Weathersfield Weekly Blog, February 12 edition
Mount Ascutney viewed from Cornish NH
Mark Your Calendars
Valentine's Day, February 14thIt's a Chocolate Holiday!
Town Meeting 2024
Annual School Meeting Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m. Weathersfield School
Australian Ballot Voting-Tuesday, March 5 Martin Memorial Hall
2024 Warnings for Town and School
Next Week
Meet the Candidates-in their own words
Selectboard Candidates:
Nathan McNaughton-2 year
Wendy Smith- 2 year
Rika Henderson- 3 year/2 year remaining
August Murray-3 year/2 year remaining
Michael Todd-3 year
School Director Candidates:
Deborah Richardson-1 year
Mark Yuengling-1 year
Sara A. Steele-3 year
Exoplanet presentation at SoVerA February 13 at 7 p.m. 1879 Schoolhouse Perkinsville.
Join the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA) on Feb. 13, at 7 p.m., for a presentation by member Claudio Veliz, AIA. This will be a hybrid meeting – in person at our new location, the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse (1862 Vermont Route 106, Perkinsville, Vt.), and online at www.zoom.us/j/94691230307.
With the advent of space-based observatories, and professionally overseen citizen science data evaluation programs in full swing, a growing handful of recent observations have been eluding at least conventional explanation.
Since exoplanets were confirmed to exist in the mid-1990s, their observed behavior has been detected using a number of techniques, especially the “transit system,” which we’ll cover. Then, in 2015, some data collected by the Kepler space telescope regarding one object in particular – in the constellation of Cygnus – was observed displaying inexplicable behavior. The data were seen to fit no understood patterns with which observers were familiar, so far. It was initially dismissed as probably faulty data. However, thorough examinations and reviews of the methodology used confirmed that the data was “clean.” Since then, a handful of other celestial targets, some with even more peculiar characteristics, have been detected.
After a brief review of exoplanet detection methodology, we’ll cover the sorts of light curve patterns which are currently the “norm,” so as to contrast them with those of these confounding objects. We’ll look at a couple of these so-far anomalous exceptions which are getting so much attention by astronomers, and consider a handful of the explanations which have been proposed which can’t discount the potential, if very unlikely, for non-natural causes.
Finally, we’ll review a couple of the remarkable telescopes about to be commissioned, and why we may soon see – and perhaps explain – more of these increasingly mysterious phenomena.
Veliz pursues twin professions in architecture and astronomy. He has owned an award-winning architecture firm – Claudio Veliz Architect PLLC/AIA – since 1982, designing residential, institutional, municipal, retail, and corporate facilities. In his astronomy track, he was cofounder and president of the SoVerA, headquartered in Chester, Vt. Now lecturing in the CALL Program at Keene State College, N.H., previously he worked and lectured at New York’s Hayden Planetarium, and at the astronomy departments of Columbia University and Castleton University. He also conducts data support surveys and time series observations from his Duck Deck Observatory in southern Vermont.
Oooh Fondue!
February 24 at 5:30 p.m.
at the Weathersfield Proctor Library
The Weathersfield Proctor Library is hosting a Fondue Night to chase away our winter blues on Saturday evening, February 24 at 5:30 p.m. Call or email them to let them know you will be attending and what dish you'd like to share. 802-674-2863
Free Tax Prep Offered by AARP at the Library in February on Tuesdays by appointment
The AARP Taxaide program will once again offer free, in-person tax preparation to anyone, free of charge. Volunteers will be preparing returns by appointment at the Weathersfield Proctor Library in Ascutney on Tuesdays beginning in February.
You do not have to be an AARP member to take advantage of the service. Taxaide volunteers are trained and IRS-certified each year to ensure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the US tax code. There are, however, some situations that are considered out of scope for the volunteer preparers.
To schedule an appointment, contact Mary Beth Adler at 802-875-2418 and leave a message. Calls will be returned and appointments scheduled in the evenings.
Concerts and Adventures
Hump Day Hikers visit Lipfert Forest
Cornish, NH
The Hump Day Hikers got back together on Wednesday and what a beautiful day it was for a hike.
We've visited Lipfert Forest before but love the peace and quiet of being the only ones in the woods. This trail system is off Route 12 in Cornish.
The Overlook trail has some stunning views of the Connecticut River and Mount Ascutney.
Fresh air, exercise and friendship-you can't go wrong. Only thing missing was an eagle fly over!
More photos: CLICK HERE
Lebanon Opera House is 100! And newly renovated
Lebanon, NH
On Wednesday, the Lebanon Opera House hosted an Open House for folks to come and take a look around at the renovations that have been made over the last six months.
The lobby has been completely overhauled and is spacious and beautiful.
The stairs up to the theater have been carpeted. The railings freshened up.
The theater has new comfortable seats (with drink cup holders). There is dedicated space for dancing. New lighting, sound proofing and carpeting.
It's very welcoming.
The ribbon was cut and LOH is open for business. Many shows are already booked (see below)
The evening ended with a dance party on the stage.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Jaded Ravins with Bow Thayer and Krishna Guthrie
The Underground Listening Room
Randolph VT
We've been big fans of Bow Thayer for years and if Jaded Ravins are playing anywhere near us-we are so there. So when it was announced that Bow Thayer and Krishna Guthrie would be joining the Ravins at The Underground Listening Room we knew it would sell out so we grabbed a pair of tickets.
Bow and Krishna opened the show.
After a quick stage switch, Halle and Kelly took the stage.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Heartless
Claremont Opera House
Claremont, NH
On Saturday, the Claremont Opera House hosted Heartless, New England's Tribute to Ann Wilson of Heart.
(By the Way-Heartless will be at the Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge Vermont on September 14!)
