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Rockingham's homeless must seek shelter in surrounding communities or endure winter temperatures as best they can, following a tie vote by a deadlocked Zoning Board on Nov. 22.
A majority was needed for approval of the permit for the Bellows Falls Overnight Warming Shelter.
The 3-3 vote means the shelter, which was to have opened beneath Athens Pizza at 83 Westminster St. on Nov. 1, remains in limbo.
The Overnight Warming Shelter board is scrambling to find suitable space for the shelter before the inevitable cold of winter hits.
Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc on rivers and streams in southern Vermont, leaving communities stranded, washing out roads and bridges, and destroying homes when waters rose to 100-year, and in some cases, even 500-year, flood levels. Thousands of tons of sand, gravel, and rock were washed out of roadbeds...
Of all emergency services, none depends on volunteers as much as local fire departments. In a time when volunteer fire departments still account for a majority in Windham County, two factors affect response time and the number of responders when a call comes in: the economy and recruitment. Ten...
Justin and May Lillie have taken over running Lillie Brook Farm and are learning the hard way the challenges and joys of running a 178 acre working small farm in Vermont, as four generations before them have done. Nearby, aptly named Hardscrabble Corner gives a hint of what others have experienced. Yet Justin, 33, and May, 36, are committed to raising two healthy children. Their challenges began immediately. Justin was not raised a farmer in spite of the farm having...
In spite of inclusion in the Rockingham Town Plan, and a long association with both boards in the town of Rockingham and village of Bellows Falls, the Bellows Falls Historical Society (BFHS) has found itself in the position of having to defend one of two ongoing projects currently in varying phases of completion. BFHS members say they are baffled as to the boards' sudden interest in the Wyman-Flint building, part of a group of historic structures associated with the beginning...
When a water pipe burst on Dec. 13, 2010, just above the Local History Room at the Rockingham Free Public Library, a greater disaster would have ensued were it not for the quick thinking of one librarian. Historical and reference librarian Emily Zervas had only the previous spring attended a workshop in Montpelier. The title? Emergency Response and Recovery of Wet Materials. The Vermont Emergency Team for Cultural Institutions workshop was held at the Vermont Historical Society in Montpelier. Zervas...
As housing issues rise in Windham County in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, and Vermonters prepare for winter, residents have again lodged complaints that it is inappropriate to locate an overnight homeless shelter within the village. The Greater Falls Warming Shelter (GFWS) is preparing for its second year at the location beneath Athens Pizza at 83 Westminster St.. However, the Zoning Board and Planning Commission must decide soon whether to issue a permit to reopen the shelter by Nov.
Two driving forces in food and agriculture in Vermont are celebrating seminal birthdays on Saturday, Oct. 1 - the Putney Food Co-op its 70th, and the Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) its 40th. Sustainable agriculture and the idea of neighbors feeding neighbors have played an important role in launching the healthy food movement. While the Co-op and NOFA are not directly connected, the demand for healthy food grown by local farmers is an offshoot of a movement started in Putney...
