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This Week in History February 5 - 11

10 years ago:
Thieves broke into the Whitingham Community Church. According to police, the burglars stole a number of items including two sterling silver cups and a silver baptismal bowl. Rev. John Brigham expressed concern for the person or persons who committed the act,...

Sadawga ice anglers brave cold in annual derby to aid fire department

WHITINGHAM- On Whitingham’s frozen Sadawga Lake, the air temperature was about four degrees at 9 am on Saturday, January 31, but Barry Smith was having fun catching fish from holes drilled through 18 inches of ice. Smith was one of an estimated 250 to 300 people who were expected to compete in...

Windham-6 Rep. Emily Carris Duncan

Legislative Update: We should learn from Minnesota's example and get involved

As we sit on the precipice of our 250th anniversary in this country, the American people’s social contract is faltering. Killing citizens like Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. Deporting unaccompanied minors. Detaining and disappearing people to Third World countries. Letting people die...

Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: Time to restore basic honor, order, trust

I have been mulling over the content of this article for years, trying to think of a way to communicate the ideas herein without upsetting readers or providing material to goose up a lynch mob. My daughter calls me a cynic. I think of myself as a realist. I am neither religious or spiritual. I...

From left to right: Karina Martin and Ryan Holton pose for a photo with their sons Deke and Brek after receiving the Boys Recreational Coach of the Year award from the Vermont Soccer Association.

Karina Martin named Coach of the Year

Twin Valley Youth Sports soccer coach honored at awards gala
WILMINGTON—Karina Martin was honored at the Vermont Soccer Association annual awards gala in Burlington on December 5, as the 2025 Boys Recreational Soccer Coach of the Year.
According to a press release...

A Window into Judaism: Learning to remember, one yellow brick at a time

Every year on January 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day designated by the United Nations General Assembly, the world pauses to honor the six million Jews and countless others who were murdered and who suffered under Nazi persecution. The day is not only about remembering tragedy. It is about...

This Week in History January 29 - February 4

10 years ago:
Rep. Laura Sibilia, with the help of a group of students from Wardsboro School, championed a bill to make the Gilfeather turnip Vermont’s official state vegetable. The venerable vegetable was developed by Wardsboro farmer John Gilfeather in the early 1900s,...

This Week in History January 22 - 28

10 years ago:
Whitingham officials were miffed to discover that a state plan for safety improvements to the Sadawga Lake dam included the removal of a historic landmark – the 1886 gatehouse structure that tops the dam structure. Selectboard chair Keith Bronson fired off a...

Aging in Place: Emotional triggers and feeling blue

I have been feeling very blue and gloomy for a while now. It could very easily be the state of the world and our country. It could also be the lovely January outside my window. I traded icy Wilmington for very often overcast but warmer Bennington. Finally, I think I have figured it out. It should...

New leadership takes flight at Wings

Hiring of new director, assistant director marks a new chapter for after-school and summer-activities program for WSWSU students
WILMINGTON—Wings Community Programs has new leadership at its helm. Newly-appointed director Hope Phelan and assistant director Morgan Wheeler...