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Catamount Film & Arts Celebrates Fifty Years with Help from USDA
A Creative Vision to STRENGTHEN THE ARTSSince 1975, Catamount Film & Arts (CA) in St. Johnsbury, VT has embraced the mission of providing people affordable access to quality arts engagement in the Northeast Kingdom (NEK), an underserved region designated in 2000 as one of… [Read More]
Vermont and New Hampshire
Newport, NH Builds a Place for Residents to Gather and Play
The Journey Begins with a COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONThe various elements that enable a successful community project are often mere wishes and hopes at the beginning of the initiative’s creation story. Some undertakings may have a few ingredients ready to mix in, like a key funder,… [Read More]
New Hampshire
NEK Broadband Builds High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Residents
For people living in rural communities, the crucial need for connection to the online community can often be a hit-or-miss proposition. Modern goods and services of the information age have proven an essential part of everyday life for those who live in areas where a doctor’s… [Read More]
Vermont and New Hampshire
The Innovative Inspiration Behind Rutland’s Evolving Makeover
What makes a place what it is? Not just any place, but a good place? Somewhere people recognize, think about, talk about, hope for, travel through, travel to, work in, and live in? If cornered into summing it up with one sentence, community development guru Lisa Glover… [Read More]
Vermont and New Hampshire