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What’s New- and the Art of Slowing Down
Things have gotten slower around here. And, I don’t mean in Springfield. I mean on this site.
Proposed New Town Plan ~Draft~ April 2014
On Monday, April 28th, the Select Board will be reviewing the proposed new Town Plan. It’s imp
Kelly Stettner wins GMP- Meeri Zetterman Environmental Award!
Kelly Stettner of Springfield, VT has won the GMP- Meeri Zetterstrom Environmental Award! This award
Meet Chelsea- An Americorps VISTA member serving in the All-4-One Program in Springfield
Hi, my name is Chelsea and I am a new Americorps VISTA member serving through Vermont Youth Tomorrow
Local Winner!- This man is no Fool! He knows how to make his money count!
A local man won a NY state lottery several months ago. After splitting the winnings with 4 other win
Springfield PD Sargent Robert Simmons retiring
Springfield Food Co-op Donates to SHS Varsity Dance Team Competition
A big shout- out and thank you to Springfield Food Co-op for generously donating $200 worth of snack
Jenevieve Johnson, New Director for Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hiring of our new director,
What’s New- and the Art of Slowing Down
Things have gotten slower around here. And, I don’t mean in Springfield. I mean on this site.
Proposed New Town Plan ~Draft~ April 2014
On Monday, April 28th, the Select Board will be reviewing the proposed new Town Plan. It’s imp
Kelly Stettner wins GMP- Meeri Zetterman Environmental Award!
Kelly Stettner of Springfield, VT has won the GMP- Meeri Zetterstrom Environmental Award! This award
Meet Chelsea- An Americorps VISTA member serving in the All-4-One Program in Springfield
Hi, my name is Chelsea and I am a new Americorps VISTA member serving through Vermont Youth Tomorrow
Local Winner!- This man is no Fool! He knows how to make his money count!
A local man won a NY state lottery several months ago. After splitting the winnings with 4 other win
Springfield PD Sargent Robert Simmons retiring
Springfield Food Co-op Donates to SHS Varsity Dance Team Competition
A big shout- out and thank you to Springfield Food Co-op for generously donating $200 worth of snack
Jenevieve Johnson, New Director for Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hiring of our new director,
Recreation
Springfield Town Pool
Municipal Pool Phone: 885-4362 Parks & Recreation Office Phone: 885-2727 POOL HOURS Monday-Friday 12:30-4:00PM & 6:45-8:30PM (except Monday evening) Monday Evening 6:45-8:30PM Family swim (Children under 18 must be with an adult.) Saturday 1:00-6:00PM *Weekend hours are subject to change and will be posted at the pool. Sunday 1:00-5:00PM Upon public demand. Daily Fee: [...]
Springfield Community Center (Parks & Rec)
Springfield Parks and Recreation office is located in the Springfield Community Center. It may not look like much from the outside, but what happens inside is a treasure of community gatherings. From their website: The Community House; The Club; The Rec. Center-It depends on which era you’re from. The huge brown and white building at [...]
Toonerville Trail
Biking/ Walking Path – 3.1 miles paved No motor vehicles. Wheel Chair Accessible. Good for biking, walking, jogging, skating, fishing, and cross-country skiing. For a map of the trail and brochure, click here to open a pdf. Get information on the trail and the Springfield Trails and Greenways group. Toonerville is part [...]
Hoyt’s Landing
Activities include: Swimming, boating of all types (rowing crews, motor boats, canoes, kayaks, rafts, and inflatables), ice skating in winter, and fishing year-round. It is also the end of the Toonerville Trail.
Hartness State Airport (VSF)
Hartness State Airport (VSF) is operated by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. It was established as the first airport in Vermont in 1920 and remains the second largest in the state. The most celebrated event to date at the airport was Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landing in the Spirit of St. Louis on July 26, [...]
Riverside Park
Riverside Park is adjacent to Riverside Middle School. It is often bustling with activities from the schools and community. Here you can find: Baseball/Softball fields, tennis courts, skate park, swimming pool, basketball courts, playground, picnic area, walking space and open fields. The park is managed by the Springfield Parks & Recreation Department.
The Commons Park
The Commons offers: Playground, ballfield, ice skating, picnic area
Freedom Park
Freedom Park offers: Basketball court, playground, sliding area, open field great sledding in winter! The park is maintained by the Parks & Rec Department.
Hartness Park: Town Forest & Trails
Springfield’s town forest with recreational trails is available to all residents and visitors. Hartness Park is an 85 acre tract of land donated by Governor James Hartness in 1934. It is owned by the Town of Springfield and is located off Woodbury Road. The park is criss-crossed by many old roads which make wonderful walking [...]
Crown Point Road and Hiking Trail
Crown Point Road, 20 feet wide and 77 1/2 miles long, was carved out of the wilderness in 1759 by 200 rangers under the command of Captain Stark. Originally known as the “Indian Road”, it begins at the Fort at Number Four on the Connecticut River and continues to Lake Champlain. The southeastern part of [...]

Springfield Town Pool
Municipal Pool Phone: 885-4362 Parks & Recreation Office Phone: 885-2727 POOL HOURS Monday-Friday 12:30-4:00PM & 6:45-8:30PM (except Monday evening) Monday Evening 6:45-8:30PM Family swim (Children under 18 must be with an adult.) Saturday 1:00-6:00PM *Weekend hours are subject to change and will be posted at the pool. Sunday 1:00-5:00PM Upon public demand. Daily Fee: [...]

