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From left, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Pipelines and Pathways manager Christy Betit with P3 Partner of the Year winners Sarah Grasso, Terry Davison Berger, Linda Alvarez, Erin Lovett-Sherman, and Heather Waryas.

From left, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Pipelines and Pathways manager Christy Betit with P3 Partner of the Year winners Sarah Grasso, Terry Davison Berger, Linda Alvarez, Erin Lovett-Sherman, and Heather Waryas.

Area educators recognized for outstanding work

BRATTLEBORO - Four Windham County educators received Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Pipelines and Pathways (P3) Partner of the Year Award this spring. The award is presented to outstanding educators who support career education for all students, whether college or workforce-bound....

This Week in History: July 18 - 25

10 years ago:
Lorista Holdings and the Hermitage Club presented plans to physically connect the former Wilmington Home Center and the old “Professional Building” to create high-end vacation rental units and retail space. In addition to connecting the two buildings, plans...

Individuals leaving incarceration granted Medicaid

VERMONT - The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced its approval of Vermont’s application to provide Medicaid coverage for individuals transitioning out of incarceration.
As outlined in the federal waiver, sentenced incarcerated individuals will become...

Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: Healthcare is a gamble when you get old

I want to communicate today about two issues related to health in our collective old age. One is second opinions and the other is Medicare Advantage plans.
In our “senior” stage of life we get faced with a whole raft of decisions many of us have never faced before. Does anyone fully...

This Week in History July 11 - 18

10 years ago:
Gov Peter Shumlin touted a $10 million, five-year plan to boost economic development and job creation in Windham County. The plan was intended to counter the loss of more than 600 well-paying jobs at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Atomic Plant in Vernon, which...

Recent college graduate

ELMIRA, NY - Jasmine Denny, of Whitingham, VT, was among the graduates celebrated at the 166th Elmira College Commencement on Sunday, May 19. The exercises included 117 undergraduate, 12 associate, and 30 graduate students.
Denny earned a bachelor of science.

Institute supports high school students

VERMONT - In the coming weeks, 600 high school students will attend a Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) intensive summer program.
They will spend one to two weeks on a college campus diving deeply into career-oriented topics with peers from around the state: arts, engineering,...

Jessica White

Newest addition to the team

BENNINGTON - The Better Bennington Corporation (BBC) announced the newest addition to their team, Jessica White, of Bennington. Following a brief hiring period, White joined BBC in April to fill the administrative assistant role, which has already made a significant impact.
White is well-...

Named to president’s list

TROY, NY- Elisabeth Keeler, of Wilmington, VT, was named to the spring 2024 president’s list at Hudson Valley Community College. Keeler is studying in the dental hygiene academic program at the college.

Wilmington Police officer Joe Carcich has been tapped to serve as Twin Valley's school resource officer

School resource officer will wear a lot of hats

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department has tapped veteran department member Joe Carcich to serve as the school resource officer at Twin Valley schools starting at the beginning of the fall semester.
The position was created by the department and the Twin Valley School Board, and...