They are very talented musicians who love the music of Ann Wilson.
It was a great show and the audience was very enthusiastic, some were dancing most of the night.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Sundaez
Ice cream lovers rejoice. It's OPEN! An ice cream bar that doesn't "close for the season". And it's right across the river in Claremont, NH.
Sundaez opened recently and is getting rave reviews. I stopped in last week and loved the bright interior and super friendly staff.
They have lost of uniques flavors on their Menu. Including something I'm going back for...an Ice Cream Flight (like a beer or whisky flight but with ICE CREAM! Four samples for $10)
You can follow them on their socials below or better yet, just stop by and enjoy ice cream year round. It's NEVER too cold for ice cream in my book.
They get their ice cream from a family owned company out of Middleton MA, called Richardson’s Farm. Their Super Premium ice cream (16% butterfat!!!) is made right on-site at their location. Check out their website for more information!
They are located at 50 West Pleasant St Claremont, NH 03743 and have winter hours:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 3p-7p
Thursday: 3p-7p
Friday: 12p-7p
Saturday: 12p-7p
Sunday: 12p-7p
News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town/School/Regional News
Lawmakers consider pushing back school budget votes as they rethink property tax cap
The new idea would nix the universal 5% cap on homestead property tax rate increases created by Act 127. Instead, legislators would implement a property tax discount system only for districts that are being negatively financially affected by the new law.By Ethan Weinstein
Lawmakers are now talking about replacing a controversial cap on homestead property tax rates with a new tax “discount” that would apply only to districts losing tax capacity.
“Five percent cap is over,” Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said in a joint hearing with the House Committee on Education on Tuesday.
She also said that lawmakers were drafting language “to allow districts to move their budget votes out a little bit to give them time to redraft their budgets,” now that lawmakers are again planning to adjust the details that govern the state’s education funding system.
The specifics of the new proposal are expected to be made public on Wednesday, Kornheiser said. Voters typically consider school budgets on Town Meeting Day, which is four weeks away.
The latest tax discount idea would give districts a one-cent discount on the homestead property tax rates — prior to being adjusted by the Common Level of Appraisal — for every percent decrease in their “taxing capacity” since the implementation of Act 127.
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117 lawmakers decry recent acts of homophobia in Vermont, cite ‘disturbing pattern’ nationwide
Monday’s joint statement came several weeks after two high-profile acts of homophobia rocked Vermont communities: vandalism at an Isle La Motte farm displaying a pride flag and a bomb threat against a drag story hour in White River Junction.
By Sarah Mearhoff
Weeks after homophobic threats and acts of vandalism rattled two Vermont communities, 117 state and federal lawmakers wrote in a joint statement that they “are profoundly concerned about the recent surge in hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community” nationwide and right at home.
Last month, in northern Vermont, a suspect stole a local Isle La Motte farm’s pride flag, vandalized its greenhouses, and left behind a letter strewn with expletives and homophobic language. Just days later, on the opposite side of the state, a White River Junction drag story hour was interrupted by an emailed bomb threat, forcing attendees — including children — to evacuate.
“These incidents are not isolated,” the 117 lawmakers wrote in Monday’s statement. “They reflect a disturbing pattern of increasing anti-LGBTQ+ hate across the nation. This campaign of hate aims to stifle the voices of the LGBTQ+ community and its supporters.”
The statement’s signatories ran the political gamut, including every statewide officeholder in Vermont and every member of Vermont’s congressional delegation. State lawmakers are represented by both Democratic and Republican state legislative leaders, and 104 more tripartisan legislators. Altogether, the include list includes 84 members of the Vermont House and 24 senators.
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By Sarah Mearhoff
Weeks after homophobic threats and acts of vandalism rattled two Vermont communities, 117 state and federal lawmakers wrote in a joint statement that they “are profoundly concerned about the recent surge in hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community” nationwide and right at home.
Last month, in northern Vermont, a suspect stole a local Isle La Motte farm’s pride flag, vandalized its greenhouses, and left behind a letter strewn with expletives and homophobic language. Just days later, on the opposite side of the state, a White River Junction drag story hour was interrupted by an emailed bomb threat, forcing attendees — including children — to evacuate.
“These incidents are not isolated,” the 117 lawmakers wrote in Monday’s statement. “They reflect a disturbing pattern of increasing anti-LGBTQ+ hate across the nation. This campaign of hate aims to stifle the voices of the LGBTQ+ community and its supporters.”
The statement’s signatories ran the political gamut, including every statewide officeholder in Vermont and every member of Vermont’s congressional delegation. State lawmakers are represented by both Democratic and Republican state legislative leaders, and 104 more tripartisan legislators. Altogether, the include list includes 84 members of the Vermont House and 24 senators.
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A proposed constitutional amendment looks to shore up equal rights protections
Rev. Mark Hughes, executive director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, told lawmakers that Proposal 4 is “urgently needed” to advance protections to every resident in Vermont given “emerging federal challenges.”
By Auditi Guha
More than two-thirds of the Vermont Senate has signed on to legislation that would add an equal protection clause to the state’s constitution. In calling for the change, the bill’s proponents have cited attacks on marginalized communities nationwide and U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have whittled away key federal protections.
Proposal 4, sponsored by 23 senators, seeks to amend Article 7 in Chapter 1 of the Vermont Constitution to say that “the government must not deny equal treatment and respect under the law on account of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin.”
The amendment would expand upon existing language within Chapter 1 that describes all people as being “born equally free and independent.” The new addition would further establish the principles of equality and liberty “by ensuring that the government does not create or perpetuate the legal, social, or economic inferiority of any class of people,” according to the Proposal 4 statement of purpose.
