Weathersfield Weekly Blog, April 21 edition

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Saturday's Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Weathersfield Proctor Library
was a HUGE Success (see below for more details)


Upcoming Events,
Mark Your Calendars

Ice Cream Lovers Rejoice
Villagers Opens for the Season
April 26 at 11AM


Protect our Pollinators

The Weathersfield Garden Club reminds you that it is important to protect pollinators when you tackle your spring garden cleanup. Many pollinators - including butterflies, moths and bees - overwinter and nest in plant stalks and leaf litter. Help protect these essential insects by creating a safe place in your garden.

When cleaning up your gardens in the spring, resist the urge to create a perfectly clean flower bed. Prune your perennials to create nest sites by cutting them back to a variety of heights from about 8" to 24" above the ground. New growth will cover them up later in the year.

Leave leaves in place; leaf litter is an excellent compost material and many insects overwinter in the litter. Raking your garden clean in early spring will kill them, so either wait until it is very warm (towards the end of May) to rake them up or leave the leaf litter in place to create mulch. Leaf litter or compost is better for your soil than wood mulch, and insects can't burrow down through wood mulch.

If you're not ready to make the leap to an entire pollinator-friendly garden, think about creating one in some of your beds. Every little bit we do locally is beneficial.

For more information, check out this helpful site: https://xerces.org/publications/fact-sheets/nesting-overwintering-habitat

The Fool's Fandango April 26

The Fool’s Fandango is a Psychic Fair that offers an experienced set of metaphysical readers working in a wide variety of mediums, booths for local artists and crafters to sell their wares, and workshops in a number of disciplines for you to take to improve your own craft. Join us for an interesting and inspiring Saturday, April 26th at Tracy in Norwich, VT.

*including: Psychics, Mediums, Tarot Cards, Crystal Ball Scrying, Palm Reading, Angel Cards, Animal Communication, Automatic writing, & more!

*15 min / $35
Doors open 9 am for vendors and scheduling, readings scheduled from 10am – 4pm
Pre-Schedule a reading: HERE

Not into readings, check out the VENDORS

Green Up Day May 3


Pick up your Green Up trash bags and get out in your community on Saturday, May 3 to clean up your neighborhood roads and waterways. As a volunteer, you make a huge difference for our environment.
INFO

TOWN DETAILS AROUND VERMONT

Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival May 4, 2025, 10 AM to 4 PM

Where: Herricks Cove, Herricks Cove Road, Bellows Falls, VT
URL: https://amasvt.org/herricks-cove-wildlife-festival/
If you're a wildlife enthusiast itching for spring then be sure to check out the Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival on Sunday, May 4, at beautiful Herricks Cove on the Connecticut River in Rockingham, Vermont. The festival is presented by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society, and Great River Hydro with support from Vermont Watershed Grant, Chroma Technology Corporation, Ben and Jerry's, Magris Talc, Mascoma Savings Bank, and 802 Credit Union.

This is a family-friendly festival with an emphasis on the wildlife and natural resources of Vermont. The festival will feature live animals, nature-focused walks, kids' activities, presentations by environmental and nature organizations, and demonstrations that include the return of Vermont Game Warden Canine Units. All this and more, with a focus on getting outdoors and enjoying nature. There will be food offered by a variety of local vendors as well as wildlife art, craft, book, and gift vendors present through the day.

Gates open at 9:30 a.m. Activities are scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine, with an early morning bird walk at 7:00 a.m. The suggested donation is $3.00 for an individual and $5.00 for a family (cash or check payable to AMAS), but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Pets are not allowed. Visit the festival website for updates and more information: https://amasvt.org/herricks-cove-wildlife-festival

Herricks Cove is located just off Route 5, less than three miles north of Bellows Falls.

Weathersfield Parks and Recreation host their Annual Town Wide Yard Sale
May 31 and June 1-GET ON THE MAP


It's that time of year again! If you are a Weathersfield resident & would like to be put on our town wide yard sale map, please sign up via this google form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdJ0LWLRgz.../viewform...

This year we are partnering with our local nonprofit Thrive Thrift Store & Community Resource Center because we have received a few requests to have a space where people could table in one of our villages.

Thrive is located in Ascutney where the Red Barn Cafe used to be, in the heart of Ascutney, and they are offering to host at their space with a donation to their mission. Their offer is also extended to neighboring communities within their service area. Stop by Thrive to sign up & reserve your booth spot because space is limited. Learn more about Thrive at thrivethrift.org


Concerts and Adventures

Little Cayman Beach Resort and Reef Divers
Little Cayman , BWI

One of my favorite things to do is to go SCUBA diving and one of my favorite places to dive is Bloody Bay Wall off Little Cayman in the British West Indies.

