving with sharks.
I have to be honest-I love diving and having a shark come and check me out. I have never experienced any aggression from them. I think they are just as curious about divers as divers are of them.
That said, I'd never spearfish or feed sharks-that's just asking for trouble. Sharks will do what sharks do-feed and if you're in their way you may become part of their meal.
But mostly as a diver I'm looking for small stuff. Critters most human would NEVER see. When you get lucky you get rewarded with sighting like the Red-tipped Sea Goddess (above) and the Flamingo Tongue (below). Both are about one inch long.
Sometimes, you get to dive with a divemaster who knows where the local octopus lives. And he will coax it out of it's den for you with a bit of lionfish meat.
Octopus
Or just just swimming along alone and see movement. You swim slowly closer and find a juvenile Spotted Drum. You look around to signal the other divers but they aren't near so you just hover and watch the little one.
Sometimes your dive buddy will spot something cool and call you over. This one time Jay spotted a Green Moray and I hung back until everyone got a look.
Then I approached, slowly, and waited until it posed for me. I also got to watch the little gobies cleaning the Moray of little parasites, bits of dead skin and other debris.
Yup, I consider myself extremely lucky. I get to see and experience the last frontier on Earth.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Yup, I consider myself extremely lucky. I get to see and experience the last frontier on Earth.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Concerts
McCaffrey and Rooney Present
Sharon, VT
This past Friday, Seven Star Arts Center in Sharon VT hosted "McCaffrey and Rooney Present" with special guest Chris Brashear.
Colin McCaffrey and Jim Rooney invite various artists to perform with them and these shows are a NOT TO BE MISSED treat. We've attended several concerts and none have disappointed.
This week featured Chris Brashear. Each musician takes a turn playing song or two with the other two accompanying them.
The stories between songs are the highlights of the shows-trust me.
The stories between songs are the highlights of the shows-trust me.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Oh, and the have some GREAT local microbrewery beer on tap.
Brocklebank Craft Brewery from Tunbridge VT.
Brocklebank Craft Brewing is a one-and-a-half barrel nanobrewery in Tunbridge that opened in 2015. This nanobrewery is owned by Ben and Anne Linehan. Ben is a master plumber who also owns Brocklebank Craft Plumbing.
The "Rooney Stout" was particularly yummy.
Jay and Jim enjoying "Rooney Stout"
Town of Weathersfield
Select Board
Select Board Minutes: The minutes can now be found at https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/node/586/minutes
All regular meetings are broadcasted live on Comcast channel 1087, VTEL Channel 161, and SAPA.org on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.David Fuller Vice Chair
Kelly O'Brien Clerk
Wendy Smith Member
Paul Tillman Member
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m. February 6February 20 (President's Day)
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboardNovember 21
November 14 Special Meeting (Generator for Martin Memorial Hall)
Select Board Minutes: The minutes can now be found at https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/node/586/minutes
David Fuller Vice Chair
Kelly O'Brien Clerk
Wendy Smith Member
Paul Tillman Member
Kelly O'Brien Clerk
Wendy Smith Member
Paul Tillman Member
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m.
February 6
February 20 (President's Day)
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboard
November 21
November 14 Special Meeting (Generator for Martin Memorial Hall)
November 14 Special Meeting (Generator for Martin Memorial Hall)
*Vermont Open Meeting LawMinute posting: Minutes of all public meetings shall be matters of public record, shall be kept by the clerk or secretary of the public body, and shall be available for inspection by any person and for purchase of copies at cost upon request after five calendar days from the date of any meeting. Meeting minutes shall be posted no later than five calendar days from the date of the meeting to a website, if one exists, that the public body maintains or has designated as the official website of the body. Except for draft minutes that have been substituted with updated minutes, posted minutes shall not be removed from the website sooner than one year from the date of the meeting for which the minutes were taken.
Weathersfield Police Blotter
Weathersfield School
Weekly Newsletter:
Save the Dates
January 24 High School Fair
February 1 Family S.T.E.A.M. Night
January 24 High School Fair
February 1 Family S.T.E.A.M. Night
Current Employment Opportunities at Weathersfield School
If you or if you know of anyone that has always wanted to work in a school setting, now is the time to apply.
If you or if you know of anyone that has always wanted to work in a school setting, now is the time to apply.
WS currently has three different opportunities for employment.
If you are interested, please apply on https://www.schoolspring.com/
World Language Teacher
Paraprofessional
World Language Teacher
Paraprofessional
Meeting Agendas may be found HERE
Weathersfield School Board meets on TuesdaysIn Person at Weathersfield School (135 Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney)
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney February 14, 2023 Agenda
March 14, 2023
School Board MeetingsMeeting MinutesJanuary 10 (minutes not posted at press time)February 11 Special Meeting (Not posted at press time February 21 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
February 8 video link (Now posted, not posted at press time February 14 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
January 11
March 14, 2023
January 11
Weathersfield Proctor Library
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
WPL Drop in Scrabble
Mondays at 1 p.m.
Mondays at 1 p.m.