Valley News Staff Writer
Antique store owner Winston Kinney said he has lived nearly 30 years in the city’s West Terrace neighborhood without any concern about crime or safety.
Across the Sugar River from downtown and tucked between North Street and lower Main Street, the neighborhood includes an unassuming mix of aging single-family homes and apartments, St. Joseph Catholic Church and a few business, such as the popular meat wholesaler Liberal Beef.
“It’s always been a quiet neighborhood,” said Kinney. “Nothing has ever happened, and nobody has ever bothered us.”
But the character of the neighborhood has changed in the past year, according to Kinney and other neighbors, and the trouble culminated this week with the shooting of a teenager who interrupted a man breaking into his mother’s car. The shooting has reignited neighbors’ frustrations over a nuisance property that has been a recurring focus of neighborhood complaints, city citations and police investigations, including for alleged drug trafficking.
Residents of the neighborhood said that a shooting incident, or even a spree of car break-ins that preceded it, would have been unimaginable until recently.
“I’ve never had an issue with theft, and I’m surprised that people are stealing (now),” said Bob Allen, who has lived over 20 years on Front Street.
According to a police report, a 17-year-old resident of Front Street — whom police only identified by the initials “B.P.” — was leaving for work at about 4:30 a.m. last Sunday when he saw a man breaking into his mother’s car. The teen confronted the man, which led to an altercation, during which the man drew a .22-caliber revolver and shot the teen in the arm.
The victim was treated for injuries at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. As of Tuesday, he had returned home and was doing fine, according to the teen’s mother, who said this week that the family wanted to maintain their privacy and declined to comment further.
On Sunday, after a brief manhunt aided by a police dog and surveillance cameras in the neighborhood, Claremont Police arrested 24-year-old Jared Strickland, of Claremont, who faces multiple charges, including for first-degree assault with a firearm and for several vehicle robberies last Saturday night and Sunday morning. Strickland was listed as living just across the Sugar River on Central Street near St. Mary Church.
Strickland is currently being held at the Sullivan County jail in Unity. Judge Justin S. Hersh denied his request for bail at an arraignment on Monday in Claremont District Court.
Asked what might have drawn Strickland to the West Terrace neighborhood, Claremont Police Chief Brent Wilmot said this week that it is unclear.
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Early April is not exactly a popular time for vacationers to come to Vermont: It’s mud season, and ski resorts are beginning to wind down — though of course, there can always be that early-spring whopper snow storm.
But this year, there’s a rare event happening in Vermont on April 8: a total solar eclipse.
And according to data scraped by PriceLabs from Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, there’s a big spike in people booking short-term rentals for that time.
“Currently the market occupancy for the night of April 7, which would be the night before the eclipse, is sitting at 42.8% for the entire state," said Monique DeLorenzo-Pomeroy, a solutions consultant with PriceLabs. "At this time last year, our occupancy for that same Sunday night … was only 9.6%."
In northern Vermont, where the total eclipse will be visible, just under 80% of listings for April 7 are booked in Franklin, Orleans, and Chittenden counties, according to PriceLabs. In Washington County, that number is nearly 70%.
As demand increases and the eclipse gets closer, more short-term rentals are expected to come online. That’s according to Julie Marks, the executive director of the nonprofit Vermont Short-Term Rental Alliance (VTSTRA).
“Certainly I've heard things ... people are gonna go stay with their friends and rent their own home out for the weekend, to, you know, opening up the RV that's sitting in their driveway," Marks said.
Weather depending, she added that backyard camping could become an option too.
Vermont's short-term rentals are booking up for the 2024 total solar eclipse
Vermont Public | By Elodie ReedEarly April is not exactly a popular time for vacationers to come to Vermont: It’s mud season, and ski resorts are beginning to wind down — though of course, there can always be that early-spring whopper snow storm.
But this year, there’s a rare event happening in Vermont on April 8: a total solar eclipse.
And according to data scraped by PriceLabs from Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, there’s a big spike in people booking short-term rentals for that time.
“Currently the market occupancy for the night of April 7, which would be the night before the eclipse, is sitting at 42.8% for the entire state," said Monique DeLorenzo-Pomeroy, a solutions consultant with PriceLabs. "At this time last year, our occupancy for that same Sunday night … was only 9.6%."
In northern Vermont, where the total eclipse will be visible, just under 80% of listings for April 7 are booked in Franklin, Orleans, and Chittenden counties, according to PriceLabs. In Washington County, that number is nearly 70%.
As demand increases and the eclipse gets closer, more short-term rentals are expected to come online. That’s according to Julie Marks, the executive director of the nonprofit Vermont Short-Term Rental Alliance (VTSTRA).
“Certainly I've heard things ... people are gonna go stay with their friends and rent their own home out for the weekend, to, you know, opening up the RV that's sitting in their driveway," Marks said.
Weather depending, she added that backyard camping could become an option too.
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Valley News Columnist
The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team hasn’t won many games on the court this season, but the players scored a major victory Monday in their bid to unionize.
Laura Sacks, director of the National Labor Relations Board’s regional office in Boston, ruled in favor of the 15 players, ordering a union election be held on campus at a future date.
Dartmouth, through its attorneys, argued the players are “student-athletes,” and not employees of the college. Sacks, however, disagreed.
“Because Dartmouth has the right to control the work performed by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team, and the players perform that work in exchange for compensation, I find the petitioned-for basketball players are employees within the meaning of the (National Labor Relations) Act,” Sacks wrote in her decision.
Juniors Cade Haskins and Romeo Myrthil, the team’s spokesmen, called Sacks’ ruling a “significant step forward for college athletes, and we are excited to see how this decision will impact college sports nationwide.”
