For 30 years, John Carroll’s gravestone rested facedown in the grass of Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, unrecognized and unreadable. But thanks to a project by Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, the sun once again shines upon the face of the 87-year-old stone. Earlier this summer the church began to make a series of [...]
Looking back over 2011
Think back to Jan. 1, 2010. The year was starting with new promise. Jay Niles was the village mayor and the parishioners of St. Mary’s Catholic Church were anxiously awaiting a new pastor. We had no idea just how wild the year’s weather would be. People in West Pawlet regularly shopped at Dutchie’s Store, patrons [...]
McPhee’s celebrate 60th Anniversary
Robert and Catherine McPhee were the guests of honor at a weekend family gathering in Wells, Maine to celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary. The happy couple was married on October 13, 1951 at Our Lady of Angels Church in Whitehall. The maid of honor was Lorraine Gurney, sister of the bride; the best man was [...]
Apple pie for breakfast? Yup, in Middletown Springs, Vt.
Pie. It’s what’s for breakfast Shake off the winter and indulge yourself at the Middletown Springs Public Library as they host ‘Pie for Breakfast.’ The event takes place from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 5 and everyone is welcome. The cost is $6 for adults, with kids 4-12 $4 and kids under four [...]
St. Mary’s welcomes Father Joe
St. Mary’s is buzzing with activity these days. Parishioners zip in and out of the doors as they help the Rev. Joseph Arockiasamy (pronounced A-row-ki-sa-mi) get settled on Bulkley Avenue. Someone is helping to clean the kitchen; another parishioner helps by taking cardboard boxes to be recycled, and still another is taking out the garbage [...]







VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]