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Townshend – Grace Cottage Hospital and Green Lantern Group have entered into an agreement to collaborate on a 500 kilowatt community solar array. The electricity generated by this array, located in Pittsford, Vermont, will serve the main Grace Cottage Hospital buildings and Pittsford’s municipal buildings. The project will generate significant savings for Grace Cottage Hospital […]

What is Ebola? Ebola is a virus.  It was discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in Africa.  Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically in Africa. What are the symptoms of Ebola? Symptoms include: Fever Severe headache Chills Muscle pain Malaise Vomiting Stomach pain Diarrhea Loss of appetite How is Ebola spread? Ebola is transmitted […]

TOWNSHEND — October is National Physical Therapy Month. To encourage everyone to get out and exercise, Grace Cottage Hospital’s Rehabilitation Department will hold its 16th Annual Poker Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 15. This free, fun, two-mile walk/run is held each year, rain or shine. No pre-registration is required. Playing cards are distributed along the way; […]

Live entertainment, health and wellness activities, fitness demonstrations, dance, music, prizes, and giveaways will be featured at the Wellness in Windham Health Festival on Saturday, September 20, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the front lawn of the Brattleboro Retreat. Bring your family and friends for the festivities, free and open to the public, sponsored by Brattleboro […]

BURLINGTON – Six batches of mosquitoes from Rockingham, Brattleboro, Putney and Newbury have recently tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes from Newbury were collected on August 18. The five other batches were collected on August 21. Three of these were from the same site in Rockingham. Finding mosquitoes in Windham and Orange Counties […]

TOWNSHEND–Grace Cottage Hospital will host a self-management workshop for those living with diabetes and for their caregivers on Tuesday mornings, Oct. 14-Nov. 18., from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The “Healthier Living with Diabetes” workshop is offered to the public free of charge, and is a collaboration between Grace Cottage, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, and the Vermont […]

To celebrate the importance of immunizations for a healthy start and throughout our lives, and to make sure children are protected with all the vaccines they need, the Vermont Department of Health is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month. The week of August 3 – 9 will focus specifically […]