In a statement released Monday evening, Diana Lawrence, a college spokeswoman, said that Dartmouth athletes’ “primary focus is learning, and our guiding principle is that students are scholars first and athletes second.”
Lawrence added that “unlike other institutions where athletics generates millions of dollars in net revenue, the costs of Dartmouth’s athletics program far exceed any revenue from the program — costs that Dartmouth bears as part of our participation in the Ivy League. We also do not compensate our athletes, nor do we provide athletic scholarships; all our scholarships are based on financial need.”
At Dartmouth, “we believe firmly that unionization is not appropriate in this instance and we will be seeking a review of the decision.”
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Jim Kenyon: Dartmouth basketball team has right to unionization vote, ruling says
By JIM KENYONValley News Columnist
The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team hasn’t won many games on the court this season, but the players scored a major victory Monday in their bid to unionize.
Laura Sacks, director of the National Labor Relations Board’s regional office in Boston, ruled in favor of the 15 players, ordering a union election be held on campus at a future date.
Dartmouth, through its attorneys, argued the players are “student-athletes,” and not employees of the college. Sacks, however, disagreed.
“Because Dartmouth has the right to control the work performed by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team, and the players perform that work in exchange for compensation, I find the petitioned-for basketball players are employees within the meaning of the (National Labor Relations) Act,” Sacks wrote in her decision.
Juniors Cade Haskins and Romeo Myrthil, the team’s spokesmen, called Sacks’ ruling a “significant step forward for college athletes, and we are excited to see how this decision will impact college sports nationwide.”
In a statement released Monday evening, Diana Lawrence, a college spokeswoman, said that Dartmouth athletes’ “primary focus is learning, and our guiding principle is that students are scholars first and athletes second.”
Lawrence added that “unlike other institutions where athletics generates millions of dollars in net revenue, the costs of Dartmouth’s athletics program far exceed any revenue from the program — costs that Dartmouth bears as part of our participation in the Ivy League. We also do not compensate our athletes, nor do we provide athletic scholarships; all our scholarships are based on financial need.”
At Dartmouth, “we believe firmly that unionization is not appropriate in this instance and we will be seeking a review of the decision.”
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Cappadocia Café to Serve Turkish Food in White River Junction
By MELISSA PASANEN
The co-owners of two Turkish restaurants in Vermont plan to open Cappadocia Café, a counter-service bakery and café, at 5 South Main Street in White River Junction this spring. Brothers Vural and Hasan Oktay and Vural's wife, Jackie, own Istanbul Kebab House in Burlington and Tuckerbox in White River Junction. Vural and Jackie also own Little Istanbul, a White River Junction retail shop selling imported spices and other goods from the brothers' native Turkey.
The new café will be next door to Tuckerbox in a space the Oktays are currently renovating. They hope to open it by April 1, depending on the immigration process for the restaurant's two Turkish chefs, Jackie said. The location was occupied by Piecemeal Pies from 2016 to May 2023, when that restaurant closed abruptly.
Jackie, 37, said the centerpiece of Cappadocia Café will be a custom-tiled, wood-fired oven in which chefs will bake thin flatbreads called lahmajun and canoe-shaped pizzas called pide. The former are often topped with ground lamb, finely chopped fresh vegetables, parsley and sumac-marinated onions, then rolled to eat.
The café will also offer borek pastries, made with housemade phyllo and filled with potato, spinach and cheese or slow-cooked beef; and pogaa, a popular Turkish street food of bread dough filled with white cheese, parsley and spices.
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Softball (3rd-8th): https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/240357635
Baseball (K-2 T-ball/coed) (3rd-8th): https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/628479970
Coaches application: https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/299461426
Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
The funding was part of an effort by the American Astronomy Society to provide opportunities for people to observe the upcoming solar eclipse, which will occur on April 8, 2024 and which will pass through parts of Vermont and adjacent New York state.
152 grant applications were submitted to the Jay M. Pasachoff Solar Eclipse Mini-Grants Program, of which 35 received grant funding. The joint Weathersfield Proctor and Reading Library and SoVerA proposal was among the top 35, and was awarded 100% of the requested amount of the grant.
With the grant, the groups will purchase a solar telescope with hydrogen-alpha filter, a tripod and motorized mount, and assorted eyepieces. The total cost of these items is $4,819.96. The grants were awarded to coincide with the upcoming eclipse, but the equipment will be used by the libraries and SoVerA for many years to come.
The telescope is equipped with a motorized tracking mount which will find the sun and then track it as it passes through the sky.
The reason this equipment is so costly compared to shade 14 welders’ glass or cardboard and mylar viewing glasses, is that it has a very specific and costly filter which permits only a very narrow portion of the visible spectrum to pass through. This results in a very clear view orange of the textured surface of the sun and the spectacular coronal flares around the perimeter of the sun. The less expensive equipment protects the viewer’s eyes, but only affords a dull, more or less black and white view peppered with black dots of sunspots and no coronal flares.
The telescope will be set up on Hoisington Field in Perkinsville, VT on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, to observe the eclipse, which will begin at 2:14 p.m. The eclipse will be at its darkest around 3:26 pm. The total eclipse will only last about three minutes, and the sun will be fully visible by 4:37 pm.
As with every visible spectrum telescope-related event since Galileo first aimed his device upward, this one will be dependent on cooperation from the weather.
You are invited to join us at Hoisington Field in Perkinsville, VT. If you have solar viewing glasses, bring them with you. A limited number will be available at the event.
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, April 8 TICKETS
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP , May 14 TICKETS
Summerfest 2024
Enjoy performances of the highest quality each summer at Blow-Me-Down Farm, a beautiful, outdoor setting on the banks of the Connecticut River in Cornish, NH.
