Middle Branch Grange to be rebuilt

Dean Salls, of Braintree, Vt., demolishes the Middle Branch Grange building, in East Bethel, Vt., on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The building was severely damaged in a January, 2024 fire and the organization plans to rebuild on the site. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Dean Salls, of Braintree, Vt., demolishes the Middle Branch Grange building, in East Bethel, Vt., on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The building was severely damaged in a January, 2024 fire and the organization plans to rebuild on the site. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) James M. Patterson

Judy Powell, left, helps her brother Joe Williams salvage windows to use for a chicken coop out of the Middle Branch Grange building in East Bethel, Vt., on Sunday, April 13, 2025,  before demolition of the fire-damaged building begins the next day. The Grange will hold its annual Easter bake sale at the nearby East Bethel Church Octagon beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Judy Powell, left, helps her brother Joe Williams salvage windows to use for a chicken coop out of the Middle Branch Grange building in East Bethel, Vt., on Sunday, April 13, 2025, before demolition of the fire-damaged building begins the next day. The Grange will hold its annual Easter bake sale at the nearby East Bethel Church Octagon beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Valley News — James M. Patterson

The stage of the Middle Branch Grange building in East Bethel, Vt., shows damage on Sunday, April 13, 2025 from a fire that began in a basement wood heating system in January 2024. Demoliation of the building was set to begin the next day, Monday, April 14. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

The stage of the Middle Branch Grange building in East Bethel, Vt., shows damage on Sunday, April 13, 2025 from a fire that began in a basement wood heating system in January 2024. Demoliation of the building was set to begin the next day, Monday, April 14. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) James M. Patterson

Published: 05-19-2025 5:15 PM

Judy Powell, left, helps her brother Joe Williams salvage windows to use for a chicken coop out of the Middle Branch Grange building in East Bethel last month before demolition of the fire-damaged building began the next day. The building was severely damaged in a January 2024 fire, and the organization plans to rebuild on the site.

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