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    General Retail Market Profile

    Poultney serves three classes of retail customers: Year round residents and visitors from surrounding towns, second home owners, and tourists. The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce, the Poultney Downtown Revitalization Committee, Inc and other organizations hold events through out the year which attract visitors and tourists. In the summer and fall months a very popular and well known weekly farmers market attracts repeat visitors. (Visit Downtown Poultney & East Poultney).

    Retail trade areas consist of the Poultney Core area which captures households that shop in Poultney on a weekly or near weekly basis. This area includes Poultney, Hampton, Wells and Middletown Springs. The Poultney Regional area captures households that shop in Poultney occasionally on a recurring basis. This area includes the Core area plus the towns of Fair Haven, Castleton and Granville, NY.

    Data on the population, household income, labor force and education levels given in the accompanying tables are derived from the United States Census of 2000.

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    • Poultney Citizen of the Year!

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      The Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2009 Poultney Citizen of the year is Ann DeBonis. A reception to honor Mrs. DeBonis was attended by a large number of community members and business owners who provided her with many warm welcomes and loving wishes. The reception was held Saturday, November 14th at 5 p.m. in the St. Raphael's fellowship hall located behind St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church.
      Presented annually by the Chamber of Commerce, the Citizen of the Year Award honors a resident citizen who has made major contributions to the betterment of Poultney; has distinguished herself or himself through outstanding service to the community and typifies the true spirit of service and self-sacrifice in representing the finest ideals of Poultney citizenship, a real "unsung hero" of Poultney. The Citizen of the Year will be the Grand Marshal of the 2010 July 4th parade in Poultney.

    • MapleFest Weeekend!

    • March 27th and 28th: Enjoy the celebration of all things maple with a trip to Poultney. There will be open sugar house tours from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and special family events on Saturday starting with a maple fun run, registration takes place on the corner of Main Street and Route 30 at 9:30 a.m. on the 27th. If a morning run isn't your pleasure come and enjoy a horse drawn wagon ride and children's activities at the Stonebridge from 11a.m. until 2 p.m. Calling all bakers, a maple bake contest will be held at St. Raphael's Catholic Center. Drop off your delicious maple treat at 10 a.m. for judging at 2 p.m. A library story hour is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Poultney Public Library and a family nature walk at 1 p.m. at the Stonebridge. There will also be a silent auction throughout the day at St. Raphael's Catholic Center and bag sales at local shops. For more information contact the Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce 802-287-2010 or stop by the Stonebridge to pick up an updated itinerary of all of the weekends MapleFest events.