Opera North is an American opera company based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and is the region’s oldest professional opera company. The company presents an annual summer season of three fully staged and orchestrated productions ranging from classical and contemporary opera to musical theater.
Satisfaction – International Rolling Stones Tribute May 18, 8 p.m. TICKETS
Tues. Mornings
Tues. Evening Candlelit
Volunteers in Action (ViA) is seeking volunteers
Volunteers in Action (ViA), a neighbor helping neighbor organization, is seeking immediate volunteer support for two Meals on Wheels routes in Windsor. Details:
Melanie P. Sheehan, MPH
Director of Community Health
The Copper Fox 56 Main St., Ste. 1 Springfield, VT 05156 (802) 885-1031
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217
Maybelline's (802) 591-4311
VT Digger Coronavirus Report: CLICK HERE
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 co-owners of two Turkish restaurants in Vermont plan to open Cappadocia Café, a counter-service bakery and café, at 5 South Main Street in White River Junction this spring. Brothers Vural and Hasan Oktay and Vural's wife, Jackie, own Istanbul Kebab House in Burlington and Tuckerbox in White River Junction. Vural and Jackie also own Little Istanbul, a White River Junction retail shop selling imported spices and other goods from the brothers' native Turkey.
The new café will be next door to Tuckerbox in a space the Oktays are currently renovating. They hope to open it by April 1, depending on the immigration process for the restaurant's two Turkish chefs, Jackie said. The location was occupied by Piecemeal Pies from 2016 to May 2023, when that restaurant closed abruptly.
Jackie, 37, said the centerpiece of Cappadocia Café will be a custom-tiled, wood-fired oven in which chefs will bake thin flatbreads called lahmajun and canoe-shaped pizzas called pide. The former are often topped with ground lamb, finely chopped fresh vegetables, parsley and sumac-marinated onions, then rolled to eat.
The café will also offer borek pastries, made with housemade phyllo and filled with potato, spinach and cheese or slow-cooked beef; and pogaa, a popular Turkish street food of bread dough filled with white cheese, parsley and spices.
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Town Volunteer Vacancies
The vacancies are as followed (updated January 16, 2024):
Appointments
a. Budget Committee (5 Vacancies)
b. Conservation Commission (1 Vacancy)
c. Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
d. Green Up Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
e. Lister (2 Vacancies)
f. Parks and Recreation (1 Vacancy)
g. Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies)
i. Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 Vacancies)-Beth Hunton (pending approval)
Anyone interested in serving should contact the Town manager Brandon Gulnick at 802-674-2626
Select Board
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.
Selectboard Members and Term as listed on the town websiteMike Todd Chair 2024
August Murray Member 2026
Kelly O'Brien Clerk 2025
Wendy Smith Member 2024
David Fuller Member 2025
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m. February 19 (probably on the 20th)
Select Board Minutes: The minutes can now be found at https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/node/586/minutes
Selectboard Members and Term as listed on the town website
| Mike Todd Chair 2024 August Murray Member 2026 Kelly O'Brien Clerk 2025 Wendy Smith Member 2024 David Fuller Member 2025 |
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m.
February 19 (probably on the 20th)
*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
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldPoliceVT
Weathersfield School
February 12th-16th Lunch with a Loved One
February 13th School Board Meeting
February 16th P.R.I.D.E. Assembly
February 19th-February 23rd Winter Break No School
February 13th School Board Meeting
February 16th P.R.I.D.E. Assembly
February 19th-February 23rd Winter Break No School
School announces Lunch with a Loved One
During the week of February 12th-16th you have the opportunity to come and have lunch with your loved one. If you would like to participate, please fill out the attached form. You will just choose a date and enjoy the time at school.Spring Sport Registrations are OPEN
Track & Field (5th-8th): https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/215736963Softball (3rd-8th): https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/240357635
Baseball (K-2 T-ball/coed) (3rd-8th): https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/628479970
Coaches application: https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/299461426
Meeting Agendas may be found HEREFebruary 13
March 12
Weathersfield School Board meets on TuesdaysIn Person at Weathersfield School (135 Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney)
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney
Weathersfield Proctor Library
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Weathersfield Proctor Library Seed Catalogue
WPL Drop in Scrabble 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
Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024
Eclipse Events around Vermont
April 8, 2024 Vermont’s location within the path of totality makes it an ideal place to take in the wonder and spectacle of this natural event.
The last time Vermont had a “front row seat” for a total solar eclipse was in 1932, when it was hailed as a “grand celestial spectacle.”
Time to start planning, sign up for solar eclipse updates by email.
Road rules were changed to allow for the minutes of darkness and bulletins advised drivers to pull over and turn off headlights so as to preserve the natural phenomenon.
April 8, 2024 Vermont’s location within the path of totality makes it an ideal place to take in the wonder and spectacle of this natural event.
The last time Vermont had a “front row seat” for a total solar eclipse was in 1932, when it was hailed as a “grand celestial spectacle.”
Time to start planning, sign up for solar eclipse updates by email.
Road rules were changed to allow for the minutes of darkness and bulletins advised drivers to pull over and turn off headlights so as to preserve the natural phenomenon.
Weathersfield Proctor Library, Reading Public Library and Southern Vermont Astronomy Group to Host Eclipse viewing.
The Weathersfield Proctor Library, in a joint effort with the Reading Public Library and the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA) has been awarded a nearly $5,000 grant for the purchase of a solar telescope.The funding was part of an effort by the American Astronomy Society to provide opportunities for people to observe the upcoming solar eclipse, which will occur on April 8, 2024 and which will pass through parts of Vermont and adjacent New York state.
