PUTNEY, Vt. — Twilight Music continues its 21st Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, folk/rock, world beat, jazz, pop, and Zydeco summer concerts on Sunday, Aug. 4 with The Emily Margaret Band. The seven-concert series continues every other Sunday through Aug. 18. All concerts begin at 6 p.m.[Read More…]
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VCF grants $130,000 for 2024 Flood Relief
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Vermont Community Foundation has distributed $130,000 in immediate relief funds to assist communities that were turned upside down by the flooding that ripped through the state two weeks ago. The grants are helping with clean-up, shelter, food and also funding local long-term recovery groups as they[Read More…]
Organizations encouraged to apply for Digital Equity Program
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) is encouraging organizations in Vermont to apply for the Digital Equity Competitive Program to fund programs that ensure communities have the access to devices and the skills needed to fully participate in the digital world, regardless of their background or circumstances. Under[Read More…]
Heroes Cup Baseball in Manchester Aug. 3
CONCORD, N.H. — Police personnel and fire personnel from across New Hampshire will take to the diamond at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester this Saturday, Aug. 3 at 1:35 p.m. This will mark the 13th annual contest between law enforcement and firefighters since this game began in 2011 originally as[Read More…]
Meeting reviews Town Plan, ordinances
By LAYLA KALINEN Eagle Times Staff BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — On July 23, 2024, the Rockingham Selectboard had a public hearing on the updated Town Plan. The town plan, updated every eight years, posed some questions for board members and citizens. At the beginning of each chapter are aspirations, outlined[Read More…]
Vermont star shines thanks to Shriners Children’s New England
Grace was born prematurely at 33 weeks. She was a warrior from the start, defying the odds from day one. Grace is the youngest of three children. She lives with her parents, Juston and Amanda, and her older siblings, Hannah, 11, and Kaleb, 16. In September 2020, after missing key[Read More…]
The Sweetback Sisters at Next Stage on Aug. 2
PUTNEY, Vt. — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present country swing sextet The Sweetback Sisters at Next Stage on Friday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Centered around the charismatic, airtight harmonies of Emily Miller and Zara Bode, The Sweetback Sisters mix compelling originals and unexpected interpretations of country[Read More…]
AG Clark sues Evernorth, CVS, affiliates for driving up prescription costs
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Attorney General Charity Clark has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers Evernorth (owner of Express Scripts) and CVS as well as nearly two dozen affiliated entities for unfairly and deceptively driving up prescription drug prices in Vermont. Pharmacy benefit managers (sometimes referred to as “PBMs”) are[Read More…]
Officials eye December completion date for community center
By BOB MARTIN Eagle Times Staff NEWPORT, N.H. — While it has been in the works for more than three decades, the community center in Newport is coming into form structurally, with officials eying a December completion date. On Monday afternoon, Newport Recreation Director PJ Lovely Jr. led a tour[Read More…]
Moose hunting permit winners are drawn
Eagle Times Staff MONTPELIER, Vt. — The winners of Vermont’s 2024 moose hunting permits were determined Wednesday, July 17, at a lottery drawing at the Fish and Wildlife office in Montpelier. The drawing is done by a random sort of applications that were submitted by the June 19 deadline. As[Read More…]