There's always lots to see and sometimes you get lucky and get to see some pretty cool critters. Like this loggerhead.



Or a Nassau Grouper

Or a tiny Slenderfilefish and a brittle star

But what I'm always looking for is my underwater spirit animal, the Eagleray. 


I also love seeing French Angelfish, swimming alone or in pairs.


More photos from Little Cayman: CLICK HERE

deSol
Angel City Music Hall, Rock and Roll Meatballs
Manchester, NH

Road trip! We've been following deSol for years. The band took some time off before, during, and after COVID and to spend time with their families, but they seem to be back on the road.

Friday night's show was billed as Intimate and Unplugged. Well, it was close, they weren't unplugged. 

It was an intimate show at a venue we've never heard of-Angel City Music Hall in the restaurant Rock and Roll Meatballs in Manchester, NH. We weren't sure what to expect. The venue is set up like a restaurant/bar with lots of rock and roll memorabilia on the walls. There are even a couple of motorcycles and a mini-bike. And lots of big screens showing non-stop videos from the 80s MTV days (when MTV actually played videos!)

The full band was on their way to a gig at Blue Ocean in Salisbury MA but Angel City got the "acoustic group" and trust me it worked.

In 2001 Albie Monterrosa and James Guerrero got together and started a rock and roll band with a "Latin Sound", based in Asbury Park, NJ.
At the Angel City show, Albie told stories about how they got together and how they've reunited.


They all looked like they were having fun.

Some of you may have seen this band in the Upper Valley in the past. They've played in Coburn Park in 2008 at the Front Porch Music Series and also on the Lebanon Opera House Stage in 2009 for Child and Family Services/Waypoint Concert for the Cause.


More photos: CLICK HERE

Juston McKinney
Dan Donahue opened
Claremont Opera House
Claremont, NH

Yes, it's Juston not a typo. This is the second time I've seen Juston at the Claremont Opera House.


He never disappoints with his brand of northern New England humor.


The show was opened by Dan Donahue. 



More photos: CLICK HERE

News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town/School/Regional News

Library's Annual Easter Egg Hunt A Huge Success

On Saturday about 100 people turned up at Hoisington Field to "hunt" for the 2500 Easter Eggs "hidden" by Glenna Coleman, the Weathersfield Proctor Library  (WPL)Youth Librarian.


It took volunteers almost two weeks to stuff the plastic eggs with candy donated by WPL patrons. And 15 minutes for all the eggs to get picked up by the eager "egg hunters".

Donations came from many people in town and The Golden Dome Committee and the Weathersfield PTO (the largest donor!) Egg stuffing help also came from the Dungeons and Dragons Club.



There was a field setup for the "bigger" kids to search and a special zone just for the wee ones.


There was no limit on how many eggs each child could collect, however there were 46 special eggs that were linked to some very special prizes, like a stuffed bunny (this week's banner image) and other cool large Easter Baskets; only one special egg was allowed per child. Some children who found multiple "special" eggs were seen sharing with the other children on the field. Kindness at work!


It was a fun morning for families. Well done Glenna and the WPL volunteers.



More photos from the annual Easter Egg Hunt: CLICK HERE

Federal judge orders Tufts University student detained in Louisiana transferred back to Vermont
Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested by federal immigration officers on March 25 in Somerville, Massachusetts. She has not been charged with a crime.
by Yardain Amron

The case of a Tufts University student who is currently detained in Louisiana will continue in Vermont, a federal judge in Burlington ruled late Friday. Judge William Sessions ordered Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) transfer the doctoral student, Rümeysa Öztürk, back to a Vermont facility by May 1. The federal government has four days to appeal.

“(T)he Court concludes that Ms. Ozturk has presented viable and serious habeas claims which warrant urgent review on the merits,” Sessions wrote in a 74-page ruling. “The Court plans to move expeditiously to a bail hearing and final disposition of the habeas petition, as Ms. Ozturk’s claims require no less.”

Öztürk, who is Turkish, has been held in the ICE detention facility in Basile, Louisiana since March 26. The prior evening she was arrested by masked and plainclothes officers on the street near her apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts. She was then whisked through New Hampshire and held in a St. Albans immigration facility overnight before being flown out of Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport early the following morning.

