Bellows Falls News

The menu for the week of May 27 through 31 at the Bellows Falls Senior Center is as follows: Tuesday: Sweet and sour chicken breast, rice pilaf with vegetables, broccoli florets, whole wheat bread, and carrot cake with frosting.

The Village Board of Trustees has warned a special meeting for late June to give voters the chance to vote on another budget after rejecting the proposed one this week.

According to a press release from the Hinsdale Police Department, at about noon, the Brattleboro Police Department attempted to stop the driver of a stolen vehicle, who sped away, crossing the Connecticut River into Hinsdale.

The Rockingham Free Public Library Board of Trustees decided at a meeting Wednesday to try to utilize the community space of a former local bank for the library's services while the building's renovation is completed.

Residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to re-elect Village President Roger Riccio, who defeated former President Lance Allen and current Trustee Deborah Wright.

For the last time ever, Peter vanWageningen helped a group of students to a major checkpoint on the road to success.

On May 13, Betty Bashaw, of Walpole, N.H., was cited for burglary for assisting Jacob McAllister, 21, of Westminster, commit a burglary at Kenneth Beebee's plumbing and heating business in Westminster on Jan.

The Rockingham Free Public Library Board of Trustees voted Saturday to close the building until the end of July after it learned its previous vote was unsatisfactory.

After years of debate, Dummerston Selectboard has approved a plan that details the town's response in the event of an emergency at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.

The Rockingham Finance Director told the village's trustees any community in the state would be envious of Bellows Falls' tax delinquency rates.

On April 14, the Bellows Falls Police Department received a complaint of a retail theft at J&H Hardware in The Square.

The Conway School of Design and Architecture held a "crowd-sourcing" workshop with Wilmington residents Tuesday night, to collect input on a land design master plan for the downtown area.

The "Circus Terrificus" will be presented at the Bellows Falls Opera House on Saturday, May 25, sponsored by the Women's Community Club of Grafton.

The Rockingham Free Public Library will not reopen immediately after closing tomorrow for the clearing of asbestos, the library trustees decided Monday.

On May 1, Vermont State Police received a complaint of a burglary from Brookline Road.

The menu for the week of May 13 through 17 at the Bellows Falls Senior Center is as follows: The Senior Center serves Rockingham, Westminster, Grafton, Athens, North Walpole, N.H., and Walpole, N.H. Senior visitors from other surrounding towns are welcome.

A recent editorial in the Reformer discussed the reporting of news, both good and bad, in Bellows Falls.

The Brattleboro Police Department is currently investigating a burglary that took place at the Stop and Go Lube located on Putney Road in Brattleboro.

James R. Lafayette, 21, pleaded guilty this week in Windham Superior Court Criminal Division to two counts of larceny from a person, one count of simple assault and one count of disorderly conduct.

And Vermont is no exception, as both Brattleboro and Bellows Falls plan to be involved in commemorating the day and celebrating Windham County's proud history of locomotion Saturday.