Bella Vendetta, who worked for Whately’s Club Castaway and planned to move forward with a line-up of queer and trans performers, said she left after three weeks following a dispute with ownership over ...

WHATELY — After a bumpy five years, it’s back to the grind for Club Castaway, whose owners plan an Oct. 4 reopening. Club Castaway, a.k.a. the Whately Ballet, will be open from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Whately Administrative Assistant Amy Lavallee and Select Board members Fred Baron and Julianna Waggoner at Thursday’s Select Board meeting. Chair Joyce Palmer-Fortune attended virtually. Credit: STAFF ...

Last winter, owners of Club Castaway in Whately proposed converting the place into a topless marijuana dispensary. The owners of Franklin County's only strip club have proposed turning their business ...

WHATELY — The Selectboard conditionally approved the renewal of Club Castaway’s licenses Tuesday evening, as the business has paid off the majority of money it owed to the town. Club owner Nick ...