ICE argued that transferring Öztürk to Louisiana was necessary because “there was no available bedspace for [her] at a facility where she could appear for a hearing” in New England, according to court filings. In response, Öztürk’s lawyers submitted an affidavit from a Maine attorney who stated there were “at least sixteen open beds” at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland the night of Öztürk’s arrest.

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US revokes a lawful international student’s visa at Middlebury College
From Stanford to Harvard, more than 1,000 international students across 160 colleges have had their visas or legal status revoked since March, according to the Associated Press.
by Auditi Guha

The U.S. government has revoked the visa of a Middlebury College international student, leaving the person at risk for deportation.

University spokespeople declined to comment or identify the people involved. They shared an announcement sent to faculty, staff and students Wednesday notifying them that a Middlebury student and three alumni from the Middlebury Institute recently had their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System records terminated by the U.S. government, effectively revoking their visas.

Representatives from student affairs are working with them to determine next steps and to provide support, the Wednesday post states.

“Middlebury must abide by federal laws and regulations related to student and faculty visas and immigration status. We are taking steps to protect our community through legal pathways,” the announcement states.

From Stanford to Harvard, more than 1,000 international students across 160 colleges have had their visas or legal status revoked since March, according to the Associated Press.

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Vermont Senate leaders urge Gov. Phil Scott to terminate state agreement with federal immigration officials

The memorandum of understanding allows the federal government to hold immigration detainees at the state’s six prisons.
by Shaun Robinson

Top Vermont Democratic senators on Tuesday called on the state’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott to terminate an agreement with the federal government that allows immigration enforcement agencies to hold detainees at state-owned prisons.

The push by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden Central; Senate Majority Leader Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden Southeast; and Sen. Becca White, D-Windsor, comes a day after a prominent Palestinian activist — who is a legal U.S. resident — was suddenly arrested by federal agents in Colchester during an interview for U.S. citizenship.

The senators pointed to Mohsen Mahdawi’s arrest by masked and plainclothes officers as an impetus for their comments to reporters Tuesday afternoon at a press conference in Baruth’s Statehouse office. White, who accompanied Mahdawi to his interview, captured video of Mahdawi’s detention that has since been widely viewed.

Mahdawi, a student organizer at Columbia University, was being held at one of the state’s prisons — Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans — as of Tuesday afternoon, according to an online database of detainees in the state.

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Bernie Sanders makes surprise appearance at Coachella amid ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour
The senator made remarks on climate change, reproductive health care and workers’ rights before introducing singer-songwriter Clairo to the festival stage on Saturday.
by Izzy Wagner

When Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made an unexpected stop at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California, the crowd roared.

The festival appearance was a surprise addition to the Vermont senator’s ongoing national ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour, a series of events to unify progressive voters and fight corporate interests. During a three-minute speech, Sanders touched on the racial, economic and reproductive health care issues central to his platform.

“The younger generation has to help lead in the fight to combat climate change, protect women’s rights, and build an economy that works for all, not just the few,” Sanders said in a post on X after the appearance.

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What to know about hiking Vermont’s trails during mud season
Walking on muddy trails can cause long-term damage since excess foot traffic creates soil compaction. This leads to increased flood risk, and makes it difficult for vegetation to grow.
by Izzy Wagner

Mud season has returned, accompanied by state officials’ annual reminder to stay off soggy trails until they dry out.

“We encourage the public to get outside this spring, but to avoid closed and muddy trails,” Becca Washburn, the director of lands, administration and recreation for the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, said in a March 31 press release. “Enjoy the spring sunshine on open trails, like paved and gravel bike paths, and save the summit destinations for summer.”

Mud season generally occurs during a six-week period between snowmelt and Memorial Day, according to the department. Due to their increased susceptibility to damage during this period, trail closures, especially in high-elevation areas, can last until late May.

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Weathersfield Town Information

Town Calendar

Town Volunteer Vacancies

The Town of Weathersfield is seeking volunteers to appoint to various available positions. The application can be found at this link. 
Alternatively, you can contact Susanne Terrill at weathersfield@weathersfield.org to obtain a copy via email, or stop by the Town Office at 5259 US Route 5, Ascutney, VT 05030 to obtain a paper copy.

