Category Archives: Neighborhood
Missing Ferrisburgh Schnauzer – now safe and warm!
“After 8 nights of being lost and wondering outside, little (now 10 pound) Trey is now back with me. After the community calling in with sightings and us being able to determine the general area that he has been staying, John and I were able to see him yesterday in the fields between Lime Kiln Road and Pea Ridge Road. Giving him a soft call and me on the ground, he slowly approached as I held my breath, tossing fresh grilled chicken from Shaws! He came slowly and started to cry as he crawled in my lap. My heart skipped a beat and John offered his coat to us as we left those fields forever. So many people have helped looked for this little guy, so many people called in to say where they last saw him, others loaned traps and offered to pick them up and bring them to the fields. Deb and Rachel braved the cold, windy day to help set traps, loaned blankets, including horse blankets to make the traps cozy… so thankful to them. Trey smelled like cow and barn, so thank you to the farmer and the cows that obviously shared their barn on the cold nights. Last night was the first night all of us didn’t feel our hearts sink as the sun did. We are so thankful to all of you who had Trey in your thoughts. Vermont truly is a special place with special people. And if there is ever a reason to believe in angels… especially the lost doggie angel.. this is it! Trey has some recovery time, but the worst is over. He will have a good holiday season!”
• Kim, Ferrisburgh Front Porch Forum
Kindness in Barre
“I want to thank the nice young man who helped my partner and me in Barre on Saturday. My partner fell and broke his wrist and I needed help to get him up and into the car. Thank you so much for your kindness.”
• Barbara, Montpelier Front Porch Forum
Essex Junction neighbors are the best
“Hi all. I had posted previously that I needed assistance in removing an AC from my window. I had a few replies and want to say thank you to all my neighbors in Front Porch Forum for the offers of helping. A special thank you to Matt and Erika who came over and removed the AC for me and refused any payment. Essex Junction neighbors are the best! Happy holidays to all.”
• BJ, Five Corners FPF
Missing FPF in Connecticut
“We recently moved and miss FPF so much! Thanks Front Porch Forum for being free and amazing! Please expand to Connecticut soon!”
• Heather, Shelburne FPF
Front Porch Forum ““ An Underutilized Community Resource in NEK
Lost your pet? Need to sell or borrow something? Looking for service provider recommendations or starting your own small business and want to spread the word? Front Porch Forum (FPF) can help with all these things and more.
I recently moved to the NEK from central VT where FPF provided me a long daily listing of local information, neighbors needing or providing resources, free items, school and selectboard updates and more.
FPF is only as good as the people using it. To be a great resource, a healthy percentage of a town or towns’ residents need to join and use it.
We are lucky in Vermont to have this FREE resource available in every community!
In some communities as many as 90% of residents participate, but in Essex and Orleans County the average participation is less than 20%.
Because we are more rural and isolated than other parts of the state, having an active FPF is even more beneficial.
To join your local forum go to frontporchforum.com and sign up. It’s easy and you won’t regret it!
• Rhonda Shippee, Morgan, VT
UFO sighting in Lincoln
“Today, Sunday, at about 4:35 pm, I was driving down River Road in Lincoln, VT, when I saw what appeared to be a plane at low altitude heading east – upriver, so to speak. Besides going in a strange direction, it seemed to be flying low. As I drew closer I could see its outline in the darkening sky. It had wings with lights on the ends, a red light under the center, and what looked like two fuselages with an odd tail. It was just hanging there in the air like an air balloon. Hard to tell how high – maybe 200-300 feet? I was so startled I turned around at the bottom of River Road and went back to look at it again, but it was gone. Did anyone else see this thing? I feel like I must have been hallucinating. Thank you. “
• Tina, Lincoln Front Porch Forum
iPhone rescued from Stowe toilet
“Yup! Cap dropped his iPhone in the toilet today so what do you do? … Post on Front Porch Forum to beg, borrow or steal an iPhone 4 or 5 from anyone who might have one hanging around! Thanks.”
• Ginny, Stowe FPF
“Thanks to all who suggested the rice method of drying out an iPhone. Special thanks to Jenny Lawson from BunyaBunya who gave me a plastic bag full of those little Silica gel desiccant packets. I added some rice too and…. Voila… it is working this morning!”
•Ginny, Stowe FPF, next day
Hospitality help and a long ladder in Essex
“Thanks FPF for bringing me two great people this year: Khris and Shawn. I posted for help in my small hospitality business and Khris came into my life. She is someone with a big heart and natural understanding of what is needed. Thank You so Much!!! Secondly I asked if someone had an extra-long ladder, and Shawn, of Advanced Appliances, amazingly lent me his ladder. I was able to finish two difficult painting jobs. Thank You again Shawn!!! And Front Porch Forum. This would not have happened without You!!!!”
• Laurel, Essex Center FPF
420 address sign in Waitsfield stolen… again
“Hi Neighbors… Once again someone stole my address numbers. This is the third time, twice this year. This time they pulled the whole post out of ground… with the number 420 on it. I have had this address since the start of E 911, and I hate to change it. If you see a brown 4×4 with number 420 on it please notify me or the State police.”
• Vic, Waitsfield FPF
“I want to thank all those who responded to my posting about the stolen house number post. You left me a lot of suggestions on what I could do. I want to thank Front Porch Forum for their help, and special thank you to Susan who spotted the post on Blush Hill in Waterbury, and sent me directions. The post has been picked up and I will reset it and try again.”
• Vic, Waitsfield FPF, a few days later
Online FPF Community Calendar… each Vermont town has one
“At last a way to see some of what is going on in the Valley – please keep showing the Mad River Valley FPF Community Calendar!”
• Pamela, Warren Front Porch Forum
“Just want to thank the FPF member who posted about the 2016 Holiday Concert held at the Hunger Mt Christian Assembly Church this afternoon. We took my 79-year-old Mom, as a Christmas gift, and we all loved it! It’s great to hear about events in our community right here on our FPF!”
• Sue, Duxbury FPF
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Ghost of Midnight is an online journal about fostering community within neighborhoods, with a special focus on Front Porch Forum (FPF). My wife, Valerie, and I founded FPF in 2006... read more
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