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Green Up activities around Windham County

Here's a list of what towns in Windham County are doing on Green Up Day, and whom to contact if you want more information:

Athens: Lynn Morgan, 802-869-2227 or jelpmorgan@yahoo.com. Leave full bags and large debris along roadsides for pick up.

Brattleboro: Brattleboro Subaru, 1234 Putney Rd., (Bag pickup and drop-off); Robin Rieske, 802-275-7232 or rabiah@sover.net. Bags available on Green Up Day from 8 a.m. to noon at Brattleboro Food Co-op, Brattleboro Subaru, and Pliny Park.

Brookline: David Jones, 802-365-0170 or jdavidjones@mac.com. Bags available at the Town Office prior to Green Up Day. Leave full bags along roadsides for pickup.

Dover: Lori O'Hern, 802-464-5386 or lohern@doverschool.net. Meet at Dover School beginning at 9 a.m. for bags and route assignments. Instead of lunch this year, doughnuts and refreshments will be available when you pick up bags. Leave tied bags on roadsides for pickup by the town road crew on Monday morning.

Dummerston: Mark Brown, 802-258-0832 or markwbrown@juno.com. Meet at 9 a.m. at Dummerston Congregational Church in Dummerston Center. Bring picnic lunch to eat on the Common. Drop bags off at the Common.

Grafton: Grafton Improvement Association, giagrafton@vemontel.net. Bags can be picked up at the Town Office and then brought to the dumpster at the Town Garage, where ice cream will await volunteers.

Guilford: Elly Majonen: 802-257-4067 or ellymajonen@yahoo.com. Bags available at Broad Brook Grange from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sign in, then bring full bags to the Grange Hall until 5 p.m. No tires accepted. Refreshments all day.

Halifax: Patricia Dow, Halifax Town Office, 802-368-7390 or halifax@myfairpoint.net, and Hope Phelan, 802-368-2070 or hope.rathnam@gmail.com. Bags available at Town Clerk's office prior to Green Up Day, or 10 a.m. to noon at the Halifax School on Green Up Day. Return full bags to the rear parking lot of the school. Refreshments served.

Jamaica: Pat Meulemans, 802-297-9886 or patmeulemans@myfairpoint.net and Sara Wiswall, 802-874-4681 or jamaicatownclerk@svcable.net. Bags available at the Town Office and Transfer Station. Bring bags to the Transfer Station from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Green Up Day.

Londonderry: Chief Jeff Duda, Champion Fire Company, 802-375-3650 or jduda121c1@gmail.com. Pick up bags at People's United Bank, Clark's IGA, Town Office, or the transfer station. Drop off on Green Up Day to town trucks at the Mill parking area, South Londonderry Fire Station, or the transfer station.

Marlboro: Sarah RobbGrieco, 802-257-1229 or scgrieco@hotmail.com, or Marlboro Town Office, 802-254-2181. Bags available at Town Office and Elementary School. Town map in glass case outside Town Office; highlight where you will Green Up. Leave bags along roadsides.

Newfane: Gloria Cristelli, 802-221-0536 or cristellig@gmail.com. Bags are available at the Town Office and the Newfane Market. Full bags should be left visible on the side of the road for pickup early Monday morning by the road crew.

Putney: Johnathan Johnson, 802-387-5862 or Clerk@putneyvt.org. A town truck will be parked at the usual spot next to Town Hall through Monday morning. On Green Up Day, beginning at 8 a.m., bags will be available all day. Take only what you need. Put full bags in back of truck.

Rockingham: Guy Payne, 869-2600 or gpaynevt@gmail.com, or Amy Howlett, 802-899-3965 or amy.howlett41@gmail.com. Bags available at Rockingham Town Hall in Bellows Falls. Bags can be dropped off at the Recycling and Solid Waste Center or the Saxtons River Volunteer Fire Department, and Town Garages in Bellows Falls and Rockingham.

Stratton: Lorraine Weeks-Newell, 802-896-6272 or syrup715@yahoo.com, or Helen Eddy, 802-896-6054. Town Hall will be open 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. for bag pickup and road routes. Coffee, juice, and doughnuts for Green Uppers. Leave bags along roadside, but let the Town Hall know of are larger or hazardous items.

Townshend: Heidi Russ, 802-365-7506 or hruss@townshendschool.org, or Carley Sanderson, 802-874-7162 or cbcjrsand@aol.com. Bags available at Town Office from 9 a.m. to noon on Green Up Day. Bring bags back to the town truck on the Townshend Green or to the dump. Bags and snacks will be available on Green Up Day from 9 a.m. to noon on the green.

Vernon: Hannah Rosinski, 802-380-1513 or hpalmiter@gmail.com. Meet at Recreation Center shelter at 9 a.m. Pick roads and go out. Refreshments and gloves provided. Come back for lunch at noon. Leave bags along roadsides.

Wardsboro: John Densmore, 802-896-6178 or johnden@sover.net. Meet 8 a.m. at Town Office. Homemade doughnuts, coffee, cider, fruit for volunteers. Bring bags to the transfer station; do not leave on roadsides.

West Brattleboro: Peggy Frehsee, 257-5593 or peggy@frehsee.com. Meet on the Village Green in front of Fire Station 2 in West Brattleboro at 9 a.m. Refreshments from 9 a.m. to noon. Leave bags along roadsides and curbs. No tires or bulky waste; avoid pickups from rivers and streams.

Westminster: Susan Harlow, 802-722-3373 or sjharlow@myfairpoint.net, Karen Astley, 802-722-4255 or assistant@westminstervt.org. Bags available at Westminster West Library and Town Hall. Leave large items on roadsides with Green Up bag attached for Monday pickup.

Whitingham: Aysha and Todd Wahlstrom, 802-368-2807 or aysha@ayshapeltz.com. Bags will be left out for individual pickup by participants at Town Hill Park at 9 a.m. A sign will offer some directions. Wear gloves (and mask if you plan to gather in a group). No barbecue this year.

Wilmington: Kathy Larsen, 802-464-2263 or kdlarsen@myfairpoint.net, or Rebecca Sweeney, 802-464-2017 or beccadavid@myfairpoint.net. Bags and route assignments will be available on May 30 at the entrance to Buzzy Towne Park on South Main Street from 9 to 11 a.m. Coordinators will be there, and social distancing procedures will be in place. Lunch will not be available this year.

Windham: Ellen McDuffie, 802-874-4211 or eflockwood@aol.com, windham.town@gmail.com. Pick up bags at Town Office at 9 a.m.; coffee and snacks for volunteers available. Leave full bags along roadsides for town crew to pick up.

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