Board of Listers (2 Vacancies) 3-Year, 3-Year/1 Year Rem.
Budget Committee (1 Vacancies) – 1 Year
Conservation Commission (4 Vacancies)-4-Year
Connecticut River Joint Committee Rep (1 Vacancy) – 1-Year
Deputy Health Officer (1 Vacancy) – 1- Year
Development Review Board (5 Vacancies/ 1 Alternate) – 2-Year
Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy) – 1- Year
Fence Viewers (1 Vacancies) – 1-Year
Green Up Coordinator (1 Vacancy) – 1- Year
Martin Memorial Hall Trustees (1 Vacancy) – 1-Year
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission (1 Vacancy) – 1-Year
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber (2 Vacancies) – 1-Year
Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies) – 1-Year
Weigher of Coal (3 Vacancies) – 1- Year

Select Board



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 
Kelly O'Brien

Chair

2027

Rika Henderson

Vice Chair

2027

deForest Bearse

Clerk

2028

Mike Todd

Member

2027

Nathan McNaughton

Member

2026



*Vermont Open Meeting Law
Minute 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


May 1st Family S.T.E.A.M. Night 5-7:00 PM
May 9th Kindergarten Screening
May 23rd Leadership Day
May 23rd Early Release Day for All Students
May 30th 8th Grade Dinner and Dance

School News Weekly Newsletter: April 11



Spring Sport Registrations are OPEN!
https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/969085079

PAWS STEAM Camp…returning this Summer 2025, July 7-August 1

The school is pleased to announce they will be offering the PAWS STEAM Camp at Weathersfield again this summer. The camp is open to Weathersfield students currently in grades K-7.

The camp will run Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day, beginning July 7th and ending on August 1st.

PAWS STEAM Camp will offer a variety of activities such as crafts, hands-on activities, nature exploration, sports, cooperative games, and MORE.

Here are the weekly themes this year:
Week #1 (July 7th - 11th): Harry Potter
Week #2 (July 14th - 18th): Dinosaurs
Week #3 (July 21st - July 25th): Outer Space
Week #4 (July 28th - August 1st): Pokemon
The cost for the camp will be $150 per week, per child.

Space will be limited to 30 students. Sign-ups are offered on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. You will be notified via email if there is a spot available for your child in the program.
Please follow the link to sign up for the program.


Summer Tech Camp
The HACTC is excited to offer our one-week Summer Tech Camp to middle school students again! Also, new this year: we will also offer a Computer Camp for Girls and Gender Expansive Youth. This camp is limited to the first 12 applicants.Both camps will be held the same week - June 23-27, 2025 - tech camp in the morning, and computer camp for girls and gender expansive youth in the afternoon. To register for Summer Tech Camp in the mornings, please complete and submit THIS online camp application.

To register for Computer Camp for girls and gender expansive youth in the afternoons, please complete and submit THIS online camp application.


Brownsville Base Camp Summer 2025
Brownsville Base Camp Summer 2025 Registration opens February 1st. Base Camp Explorers is a day camp located in Brownsville for campers entering Kindergarten-6th grade. New this summer we have a two week Adventurers program geared towards campers entering 6th-9th grades. Check out our website to learn more!
https://www.brownsvillebasecamp.org/
Financial Assistance is available!


Weathersfield School Board
Meeting Agendas may be found HERE

The March Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30 PM in the Music Room.

Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
In Person at Weathersfield School (135 Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney)
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney 

School Board Meetings Agendas and Minutes
March 11
February 11
January 15 BUDGET
January 13



Things to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Arts, Entertainment, Volunteer, and Health



The Seeds are here at the Weathersfield Proctor Library!


Perkinsville Music Series 

Live music at Perkinsville Community Church
The Perkinsville Community Church, 35 Church Street in Perkinsville, VT., will be hosting live music every first Sunday of the month through June, from 4-5:30 p.m.
This is a free event, but donations will be accepted each month to go towards local charities.

Upcoming schedule:
May 4th Bill Brink and Frank Critelli
June 1st Jacob McLaughlin
July 6th Matt Meserve
Aug. 3rd Ali T
Sept 7th Josh Hall
Oct 5th The Poor Cousins

Please follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PerkinsvilleChurch or send email to churchperkinsville@gmail.com

Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House

Weathersfield Garden Club

Come sign up for our annual projects and activities. Bring a dish to share. New members always welcome. The annual meeting is when our year kicks off and our projects get solidified. Lots of new opportunities this year!

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 Historical Society

Weathersfield Parks and Recreation

Follow them on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550836741096

Veterans Memorial Committee

The Veterans Memorial Committee meets regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Weathersfield Proctor Library. In the event of holidays or special circumstances, the meeting will be held at a time and location to be set by the Committee.

