Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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WILMINGTON—On Friday, June 19, activist organization Rock Against Racism VT (RaRVT) will host a benefit concert at Valley Craft Ales in Wilmington to celebrate Juneteenth and raise money for Families First, a nonprofit organization in Southern Vermont that supports individuals with disabilities...
10 years ago:
North Branch Fire District, operator of West Dover’s wastewater treatment system, sent violation notices to 54 commercial property owners, telling them they had nonfunctioning meters and threatening them with fines of up to $500 per week unless they install...
North Branch Fire District, operator of West Dover’s wastewater treatment system, sent violation notices to 54 commercial property owners, telling them they had nonfunctioning meters and threatening them with fines of up to $500 per week unless they install...
Claudette Hollenbeck
A very smart friend once said to me, as I was grousing and complaining about something, “You set your own level of discomfort by where you set your level of expectation.” No one is advocating setting low expectations. But setting reasonable and likely expectations is a sensible goal, especially...
Paul Scheufele, “Damaged Goods: A Novel.” Wolf House Publishing, 2025.
Brendan O’Shay and his “Irish twin” sister Cassie fight about her drinking when his family visits her on Christmas day 2007; furious, she orders them out of her house. The next day, Brendan, who has...
Brendan O’Shay and his “Irish twin” sister Cassie fight about her drinking when his family visits her on Christmas day 2007; furious, she orders them out of her house. The next day, Brendan, who has...
SOUTHERN VERMONT—Editor’s note: Pipelines and Pathways Director Christy Betit is member of the board of directors of Vermont Independent Media, owner of The Deerfield Valley News and The Commons.
In the next few weeks some 350 students are graduating from 12th grade at Windham County’s...
In the next few weeks some 350 students are graduating from 12th grade at Windham County’s...
10 years ago:
More than 200 Wilmington and Whitingham residents signed a petition imploring the Twin Valley School Board and Wilmington Selectboard to sell the former Twin Valley High School building in Wilmington. The building was closed as a school facility after the two...
More than 200 Wilmington and Whitingham residents signed a petition imploring the Twin Valley School Board and Wilmington Selectboard to sell the former Twin Valley High School building in Wilmington. The building was closed as a school facility after the two...
10 years ago:
Former Rep. John Moran, a Democrat, announced his bid to win back the Legislative office he lost two years earlier. Moran held the seat from 2006 to 2014, when he lost to independent candidate Laura Sibilia. Sibilia, the incumbent, also announced her decision...
Former Rep. John Moran, a Democrat, announced his bid to win back the Legislative office he lost two years earlier. Moran held the seat from 2006 to 2014, when he lost to independent candidate Laura Sibilia. Sibilia, the incumbent, also announced her decision...
10 years ago:
The articles of agreement for Twin Valley’s proposed “unified union school district,” were taking shape. If approved by local voters, it would create a single, unified, K-12 district encompassing Wilmington and Whitingham. The “merger,” a refinement and...
The articles of agreement for Twin Valley’s proposed “unified union school district,” were taking shape. If approved by local voters, it would create a single, unified, K-12 district encompassing Wilmington and Whitingham. The “merger,” a refinement and...
At my advanced age, I have to be careful about designating or quoting someone as an “old” friend. A friend “of long duration” almost always ends a current phone conversation with the phrase “Aren’t we so lucky to be living in Vermont? It is paradise.” It is. I heartily agree. Both of us grew up...
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