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...
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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...
10 years ago:
Cherie Giddings stepped down as Readsboro’s school board chair after two failed budget votes and acrimonious public budget informational meetings. In her letter of resignation, Giddings said she hoped that, following her departure, Readsboro would move in a...
Cherie Giddings stepped down as Readsboro’s school board chair after two failed budget votes and acrimonious public budget informational meetings. In her letter of resignation, Giddings said she hoped that, following her departure, Readsboro would move in a...
10 years ago:
The state paid the estate of John Grega $1.55 million in a settlement over the state’s botched prosecution of Grega for the 1994 murder of his wife at a Dover condominium. Grega’s conviction was overturned after he served 18 years in prison on the conviction...
The state paid the estate of John Grega $1.55 million in a settlement over the state’s botched prosecution of Grega for the 1994 murder of his wife at a Dover condominium. Grega’s conviction was overturned after he served 18 years in prison on the conviction...
On February 18, the Vermont Bowhunters Association petitioned the state Fish and Wildlife Board to lift the ban on hunting bears over garbage. A decision is expected Wednesday, April 22.
Bear baiting is a dying, discredited practice. Only 12 states still permit it.
Vermont’s bear biologist,...
10 years ago:
Dover Police Chief Randy Johnson and Wilmington Police Chief Joe Szarejko expressed skepticism about Gov. Peter Shumlin and the Vermont Legislature’s plans to allow adult consumption of marijuana. They warned of increased costs connected to enforcement, such as the need to train...
Several weeks ago my friend the Rev. Ralph Howe wrote a letter to the editor of this paper about the growing need for community. His words stayed with me, and they made me think about a core Jewish tradition that embodies that need: the minyan.
A minyan is a quorum, a gathering of 10 Jewish...
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