152 grant applications were submitted to the Jay M. Pasachoff Solar Eclipse Mini-Grants Program, of which 35 received grant funding. The joint Weathersfield Proctor and Reading Library and SoVerA proposal was among the top 35, and was awarded 100% of the requested amount of the grant.
With the grant, the groups will purchase a solar telescope with hydrogen-alpha filter, a tripod and motorized mount, and assorted eyepieces. The total cost of these items is $4,819.96. The grants were awarded to coincide with the upcoming eclipse, but the equipment will be used by the libraries and SoVerA for many years to come.
The telescope is equipped with a motorized tracking mount which will find the sun and then track it as it passes through the sky.
The reason this equipment is so costly compared to shade 14 welders’ glass or cardboard and mylar viewing glasses, is that it has a very specific and costly filter which permits only a very narrow portion of the visible spectrum to pass through. This results in a very clear view orange of the textured surface of the sun and the spectacular coronal flares around the perimeter of the sun. The less expensive equipment protects the viewer’s eyes, but only affords a dull, more or less black and white view peppered with black dots of sunspots and no coronal flares.
The telescope will be set up on Hoisington Field in Perkinsville, VT on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, to observe the eclipse, which will begin at 2:14 p.m. The eclipse will be at its darkest around 3:26 pm. The total eclipse will only last about three minutes, and the sun will be fully visible by 4:37 pm.
As with every visible spectrum telescope-related event since Galileo first aimed his device upward, this one will be dependent on cooperation from the weather.
You are invited to join us at Hoisington Field in Perkinsville, VT. If you have solar viewing glasses, bring them with you. A limited number will be available at the event.
More info: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/
Scientists gear up for Vermont’s 2024 total solar eclipse
The unique celestial event on April 8 will provide opportunities for local scientists and space enthusiasts to combine knowledge with firsthand experience.
By Erin Petenko
In old German mythology, the sun and the moon were married. A solar eclipse — when the moon passes completely in front of the sun, blocking most of its light — was seen as the moon being drawn to his bride.
Hazel Wilkins, a recent graduate of the University of Vermont, knows all about the science of solar eclipses. Yet she drew on stories like the German one to describe her viewing of a partial solar eclipse in 2017 as an almost spiritual experience. “Seeing (an eclipse) for the first time really opened my eyes to the possibility of connections — not only in the astronomical world, but really in our own lives,” she said.
Wilkins is the regional lead trainer of a group of academic researchers, citizen scientists and local space enthusiasts who are planning to study the sun in detail when it is covered by the moon for about three minutes on April 8.
The roughly once-in-a-century opportunity to view a total solar eclipse in Vermont is not just a chance to conduct astronomical research close to home, it’s also a chance to deepen the public’s connection to science, and for scientists to experience the topics they study firsthand.
The unique celestial event on April 8 will provide opportunities for local scientists and space enthusiasts to combine knowledge with firsthand experience.
By Erin Petenko
In old German mythology, the sun and the moon were married. A solar eclipse — when the moon passes completely in front of the sun, blocking most of its light — was seen as the moon being drawn to his bride.
Hazel Wilkins, a recent graduate of the University of Vermont, knows all about the science of solar eclipses. Yet she drew on stories like the German one to describe her viewing of a partial solar eclipse in 2017 as an almost spiritual experience. “Seeing (an eclipse) for the first time really opened my eyes to the possibility of connections — not only in the astronomical world, but really in our own lives,” she said.
Wilkins is the regional lead trainer of a group of academic researchers, citizen scientists and local space enthusiasts who are planning to study the sun in detail when it is covered by the moon for about three minutes on April 8.
The roughly once-in-a-century opportunity to view a total solar eclipse in Vermont is not just a chance to conduct astronomical research close to home, it’s also a chance to deepen the public’s connection to science, and for scientists to experience the topics they study firsthand.
Wilkins is the regional lead trainer of a group of academic researchers, citizen scientists and local space enthusiasts who are planning to study the sun in detail when it is covered by the moon for about three minutes on April 8.
The roughly once-in-a-century opportunity to view a total solar eclipse in Vermont is not just a chance to conduct astronomical research close to home, it’s also a chance to deepen the public’s connection to science, and for scientists to experience the topics they study firsthand.
5 tips for viewing the 2024 solar eclipse in Vermont
There will be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a total solar eclipse on April 8, but clouds and crowds are expected, too.
By Erin Petenko
When I asked experts and scientists about their suggestions for how best to view the April 8 eclipse, many of them started off with the same piece of advice: “Don’t look directly at the sun!” as Scott Whittier, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, put it.
Even during a partial eclipse, the sun’s burning rays can penetrate your retinas and cause eye damage in minutes. But the once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch the sun be completely covered by the moon may make it worth finding safe ways to gaze upward.
There will be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a total solar eclipse on April 8, but clouds and crowds are expected, too.
By Erin Petenko
When I asked experts and scientists about their suggestions for how best to view the April 8 eclipse, many of them started off with the same piece of advice: “Don’t look directly at the sun!” as Scott Whittier, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, put it.
Even during a partial eclipse, the sun’s burning rays can penetrate your retinas and cause eye damage in minutes. But the once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch the sun be completely covered by the moon may make it worth finding safe ways to gaze upward.
Find out if your community will be on the eclipse path (YES! see above!)
Figure out a way to view the eclipse safely
Keep an eye out for these special details
Be ready for crowds
Be ready for clouds
Figure out a way to view the eclipse safely
Keep an eye out for these special details
Be ready for crowds
Be ready for clouds
Keep an eye out for these special details
Be ready for crowds
Be ready for clouds
Weathersfield Historical SocietyFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety
Weathersfield Historical Society
Weathersfield Garden Club
Weathersfield Garden Club
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m. New members and guests are always welcome. Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m.
