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Two make president’s list

PLYMOUTH, NH- More than 800 students have been named to the Plymouth State University president’s list for the fall 2020 semester. To be named to the president’s list, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for the semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours...

Area students named to UVM fall dean’s list

BURLINGTON- The University of Vermont has announced its dean’s list for the fall semester. To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20% of their class in their respective college or school.
Local students named include...

Caya Greenspan-Layman at work on her project.

Local college student studies Asian art remotely

WILMINGTON- Caya Greenspan-Layman, under the guidance of Muhlenberg College professor of sociology Janine Chi, spent the summer exploring how Southeast Asian performance art is used to cultivate cultural identities of the region and promote open and political dialogue.
Greenspan-Layman...

Dr. Peter Park near a waterfall in New Zealand.

This Week in History

10 years ago:
Dr. Peter Park was taking a sabbatical from his work at the SVMC Deerfield Campus, and he and his family were getting ready to move to Opunake, New Zealand. Park would spend about a year working in a community clinic about the size of the one he left. Park...

Advanced nursing program

BENNINGTON- Castleton University is offering a Master of Science in nursing, beginning in the spring 2021 semester. The program offers a clinical nurse leader concentration and a nurse educator concentration. It is designed for working nurses with a bachelor’s degree who wish to advance their...

Vaccine scam expected

VERMONT- With United States and Canada approving a COVID-19 vaccine, government officials expect scams to emerge as distribution begins. Watch out for everything from phony treatments to phishing messages.
Government officials have already been cracking down on phony COVID testing kits and...

BCTV holds virtual awards ceremony

BRATTLEBORO- Brattleboro Community Television has announced its producer award winners for 2020. BCTV’s annual producer awards ceremony was held virtually on Wednesday, December 9.
The Municipal Partner Award went to Patrick Moreland and Mike Bucossi, for two departments of the town of...

Decorate with Vermont Lights the Way

VERMONT– Gov. Phil Scott is encouraging families and businesses to help show “Vermont Lights the Way,” an effort to literally brighten communities and neighborhoods around the state by decorating homes, businesses, and trees, or other creative ideas to help celebrate the holidays during the...

Ginny Sassaman ‘Preaching Happiness: Creating a Just and Joyful World’ Rootstock Publishing, 2020.

Happiness and unity in a troubled World

Ginny Sassaman ‘Preaching Happiness:
Creating a Just and Joyful World’ Rootstock Publishing, 2020. Preaching Happiness is a collection of 16 sermons Sassaman preached at the First Universalist Church of Barnard, VT, over the summers of 2017-2019 and later revised for publication. They...

Study shows rural drivers can save thousands

VERMONT- A new analysis of rural areas in four northeastern states shows that shifting to a clean transportation system, including a bigger role for electric vehicles, has positive benefits across the region. But the savings are biggest for rural drivers.
The new study, conducted by M.J....