Tax collection dates set in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO - The town has set its collection dates for real estate and personal property taxes assessed upon the grand list of 2020.
These taxes are now due and payable to the town treasurer at the Treasurer's Office in the Brattleboro Municipal Center, 230 Main St., in four equal installments due Sept. 15; Nov. 16; Feb. 16, 2021; and May 17, 2021.
Interest at 1 percent per month will be charged on any overdue payment, together with any other charges provided by law.
Any real estate and personal property tax remaining unpaid at 5 p.m. on May 17, 2021 will be charged an 8-percent penalty and any other charges provided by law.
In the event of a default in the payment of any one installment, the entire amount then due becomes at once payable, and a tax lien may be filed with the Town Clerk against any personal property upon which there are overdue taxes unpaid in whole or in part, according to a news release from the treasurer's office.
RFPL now offers limited in-person access
BELLOWS FALLS - The Rockingham Free Public Library now offers half-hour library visits for library card holders.
To keep patrons and staff safe, visits will be limited to 30 minutes.
Masks must be worn at all times by everyone over age 2.
Sanitizing hands and social distancing is required.
Those age 15 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Visits aren't allowed if patrons are sick or have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19.
Limited seating is available to avoid congregating.
Copier, printer, and limited computer access are available.
When possible, households are asked to limit the number of individual patrons visiting en masse.
For safest transactions, use the RFPL's curbside service and online resources, downloadable ebooks, and audio books (OverDrive and RBdigital).
To learn more or to book a visit, visit rockinghamlibrary.org or call 802-463-4270.
Pool closes for season on Aug. 16; Rec. Dept. extends camps
BRATTLEBORO - Living Memorial Park Pool will be closing for the season on Sunday, Aug. 16.
With the start of school pushed back to Sept. 8, the Recreation & Parks Department will offer an additional week of its gymnastics camp from Aug. 17 to 21 for those 5 to 13 years old, and its day camp from Aug. 17 to 21 for those 5 to 12 years old.
A limited number of camp participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, and all registrations must be made in advance at the office (207 Main St.). No one will be permitted to register at the camp location.
Call the department office at 802-254-5808 for more details.
Anti-racism book group forms in Putney
PUTNEY - All families and community members from town are invited to participate in a special anti-racism book group.
A kick-off event for the group, a project of the town Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Putney Central School Leadership Council, will take place via Zoom on Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m.
The meeting will discuss and highlight the three books to be studied, the work by the town and the school to address structural racism, and the local work being done to build a community based on equity and inclusion.
The books are White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo; So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo; and My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Minds and Hearts, by Resmaa Menakem.
Contact Jaime Contois at 603-504-2906 to register for this Zoom meeting, for more information on the book group, or to purchase copies. Leave your phone number and email address.
The Putney Public Library has copies of each title in hardcover and as audiobooks. Contact Librarian Emily Zervas at emily@putneylibrary.org or 802-387-4407 to reserve a copy.
CCV extends Early College deadline
MONTPELIER - In response to uncertainties facing the Vermont high school class of 2021 as they plan for the future amid COVID-19, Community College of Vermont (CCV) will offer students more time and flexibility with an extra month to enroll in its Early College program.
Early College, supported by the Flexible Pathways Initiative created by state law in 2013, allows high school seniors to complete their last year of high school and first year of college simultaneously and tuition-free.
CCV will now accept applications for fall until Sept. 1.
Early College students enroll in full-time college-level coursework consisting of four or five courses in both the fall and spring semesters, and students have the option to participate in extracurricular activities at their respective high schools.
During the previous academic year, 160 students from 45 high schools participated in Early College.
CCV credits transfer seamlessly within the Vermont State Colleges System and to most other colleges in and beyond the state's borders. For more information about Early College at CCV, visit gotocollegevt.org.
Westminster Cares receives United Way grant
WESTNINSTER - Westminster Cares recently received a $1,500 grant from the United Way of Windham County's COVID-19 Response Fund.
The funds may be used to best suit the organization's needs and were given to ensure that Westminster Cares' mission of creating “opportunities for seniors and adults with disabilities to live with independence and dignity in the community” can continue throughout the pandemic.
“This grant will help us continue to adapt to safety recommendations and provide critical services such as Meals-on-Wheels and our Community Nurse without interruption,” Board President Lori Larue said in a news release.