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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...

Laura Stevenson

One-Minute Book Reviews: “The Correspondent: A Novel” by Virginia Evans

‘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...

This Week in History January 15 - 21

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...

This Week in History: January 8 - 14

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...

Benny Gerding recently competed in his first powerlifting competition in Manchester, where he broke several records. Photo courtesy of Jen Violette.

Local student breaks records in powerlifting

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

A plethora of pardons and a personal ask

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...

This Week in History December 31 - January 7

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...

Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: Living as well as possible right to the final moment — thanks to hospice

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...

This Week in History December 24 - 30

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...