Weathersfield Weekly Blog, April 28 edition

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The loons are back!
Next up-the hummingbirds return.


Upcoming Events,
Mark Your Calendars

Select Board Meets Tonight April 28

 On tonight's agenda, discussion of the Weathersfield Police Department.
Chief Daniels' last day in Weathersfield is on April 30th. The town's  Full-Time Officer also resigned,  his last day was April 10th. The Selectboard has contracted with the Town of Windsor to provide temporary policing services until June 30th. 

At tonight's meeting the Town Manager, Brandon Gulnick, is asking the Selectboard how our town should proceed with police coverage. 

He presented these three options to the board in their meeting packet for discussion:

Option 1: Hire a New Police Chief & Full-Time Officer
If the Town decides to rebuild the Weathersfield Police Department then we will advertise a Police Chief position. Following receipt of application packages we will hold interviews. The interview process can be handled internally, OR we can develop an interview panel that the Selectboard appoints. My recommendation would be to choose six (6) candidates to interview and narrow the candidates down to three (3) for a second interview. Following a second interview, we will determine the top candidate for the position and commence the background check process. After the background check is complete, we would move forward with onboarding. Once a new Chief is onboarded his/her first task would be to hire a Full-Time Officer.

Option 2: Advertise an RFP for Contracted Policing Services 
In the case the Town wishes to explore contracted policing services, an RFP was drafted and is attached as Attachment A for your review. If we explore this option, then we will advertise an RFP as early as May 1, 2025. Any interested proposer would submit any questions they have for the Town no later than May 15, 2025, and sealed proposals would be due to us no later than June 2, 2025 with a contract start date of July 1, 2026. The Selectboard may choose to interview respondents in either public or executive session, or a combination of both. Otherwise, we would do this internally, and act as an intermediary between the Selectboard and proposers.

Option 3: Hybrid (Contract Oversight/ Hire Weathersfield Officers) 
The Town may also choose a Hybrid Option. Under this option, we would contract oversight of the Police Department out, and hire 2 Full-Time Officers, OR 4 Part-Time Officers, OR a Full-Time Officer and two (2) part-time officers. The contractor would act as the “Chief” of the department.

The meeting takes place at 6:30 PM in Martin Memorial Hall, 5259 US Route 5 in Ascutney
Zoom Meeting is  by clicking on the mountain on the Town Website


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

It's not BINGO, It's SINGO April 30 at 6PM

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.
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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



Weathersfield 5th Annual Fishing Clinic & Derby


When: Jun 14, 2025, 9 AM to 12 PM
Where: 3979 Vermont 131, Perkinsville, VT
URL: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/222864

Please join Weathersfield Parks & Recreation for a FREE children's fishing derby on Saturday, June 14th! This is a great educational event to get kids involved in a new skill. The VT Fish & Wildlife "Let's Go Fishing" program is designed to give children a fun and successful fishing experience. The department provides 8-10" stocked trout for children to try out their angling skills. Tackle, refreshments, and prizes will be available. No equipment required.

Educational clinic will take place from 9 AM - 10 AM, and the derby from 10 AM - noon. Come for part or all of the morning!

Registration required at https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/222864


Concerts and Adventures

Lake Ninevah Paddle
Mount Holly, VT

I made my first kayak paddle of the season with friends, Jan and Stew from Windsor VT. We met at the Reading Town Hall and drove to Joseph Wiltshire Boat Ramp.

Not too surprising, we had the lake to ourselves.



We were paddling along and Jan went to check out a couple of rope swings and looked up to see a Bald Eagle in the tree above us. It was about 15 feet up, on a large branch, just sitting there. It didn't appear to be injured, just chilling. We left it alone after taking a bunch of photos.


There were a lot of water fowl visible. The Canada Geese are on their nests. We could easily find the nests because there was usually a pile of fresh water mussel shells on the water's edge right near the flattened nest area.


This mussel shell was HUGE.


As we were putting the kayaks and canoe in, we heard a loon call and got very excited to know the loons were back from over wintering down south.

