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Two-man play at Highland Center of the Arts

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Highland Center for the Arts presents the two-man comedy Jerry & Ed on the Highland Center for the Arts’ Main Stage on Saturday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 24, at 3 p.m. Featuring the words of playwright and performer Steve Henderson, Jerry & Ed is... More »

Lunchbox returns with summer food service program

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The Lunchbox meal program is back. Starting on Wednesday, June 20, the Lunchbox will serve ten weeks of free meals to kids 18 and under throughout the summer. Breakfast is served from 8 to 10 a.m. and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free meals wil... More »

Tree identification book identifies tree species

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The Arbor Day Foundation’s book What Tree Is That? is available for a $5 donation to the nonprofit tree planting organization. What Tree Is That? is an identification guide that features hand-drawn botanical illustrations highlighting the distinctive character... More »

Lake Region students attend leadership seminar

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Lake Region Union High School sophomores Ella Stevens and Mara Duquette attended the 2018 Hugh O’Brien Leadership (HOBY) seminar at St. Michael’s college. The HOBY vision is to motivate and empower young individuals to make a positive difference in global soci... More »

Elks club awards local students

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The Elks club recently held their drug awareness poster competition. Charleston Elementary School hosted two winners. Fourth-grader Ella Romero won at the local level, and received a cash prize. Third-grader Christopher Plankey won at the state level, receivin... More »

Free art camps for kids and teens

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For the third year, Greater Barton Arts (GBA) will hold free art classes for students. The classes, which focus on drawing and painting, will occur in collaboration with the Old Stone House Museum’s Time Traveler’s Camp, which this year will feature heritage a... More »

Barton Public Library plant and seedling sale

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Donate extra plants to the community seed exchange for the Barton Library’s annual plant and seedling sale on Saturday, June 30, as part of the Barton townwide yard sale. The set-up will be on the lawn of the Barton library that morning, and donations, marked ... More »

Amish prepare benefit dinner

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There will be an Amish benefit dinner on Friday, June 15, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., at the grammar school/Grange Hall now located at 1569 Prospect Hill in Brownington.  The public is invited to enjoy a homecooked barbecue chicken dinner with baked beans, cold salad... More »

Variety show will benefit store project in Albany

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The Great Albany Variety Show on Saturday, June 9, will benefit efforts to open the store in Albany Village. The public is invited to pile the whole family into the car, horse cart, or sidecar, and come out for an evening of local entertainment. There will be ... More »

June 1 deadline nears for margin protection program

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Vermont dairy farmers are strongly encouraged to push the pencil and closely look at the Milk Margin Protection Program by June 1. The USDA program received upgrades in 2018. “The improved Margin Protection Program could be a significant net financial benefit ... More »