When vandals damaged 200 gravestones at the historic Village Cemetery in Bennington last weekend, Tom Giffin immediately reached out to the town about how he could help. Giffin, of Rutland, is president of Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA), a volunteer organization founded in 1958 to restore and preserve neglected, damaged, and abandoned cemeteries in Vermont. The organization will help repair the overturned and broken stones when its annual work season begins in May 2023. Tending to gravestones is at the heart of VOCA’s mission. -VOCA President Tom Giffin works with a group of volunteers at Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington. Between last…
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Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market 2025–2026 Season
The Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market returns for its 20th season starting Saturday, November 1st, 2025, at the Winston Prouty Campus....
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October 23, 2025
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