Currently live in Sharon and work in/around Woodstock, White River Junction, Hartford, and Lebanon, NH. For board game/comic books check out The Fourth Place in Hanover, NH or Black Moon Games in West Lebanon, NH (oth just across the river from VT).

For gay stuff, def check out Babes Bar in Bethel, VT, so cool. Other things I'd recommend include: Artistree in Pomfret, VT Distillery in Quechee, Long Trail Brewing or Harpoon.

Towns I'd consider living in now that I've been here a bit: White River Junction, Wilder, Windsor, Springfield (VT, not NH), South Royalton, Bethel. Woodstock is the quintissential New England town, but avoid in peak tourist season (foliage, wassail weekend), it's uncomfortably crowded and too overpriced to live.