‘A masterfully constructed epistolary novel’
Virginia Evans, “The Correspondent: A Novel” (Crown Publishing Company, 2025).
There are many correspondents in this masterfully constructed epistolary novel, but the central figure is Sibyl Van Antwerp, retired from a...
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10 years ago:
Despite the efforts of several local wildlife experts and local residents, an injured Canada goose remained stranded at Mount Snow’s Snow Lake. An injured wing kept the goose from leaving with the rest of its flock earlier in the fall, but the bird could...
Despite the efforts of several local wildlife experts and local residents, an injured Canada goose remained stranded at Mount Snow’s Snow Lake. An injured wing kept the goose from leaving with the rest of its flock earlier in the fall, but the bird could...
10 years ago:
Iberdrola Renewables, the company that was planning to expand wind energy in Readsboro and Searsburg with the construction of turbines near the existing Deerfield Wind facility, was awaiting approval by the state’s Public Service Board. In anticipation of...
Iberdrola Renewables, the company that was planning to expand wind energy in Readsboro and Searsburg with the construction of turbines near the existing Deerfield Wind facility, was awaiting approval by the state’s Public Service Board. In anticipation of...
Benny Gerding recently competed in his first powerlifting competition in Manchester, where he broke several records. Photo courtesy of Jen Violette.
MANCHESTER - Twin Valley High School sophomore Bennett “Benny” Gerding recently competed in his first powerlifting competition in Manchester, where he broke several records. With the accomplishment of his first competition behind him, Gerding hopes to broaden his expertise in the...
Elayne Clift
Given the numbers of pardons the president has granted in his second term it seems like a good idea to ask for preemptive forgiveness for any crimes of conscious I may commit. The president is so happy to pardon people I figure my chances are pretty good that I won’t end up in jail for very long...
10 years ago:
Twin Valley Elementary School Principal Rebecca Fillion and other school officials met with service providers in Bennington and Brattleboro to encourage them to build a presence in the Deerfield Valley. Despite the proliferation of palatial vacation homes in...
Twin Valley Elementary School Principal Rebecca Fillion and other school officials met with service providers in Bennington and Brattleboro to encourage them to build a presence in the Deerfield Valley. Despite the proliferation of palatial vacation homes in...
Claudette Hollenbeck
The holiday season is kind of a weird time to be writing about hospice care, but I regard it as one of the universe’s greatest gifts.
I started working for a brand new hospice program in 1982 in Norwalk, CT. Thereafter, I worked at another in Concord, MA, both times as side gigs from my...
I started working for a brand new hospice program in 1982 in Norwalk, CT. Thereafter, I worked at another in Concord, MA, both times as side gigs from my...
10 years ago:
With the revitalization of the Haystack Ski Area by The Hermitage Club, the developer of the Powderhorn condominiums at Haystack sought to breathe new life into the mothballed development. The original four buildings were built by developer Michael Kimack in...
With the revitalization of the Haystack Ski Area by The Hermitage Club, the developer of the Powderhorn condominiums at Haystack sought to breathe new life into the mothballed development. The original four buildings were built by developer Michael Kimack in...
S. Claus checks his list for potential recipients of his synthetic carbon-free coal
DEERFIELD VALLEY—In early 2026, Santa Claus will break ground on a new manufacturing facility in the Deerfield Valley. The facility will be used to produce a form of coal that Claus hopes will revolutionize his approach to so-called “bad” kids.
In an exclusive interview with The Deerfield...
In an exclusive interview with The Deerfield...
The Uncommon Robin, a new pottery studio, opens its doors in Wilmington
WILMINGTON—Midday on Tuesday, Erin Robinson, the owner of The Uncommon Robin, was painting designs onto newly-made bowls in her sun-splashed pottery studio on Route 100. Robinson said her hope for the...
WILMINGTON—Midday on Tuesday, Erin Robinson, the owner of The Uncommon Robin, was painting designs onto newly-made bowls in her sun-splashed pottery studio on Route 100. Robinson said her hope for the...
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