Residents of Washington County smoke more, weigh more and are less active than their peers across the state. According to the County Health Ranking and Roadmaps program, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Washington County ranks in the bottom third of the state in terms [...]
Happy Birthday Eva Moffitt
Granville resident Eva Moffitt celebrated her 100th birthday at the Holbrook Adult Home Tuesday, as residents and staff members feted her for a full century of life in the Slate Valley. Born in Manchester, Vt., Moffitt said she moved to Granville with older sister Fanny Stockwell and her parents before she was old enough to [...]
Blood donors will have an opportunity to help avert a blood shortage
Blood donors will have an opportunity to help avert a blood shortage on Friday, Oct. 29, during an American Red Cross blood drive at the Green Mountain College Whithey Student Center in Poultney from noon to 5 p.m. Donors of all blood types are needed. Potential donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh [...]
You have to love it
Scott can’t stop working At 80 years old, Angelo Scott says he can’t ever imagine retiring. Ever.






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 [...]