Just as we were getting ready to pull the boats out, we spotted the pair diving in the middle of the lake.


More photos: CLICK HERE




ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
News You Can Use


Town/School/Local/Regional News


Feds threaten states’ transportation funding over noncompliance with immigration enforcement
Vermont’s largest public transit agency is now, as a result, weighing new training for its bus drivers on how to interact with federal agents.
by Shaun Robinson

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday told states and other recipients of federal transportation funding that they could lose those dollars if they do not comply with the White House’s interpretation of federal laws — including on immigration.

The guidance, outlined in a letter from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, told recipients that their obligations, by taking federal funding, included “cooperating with and not impeding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” as well as other agencies, “in the enforcement of Federal immigration law.”

Failing to do so would “compromise the safety and security of the transportation systems supported by DOT financial assistance,” the missive states, as well as “prioritize illegal aliens over the safety and welfare of the American people.”

The four-page letter also takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, calling them “discriminatory” and saying that states and others “must ensure that the personnel practices (including hiring, promotions, and terminations) within their organizations are merit-based and do not discriminate.”

Duffy said, without providing specifics, that there had been instances in which recipients of federal funding did not cooperate with “ICE investigations,” and that some recipients had “issued driver’s licenses to individuals present in the United States in violation of Federal immigration law,” which he suggested would be grounds for losing federal dollars.

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Judge rejects federal government’s attempt to halt detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student being held by federal immigration authorities in Louisiana, was taken into custody by masked federal agents in plainclothes late last month.
by Ethan Weinstein

A federal judge has reaffirmed his order that the government transfer a detained Tufts University international student back to Vermont from Louisiana after the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont appealed the decision earlier this week.

U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III rejected a request from the federal government to halt his transfer order. An attorney for the administration of President Donald Trump is expected to request emergency action from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to try to block the order.

“The government’s motion largely recycles the same arguments that the Court has previously considered and rejected,” Sessions wrote in a Thursday order. “The government is now obligated to ensure that Ms. Ozturk is transferred to ICE custody within the District of Vermont no later than May 1.”

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student who was living legally in the United States on a student visa, was taken into custody by masked immigration officers in plainclothes late last month in Massachusetts after the Trump administration revoked her visa. She eventually was held overnight in Vermont at a St. Albans immigration facility before being taken aboard a flight at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport and arriving at a Louisiana detention facility the next morning.

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Vermont, 11 other states sue Trump Administration over tariff policies
“I’m suing the Trump Administration for the tenth time over these illegal tariffs to protect working Vermonters, small businesses, and our economy,” Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark said Wednesday.
by Habib Sabet

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is joining the top prosecutors of 11 other states in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, the Attorney General’s office announced Wednesday.

The attorneys general, who filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City, argue that Trump’s four executive orders imposing tariffs on imports from other countries violate Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which assigns Congress, not the president, the “Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.”

“President Trump’s illegal tariffs will harm Vermont’s businesses and consumers,” Clark said in a Wednesday press release announcing the suit. “I’m suing the Trump Administration for the tenth time over these illegal tariffs to protect working Vermonters, small businesses, and our economy.”

The lawsuit requests a preliminary and permanent injunction blocking U.S. Customs and Border Patrol from enforcing the tariffs.

Since taking office, Trump has repeatedly invoked the International Economic Emergency Powers Act while issuing a flurry of executive orders unilaterally declaring levies on imported goods.

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FEMA ended a grant program designed to help communities prevent disaster damages. Here’s where that leaves Vermont.
While some projects can move forward, more recent proposals are left seeking other sources of funding.
by Olivia Gieger

In 2023 and 2024, Linda Martin, chair of the Wolcott Selectboard, saw what happens when Flat Iron Road fills with water.

Where Route 15 crosses the Lamoille River, a bridge forces the wide flow of the river to narrow, bending its path around big abutments in the water. When the river surges from heavy rains, water spills over its banks, washing across the surrounding land and flooding the nearby Flat Iron Road.

