editorial
Scout’s community service tale one youth can embrace
Connor Hunt’s story is one we don’t see often enough. Hunt’s is a tale of community service and dedication, a tale that often gets lost in the buzz and blur associated with most of today’s youth. ...
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Board should reconsider proposal
We were sorry to see the Wilmington Selectboard dismiss the budget committee’s concept to pay the school district for the use of the high school during the flood recovery efforts. Homestead propert...
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School issues ramping up
The local news over the past few months has been dominated in many ways by the lasting effects of Tropical Storm Irene, the flood damage, and the recovery and reconstruction efforts that have occur...
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This time around, look back on lessons learned in past
Back in the mid 90s, a few free-thinking creative individuals in Wilmington came up with a grand idea. Faced with a potentially divisive Route 9 bypass construction project, they came up with an o...
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Budget time for voters, too
It’s a new year, and that means it’s budget time for local municipalities and schools. The month of January is traditionally the time when local boards finalize their plans for the upcoming fiscal...
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Time to put 2011 behind us
And ye, who have met with Adversity’s blast, And been bow’d to the earth by its fury; To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently pass’d Were as harsh as a prejudiced jury - Still, fill to th...
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Continuing to shed light on the real spirit of Christmas
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“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”                                      ...
Still time to keep it local
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The holiday season is squarely upon on us, and once again we feel the need to repeat something we have written about repeatedly over the past few months. Shopping locally is good, not just for th...
Can't miss this opportunity
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Sometimes, in the face of great trauma or stress, it’s difficult to see the opportunities that might present themselves along the way. That may be the case right now, as the valley continues to reb...
Riverwalk's time has come
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To the Editor: When the Ann Coleman Gallery vanished in Irene’s raging flood waters inside it there were 38 of my originals and over 400 prints, the work of furniture maker Rob Case, painters Kim ...
Looking forward to winter
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Here we are at the Thanksgiving weekend, which is the traditional start to the winter season. Many are hopeful for a great winter. We could certainly use a good, snowy winter season. If we can get ...
Thanks to all for recover help
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Folks in the Deerfield Valley, and across Vermont, certainly have a lot to be thankful for this year. First and foremost would have to be all of the assistance that has been offered to help the re...