Please call Maureen Bogosian for details
@ 603-252-0936
Please call Maureen Bogosian for details
@ 603-252-0936
@ 603-252-0936
Weathersfield Historical SocietyFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety
Weathersfield Historical Society
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsocietyWeathersfield Center Church and Meeting HouseFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurchThings to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Get Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops
The Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club
Your Snow Dances Worked!
The Nordic ski season is about to begin and local families are invited to take part in the Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club, which is a FREE community recreational activity.
Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club has Nordic skis, boots and poles in a variety of sizes; several miles of groomed trails that intersect with VAST trail 506 which is maintained by Weathersfield Pathfinders; and 2 weekly guided ski sessions for kids and families.
Guided Ski Lessons
The guided ski sessions are led by Sean Whalen and Ashley Hensel-Browning, and go from 3:00-4:30 each Thursday and Friday, when safe skiing conditions prevail.
They teach essential skills for safety, comfort and enjoyment of Nordic skiing. They are on a Weathersfield School bus route, and kids may be dropped off there (3057 Weathersfield Center Road) after school on ski days, by arrangement between parents, school, and the club.
Beginners are welcome and will find easy trails for learning.
Outside of the guided adventures, skiers are welcome to ski the trails any time they're open.
(*see note about waiver, below). The trail system is well connected and you can find your own level.
Snacks are also part of the experience. On the guided ski days they offer hot cocoa and healthy snacks starting around 4:00.
Waiver
To ski the trails here, you'll have to sign a waiver that says you won't sue them if you or your child gets hurt. This is standard practice for ski clubs. Waivers are available and can be signed at the clubhouse.
Please stop at the clubhouse at 3057 Weathersfield Center Road to sign a legal waiver before enjoying the trails; after that, you're good to go.
Donate, Volunteer
Kaskadenac Nordic would love to accept donations of ski equipment, volunteer time, money and other in-kind gifts. All of that will keep this wonderful free community activity going.
If you're in a family that skis with them and would like to contribute healthy snacks to Kaskadenac Nordic, please do contact them. They are looking for donations of fresh or dried fruits, baked goods, and milk for the cocoa.
Gas in the snowmobile, cocoa on the hob, parts on the groomer, skis on the rack.
For more information contact Sean Whalen and/or Ashley Hensel-Browning, 3057 Weathersfield Center Road, Weathersfield, VT 05151 (802)263-5253
Upper Valley Spike Hikes
The Upper Valley Trails Alliance's Kaitie Eddington checks in with a little gift: a compilation of trails and trail networks good for winter walking and hiking that also have easily accessible parking.
Eight suggestions, from Hanover's Britton Forest to Woodstock's Ottauquechee River Trail to Eastman's northern trails in Grantham, plus plenty of others. And an added bonus: an updated list of stores in the region that sell spikes for your boots (and other hiking stuff).
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
Recycled Percussion, Saturday, January 28, 3 and 7:30 p.m. TICKETS
Saved by the 90s, February 3 TICKETS
New England School of Arts Benefit, Saturday, February 4, 7 p.m. TICKETS
Mike McDonald's Comedy Extravaganza, Friday, February 10 TICKETS
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, Friday, February 17, 7 p.m. TICKETS
NCCT Teens Anything Goes March 3-5 TICKETS
David Sedaris, March 31 TICKETS
Guster, Sunday, April 2, 7 p.m. TICKETS
Youth Education Serie: Dance of Hope, April 6, 10 a.m. TICKETS
Dance of Hope, April 6, 6:30 p.m. FREE TICKETS
(you must reserve a seat to attend)
Paul Reiser, Saturday, May 20 TICKETS
Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wednesday June 7 TICKETS
Cavalcade July 7-9, 2023 TICKETS
Bizet's Carmen July 16-21, 2023 TICKETS
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel July 27-30, 2023 TICKETS
Exercise
Yoga
Whole Roasted Tro
Whole Roasted Tro
Within Reach Yoga
at the 1879 Schoolhouse in Perkinsville, VT
You must Register for each class at least a day ahead by emailing Lisa. (Class sizes limited to 7.)
January Classes Mondays and Tuesdays
Candle Glow Gentle Flow
Monday evenings 5:30-6:30 p.m.
January 23, 30
Slow Flow, Rest + Restore Tuesday Morning 9-10 a.m.January 24, 31
Walk-ins can register up to 24 hrs. ahead by emailing Lisa and are available on a first-come, first served basis (classes fill early!).
Please arrive 5 minutes early with your own props and mats.
Slow Flow, Rest + Restore
Tuesday Morning 9-10 a.m.
January 24, 31
Workshops Online
Vermont Online Workshops
Lots of events and movies online. Contact: AARP Vermont Email: vtaarp@aarp.org with questions.
Visit Our Local Restaurants
Bistro Midva Midva is open Wednesday-Saturday 4:30-9:30 p.m. (Closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) Call (802) 299-1553 or visit their FACEBOOK PAGE for more information.Call ahead for take out 674-9859
93 Pleasant St. Claremont, NH (in the space formerly occupied by Dusty’s Café)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217 93 Pleasant St. Claremont, NH (in the space formerly occupied by Dusty’s Café)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Dine inside or outside Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, call for a reservation 802-263-9217. 1342 VT Route 106 Perkinsville, VT 05151
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; Wednesdays and Thursdays 3-8 p.m.; Saturdays noon-8 p.m. with LIVE MUSIC; Sundays noon-6 p.m..