Martin knows that the bridge abutments are the reason the road floods. The town hired engineers, who confirmed the problem and began designing alternatives to the bridge and its abutments that would help the water flow more easily.

To continue that work of designing an alternative bridge, Wolcott’s selectboard had applied for a $71,250 grant from a relatively new program, allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, meant to help communities prepare for disasters before they strike.

Instead, on April 4, she — along with other municipal leaders and emergency managers around the country — learned that the Department of Homeland Security, under President Donald Trump, had ended the grant program altogether.

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Federal government appeals ruling ordering detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont
Judge William K. Sessions III, presiding in the case in federal court in Burlington, had ruled Friday that Rümeysa Öztürk be transferred from a federal immigration detention center in Louisiana to a Vermont facility by May 1.
by Alan J. Keays

The federal government is appealing a judge’s ruling ordering the transfer of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University student currently detained in Louisiana at an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, to a Vermont facility.

Federal Judge William K. Sessions III issued his ruling Friday in U.S. District Court in Burlington ordering that Öztürk, who is Turkish and was in the United States on a student visa, be transferred back to a Vermont facility by May 1.

The judge in that ruling also gave the parties in the case four days to seek an appeal of that order.

On Tuesday night, the federal government filed its notice of appeal.

The one-paragraph filing by acting U.S. Attorney of Vermont Michael Drescher, representing ICE and other federal agencies and officials in the case, stated the government was appealing to the 2nd U.S. Circuit of Court of Appeals in New York. Drescher also asked for a continued stay of federal court proceedings in Vermont while that appeal was pending.

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Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Vermonter and Palestinian activist, appears in federal court
Mahdawi was detained in Colchester last week. A federal judge signalled he could rule on whether Mahdawi should be released as soon as next week.
by Ethan Weinstein

Lawyers for Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian activist arrested in Vermont last week, argued in federal court Wednesday that the Upper Valley resident had been unlawfully detained by federal immigration authorities and should be released.

“Mohsen Mahdawi sits in a jail cell,” Luna Droubi, one of his attorneys, said at the hearing, “because of his lawful speech.”

Mahdawi, a student organizer at Columbia University and a lawful U.S. resident for a decade, was arrested by federal agents in Colchester during an interview as part of his U.S. citizenship naturalization process.

At that meeting, Mahdawi affirmed his commitment to “defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign, and domestic,” according to court filings submitted by his attorneys.

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US Border Patrol arrests 8 migrant workers at Berkshire dairy
The incident constitutes the largest immigration enforcement action against migrant workers in Vermont in recent memory.
by Habib Sabet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Monday arrested eight migrant workers at Pleasant Valley Farms, a dairy in Berkshire, according to state and federal officials.

Border agents were responding to a call from a concerned citizen who had observed “two individuals carrying backpacks exiting a wooded area and crossing … into private farmland,” according to Ryan Brisette, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

“Agents apprehended one of the individuals on scene, while the second fled,” Brisette said in a written statement. “During the ensuing search of the area, agents located and apprehended additional individuals determined to be illegally present in the United States.”

In a Tuesday press release following the incident, Migrant Justice, a nonprofit advocacy group, said all eight of the people apprehended were farm workers at Pleasant Valley Farms, and that the arrests had occurred on the farm property.

“What happened last night was an injustice,” said Cristian Santos, a member of Migrant Justice’s Farmworker coordinating committee. “Dairy workers were arrested by Border Patrol in their own homes, a violation of their human rights. We work hard to support the economy of this state, working long hours for low wages, doing work that U.S. citizens don’t want to do.”

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Vermont Legislature passes bill to erase medical debt
The legislation, spearheaded by Treasurer Mike Pieciak, would erase an estimated $100 million of Vermonters’ medical debt.
by Peter D'Auria

Thousands of Vermonters could see their medical debt wiped away under a bill headed to the governor’s desk.

