Deerfield Valley

Rotary Club holds tour of local barns

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley held its third annual tour, “Barns, Live Music and Art,” on Saturday, July 16, raising close to $12,000 to help the local community.
Ticketholders got to see five local barns, including “The Art of Humor,” where Skip Morrow’s...

Basketball summer camps in the valley

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Participants in the Deerfield Valley Basketball Camp spent a week refining their skills at Twin Valley Middle High School. Younger players took part in the Wildcats Basketball Camp at the Old School Community Center in Wilmington.

Twin Valley players recognized

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball awards were given out recently. Offensive player of the year was Sarah Dix. Defensive player of the year was Kaley Mola. Rookies of the year were Samantha Duncan and Desiree Moore. The Coaches Award went to Lizzy Barber. SVL...

DVFiber holds annual meeting

DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its recent annual meeting, the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District - DVFiber - elected three officers for its governing board and five members for its executive committee. The board also approved a high-level design concept for the district’s fiber optic network....

DVFiber continues work in underserved areas

MARLBORO - DVFiber, the communications union district (CUD) that aims to provide affordable fiber internet service to its 24 member towns, has, at a secret location in the area, fiber optic cable waiting to be hung.
“We store the stuff securely, and we don’t say where, but it is here, and...

Mentoring program helps kids cope

BRATTLEBORO - Two Vermont-based organizations, Mahana Magic and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, are teaming up to provide mentoring to children affected by the cancer diagnosis of a loved one. The special program will be available to children ages 6 to 17, both locally and statewide. The...

Basketball camps for youth grades pre-K through 9

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The 26th annual Deerfield Valley Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades 5 through 9 will be held from Monday, June 27, to Friday, July 1, from 1 to 4 pm at Twin Valley Middle High School. The camp director is Buddy Hayford.
The daily schedule includes the...

Memorial Day ceremonies

DEERFIELD VALLEY - A number of Memorial Day celebrations were held around the valley on Monday. The annual Memorial Day ceremony returned to Memorial Hall in Wilmington. The history of Memorial Day was the theme. As part of the program, members of the Deerfield Valley Lions Club and Rotary...

Trout Unlimited receives grant for project

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Last year the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited did a project placing strategic wood into 1.8 miles of Vose Brook, a coldwater tributary to the Deerfield River in Searsburg. Half the project area was located on private land, with public access managed by Great...

Trout Unlimited wants anglers to know the upper Deerfield is a great option for fishing.

The secret is out: Deerfield River a top spot

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Many throughout Windham County and Cheshire County, NH, know of the two trophy stretches for trout in the area: the Black River in Cavendish and the Sugar River in Newport, NH. The reaches of river have a two-fish limit but what fish they are. The problem of knowing about...