Independents Month Staycation Giveaway
This July, take an Upper Valley Staycation! Looking for some inspiration?Take an Upper Valley Adventure, five curated itineraries around the…
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Support Peanuts Pet Store
Peanuts Dog Treats envisions a community where all animals are given an equal opportunity to live a long happy life…
Upper Valley Everyone Eats Extended into 2023
Thanks to a $1.3 million allocation included by Vermont legislators in the final version of bill S.11, signed by Governor…
27 New Graduates of Leadership Upper Valley
Leadership Upper Valley graduation in Quechee, VT, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Copyright 2022 Rob Strong (L-R) Leon Dunkley and…
Getting Around: “Close to nature and closer to the world”
We northern New Englanders drive more per capita than most other Americans, and transportation is our biggest producer of greenhouse…
Housing Breakfast (6/02/22)
The Vital Communities Housing Breakfast took place Thursday, June 2, 7:30 to 9 am, at the Hilton Garden Inn. Housing…
The Local Crowd Upper Valley: Building Regional Prosperity and Resilience
Published in the Newport Times Locally owned businesses are the lifeblood of a community, paying local salaries, taxes, and material…
Attend Our Housing Breakfast on June 2
The Upper Valley faces a long-standing housing crisis that’s grown substantially worse during the pandemic. On June 2, housing leaders…
May 2022 Local Energy Showcase
15th Annual Upper Valley Energy Committee Roundtable On May 12, 2022, Vital Communities hosted a virtual Local Energy Showcase featuring…
House-hunting with Energy Efficiency in Mind
If you’re an Upper Valley home-seeker who is lucky enough to have found a home to purchase in this tight…
Heat pumps are here to stay
By Rebecca Bailey, Vital Communities For Valley News Enterprise, April 14, 2022 Reprinted with permission Imagine a refrigerator that increased threefold…
Let’s Quest!
The weather is warming, the buds are bursting, and the calendar is turning to May — it’s time to go…