The legislation, S. 27, would use $1 million in funds appropriated to the Treasurer’s Office to erase $100 million in Vermonters’ medical debt. It would also prohibit credit reporting agencies from taking into account Vermonters’ medical debt when determining their credit scores.

“With medical debt, it often happens to you when you have no control,” Vermont Treasurer Mike Pieciak, who has spearheaded the proposal, told lawmakers this month. “You don’t have the ability to say, ‘I’m going to delay this care or delay this treatment.’ You don’t have the ability to shop around. You’re being taken by ambulance to a hospital and the procedure’s happening to you.”

The bill leverages the fact that medical debt can be purchased for pennies on the dollar — roughly one penny per dollar of debt, in fact. Thus, a $1 million investment could erase about $100 million of debt.

Pieciak estimated that the legislation could eliminate medical debt for about 60,000 Vermonters.

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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.

Volunteer Opportunities for you in Town
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



Select Board Meets Tonight April 28

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

Volunteers Positions in Town that need to be filled:
 Board of Listers (2 Vacancies) 3-Year, 3Year/1 Year Rem. 
 Budget Committee (2 Vacancies) – 1 Year 
 Conservation Commission (2 Vacancies)-4-Year 
 Connecticut River Joint Committee Rep (1 Vacancy) – 1-Year 
 Deputy Health Officer (1 Vacancy) – 1- Year 
 Development Review Board (1 Vacancy/ 1 Alternate) – 2-Year 
 Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy) – 1- Year 
 Fence Viewers (1 Vacancy) – 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 
 Parks & Recreation (No limit) – 1-Year  Surveyors of Wood and Lumber (2 Vacancies) – 1-Year 
 Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies) – 1-Year 
 Weigher of Coal (2 Vacancies) – 1- Year

*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



Family S.T.E.A.M. Night May 1st
This Thursday the school will be hosting their Family S.T.E.A.M. Night. Join them for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math fun.

The River Valley Tech Center and Black River Innovation Campus will be here with some fun and interactive projects for students to do. The school will also have their own S.T.E.A.M. activities for families to explore. Light refreshments. 


FY 26 Kindergarten Screening
Kindergarten Screening for the 2025-2026 School Year will take place on Friday, May 9, 2025. If your child will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025, it is time to enroll them at Weathersfield. Please call the school (802) 674-5400 to schedule an appointment for this year’s screening. 

No School for Kindergarten onMay9th

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

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

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. 


Summer Music Series

Hartford VT, Wednesdays



Fairlee VT, Thursdays


Performances are at 8 PM unless otherwise noted
Adam Ezra Group June 26 

Morgan Evans July 3 

Amos Lee July 10




Kaleo August 8

Grace Bowers August 14

Andy Grammer August 21


Dawes August 31

Lebanon NH, Thursdays

Front Porch Concert Series
Location
Concerts are held each Thursday night starting July 3 through August 21, beginning at 6:30pm on Colburn Park located across from Lebanon City Hall at 51 N. Park St., Lebanon, NH.

Rain Location
First Congregational Church at 10 South Park Street Lebanon, NH 03766.

2025 Schedule
July 3 - The Flames
July 10 - John Lackard Blues Band
July 17 - Kyle Chadburn & The Earthbound Spirits
July 24 - TBA
July 31 - TBA
August 7 - TBA
August 14 - Katie Dobbins
August 21 - TBA

Woodstock VT, Fridays
This year’s 2025 Music by the River Lineup runs Fridays at 6pm from July 11 through August 22 and promises something for everyone:
July 11 The Cash Box Kings – Old-time Southern blues

July 18 Amber Rubarth – Award-winning singer-songwriter

July 25 Lakou Mizik – high energy Haitian roots and soul

Aug 1 Tuck & Patti – Globally acclaimed jazz/pop duo

Aug 8 The Clements Brothers – A modern-day Simon & Garfunkel

Aug 15 Jay Nash – Local legend and longtime favorite

Aug 22 Locals Open Mic – Celebrating the rich talent of our community, both known and soon-to-be-known

Make a DONATION


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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