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10 years ago:
In the midst of a winter season with “relentless” snowstorms and temperatures in the low teens for weeks at a time, fuel assistance organizations and agencies were seeing an increase in requests for assistance. There had also been a decrease in federal...

Mike Masters

Masters joins Sotheby’s realty team

DOVER- Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty announced that Mike Masters has joined the company’s Mount Snow office as a sales associate.
For the last eight years he has worked with his wife Melissa to build Tanglebloom, their cut flower farm and floral design business focusing on...

Erik Hoffner

Talks on photography, ice fishing

BRATTLEBORO- In connection with two exhibits about ice fishing, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents a pair of free online events: a documentary photography workshop on February 11 and a panel on ice fishing culture and conservation on February 16.
Erik Hoffner presents “Seeing...

One minute book reviews: Skillful portrayal in spy thriller

“Trojan Horse: A Koyla Petrov Thriller”
S. Lee Manning,
Encircle Publications 2020 Koyla Petrov, the hero of this thriller and the series soon to come, is a Russian-Jewish immigrant, an American citizen, and a spy. For many years, he has been one of the top operatives in the...

Layman makes the dean’s list

ALLENTOWN, PA- Congratulations to Caya Greenspan-Layman, of Wilmington, VT, for being named to the Muhlenberg College dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester.
Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were...

Eaker earns master of arts

CASTLETON- Keighan Eaker, of Jamaica, graduated with a Master of Arts in Education from Castleton University following the successful completion of the fall semester in December 2020. Graduates will be recognized during the 234th commencement.

VT Tech students succeed

RANDOLPH CENTER- Vermont Tech congratulates the following students for achieving dean’s list honors for the fall 2020 semester: Timothy Haineswood, of Marlboro, Certificate in Practical Nursing; Lisa Ryan, of Wilmington, Certificate in Practical Nursing; Noah Johnson, of Saxton’s River, Associate...

Claussen makes list for sports

SPRINGFIELD, MA- Springfield College has named Nathan Claussen, of Townshend, VT, to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2020 fall semester. Claussen has a primary major of sports management.
The criteria for selection to the dean’s list are that a student must have completed a...

Welch earns excellence

SALT LAKE CITY- Abbey Welch, of West Wardsboro, VT, has earned an award of excellence at Western Governors University College of Business. The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework.
Learn more at www.wgu.edu.

Armstrong made the list

WORCESTER, MA- Assumption University has announced that Emily Armstrong, of Marlboro, VT, Class of 2023, has been named to the university’s dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester. Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the list....