Cavendish Update 3/27/26: Green Up/News/Events
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Tonight: Ham Bingo, 6pm at CTES: You can sign up for Green Up Day at Bingo and receive a free T-shirt. See item 1 for more information on this year’s Green Up Day.
SUNDAY: Cavendish’s ignat Solzhenitsyn will be playing a concert on March 29, 4-5:30 pm at the Brattleboro Music Center. Please click here for more information.
Free Community Art Workshop, 1 pm Make a Garden Flag at Create Together at Fletcher Farm. Book at www.CreateTogetherVT.org
APRIL 1 Dog License Renewal Due: All dogs residing in Vermont are required to be licensed by state law. Dog licenses must be renewed by April 1st of each year. Proof of current rabies vaccination is required for licensing. Please contact the Town Clerk’s office with any questions about dog licenses at 802.226.7292.
3/27/26
1. Cavendish Green Up Day
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Events Calendar
1. CAVENDISH GREEN UP DAY: Vermont’s Green Up Day is always the first Saturday in May-the 2nd this year. The following information is from Betty McEnaney, this year’s Green Up Coordinator. Claim your road!. Sign up by April 15 and you will be given a Green Up T-Shirt Sign up in the entry of the Town Office (door is open 24/7) Mark your road or area on the map, get your bags and go. It’s okay to sign up for more than one road! Or, Meet on the Proctorsville Green, Saturday May 2 between 8:30 and 10:30. We will have the list of unclaimed roads for you to help Green Up Cavendish. Gloves will be available for those who need them. Meet back on the Proctorsville Green from 11:30 to 1 for a cook-out and beverages. If you are able, keep returnables in a separate bag and bring them back to the Green. They will go to benefit Streetscapes and the CCCA. Can’t make Green Up Day? Start early or pick up trash through May 10th
.Questions? Contact Betty McEnaney at 802-236-7667 or betty@gotvermont.com or send questions to cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Respiratory Weekly Report: The health department’s Respiratory Illness Activity in Vermont reports Covid and Flu A are in “very low” concentrations in Ludlow waste water, for the week of 3/15/26-3/21/26. Statewide Covid is listed as “low” and Flu A “very low.”
• VSP Request for Information: On March 25, at 2:10 pm the Vermont State Police received a report of a road rage incident involving the blue Subaru Forester in the attached photographs. Click here to see the photo. VSP asks that anyone with information that could assist investigators identify the operator call the Westminster Barracks at 802-722-4600 or submit an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
• Congratulations to the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library Destination Imagination Team-The Dragons: Who placed first in their bracket at the Vermont State Tournament! Their win qualifies them to attend the Global Finals in Kansas City, Missouri in May. Since October, the team has met weekly after school to create a game show skit that involved the use of props and at least one special effect. All props and effects had to be created by the team members themselves without the assistance of parents / adults. The group constructed dinosaur costumes, a dinosaur egg, a baby dinosaur, microphone, and food using cardboard, string, duct tape, tin foil, paper, and paint. The dinosaur mouths were functional through a lever system that the group designed. A small sound board was also constructed to add sound effects for their show. Destination Imagination’s (DI) mission is to advance creativity as an essential skill for innovating, collaborating, and driving positive impact using values such as collaboration, respect, stewardship, perseverance, and integrity. We are SO proud of this group for all their hard work and imagination!
• Senior Solutions’ Foxy Fund helps seniors to keep caring for their pets at home: The Foxy Fund was created to help older adults who need assistance caring for their pets. The program provides pet food to clients enrolled in Meals on Wheels and offers financial support for unexpected veterinary or pet-related expenses.By addressing these practical challenges, the Foxy Fund helps seniors continue caring for their animals during times when resources may be limited. To learn more or support this program, please visit our website by clicking here.
• GMUSD board re-organizes with several new members: Lisa Saunders of Cavendish is the new chair of the Green Mountain Unified School District board. Chester Telegraph
• Scholarship Opportunity: The Ludlow Sidehill Cronchers Snowmobile Club is awarding a $1,500 scholarship to an eligible graduating senior from Ludlow, Mount Holly, or Cavendish. Apply by May 1, 2026 Questions or submissions: ludlowshc@gmail.com Go to https://www.ludlowsidehillcronchers.com/.../02-25-2026... for more info!
• Community Garden: The garden is located on Route 103, (Fletcher Farm) at the border between Ludlow and Proctorsville, and is open to all residents of Ludlow and neighboring towns. It will open around mid-to-late April, depending on the weather. Gardeners grow vegetables, herbs, flowers and small fruits. Individual plots are 10 feet by 10 feet. Members take care of their plots as well as help maintain the common areas of the garden. Seeds are available only to garden members through our small seed library. A separate enclosed area is dedicated to composting food scraps. This is an ongoing educational project made possible through a Grow Grant from the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund and support from Composting Association of Vermont, Vermont Community Garden Network, and the participation of UVM Extension master gardeners and master composters. Fees for plots and raised beds include the use of all garden tools, hoses, carts, water, compost, some seeds, and other materials. Scholarship plots are available upon request. Plots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There are a few plots and raised beds available. If interested, please send an email with your full name, address, and phone number to garden secretary Emma Hileman at emma.hileman@gmail.com, or call her at 540-320-3399.
3. EVENTS
MARCH 27 (FRIDAY): Ham Bingo, CTES @ 6 pm. Funds raised are used for field trips and other student activities.
APRIL 1 (WEDNESDAY): Dog License Renewals Due
- Planning Commission Hearing, 6 pm Cavendish Town Office to consider a conditional use application regarding the proposed improvements at 67 Mill St, Cavendish.
APRIL 3 (FRIDAY): Town office Closed for Good Friday
APRIL 4 (SATURDAY): Great Ludlow Egg Hunt, Ages 2-12, Hunt starts at 10 am at the Ludlow Community Center, sponsored by Ludlow Parks and Recreation.
- Easter Dinner Curbside pickup at Ludlow Community Center, 37 Main St., Ludlow from 12-2. Ham, potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Roll and Dessert. Call Angela at 802-356-3823 by April 1 to reserve your free dinner(s). Ludlow and Proctorsville Fire Departments with Black River Good Neighbor Services (BRGNS) are once again providing and preparing these meals.
APRIL 5 (SUNDAY): HAPPY EASTER
APRIL 11 (SATURDAY): Free paper flower workshop at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Proctorsville. 1 pm. Sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society.
MAY 2 (SATURDAY): GREEN UP DAY
MAY 9 (SATURDAY): Audubon Bird Walk, 7:30 A, 731 Stevens Rd. To register or for more information jleak499Wgmail.com or 802/376-3937
MAY 16 (SATURDAY): Geological Exploration of the Cavendish Gore. Meet at the Green Mountain Power Station on Power Plant Road at 10 am. To register or more information bdayaemig@gmail.com or cavendishcommunityconsdervation@gmail.com