Bellows Falls News

The Rockingham Finance Director told the village's trustees any community in the state would be envious of Bellows Falls' tax delinquency rates.

On April 14, the Bellows Falls Police Department received a complaint of a retail theft at J&H Hardware in The Square.

The Conway School of Design and Architecture held a "crowd-sourcing" workshop with Wilmington residents Tuesday night, to collect input on a land design master plan for the downtown area.

The "Circus Terrificus" will be presented at the Bellows Falls Opera House on Saturday, May 25, sponsored by the Women's Community Club of Grafton.

The Rockingham Free Public Library will not reopen immediately after closing tomorrow for the clearing of asbestos, the library trustees decided Monday.

On May 1, Vermont State Police received a complaint of a burglary from Brookline Road.

The menu for the week of May 13 through 17 at the Bellows Falls Senior Center is as follows: The Senior Center serves Rockingham, Westminster, Grafton, Athens, North Walpole, N.H., and Walpole, N.H. Senior visitors from other surrounding towns are welcome.

A recent editorial in the Reformer discussed the reporting of news, both good and bad, in Bellows Falls.

The Brattleboro Police Department is currently investigating a burglary that took place at the Stop and Go Lube located on Putney Road in Brattleboro.

James R. Lafayette, 21, pleaded guilty this week in Windham Superior Court Criminal Division to two counts of larceny from a person, one count of simple assault and one count of disorderly conduct.

And Vermont is no exception, as both Brattleboro and Bellows Falls plan to be involved in commemorating the day and celebrating Windham County's proud history of locomotion Saturday.

The Rockingham Selectboard had a 2012 bridge inspection summary explained at Tuesday's meeting by Everett Hammond of Hammond Engineering.

Vermont is unique among the states as still holding a Village/Town Meeting Day. Nowadays, it's followed by a Voting Day to elect officers and perhaps some articles, but do not be confused.

On April 24, the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Brenda M. Barbour, of Saxtons River, for driving under the influence.

Questions and confusion linger about the Rockingham Free Public Library's immediate future following a heated special meeting of the facility's board of trustees Monday.

On April 28, the Vermont State Police responded to a home on Whitney Road for the report of a burglary.

There is a possibility the Rockingham Free Public Library Board of Trustees may lay off its employees for at least two months while contractors work on the building's renovation.

The company tasked with "buttoning up" the Rockingham Free Public Library, after a problem with the general contractor brought progress to a halt, has been chosen to complete the renovation project.

The village's police chief was invited to a joint meeting of the Rockingham Selectboard and the Bellows Falls Village Board of Trustees to address the members' concerns about drug problems in the village and his own disappointment with an article that appeared in a Massachusetts newspaper.

Kim Bovill spent a lot of time volunteering when her teaching job at the River Valley Technical Center was eliminated due to budget cuts last year.