Thrive Thrift Store & Community Resource Center


Store Hours:
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 9am-5pm
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802-591-7737
contactthrivethrift@gmail.com


Edgar May Health and Recreation Center Adventure 2025 Summer Camp Registration is NOW OPEN!

Get ready for the most exciting summer yet! EdgarMay’s Adventure Summer Camp is back, and this year, we’re taking fun to the next level with all-new Theme Weeks designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and create lasting memories. Each week brings a brand-new adventure, from mastering outdoor survival skills to unleashing creativity through art and science.

From Monday to Friday, 9:00AM-4:00PM, campers will enjoy daily swimming, rock climbing on our 40-foot tower, and weekly field trips, all while making new friends and learning teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Financial Aid is available through their Access for All program. Go to www.edgarmay.org/financial-aid to learn more.

Register your child/children today.

Entertainment

All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.

ALL EVENTS


Follow Your Art-A New England School of the Arts Benefit Concert, April 26, 7 PM TICKETS

Percussion Discussion Afrika Thursday, May 8, 6:30 PM FREE but Reserve a Ticket

Comedian Bob Marley, May 10, 8 PM TICKETS

Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio, May 12 TICKETS

The Great Gatsby Ballet, May 13, 7 PM TICKETS

Upper Valley BIPOC Network Spring Social May 14, 5:30-7:30 PM FREE but Reserve a Ticket

Theater Works USA: Ada Twist, Scientist and Friends, Youth Education Series, May 19, 10 AM FREE but please REGISTER

Rebel with a Clause Film Screening and Q&A  June 5, 7 PM TICKETS

LOH Pride Party in the Park Resource & Artisan Fair June 13, 6-8:30 PM Learn More

Pride After Dark Silent Disco, June 13  9-11 PM Reserved Your Headset

BeauSoleil (50th Anniversary) with special guest Richard Thompson November 21, 7 PM TICKETS
This performance was rescheduled from Friday, April 4. Information was emailed to ticket holders last week; tickets are still available.


Frank Santos Jr., The R-Rated Hypnotist - May 3, 2025 at 7:30PM


Brit Pack - The Ultimate British Music Experience Saturday November 8, 2025 7:30 pm

Yoga in Weathersfield

Whole Roasted Tro

Weathersfield Center Church and Meetinghouse

Class Schedule: April Classes are paused, Classes resume in May

***MAY CLASS SCHEDULE: Mondays 5:30pm, Tuesdays 9:00am***

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.


You must Register for each class by emailing Lisa. 



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:
  • 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.
For more information: Call (802) 674-5971 Email via@mahhc.org
Melanie P. Sheehan, MPH
Director of Community Health

Hikes

Local trails to explore: CLICK HERE

Also Hiking Close to Home: CLICK HERE

Workshops Online

 

Vermont Online Workshops

Lots of events and movies online. Contact: AARP Vermont Email: vtaarp@aarp.org with questions.

Events for Perkinsville/Weathersfield (online) https://local.aarp.org/perkinsville-vt/aarp-events/


Visit Our Local Restaurants

The Copper Fox 56 Main St., Ste. 1 Springfield, VT 05156 (802) 885-1031
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 
Route 131 in Ascutney
Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m.

Harpoon Beer Garden and Brewery 802-674-5491
336 Ruth Carney Drive
Windsor, VT 05089

Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217 
Dine inside or outside Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, call for a reservation 802-263-9217. 1342 VT Route 106 Perkinsville, VT 05151

Maybelline's (802) 591-4311
12 Clinton Street, Springfield, VT Open for breakfast and lunch, daily except Sundays.

Sundaez-CLOSED Monday and Tuesday;  Open Wed. & Thurs 3-7 p.m.; Fri, Sat Sun noon-7 p.m.
West Pleasant St Claremont, NH 03743 and have winter hours:

Villagers Ice Cream Restaurant-(802) 795-0063 Reopens April 26 at 11AM
Tuesdays-Sundays 11:30 a.m. until 8 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 
Due to ongoing challenges with supply and the need to streamline operations, the Reading- West Windsor Food Shelf soon will be changing its hours/days of operation.
As of March 1, 2025, the FS will be open only on Thursdays from 3PM-6PM. 
The first hour (3PM-4PM) will be reserved for seniors only. 
All other clients (including seniors who can't come between 3PM and 4PM) are invited to shop from 4PM-6PM!
The Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf is located at 3456 Tyson Road in South Reading. 
All Vermont residents are welcome!

Mt. Ascutney Hospital Open for Walk-Ins M-F 1-5 PM

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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