Springfield Community Center (Parks & Rec)
Springfield Parks and Recreation office is located in the Springfield Community Center. It may not look like much from the outside, but what happens inside is a treasure of community gatherings. From their website: The Community House; The Club; The Rec. Center-It depends on which era you’re from. The huge brown and white building at [...]

Toonerville Trail
Biking/ Walking Path – 3.1 miles paved No motor vehicles. Wheel Chair Accessible. Good for biking, walking, jogging, skating, fishing, and cross-country skiing. For a map of the trail and brochure, click here to open a pdf. Get information on the trail and the Springfield Trails and Greenways group. Toonerville is part [...]

Hoyt’s Landing
Activities include: Swimming, boating of all types (rowing crews, motor boats, canoes, kayaks, rafts, and inflatables), ice skating in winter, and fishing year-round. It is also the end of the Toonerville Trail.

Hartness State Airport (VSF)
Hartness State Airport (VSF) is operated by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. It was established as the first airport in Vermont in 1920 and remains the second largest in the state. The most celebrated event to date at the airport was Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landing in the Spirit of St. Louis on July 26, [...]

Riverside Park
Riverside Park is adjacent to Riverside Middle School. It is often bustling with activities from the schools and community. Here you can find: Baseball/Softball fields, tennis courts, skate park, swimming pool, basketball courts, playground, picnic area, walking space and open fields. The park is managed by the Springfield Parks & Recreation Department.

The Commons Park
The Commons offers: Playground, ballfield, ice skating, picnic area

Freedom Park
Freedom Park offers: Basketball court, playground, sliding area, open field great sledding in winter! The park is maintained by the Parks & Rec Department.

Hartness Park: Town Forest & Trails
Springfield’s town forest with recreational trails is available to all residents and visitors. Hartness Park is an 85 acre tract of land donated by Governor James Hartness in 1934. It is owned by the Town of Springfield and is located off Woodbury Road. The park is criss-crossed by many old roads which make wonderful walking [...]

Crown Point Road and Hiking Trail
Crown Point Road, 20 feet wide and 77 1/2 miles long, was carved out of the wilderness in 1759 by 200 rangers under the command of Captain Stark. Originally known as the “Indian Road”, it begins at the Fort at Number Four on the Connecticut River and continues to Lake Champlain. The southeastern part of [...]
Springfield Schools
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Union Street Elementary School
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River Valley Technical Center
The mission of the River Valley Technical Center is to educate today’s students for tomorrow
Howard Dean Education Center
The Howard Dean Education Center is a 90,000 square foot, state of the art building located adjacent
Elm Hill Primary School
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Springfield High School
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Riverside Middle School
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Union Street Elementary School
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River Valley Technical Center
The mission of the River Valley Technical Center is to educate today’s students for tomorrow
Howard Dean Education Center
The Howard Dean Education Center is a 90,000 square foot, state of the art building located adjacent
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Markowitz: Revitalizing blighted properties is good for communities and good for the environment
bBy Opinion Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Deb Markowitz, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Last week, a small crowd gathered in an industrial railyard at the southern end of Battery Street in Burlington. Gov. Peter Shumlin, EPA New England Brownfields Director Carol Tucker and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, along with representatives [...]
Call for Community Involvement and Response
“We need community involvement… We need to have a strong, collaborative, cooperative approach that we look forward to engaging in with the community” — Department of Public Safety Commissioner Flynn Operation Precision Valley from SAPA TV on Vimeo. Springfield Community Forum follow- up, Wednesday, June 26th at 7 p.m. For more on the upcoming forum [...]
Kids Count ranks Vermont second in child well-being
By Alicia Freese Vermont children are better off than their counterparts in every state except New Hampshire, according to a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Jersey rounded out the top five. Southern and Southwestern states were overrepresented in the lower rungs of the ratings — South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, [...]
Somebody should do something about that…
Sometimes all it takes is a nudge… In the summer of 2000, I was walking with my husband and our toddler daughter on a bridge over the Black River in Springfield, VT. I stopped to look into the water, hoping to spot a turtle or fish. Instead, I saw shopping carts, tires, and cement [...]

Markowitz: Revitalizing blighted properties is good for communities and good for the environment
bBy Opinion Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Deb Markowitz, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Last week, a small crowd gathered in an industrial railyard at the southern end of Battery Street in Burlington. Gov. Peter Shumlin, EPA New England Brownfields Director Carol Tucker and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, along with representatives [...]

Call for Community Involvement and Response
“We need community involvement… We need to have a strong, collaborative, cooperative approach that we look forward to engaging in with the community” — Department of Public Safety Commissioner Flynn Operation Precision Valley from SAPA TV on Vimeo. Springfield Community Forum follow- up, Wednesday, June 26th at 7 p.m. For more on the upcoming forum [...]

Kids Count ranks Vermont second in child well-being
By Alicia Freese Vermont children are better off than their counterparts in every state except New Hampshire, according to a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Jersey rounded out the top five. Southern and Southwestern states were overrepresented in the lower rungs of the ratings — South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, [...]

Somebody should do something about that…
Sometimes all it takes is a nudge… In the summer of 2000, I was walking with my husband and our toddler daughter on a bridge over the Black River in Springfield, VT. I stopped to look into the water, hoping to spot a turtle or fish. Instead, I saw shopping carts, tires, and cement [...]