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This Week in History: October 9-16

10 years ago:
House Education Committee Chair Rep. David Sharpe, of Bristol, held an informational meeting with area school board members and voters in Marlboro to explain Act 46. The law required the consolidation of school districts, which was intended to provide more...

Brandon Collins, a medium, will host a group reading at the Kitzhof on Wednesday, October 22. Photo by Derek Desranleau.

Medium reading at Kitzhof to benefit Windham County Humane Society

DOVER - Vermont native and medium Brandon Collins will be at the Kitzhof on the evening of Wednesday, October 22, for a group reading. The event is part of what’s become an annual October tradition at the Kitzhof, which for the past three years has hosted spiritually-inclined programming around...

The cover of “Small Town School” by Dave Larson. Photo courtesy of Dave Larson

Former Wilmington teacher releases new book, hosts reading at Bartleby’s Books

WILMINGTON- “Small Town School,” a new book by former Wilmington teacher Dave Larsen, examines the 100-plus-year history of Wilmington Central High School.
Bartleby’s Books will host a reading, discussion, and book signing with Larsen from 6 to 7 pm on Thursday, October 16. Copies of “...

This Week in History: Sept. 25 - Oct. 1

10 years ago:
Wilmington’s development review board issued a permit for Sandri’s controversial Dunkin’ Donuts franchise at their East Main Street gas station. A number of Wilmington residents expressed concern about the town’s fast food franchise, citing adverse impacts...

Windham-2 Rep. Laura Sibilia

Legislative Update: Vermonters must question, “Who is they?”

Political violence is not protest, debate, or disagreement. It strikes at the heart of democracy — and the responsibility we all share to govern ourselves. The recent assassinations of Charlie Kirk and Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband show how quickly violence is...

Grief for friend drives man to bodybuilding

WILMINGTON - Brandon Morgan recently traveled from his Wilmington home to a suburb of Seattle where he competed for the first time in a bodybuilding competition. For Morgan, the competition was the culmination of a lifelong fascination with bodybuilding and a way to build positive goal-setting...

This Week in History: September 18 - 24

10 years ago:
Iberdrolla Renewables, an international energy company, predicted that their construction on 15 wind turbines on Green Mountain National Forest land in Readsboro and Searsburg could begin the following year (2016), if they could wrap up the regulatory process...

Local teenagers hike all 48 of the 4,000-footers in White Mountains

WILMINGTON — Carter and Morgan O’Neil hiked their first 4,000-foot peak in the New Hampshire White Mountain National Forest at the ripe ages of 6 and 5.
Now, eight years later, the O’Neil children have hiked all 48 of the 4,000-footers in the White Mountains, a bucket list item for hikers...

This Week in History: September 11 - 18

10 years ago:
Lorista Holdings, owners of the former O.O. Ware building and the neighboring Professional Building in Wilmington sought a permit to substantially renovate and redevelop the two properties. Their plan would also physically link the two buildings and create a...

A Window into Judaism Ellie Roden

A Window Into Judaism: The Jewish High Holidays

Editor’s note: This week we introduce “A Window into Judaism,” a column on Jewish culture and traditions by Deerfield Valley resident Ellie Roden. We hope readers will be as excited as we are to welcome Ellie as a regular contributor to The Deerfield Valley News. Every fall, Jewish life slows...