Grafton News

Motivated and concerned about the trash that gathers along the Connecticut River and its tributaries, volunteers formed teams to remove garbage from the river in locations all through Windham County on Saturday and Sunday during the 13th annual Source to the Sea cleanup.

A variety of outings are planned by the Brattleboro section of the Green Mountain Club and everyone is invited to participate.

A decade ago, as she reflected on her 90 years on this earth with writer Ann McCutchan, Blanche Honneger Moyse had this to say about the adulation that often came her way: "If people love what I do, it makes me feel good, because I want them to receive the gift of music, which is a big thing.

On Sunday at 8 p.m., at the Phelps Barn at the Old Tavern at Grafton, 92 Main St., the Brattleboro Music Center and Windham Foundation present a special concert celebrating the 100th birthday of BMC founder and music pioneer Blanche Moyse.

Bellows Falls Union High School social studies teacher Craig Divis has been named Vermont Teacher of the Year for 2010.

SOAPSTONE IN VERMONT : On Wednesday at 7 p.m., come to the Rockingham Free Public Library and hear the stories soapstone has to tell us.

A proposal to open some state lands to maple syrup producers was not as sweet as officials hoped.

A local sugarmaker will soon expand his operation into the state forest. The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation announced it has awarded licenses to sugarmakers in Mount Holly, Groton and Stowe.

Lonnie Lisai, who has taken on the job of bringing Putney's historic general store back to life, is coming back to town with quite a history of his own.

The vintage village of Grafton, Vermont will once again provide the backdrop for the Exhibition at Grafton 2009, a select juried art event of original works by noted professional artists from New England and surrounding states.

The results from an experiment that started in Windham County might help the state meet its goal of providing universal broadband coverage by 2010.

SATURDAY HOURS FOR OUR PLACE: Our Place Drop-In Center's Food Shelf will be open on the third and fourth Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to noon, starting July 18.

In Brattleboro , June 1, 2009, a son, Hunter Ray Collins, to Marlaina and Jarrod Collins of Vernon; grandson to Andrea Hughes, and Sam and Karla Russo.

Since Grafton Village Cheese Co. opened its new facility in Brattleboro, staffers have noticed something missing.

Three new rock and mineral exhibits will highlight the summer season at the Vermont Museum of Mining and Minerals.

There are only two Saturdays left to drop off auction and yard sale items for Bennington Area Habitat's Third Annual Auction scheduled for Saturday, July 18, at A Safe Place self storage, located off of Route 7 in Dorset.

Featured: Paintings by Grafton artist Peter Jeziorski. Through July. Where: Corner of Bridge and Island streets, Bellows Falls.

A Townshend landmark, surrounded by Sycamore trees, Harmonyville Store reopened Thursday, June 4, with two fresh faces behind the counter.

The villages of Wardsboro will celebrate the 60th anniversary of their 4th of July Street Fair and Parade on Saturday, July 4. It is the longest continuously-run 4th of July celebration in the state.

Tickets are available now for the July 3 Vermont Symphony Orchestra open-air concert and fireworks at Grafton Ponds.