Mount Holly Newsflash 10/2/26

Mount Holly Newsflash

Today's Forecast: Rain showers likely after 8am. Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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If you are switching out to warmer clothes and come across any items that you no longer need, please consider donating them to the free thrift store at Chester High School. I would be happy to pick them up from you so we can donate together. Thank you! Laurie Doig, doig62@yahoo.com

Best Film
1 "Mary is Missing"
2 "When the Sea Was Calm"
3 "Never Give Up"
4 "Hai Davai"
5 "Life Goes On"
6 "Candy Bar"
7 Tie: "Vultures" and "Small Talk"
8 Tie: "Pickup" and "Norheimsund"

Best Actor
1 Jose Maria Gomez
2 David Bradley
3 Paula Macovoz
4 Edwin van der Walt
5 Yaite Ruiz

The global winners will be announced at 10 am EST Monday October 5 at www.ManhattanShort.com

Joe Galbraith, Library Director
Mount Holly Town Library
26 Maple Hill Road
Belmont, VT 05730
802.259.3707

THE MOUNT HOLLY TOWN OFFICE

WILL BE

CLOSED ON

THURSDAY

OCTOBER 8, 2026

&

MONDAY

OCTOBER 12, 2026

Mount Holly iNaturalist Bioblitz 2026!

~~~ Begins TODAY ~~~

Help identify every species of wild plant, mushrooms, or animal (birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals) found in Mount Holly October 1-12.

Prizes awarded for the most species submitted!

New to iNaturalist? Download the free app to your smartphone

or go to www.inaturalist.org and sign up. Details at Getting Started.

Got questions? Email: MHBiodiversity@gmail.com

Join us at Free learning sessions at the MHCT booth during Cider Days.

All entries add to the Mount Holly Biodiversity Project sponsored by the
Mount Holly Conservation Trust

& 

Mount Holly Conservation Commission

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"Art in the Park"

SHP

FOLA Presents Candidate Forum For Legislative Candidates, Oct. 15

In keeping with its tradition, FOLA (Friends of the Ludlow Auditorium) will conduct a Candidates Forum for those candidates seeking the three Windsor County seats in the Vermont Senate as well as those seeking the RW-1 Vermont House seat representing Ludlow, Mt Holly and Shrewsbury.

All the candidates seeking the Windsor Senate seats have agreed to participate as well as those seeking the RW-1 seat. The event will be held at the Ludlow Town Hall auditorium on October 17 at 7:00 PM. It will also be accessible via ZOOM. The ZOOM link will be available to all interested residents and will be announced soon.

The event will seek the candidates positions on various issues facing state government. The program will begin with questions from the moderator, followed by questions from the audience. The moderator of the event with be Jim Alic, FOLA Chairman. Jacalyn Diesenhouse will be the time and audience monitors will be Darlene Remy and Kevin Kuntz

The forum is open to all interested residents of Windsor County and the three towns making up RW-1 bot in person and on-line

For immediate release

Contact: jimalic@me.com.
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