Townshend News

Effie Bartlett Chamberlin loved her work at Grace Cottage Hospital. So much so that she worked tirelessly at the facility for almost half a century, waking up each morning looking forward to her job.

Learn about the craft of quilting with Arline Hay. Friday, July 10. 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Public Library.

It may be the first full weekend of summer, but there's going to be a spring-like whitewater release this weekend on the West River, thanks to the Ball Mountain Dam.

A Townshend landmark, Harmonyville Store reopened on June 4 with two fresh faces behind the counter.

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

Windham County has become ground zero in the state's fight against the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that has destroyed forests from South Carolina to New Jersey.

Windham County hospitals received high scores this week from the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration.

Three Windham County towns are among the 19 Vermont municipalities sharing more than $85,000 in grants to improve voting sites for disabled residents.

A humble Roger Allbee received the annual Agricultural Leadership Award in recognition of his lifetime of contributions to the state's agricultural heritage on Friday night.

TOWNSHEND, Vt. - When the monthly unemployment figures come out Friday, Greg Noel will go from collecting government statistics to becoming one.

Brattleboro Area Men's Drop In Group: 7-9 p.m. May 31, Hooker-Dunham Building, 139 Main St., second floor, Brattleboro.

The Leland and Gray Players offer Frankenstein, their last production of the year; their first production in L and G's recently renovated Dutton Gymnasium in Townshend.

Pamela Taylor AGE: 56 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Townshend, VT. Justin Taylor AGE: 25 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Townshend, VT.

Tuesday: Town Arts Committee, 3 p.m., Hanna Cosman Meeting Room, Ste. 211, Municipal Center, 230 Main St.

On the corner of Route 30, just after passing through Townshend, sits a tiny and unassuming building with a small sign out front urging passers-by to stop in for a bite to eat.

Robert DuGrenier and Zachary Wickham will be demonstrating the art of glassblowing during the 17th annual Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend May 23-24. The artists will be working on a commissioned lighting sculpture for a new Tiffany and Co.

Spinning your wheels has a negative connotation, but on Saturday, spinning your wheels will be a great way to raise money for breast and ovarian cancer research.

A mother and her infant twins escaped serious injury Monday morning after a rollover crash on Route 35 near the Athens/Townshend town line.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Kendra Wood AGE: 24 SEAT BELT? Unknown CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Athens, VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 1996 Toyota T-100 pickup DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Total loss INJURIES V#1/Kendra Wood/Unknown Injuries 2-infants/ approx.

DOVER Monday: School Board, annual report at 6:30 p.m., regular meeting at 7 p.m., at Dover Elementary School.