Townshippers’ ­Foundation supporting culture and community

By Matthew McCully – Townshippers’ Research & Cultural Foundation (TRCF) held its annual grant-giving luncheon on Friday in Magog. Each year the foundation allocates funds to grassroots projects and organizations…

Brome County News: April 16, 2019 edition

ETSB schools unite in song

By Matthew McCully – The ninth annual Eastern Townships School Board United in Music festival took place yesterday in the Massey-Vanier auditorium. Graced with better weather than last year, the concert went off without…

Between Connaught and a hard place: Village of North ­Hatley turns around on approval of ­building permit for new Connaught Home

It was the next big step; when Massawippi Retirement Communities (MRC) held its groundbreaking for the Grace Village facility in Huntingville in 2016, then-Executive Director Greg Bishop shared that the plan was to finish…

When it rains, it pours… and floods

By Emilie Hackett, Special to the Record – With a leap year-like recurrence, heavy precipitation and rapid snowmelt have caused the St. Francis and Massawippi rivers to overflow, keeping the Townships on its toes. The…

ETSB schools unite in song (Photo Gallery)

By Matthew McCully The ninth annual Eastern Townships School Board United in Music festival took place Monday in the Massey-Vanier auditorium. Graced with better weather than last year, the concert went off without a hitch…

Potton Municipal Mayor and Council meet with Potton’s Junior Mayor and Council

The Scoop, by Mable Hastings – On Saturday morning, April 13, Potton Mayor Jacques Marcoux and members of the Potton Municipal Council: Jason Ball, Bruno Cote, Andre Ducharme (unable to attend due to a work conflict),…

Community rallies in support of Potton dog attack victim

By Matthew McCully – A Gofundme campaign has been launched for Dominique Alain, who was attacked by three dogs while out jogging on chemin de l’Aéroport in Potton on Friday, March 29. Alain suffered severe injuries…

New Horizons comes together around community artwork

Students and staff of the New Horizons Adult Education Centre in Sherbrooke spent several days last week working on a collaborative art project that, when finished, will become one of the first things people will see when…

Galt students promoting healthy lifestyles

By Emilie Hackett, Special to the Record – Alexander Galt Regional High School’s Healthy Lifestyles Initiative was established around ten years ago and it is still a successful to this day. “It’s an afternoon…