POULTNEY — A new maker-space has opened at the former Brass Butterfly building and plans to hold its grand opening this weekend.
The maker space, dubbed “REclaimED Makerspace and Skills Center” was started as a nonprofit by Danny Lang and Carl Diethelm, two graduates of the now closed Green Mountain College. The space officially opened at 169 Main St. on Sept. 2, but come Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m. there will be an official unveiling to introduce the space to the community.
“We’re trying to kick it off with activities and demonstrations that show everybody what we’re all about, and so we’re definitely going to have family activities because we want to focus on youth education,” said Diethelm, vice president of REclaimED, on Monday. “We’ll be doing some crafts and paintings that kids can do, even young kids, and then have some live…
