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Floods coursed through downtown Wilmington, reaching the deck of the Route 9 bridge. Note the former bank in the photo, which burned down years later.

This Week in History

10 years ago:
Dover officials were pursuing a program through the Vermont Telecommunications Authority that would bring high-speed internet to East Dover. The VTA’s Backroads Broadband program would connect 10,000 Vermont residents in areas that were lacking service. Dover was...

Emily Mulherin, recipient of the Jesse Corum Scholarship, holding check and flowers.

Hardworking student receives help

BRATTLEBORO- CCV early childhood education student Emily Mulherin received a $2,500 scholarship from the Brattleboro Rotary Club Gateway Foundation on Tuesday.
Mulherin has always loved working with children. She’s currently an assistant teacher in the infant room at Brattleboro Centre...

States colleges system appoints Zdatny as new leader

MONTPELIER- The Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees voted to appoint interim chancellor Sophie Zdatny to serve as the next chancellor. Zdatny, a six-year veteran of the organization, has been leading the VSCS since late April when chancellor Jeb Spaulding announced his resignation....

Mulligan on trustees’ list

BURLINGTON- Kaya Mulligan, of South Londonderry, who is majoring in social work, was named to the Champlain College trustees’ list for the spring 2020 semester.

Janovsky made it

Hartford, CT- Morgen R. Janovsky, of Wilmington, VT, has been named to the University of Hartford’s spring 2020 dean’s list.

Thorsson sisters on a roll

PROVIDENCE- Johnson & Wales University students Emma and Natalia Thorsson, of West Dover, VT, have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2020 term. Emma, a freshman, and Natalia, a senior, are the daughters of Carina Hellstrom and Magnus Thorsson.

Jacobs graduates

RANDOLPH CENTER- The following students graduated from the practical nursing program in the spring 2020 semester: Katherine Jacobs, of Winhall; and Ilana Newton, of Townshend.

Arel named to dean’s list

SPRINGFIELD, MA- Western New England University announces that Elizabeth Arel, of Whitingham, VT, has been named to the spring semester 2020 dean’s list. Arel is pursuing a BA in psychology.
Students are named to the dean’s list for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or...

Oliver graduates

WORCESTER, MA- Quinn P. Oliver, of Marlboro, VT, received a degree from Clark University on Sunday, May 24. Oliver graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political science.
Clark conferred 465 bachelor’s degrees, 379 master’s degrees, and 39 doctoral degrees during the university’s 116th...

Zizza named to list

TUSCALOOSA, AL- The University of Alabama announced that Ava Zizza, of Wilmington, VT, was named to the spring semester 2020 dean’s list.