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Preschool registration

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Registration is underway for the 2020-2021 school year for children who are 4 years old and reside in the towns of Wilmington or Whitingham.
Presently there are two pre-K and two kindergarten classes at Twin Valley Elemntary School. Each class has a licensed teacher and...

Castleton offers summer courses

CASTLETON- Castleton Center for Schools, the region’s leader in professional development for educators, is offering a broad spectrum of graduate-level courses this summer to meet the needs of pre-K through 12 educators and administrators.
Center for Schools will offer most of its summer...

Dryden makes dean’s list

GETTYSBURG, PA- Abigail Dryden, of Londonderry, VT, has been placed on the Gettysburg College dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the fall 2020 semester.
Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester’s work are placed on the...

Rafus made the list

LYNDON- Joseph Rafus, of Whitingham, has been named to the Northern Vermont University Lyndon dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester. Rafus is also a varsity baseball player for NVU. He is a graduate of Twin Valley Middle High School.

Kusumi makes Delta Kappa

CANTON, NY- Hanako Kusumi, of South Londonderry, VT, has been selected for membership into the St. Lawrence University chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honorary society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni.
Kusumi is a member of the class of...

Borrow tools and games from library

JACKSONVILLE- The Whitingham Free Public Library recently received a Technology Grant through the Vermont Department of Libraries, funded by The Vermont Community Foundation, to purchase two lending Chromebooks, a mobile printer, and install outdoor charging access for devices.
The library...

C.C. Haynes scholarship

WILMINGTON- The C. C. Haynes Fund was established with a bequest to the inhabitants of the town of Wilmington from the late Clinton C. Haynes to be used “for the benefit of agriculture in said town.”
The fund offers two annual scholarships, up to $1,000, with preferences given to people...

An easier way to get back into the workforce

Vermont- Advance Vermont has launched MyFutureVT.org, the state’s first free online hub to provide Vermonters with the information they need to make informed and empowered decisions about their career and education pathways. With 30,000 fewer Vermonters working than before the pandemic,...

The Whitingham Fire Department officially welcomes the new E-ONE fire engine after months of refurbishing and repainting. The $110,000 truck is supposed to last the next 20 years. The department members had training on how to operate the new truck on Monday. The truck is a five-person cab with four seats that are set up with Scott Air Packs ready to be put on in route. It’s equipped with a Jaws of Life and a Vent saw for venting the roof, however, Whitingham will still have mutual aid responding with theirs to assist. A few other special features of the truck are the backup camera and remote-controlled lights above the cab.

The Whitingham Fire Department’s new rig

Fifteen years ago former Dover police officer Keith Clark announced he was running for sheriff of Windham County

This Week in History

10 years ago:
The Windham County State’s Attorney dropped charges against Randy Johnson, a Dover police officer and part-time deputy for the Windham County Sheriff’s Department. Johnson had been charged with unlawful trespass after serving civil process paperwork at a private residence...