Theater Theatre

It seems that the work done recently to the Ellis building was merely to close it up and stabilize it, and that now the Town of Springfield is in the middle of a bidding process to have the interior construction commence.

EPA alters eligibility of 'clunkers' trade-ins

A woman shops for a car at Springfield Auto Mart in Springfield, Vt., a dealer for Buick, Pontiac and GMC. Above her is a car that was dumped in a dumpster as a visual promotion for the government cash-for-clunkers program.

Man denies guilt in third DUI charge

A Springfield man's Independence Day celebration has left him facing his third charge of drunken driving.

Valley News expands

Valley News Publisher Mark Travis says the people of Claremont, Springfield and neighboring towns had a simple message ...
"Hundreds of phone calls from people saying they want daily local news coverage. And we were taken aback by how many calls we started getting and continue to be taken aback."

SAPCC program meets high requirements

The Family, Infant and Toddler Program at the Springfield Area Parent Child Center, was recently determined to meet requirements of the highest possible category set forth by the Federal Government.

Resident Ducks Explore New Territories

This fellow was seen yesterday having a walkabout in front of the grocery store and Von Bargen's Jewelry store in the Springfield Shopping Plaza.

New Playground

The effort Saturday morning to assemble the New Playground at the Union Street School was a rousing success!

Shrine football talent on showcase

All those weapons being talked about in the Vermont Shrine camp were on display in Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage as the team continued to prepare for the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, the annual all-star football game to be played Aug. 1 at Windsor's MacLeay-Royce Field.

Town of Cornish, N.H. clear in failed rescue

A judge has cleared the town of Cornish, N.H., of wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who drowned in 2006 when an airboat sank during a rescue attempt after she had slipped and fell on a Connecticut River dock in Springfield.

Town secures two new elementary principals

With one candidate coming from 2,000 miles away and the other with 20 years experience in the District, the Springfield School Board appointed a pair of new elementary principals Monday night.

Jail guards: Military service cost jobs

At least three temporary correctional officers at the state prison in Springfield say they were denied promotions to permanent jobs because of their pending deployment to Afghanistan with the Vermont National Guard.

National Guard members say they were denied promotions at Springfield prison

Several members of the Vermont National Guard who were working as temporary corrections officers at the state prison in Springfield, say they were systematically denied permanent jobs because of their upcoming deployment.

K.C. learns new tricks

Earlier this year, Sandra Anderson had a full hip replacement and needed to undergo intensive rehabilitation to be able to walk again. The problem was that Anderson is blind and uses a guide dog.

Video: Saving the American chestnut

A local couple is going to extreme lengths to save chestnut trees from extinction

SAPCC Scholastic Book Fair

The Springfield Area Parent Child Center will host a Scholastic Book Fair Thursday, July 30th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, July 31st from 9 a.m. to noon and Saturday, August 1st from 9 a.m. to noon.

Vermont jobless rate down slightly

Among the state's 17 labor market areas, Hartford posted the lowest June unemployment rate at 3.8 percent. Springfield's unemployment rate was 8 percent, down 0.4 percent from May; Bennington's unemployment rate held steady at 8.2 percent; Middlebury was unchanged at 6.7 percent.

Five Crazy Days for Chestnuts

A Perkinsville couple rush to pollinate two chestnut trees in Springfield, hoping to coax the blighted branches to produce nuts for another year or two before succumbing to the fungus that has decimated the once-plentiful hardwood.

Couple works to save ailing American chestnut tree

Dr. Randy Knight usually spends his days in a hospital emergency room, tending to patients. But early Friday morning, as the fog hung low in Spencer Hollow, Knight was busy tending to a different kind of patient: the ailing American chestnut tree.

Hippo Press considers Claremont weekly

Manchester-based Hippo Press is exploring the possibility of publishing a weekly newspaper called "The Claremont Compass". Coverage will focus on Claremont, N.H., Springfield, VT and a few neighboring communities.

Audio: Towns struggle with loss of Eagle Times

A week after the Claremont Eagle Times closed suddenly and filed for bankruptcy, people are wondering who will fill the void, and why the end came so suddenly.

Eagle-Times may return under new ownership

The former general manager of Eagle Publications said Thursday that there was a possibility the Eagle-Times of Claremont, N.H., might reopen under new ownership.

Playground planners seek volunteer group

Volunteers are needed to help erect a playground at Union Street School beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 25. At least 18 volunteers are needed to assemble the equipment.

Town proposes sign restriction

Businesses and private residents are going to have to find a new way to advertise their wares if a proposed amendment is adopted.

YourClaremontPress.com

YourClaremontPress.com was formed as Claremont, NH's online news source after the closing of the Eagle Times newspaper. We will launch officially on July 15, 2009.

Eagle Publications declares bankruptcy

It is with heavy heart and a lot of sadness that I announce that Eagle Publications Inc. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy effective today...Harvey Hill, Publisher.
Includes comments from dozens of readers.

Fair for all

The Windsor County Agricultural Fair celebrated agriculture and rural life this weekend, whether it was a traditional oxen pull or an all-terrain vehicle obstacle course or a strawberry pie contest.

Hard times claim Eagle-Times

Claremont based newspaper abruptly shuts down, leaving about 120 jobless
CLAREMONT — The Eagle-Times, a daily paper whose coverage area extended from Walpole to Lebanon, and from Newport to Vermont’s Windsor and Windham counties, published its last edition today.

Eagle Times publisher says family lost more than $1 million

Publisher Harvey Hill said the paper had been for sale through a broker for a year but no one showed interest, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported.

Video: Residents Surprised By Newspaper's Collapse

"It's too bad," said Flo-Ann Dango, of Weathersfield, Vt. "It's been here ever since we've been here, for a long, long time."

Video: Final edition for the Eagle Times

An Upper valley newspaper calls it quits. The Eagle Times has delivered newspapers to the region for decades, but Friday the paper closed down-- leaving over 100 people out of work.

Audio: Eagle Times publishes last edition

Some perspective from Mike Donoghue, executive director of the Vermont Press Association.

Eagle-Times and 2 weekly papers close doors

As one staffer put it, the Eagle ran out of Time Thursday. The Eagle-Times, a daily newspaper that served the city of Claremont and communities on both sides of the Connecticut River, published its last edition today.