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WESTMINSTER STATION — Russell Allen knows his apples. On Friday, he turns the ripe age of 90, but he still has the passion for the fruit that has dominated his working life. Walking with just a little hitch in his gait, Allen and his grandson Brandon Allen head out to his small home orchard to check for possible damage from this week’s cold temperatures. He heads to rows of Zestar, McIntosh and Honeycrisp, which ripen at staggered times starting in the late summer to early fall. The buds are still in what Allen calls “tight cluster,” but cold temperatures can spell doom, m...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Green Up Day is coming this Saturday, May 1. Continuing a 51-year tradition, this is the day when volunteers from all over the state pitch in to pick up trash along Vermont’s roadways. How does Green-Up Day work? Fill your bag with paper, cans, and roadside trash. With COVID in mind, volunteers are asked to wear a mask and remember social distancing. Bright clothes and facing oncoming traffic helps cars avoid you. Insect repellent, gloves and boots protect against dirt and ticks. Children should tell adults if they find medical waste....

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   SAXTONS RIVER — The Village of Saxtons River will hold its Annual Meeting Monday at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The voters will be asked to elect four trustees whose terms expire this year. Current trustees Amy Howlett, who holds a one-year term, and Matthew Brennan, who holds a two-year term, are seeking reelection. Trustees Louise Luring and Benjamin Wallace, holding two- and one-year terms respectively, are not seeking reelection. Other one-year positions up for election are moderator, village clerk, treasurer, tax collector, collector of del...

Sun April 04, 2021 - Northeast Edition Eagle Times An artist's rendering of a potential steel truss bridge on Depot Street. Project managers said the color could be chosen by the town. Obstacles to the Depot Street Bridge replacement project in Bellows Falls, Vt., have reinvigorated a community debate between replacing the bridge at its existing site or constructing an alternative, angled bridge that would shift the flow of traffic further north, an option which is favored by many economic-development proponents. Officials from the nearby Town of Rockingham and the Village of Bellows Falls l...

Green Lantern Solar - Repowering Vermont Vermont Academy Joins Net Metering Program March 10, 2021 07:35 ET | Source: Green Lantern Solar Green Lantern Solar Waterbury, Vermont, UNITED STATES WATERBURY, Vt., March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Lantern Solar and Vermont Academy are pleased to announce that Vermont Academy is now a participant in Vermont’s net metering program. Vermont Academy is located on 450 acres at the foothills of the Green Mountains in Saxtons River, Vermont and is one of Vermont’s oldest private secondar...