New members and guests are always welcome.
Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting HouseFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
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Things to Do In and Around WeathersfieldGet Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops
Ascutney Outdoors Winter Fun Nights
More info about these and other events visit their website: Ascutney Outdoors
More info about these and other events visit their website: Ascutney Outdoors
The Eye of Senator Patrick Leahy:
Photographs of a Witness to History
Photo Exhibit Feb. 1-March 29
On February 1 (4:30 pm to 7:00 pm), Senator Leahy and his wife, Marcelle, are expected to appear at the opening reception for The Eye of Senator Patrick Leahy: Photographs of a Witness to History, the first art exhibition at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery since the July 2023 flood.
The Eye of Senator Patrick Leahy is an extraordinary collection of his photographs that showcases the unusual access and unique perspective enjoyed by Vermont’s beloved longtime senator—with images captured throughout his career at the center of the nation’s political spotlight. The exhibition will be on view from February 1 to March 29, 2024.
A second reception will be held at the gallery on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm in conjunction with Montpelier’s Art Walk.
The Vermont Supreme Court Gallery is located at 111 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont.
More photos from Leahy's exhibit at the Brattleboro Museum &Art Center in 2014: CLICK HERE
The Eye of Senator Patrick Leahy is an extraordinary collection of his photographs that showcases the unusual access and unique perspective enjoyed by Vermont’s beloved longtime senator—with images captured throughout his career at the center of the nation’s political spotlight.
The exhibition will be on view from February 1 to March 29, 2024.
A second reception will be held at the gallery on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm in conjunction with Montpelier’s Art Walk.
A second reception will be held at the gallery on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm in conjunction with Montpelier’s Art Walk.
The Vermont Supreme Court Gallery is located at 111 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont.
More photos from Leahy's exhibit at the Brattleboro Museum &Art Center in 2014: CLICK HERE
No Transportation? Shopping just got easier!
Starting Wednesday January 17th, the MicroMoo bus line will be connecting to the Route 101 Shopper on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! This means that Hartland, Ascutney, and Windsor Residents can get a ride on the MicroMoo to Exit 8 in Ascutney to take the Route 101 Shopper bus to Claremont for Shopping, for FREE !
Because there are two separate bus routes, reservations are required for both the MicroMoo and for the Route 101 Shopper. Reservations for Shopping trips are required at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-888-869-6287 or 1-802-460-7433.
Reservations for using just the MicroMoo anytime, and not connecting to the Shopper line, use the same numbers as above, using Option #6, but only a 30-minute notice is needed.
Read more about the Shopper Route connection here: https://www.moover.com/moover-announces-changes-to-shopper-route/
Starting Wednesday January 17th, the MicroMoo bus line will be connecting to the Route 101 Shopper on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! This means that Hartland, Ascutney, and Windsor Residents can get a ride on the MicroMoo to Exit 8 in Ascutney to take the Route 101 Shopper bus to Claremont for Shopping, for FREE !
Because there are two separate bus routes, reservations are required for both the MicroMoo and for the Route 101 Shopper. Reservations for Shopping trips are required at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-888-869-6287 or 1-802-460-7433.
Reservations for using just the MicroMoo anytime, and not connecting to the Shopper line, use the same numbers as above, using Option #6, but only a 30-minute notice is needed.
Read more about the Shopper Route connection here: https://www.moover.com/moover-announces-changes-to-shopper-route/
Because there are two separate bus routes, reservations are required for both the MicroMoo and for the Route 101 Shopper. Reservations for Shopping trips are required at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-888-869-6287 or 1-802-460-7433.
Reservations for using just the MicroMoo anytime, and not connecting to the Shopper line, use the same numbers as above, using Option #6, but only a 30-minute notice is needed.
Read more about the Shopper Route connection here: https://www.moover.com/moover-announces-changes-to-shopper-route/
Classes at the Co-op
Tickets
Location: Coop Food Store, Lebanon
12 Centerra Parkway Lebanon, NH 03766
Wednesday, February 14
Valentine's Day Chocolate Soufflé
Friday, February 16
Knife Skills 101
Monday, February 19
Lunch 'n' Learn: JFK's New England Fish Chowder
Wednesday, February 21
Braised Halibut
Tuesday, February 27
Taco Tuesday: Fish Tacos
Location: Coop Food Store, Lebanon
12 Centerra Parkway Lebanon, NH 03766
Wednesday, February 14
Valentine's Day Chocolate Soufflé
Valentine's Day Chocolate Soufflé
Friday, February 16
Knife Skills 101
Knife Skills 101
Monday, February 19
Lunch 'n' Learn: JFK's New England Fish Chowder
Wednesday, February 21
Braised Halibut
Lunch 'n' Learn: JFK's New England Fish Chowder
Wednesday, February 21
Braised Halibut
Tuesday, February 27
Taco Tuesday: Fish Tacos
Lebanon Opera House
LOH is Back, Baby!
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
2024 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, February 16 at 7:00 pm TICKETS
Tom Papa: Good Stuff Tour, April 5 TICKETS
Sasha Velour-The Big Reveal Show, March 4, 2024 TICKETS
The Capitol Fools, March 9, 2024 TICKETS
Red Barat-Festival of Colors, March 16, 2024 TICKETS
Comedian Bib Marley, March 23, 2024 TICKETS
The String Queens, April 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. TICKETS (YES-Youth Education Series)
Paula Poundstone Saturday, April 6 TICKETS
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, April 8 TICKETS
Fly Fishing Film Tour, April 11 at 7 p.m. TICKETS
Summerfest 2024
Enjoy performances of the highest quality each summer at Blow-Me-Down Farm, a beautiful, outdoor setting on the banks of the Connecticut River in Cornish, NH.
