WESTMINSTER STATION â 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 weekâs 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 âtight cluster,â but cold temperatures can spell doom, months in advance, for any crop. In 10 days, weather willing, he said, there will be âpetal fallâ signaling the apple crop has been pollinated.
Russell Allen, apple man, celebrates 90 years
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DUMMERSTON â A relative newcomer to Dummerston is challenging a longtime resident and longtime member of the Select Board at March Town Meeting.
Current Select Board Chairman Zeke Goodband is being challenged for his three-year seat by Todd Davidson, who moved to town in 2018 with his family.
Goodband, 67, who lives on Houghton Road, had a long career as the orchardist at area orchards, including Scott Farm and Alysonâs Orchards, and now works for other orchards.
Davidson, 56, moved to Dummerston in October 2018. He is the contract capture manager for General Dynamics Information Technology, and works remotely from his home.