Cavendish Update 7/3/26: 4th of July/News/Events
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WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. Closures: The Cavendish town office, state offices and many federal offices are closed today July 3rd. The Cavendish Library while open today, will most likely have reduced hours as will UPS, FedEx, and banks. The Post Office and Black River Good Neighbors are closed on the 4th but the Cavendish Transfer Station will be open.
JULY 4TH ACTIVITIES: 9 am Reading of the Declaration at Super Roasted Coffee House, 73 Depot Street, Proctorsville. Bruce McEnaney will be the revolutionary with the important news. 10 am Ludlow Parade. 11:42 am Margo Caulfield will be doing a talk on Betsy Ross at the Ludlow VT celebration at Veteran’s Park. Fireworks around 9:15 Ludlow.
HOT ENOUGH FOR YA/? It’s been a miserable couple of days and it looks like it could continue for another day or two. Looking for ways to cool off check out Beat the Heat in Cavendish, and as always during extreme weather events, check on your neighbors.
CONCERTS ON THE GREEN BEGIN JULY 8 (WEDNESDAY): First concert on the Proctorsville Green begins with the Celtic style band Gypsy Reel at 6 pm. In the event of storms, the alternate venue is the Proctorsville Fire Department, 513 Main St.
CAVENDISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECIPIENT OF SHAWS GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS FOR JULY: You can help support the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) by purchasing one of the Ludlow Shaw’s reusable bags.
TRY AN E-BIKE: Wanna try an E-bike? The Cavendish Library has them until July 15. Their hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-6. Call 802-226-7503 to arrange for a test drive.
SUPPORT BRENDAN MCNAMARA’S CANCER JOURNEY: A little over two weeks ago, former Cavendish and Ludlow Town Manager and current Proctorsville firefighter Brendan McNamara received a cancer diagnosis of urachal adenocarcinoma, which has already required a large copay, several trips to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and trips to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Brendan will be facing surgery and a recovery in the next few weeks that will require him to be out of work for an extended amount of time. There will be many more trips to Dana-Farber and Dartmouth and follow up for the foreseeable future. Money raised will go directly toward the costs that cancer brings to a family and allow Brendan to be out of work and spend time recovering without worry. To support Brenddan and his family, you can donate online; mail a check to Brendan and Miranda McNamara at PO Box 144, Cavendish 05142 or drop off a donation at the Proctorsville Fire Dept. on Tuesday nights. This fundraising effort has been organized by Denise Hughes, Lisa Marks and Bobby Glidden.
BLACK RIVER WATER SAMPLING: All sites tested well below the safe swimming' limit of 235 cfu (colony-forming units) of bacteria in a 100 mL sample of water set by the EPA. Note the Cavendish Gorge wasn’t tested this week- the “river dipper” was sick this week. Keep in mind After heavy rains, stay out of any body of water for at least 48 hours to avoid the risk
of getting sick from contaminated water.
Swimming areas regularly tested : Buttermilk Falls; Cavendish Gorge; Lakes Rescue & Pauline; Tolles Power Dam; Twenty Foot Hole;
7/3//26
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Events Calendar
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Cavendish Town Water Consumer Confidence Report: The report is a snapshot of the quality of the water provided in 2025
• August Primary-Warning and Sample Ballots: The statewide primary will take place on Tuesday, August 11. Voting in Cavendish is at the Proctorsville Fire Station from 10-7. Sample ballots and warning is available at the Cavendish town website.
• Cavendish Select Board Minutes for July 1: This special meeting was called to approve a second class liquor license and a tobacco license for Singleton’s Store, who had been unaware that their license needed to be renewed. Both Singleton’s and Outer Limits request for a first class liquor license were both approved.
• Cavendish July 1 Planning Commission Minutes and minutes of the July 1 Hearing on 1052 Main St. Proctorsville
• Changes in Fire Warden: As of July 1st. Act 162 takes effect in Vermont, which removes the town appointment of fire warden powers and designates the town Fire Chief as the new Warden. For towns with multiple fire department coverage, the selectboard designates one Chief as the new warden. The Cavendish Selectboard will address this at the next Scheduled meeting. In the meantime please continue to contact Cavendish Town Fire Warden Chris Marks for burn permits.
• CHS July Briefs on-line: The Cavendish Historical Society’s July Briefs contain an upcoming schedule of events and more.
• New Vermont laws for July 1: Concert tickets, cannabis and soda cans VT Public
• Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it. State lawmakers clamped down on the use of automatic cameras to track vehicles by their license plates years ago, and Vermont police have told the Legislature they no longer use such surveillance. But behind the scenes it was a different story: They just reached across state lines to do it, according to a data analysis by VTDigger. Vermont police departments conducted over 100 license plate searches since 2023, surveilling people under investigation when they traveled out of state, according to data VTDigger obtained through public records requests.
2. EVENTS
JULY3 (FRIDAY): 250 ROCKS! Hunt begins. You will find them in the cemeteries, on the graves of Revolutionary soldiers, in town parks and at various historic locations. Please take all of the photographs that you like, but leave the rocks until the fall.
JULY 4 (SATURDAY): 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
- Reading of the Declaration of Independence, 9 am at SuperRoasted, 73 Depot Street, Proctorsville
- Ludlow Parade 10 am, Fireworks @ dusk.
Check the VT Journal’s list of activities planned for July 4th.
JULY 7 (TUESDAY): 6 pm at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Mystery Artifacts: How Museums Help Share the Past. Free and open to the public. Includes a free family pass to the VT History Museum in Montpelier. FMI: 802-226-7503
JULY 8 (WEDNESDAY); Cavendish Concerts on the Proctorsville Green, 6 pm- Gypsy Reel
JULY 15 (WEDNESDAY): Cavendish Concerts on the Proctorsville Green, 6 pm. East Bay Jazz
JULY 22 (WEDNESDAY): Cavendish Concerts on the Proctorsville Green, 6 pm-Bow Thayer & Krishna Guthrie
JULY 25 (SATURDAY): 16TH ANNUAL CAVENDISH TOWN WIDE TAG SALE.
JULY 29 (WEDNESDAY): Cavendish Concerts on the Proctorsville Green, 6 pm. Deb Brisson & Friends
AUGUST 5 (WEDNESDAY): Cavendish Concerts on the Proctorsville Green, 6 pm Rick Redington & Tough Luv
AUGUST 11 (TUESDAY): Primary voting at the Proctorsville Fire Station from 10-7.
SEPTEMBER 5 (SATURDAY): HONEY FEST Proctorsville Green