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Moore achieves

LOWELL, MA- Coleman Moore, of West Dover, VT, has been recognized at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Moore was named to the dean’s list at UMass Lowell for the spring 2020 semester.

LEWISTON, ME- Neil Thorley of Londonderry, VT, has been named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April 2020.
Neil Thorley, the child of Noel R. Thorley and Sonja D. Thorley, is a 2019 graduate of Phillips Academy. They are majoring in politics at Bates.

Quigley finishes

NEWTON, MA- Kaie Quigley, of West Wardsboro, VT, has completed his first year of studies at Lasell University.

New officer takes unlikely path

Completes training amid pandemic WILMINGTON - The town’s newest police officer, Ryan O’Neil, had a less than typical experience completing his 16-week training at the Vermont Police Academy. O’Neil began his academy training in February, and for about seven weeks, it was what...

Matai and Talia Betit-Engel place the Melvin Jones Fellowship pin on mom Jen Betit-Engel. Dad Christian Betit-Engel supervises.

Matai and Talia Betit-Engel place the Melvin Jones Fellowship pin on mom Jen Betit-Engel. Dad Christian Betit-Engel supervises.

Lions Club wlecomes new members, officers

WHITINGHAM- At a socially-distanced gathering on Town Hill, the Deerfield Valley Lions Club, formerly the Whitingham-Halifax Lions, welcomed new members and officers.
Outgoing president Mark Hanna and service chair Wanda Walkowiak co-hosted the event, which also recognized members who went...

Significant donation given to Friends of the Valley

WILMINGTON- The former members of the Hermitage Club, represented by the Ad Hoc Committee, made a significant donation to the Friends of the Valley Foundation. The Ad Hoc Committee is an organized committee of former Hermitage Club members that was established to explore ways to revive the...

Mark Saxon

Saxon named new executive and CEO of Boy Scouts

WATERBURY- The Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America Executive Board announces the selection of Mark Saxon as Scout Executive and CEO effective August 1.
Saxon will succeed Ed McCollin, who is retiring in June following a 42-year career in scouting – having led the Green Mountain...

Spengler’s painting for auction

Wilmington library auctions off paintings

WILMINGTON- Pettee Memorial Library is holding a fundraiser for the planned renovation project. The library has six paintings on display to be auctioned off. They were generously donated by local artist Sue Spengler.
Through the month of August, the library will hold a silent auction for...

Vermont looks to public for code of ethics edits

VERMONT- Vermont is taking a step toward a statutory code of ethics. Public input is needed.
Does meaningful government ethics oversight in Vermont require an ethics code in statute? The answer is most definitely yes.
Two bills introduced this last session asked the ethics...

Is the United States fundamentally a contrarian culture? Are people unwilling to see more than two sides to any issue? Is that why we fight over simple things like wearing masks to help decrease the spread of a virus?

Americans uncomfortable with life’s gray areas

Sometimes it helps enormously to clarify our view of something in our own life or our own country and culture to have someone from elsewhere present a fresh impression of us.
De Tocqueville did so in the 1700s and his commentary is still quoted today. I was watching a video clip of Trevor...