Joyce Ellen Poginy   Joyce Ellen Poginy, 85, of Newport, died on October 27, 2026, in Newport.  She was born on December 15, 1940, in Newport Center to Adelor and Ila (Moore) Poginy. During her early years, she worked at Selbar Weaving in Newport and at a factory in Connecticut. In later years she became a caregiver, first in Jacksonville, Florida, where she found her way to client’s homes without GPS. She moved back to the area and continued working […]

Low income families search for cheaper alternatives to heating oil as prices jump  WILMINGTON—Sue Spengler, manager of Deerfield Valley Community Cares, comes home in the evening to a blinking answering machine. She expects several messages from residents seeking home heating assistance. “I’m already beside myself,” she said. It’s only October, and already 26 people have requested heating assistance, more than she normally receives during the month.

Jon Hurdle Whitingham is seeking a construction bond to fund the replacement of their aging and obsolete town garage. WHITINGHAM—Voters on Tuesday will be asked to approve a $4.2 million bond to pay for a new highway department garage that would be almost twice the size of the current one. The current garage on Route 100, adjacent to Twin Valley Middle High School, is in poor condition and is too small for even the current fleet of trucks to park there, said Whitingham Selectboard Admi

Get to the polls on November 3 and Vote! Previews in this week’s issue are for Grafton 5 and NH Executive Council District 2.

This fall, the local event series "Hollywood, VT" is staging two unique events in Brattleboro. The first is a largely unrehearsed live screenplay reading of Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film The Trouble with Harry. A couple weeks later, they'll screen Hitchcock's film followed by an audience Q&A.

Jon Hurdle Traffic was reduced to one lane on East Main Street in Wilmington during daytime hours for much of the summer. Sidewalk, paving, and water projects may start next year; bridge replacement looms in 2029 WILMINGTON—If you thought the traffic delays were bad in Wilmington over the last five months, they’re shaping up to be even worse over the next three years.

A look at current cultural events, including an international film festival and new public art.

Facilitator urges unity ahead of required recommendation on whether to merge districts  BRATTLEBORO—A committee tasked with recommending possible mergers among six southern Vermont school districts deferred a decision on how to allocate votes between different-sized districts based on their student populations.

Matthew Barlow WILMINGTON—In Wilmington’s former fire house, Matthew Barlow is getting ready to welcome his first local clients who are seeking help with substance use disorders. On Monday, October 26, Barlow will officially open the Wilmington branch of Turning Point, a Brattleboro-based group that works with addicted people who want to reclaim their lives, and want the help of an expert group to do so.

WARDSBORO—A Wardsboro man was charged with domestic assault and three related charges after handling a shotgun in the presence of his fiancee and police officers, leading to an eight-hour standoff and the overnight closure of a section of Route 100.