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Marlboro Alliance benefit sale will return

MARLBORO - After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Marlboro Alliance will hold its 63rd summer benefit sale on Saturday, July 30, from 9 am to 3 pm, outdoors and under tents at the Marlboro Elementary School grounds, 2669 VT Route 9. Sales are by donation and will benefit the Marlboro...

Wilmington Bike Safety Day participants. Photo courtesy John Hatton

Wilmington Bike Safety Day

WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors joined the Wilmington Police Department at their Bike Safety Day, on Saturday, July 9. Mike Purcell, Tony Tribuno, and Monique White, SVBR members and realtors, were at the event to help and brought a new bike from Equipe Sport for a raffle that...

Hermit crabs, painting at Pettee

WILMINGTON - The Pettee Memorial Library has several events planned for the following weeks.
On Friday, July 22, join the library on the lawn at 8:30 pm for its Circus Movie Under the Stars. On Saturday, July 23, visit Pettee Library during the village circus stroll from 5 to 7 pm for some...

One-Minute Book Reviews: Joe Gunther and colleagues cross state lines

“Fall Guy”
Archer Mayor. Minotaur Books, 2022 The book opens on a cold late-winter evening, as Joe Gunther looks down a Vermont hill at the flashing strobe lights dominating the scene he is about to join: the state police, sheriff’s deputies, Joe’s colleagues at the...

Snow Lake. TripAdvisor

This Week in History (7/21/22 - 7/28/22)

10 years ago:
Flood-damaged Dot’s Restaurant was lifted off its foundation by crane and temporarily placed on cribbing in Dot’s parking lot. The building’s “flight” was the start of significant renovations that included the construction of a higher, flood-proofed...

Senate candidate returns for Q&A

WHITINGHAM - Gerald Malloy, Republican candidate for US Senate, will be returning for a second informational meeting and questions and answers on Tuesday, July 19, at Whitingham Community Church, from 7 to 9 pm. The Malloys received feedback from people who could not make it to the first one...

Laura Sibilia hosting meet-and-greet

WARDSBORO - State Rep. Laura Sibilia has announced an upcoming campaign meet and greet event in Wardsboro on Thursday, July 21. Voters and residents are invited to join her at the Wardsboro Library from 6 to 7 pm.
Rep. Sibilia, a four-term independent, is currently the vice chair of the...

Kate O’Neill, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech therapy coming to valley

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Speech therapy patients in areas near Manchester and Wilmington can now schedule appointments closer to home.
Speech-language pathologist Kate O’Neill, MS, CCC-SLP, will be traveling from SVMC outpatient rehabilitation in Bennington to the primary care offices in...

Showcase your antique collections and hidden treasures on hit TV show

VERMONT- The American Pickers are excited to return to Vermont. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout the area in October 2022.
“American Pickers” is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History...

Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: Staying relevant while getting old, from gaining wisdom to wreaking havoc

Our old buddy Vladimir Putin turns 70 years old on October 7. I doubt that he is any different from men (and women) everywhere who see a very big birthday looming on the horizon and fret about “what have I accomplished and how much time do I have left before I become useless?” I have to ask...