60 Village Green, Proctorsville, VT 05153
Springfield Diner-seating inside/outside daily 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Ice cream shop open Thursday-Sunday 1-7 pm. Daily specials.
Villagers Ice Cream Restaurant-(802) 795-0063 CLOSED For the Season
Tuesdays-Sundays 11:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. (they stop cooking at 7:30 p.m.) 4261 Route 106 in Perkinsville, Downers Four Corners to the locals.
Unicorn Sundae at Villagers Rtes. 131 and 106, Downers Four Corners, in Perkinsville
Food Assistance
Ascutney Union Church Food Cupboard in Ascutney 5243 Route 5 Saturdays 9-10 a.m. call 802-674-2484.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
Beginning Thursday, January 13, the regular opening schedule of 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month will resume. The Weathersfield Food Shelf is located in the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse at 1862 Route 106 in Perkinsville. The Food Shelf has lots of good food to offer!
Call the Weathersfield Town Office to be refereed to a volunteer, visit the Weathersfield Food Shelf Facebook page and leave a message, email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com
Donations of non-perishable food are always welcomed and may be dropped off at the facility during open hours or placed in the collection box at Martin Memorial Hall. For more information, call 802-263-5584 or email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com.
Hartland Food Shelf in Hartland. 4 Corners UU Church Fridays 8-10 a.m., Saturdays 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf in Reading. Mondays 2-4 p.m. and Thursday 4-6 p.m. Stone School 3456 Tyson Rd, Reading.
Ascutney Union Church Food Cupboard in Ascutney 5243 Route 5 Saturdays 9-10 a.m. call 802-674-2484.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
Call the Weathersfield Town Office to be refereed to a volunteer, visit the Weathersfield Food Shelf Facebook page and leave a message, email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com
Donations of non-perishable food are always welcomed and may be dropped off at the facility during open hours or placed in the collection box at Martin Memorial Hall. For more information, call 802-263-5584 or email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com.
Hartland Food Shelf in Hartland. 4 Corners UU Church Fridays 8-10 a.m., Saturdays 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf in Reading. Mondays 2-4 p.m. and Thursday 4-6 p.m. Stone School 3456 Tyson Rd, Reading.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
Beginning Thursday, January 13, the regular opening schedule of 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month will resume.
The Weathersfield Food Shelf is located in the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse at 1862 Route 106 in Perkinsville. The Food Shelf has lots of good food to offer!
Call the Weathersfield Town Office to be refereed to a volunteer, visit the Weathersfield Food Shelf Facebook page and leave a message, email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com
Donations of non-perishable food are always welcomed and may be dropped off at the facility during open hours or placed in the collection box at Martin Memorial Hall. For more information, call 802-263-5584 or email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com.
Hartland Food Shelf in Hartland. 4 Corners UU Church Fridays 8-10 a.m., Saturdays 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf in Reading. Mondays 2-4 p.m. and Thursday 4-6 p.m. Stone School 3456 Tyson Rd, Reading.
Vermont State Resources and
COVID-19 Response Information
GET VACCINATEDand GET YOUR BOOSTERDo it for Yourself, Your Family, Your Community
GET VACCINATED
and GET YOUR BOOSTER
Do it for Yourself, Your Family, Your Community
Vermont Department of Health COVID-19 Information Page.
COVID-Vaccine Clinics
Visit https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cdf6b5c920a54a5f960ca73bda5943c2/ to find a clinic near you.
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is now offering walk-in service on weekday afternoons for people ages 2 and older, according to a news release.
The visits are available for urgent, but non-emergency medical needs Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. Patients can check in at the hospital’s central registration, through the main entrance.
Some of the conditions appropriate for care through walk-in services are minor cuts and burns; urinary tract infections; strains and sprains; minor fractures; rashes; and ear, sinus and eye infections. In addition, X-ray and lab services are available on-site.
A nurse will be on hand to determine if a patient’s condition calls for transfer to the emergency department.
The visits are available for urgent, but non-emergency medical needs Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. Patients can check in at the hospital’s central registration, through the main entrance.
Some of the conditions appropriate for care through walk-in services are minor cuts and burns; urinary tract infections; strains and sprains; minor fractures; rashes; and ear, sinus and eye infections. In addition, X-ray and lab services are available on-site.
A nurse will be on hand to determine if a patient’s condition calls for transfer to the emergency department.
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Nancy Nutile-McMenemy is an Upper Valley freelance photographer and writer who loves paddle, hike, attend concerts and local events in and around Weathersfield and the Upper Valley.
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Nancy Nutile-McMenemy is an Upper Valley freelance photographer and writer who loves paddle, hike, attend concerts and local events in and around Weathersfield and the Upper Valley.
or visit: www.photosbynanci.com