Guest Essay: Meeting Our Housing Challenge
This essay is condensed from articles written by Kevin Geiger, Senior Planner at Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission, and first published in the Vermont…
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Equal Access to Broadband
Access to broadband is critical for Vermont families with students and ten percent of Vermont households with school-aged children cannot…
Help Fund a New Upper Valley Winery
The Local Crowd Upper Valley is at it again! Our newest crowdfunding campaign will support La Collina Vineyards in Barnard,…
Awesome RAIN PLAN for the July 2 First Friday!
This next Light River Junction: First Fridays with WRIF, come out of yourself for a night of drag, burlesque, music,…
June 4 “Light River Junction”: A Night to Remember
The June 4 “Light River Junction: First Fridays with WRIF,” subtitled “A Night to Remember,” promises more of the social,…
Community Loan Funds 101 (4/27/21)
The New Hampshire and Vermont Community Loan Funds are a homegrown solution for investing in our communities, energy independence, and…
Putting Your Money to Work Locally: Investing Clubs 101 (4/15/21)
Interested in investing locally but don’t want to do it alone? Investment clubs pool money to collectively invest in local…
Banking Locally: The Easiest Way to Invest in Your Community
Financial Institutions that are rooted in the Upper Valley invest in our communities! Local Focus: Unlike larger banks that may take…
Vermont Everyone Eats Serves Its One-Millionth Meal!
On Thursday, April 29, Vermont Everyone Eats, an innovative COVID-19 response program, is celebrating 1 million restaurant meals served to…
Energy Resources for Businesses
Energy Help for Vermont Businesses Vermont businesses are eligible for multiple incentives from Efficiency Vermont, including HVAC, lighting, equipment, project…
“Light River Junction” Kicks Off May 7 with “Toons and Tones”
The celebratory summer series Light River Junction First Fridays with WRIF kicks off May 7 with a fantastic line-up called…