The train may have been late, but that didn’t stop Christmas from arriving early for about 160 local children. A year after organizers were left scrambling to find toys for everyone, Sunday’s Toys for Tots event went off without a hitch. “It was a much nicer system,” said Jim Lafayette, the local coordinator for the [...]
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Tourist season better but seen as still lagging
A year after spring flooding and a depressed economy put a damper on summer tourism, local business owners say this year has been slightly better. Despite a warm and dry start to the summer and what local officials are describing as an enthusiastic response to the return of electrical services along the mooring wall on [...]
Finch and Chubb, marina to close
A pair of floods, gas prices that refuse to come down substantially, and the continuation of a depressed economy appear to have delivered the final blow to another Whitehall business. Ray Faville, owner of Lock 12 Marina and Finch and Chubb Restaurant, confirmed Monday that he and his wife Linda were closing their doors on [...]
Devil’s Bowl up for sale; likely to remain racetrack
After more than 50 years in the racing industry, C.J. Richards has had enough. Richards who owns Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt. and the Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta has put both tracks on the market and when a sale is finalized, it will bring an end to a rich history in the annals [...]
Food Shelf Needs Help This Weekend
The Poultney Chamber of Commerce is working in cooperation with the Poultney Food Shelf to re-stock the food shelf in time for the busy holiday season. Members of the Chamber of Commerce will be collecting non-perishable food items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 13, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on [...]
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