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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....

Krzeminski named to list

BIDDEFORD, ME- Emma Krzeminski, of Whitingham, VT, has been named to the dean’s list of the University of New England for the fall semester. She is a first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Castleton locals who made list

CASTLETON- The following students were named to the Castleton University dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year: Cody Cutler, of Newfane; Casey Moon, of Bondville; and Scarlett Pugliese, of South Londonderry.
To qualify for this academic honor, the student must...

Zizza receives degree

TUSCALOOSA, AL- Ava Zizza of Wilmington, VT, has received the following degree from the University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration.
UA awarded some 2,257 degrees during its fall commencement on December 12. UA offers its students a premier...

First Trax Sports Shop has seen a 30% drop in business, according to its owner John Grush.

Ski shop makes do during COVID

Note: This is another installment in our series about how the pandemic is impacting local people. DOVER- Mount Snow, under the management of Vail Resorts, has once again started up their seasonal skiing operations, bringing some much-needed business into the Deerfield Valley, even if COVID-19...

This Week in History

10 years ago:
Wilmington selectboard members warned a bond vote for Town Meeting day. The question asked voters to raise $338,034 for a new town garage building. The total cost of the project was estimated to be about $963,484, but the town had recently allocated $300,...

Claudette Hollenbeck

People have the same core from birth to old age

In 1975 , in my mid-30s, when I started my first job in social work after graduating from social work school, I was the director of a small school called the Young Parents Program for teenage pregnant girls. The high school wanted them off school grounds, so the enterprise was situated in an...