Opera North is an American opera company based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and is the region’s oldest professional opera company. The company presents an annual summer season of three fully staged and orchestrated productions ranging from classical and contemporary opera to musical theater.
Summerfest 2024 Subscriptions-TICKETS
Summerfest 2024 productions include:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Summerfest 2024 productions include:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Thursday, July 11 at 7pm
Friday, July 12 at 7pm
Sunday, July 14 at 5pm
Friday, July 12 at 7pm
Sunday, July 14 at 5pm
Thursday, August 1 at 7pm
Friday, August 2 at 7pm
Saturday, August 3 at 5pm
Sunday, August 4 at 5pm
Johnny Folsom 4 – A Tribute to Johnny Cash March 9, 7:30 TICKETS
Jordan TW Trio March 16, 8 p.m. TICKETS
Jesse Agan -The Music of Queen March 23, 7 :30 p.m. TICKETS
Friday, August 2 at 7pm
Saturday, August 3 at 5pm
Sunday, August 4 at 5pm
COH Presents: Steel Magnolias, February 23, 24, 7 p.m. TICKETS
Yoga
Yoga
Whole Roasted Tro
Whole Roasted Tro
Within Reach Yoga
at the 1879 Schoolhouse in Perkinsville
You must Register for each class at least a day ahead by emailing Lisa.
Tues. Mornings
February 13, 20, 27, 9-10am ~REGISTER NOW~
Tues. Evening Candlelit
February 13, 20, 27, 5:30-6:30pm ~REGISTER NOW~
Class Fee: Buy the whole morning or evening session for $40 to guarantee your spot for the month. Or, drop in (space available and registration required) for $12 per class.
Please arrive to class between 5-10 minutes early. Earlier than that, and you may find the door locked while Lisa is prepping our space.
Please arrive to class between 5-10 minutes early. Earlier than that, and you may find the door locked while Lisa is prepping our space.
If you've prepaid for a spot but can't make it, please let Lisa know since someone may be on the waitlist.
And if you want to try to switch from the morning to evening class or vice versa, please ask Lisa if there's room so she can try to accommodate you.
Volunteers in Action (ViA), a neighbor helping neighbor organization, is seeking immediate volunteer support for two Meals on Wheels routes in Windsor. Details:
- Open shifts available Monday through Friday, help when you have time
- Roughly 2-hour commitment (10am – Noon) on volunteer days
- Individual training available upon sign-up
- Minimal driving, low mileage routes.
- There are additional needs in Weathersfield as well, if people are interested.
Melanie P. Sheehan, MPH
Director of Community Health
Vermont Online Workshops
Lots of events and movies online. Contact: AARP Vermont Email: vtaarp@aarp.org with questions.
Visit Our Local Restaurants
Dinner 5:00pm - 9:00pm Sunday Hours 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday through Sunday (Closed Monday and Tuesday)Daily Grind Café Call ahead for take out (802) 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.
Exit Ate Reopened January 11
Route 5 in Ascutney
Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
One reader reported that the food was excellent. Let me know if you've stopped in for breakfast or lunch. "Warm and friendly, family all around, GOOD eats! Excellent onion rings and super homemade potato chips, and great sandwiches and chili"
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217 Daily Grind Café
Call ahead for take out (802) 674-985993 Pleasant St. Claremont, NH (in the space formerly occupied by Dusty’s Café)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Route 5 in Ascutney
Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
One reader reported that the food was excellent. Let me know if you've stopped in for breakfast or lunch.
One reader reported that the food was excellent. Let me know if you've stopped in for breakfast or lunch.
"Warm and friendly, family all around, GOOD eats! Excellent onion rings and super homemade potato chips, and great sandwiches and chili"
Dine inside or outside Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, call for a reservation 802-263-9217. 1342 VT Route 106 Perkinsville, VT 05151
12 Clinton Street, Springfield, VT Open for breakfast and lunch, daily except Sundays.
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.
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
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
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
The food shelf is open 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. 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.
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.
The food shelf is open 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.
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.
Winter Tips
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Be Ready for Winter Storms
Steps you can take now, to prepare for storms:
Keep your cellphone charged
Download the GMP app to help you report an outage and track restoration times
Have some bottled water and non-perishable food on hand
Have flashlights and fresh batteries where you can easily find them
Make a plan for where you can go if power is out for an extended time
Storm safety reminders:
Pay attention to the weather forecast and changing conditions
Stay far away from any downed lines
Always assume downed lines and trees are energized – you cannot tell by looking at them
Call GMP to report downed lines
Call 911 for medical emergencies
Call Vermont 211 for help with emergency housing and more
More storm preparation and safety tips are available on GMP's website at: https://greenmountainpower.com/safety/
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Be Ready for Winter Storms
Steps you can take now, to prepare for storms:
Keep your cellphone charged
Download the GMP app to help you report an outage and track restoration times
Have some bottled water and non-perishable food on hand
Have flashlights and fresh batteries where you can easily find them
Make a plan for where you can go if power is out for an extended time
Storm safety reminders:
Pay attention to the weather forecast and changing conditions
Stay far away from any downed lines
Always assume downed lines and trees are energized – you cannot tell by looking at them
Call GMP to report downed lines
Call 911 for medical emergencies
Call Vermont 211 for help with emergency housing and more
More storm preparation and safety tips are available on GMP's website at: https://greenmountainpower.com/safety/
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.
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.
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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
Have an Event/Announcement you want Advertised?
Drop me an Email (at least two (2) weeks before)
and you'll get your Event Listed Here.