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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 1:47pm meganj By:  Christopher Ross Developers are hoping to break ground for Bristol’s Firehouse Apartments by the end of this year. The 20-unit neighborhood of mostly affordable housing will be located just east of the fire station on land that Evernorth (formerly Housing Vermont) and the Addison County Community Trust are purchasing from Bristol-based Stoney Hill Properties LLC. Image courtesy Evernorth SAMANTHA DUNN, EVERNORTH KEVIN HARPER, STONEY HILL PROPERTIES BRISTOL — Someday in the not-too-distant future, a few dozen Bristol reside...

Group again hopes to turn former Elks Lodge in Hartford into community center Modified: 4/9/2021 10:00:08 PM HARTFORD VILLAGE — A church-affiliated community group is making another bid for nearly $44,000 of federal funding that it says will help renovate the historic former Elks Lodge and turn it into a secular community center. A planning grant application from the Cornerstone Community Center — which is affiliated with the non-denominational Christian church Praise Chapel — will go in front of the Vermont Community Development Program on Tuesday. The Hartford Selectboard approved a...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Groundworks Collaborative is coming close to concluding a major construction project at 54 South Main St., where its seasonal overflow shelter and other services will soon be based. “We’ve really made excellent progress on the new building,” said Josh Davis, executive director of Groundworks. “We couldn’t do it without the generous support of the town, our supporters at large, our donors in the community. We’re excited to have a grand opening at some point when it’s safe to do so.”...