New Haven group wants to connect community

A recently formed group in New Haven is hoping to give the town’s residents more opportunities to get together, ideally without requiring an entrance fee to do so. 

Lunch hour looked a little different this Tuesday at New Haven’s Beeman Elementary School.

Two communities in the 5-town area of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro will elect new selectboard members on Town Meeting Day after a handful of incumbents decided not to run again. 

The nonprofit farm, run by co-founders Madison Berry and Jasmine Foster, is a training and adoption facility for wild horses. Berry and Foster bring the mustangs from out West to find forever homes in New England. 

The town of New Haven has entered into negotiations for the purchase of land that could one day house a new fire station for the town. 

Through a series of events this fall, New Haven residents have been making an effort to listen to and celebrate a part of the community that often goes unheard — migrant farm workers.

For the past several months the town of New Haven has embraced a program to connect with migrant farm workers in its community. It’s a model other Addison County communities might want to consider.

The library’s last storytime before a short winter break will be next Tuesday, Dec. 13. Everyone is invited to join in for stories and songs.

The town of New Haven, in collaboration with the Addison County Regional Planning Commission and Vermont Agency of Transportation, is exploring ways to make Munger Street safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Nearly a year’s worth of work relocating the New Haven train depot came to an end this week, when the 19th-century building was placed on a foundation at its new permanent home next to the town’s library.

While still in the early stages of the search, selectboard Chair John Rouleau said the need for a new station has been felt for years, as the fire department currently shares a building space with the town’s highway department.

Have fun in the fall and get to know more about migrant farmworkers in Addison County at this Oct. 1 festival.

The next phase of creating a permanent home for the New Haven Train Depot is expected to begin later this month, when crews will start pouring a foundation for the historic structure.

No people were injured in the Monday morning blaze that drew firefighters from seven departments.

The public is invited to come to a shape note service at the Union Church of New Haven Mills this Sunday, which will raise money for the restoration of the historic church.