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1A Coffee Roasters announced their glass jar initiative on Instagram in April with this photo of Chrystal Holt holding one of the jars and a copy of The Deerfield Valley News.

Coffee company sees $80,000 grant as an investment in town

WILMINGTON - 1A Coffee Roasters, the coffee shop and roasting operation, has been named one of the winners of Oatly’s Big Idea Grants. The grant, which will total over $80,000, will be used to finance sustainability initiatives at the shop. 1A co-owner Brian Holt, who owns 1A with his wife...

Four Seasons Sotheby’s forms new real estate partnership

BURLINGTON - Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty announces a strategic partnership with Peerage Realty Partners Inc. The latter has acquired a majority partnership interest in Four Seasons, a premium real estate brokerage in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Tom Heney will continue...

Right, Julie Koehler with her niece, Olivia Rosso, age 3. Photo courtesy Julie Koehler

Child care center to open in fall

New facility will be at the Old School Community Center WILMINGTON - In news likely to be celebrated by families with young children, local employers, and local officials alike, a new child care center is slated to open in Wilmington in September. Beaver Brook Children’s School...

Jon and Cheryl Parker at the Snow Goose with their dog, Zeus. Lauren Harkawik

New innkeepers use their previous experience to help Snow Goose soar

DOVER - Jon Parker, who co-owns the Snow Goose Inn with his wife, Cheryl Parker, says their first winter in business was “surprisingly good” to them. The couple opened the inn on December 23, 2020, just in time for the holiday rush.
The Parkers have a shared background in aviation; they...

Down on the farm: new inn owners are in it for the long haul

DOVER - “We’re learning to drive tractors and it’s kind of awesome,” says Mike Levesque Sr., one of the new owners of Farm Road Estates, formerly The Inn at Sawmill Farm.
Tractors aren’t in his, or the other owners’, backgrounds.
In total, the group of owners comprises Levesque Sr...

Historical society museum re-opening for season

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Historical Museum is reopening for the summer. Located in the town center, the museum will re-open Sunday, July 4, from 2 to 4 pm, and be open Sunday afternoons through July and August.
Through the museum, the Whitingham Historical Society is able to share its...

Rotating Rotarians

Farm Road Estates in Dover hosted the Deerfield Valley Rotary’s “changeover party” on Wednesday, June 23. Outgoing president Bob Pavia, left, handed over the reins to incoming president Bob Brunner. The club was very excited to finally meet again in person and resume all their service and...

Put your photos on the Wilmington Wall

WILMINGTON - The Wilmington Wall, formerly known as the Memory Wall and Welcome Wall, was started in 2010 as a way of honoring citizens, past and present, as well as new and longtime businesses. This year, the wall will be located in the Old School Community Center on the lower level in the music...

Sullivan, two others named to board of directors

WINDHAM COUNTY- Brattleboro Savings & Loan welcomed three new members to their board of directors at their annual meeting held at the end of April, while at the same time saying farewell to Gordon Bristol, who, after serving as a director for 29 years, decided to retire. The new directors who...

Chamber fireworks at Mount Snow Saturday

DOVER - The Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual Independence Day fireworks show at Mount Snow resort on Saturday, July 3, rain date July 4. The fireworks will begin at approximately 9:15 pm.
Visitors are encouraged to stay in or close to their...