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Historical Society remembers Mountain Mills 100 years later

WILMINGTON - This month marked the conclusion of a yearlong commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the flooding of Mountain Mills. The commemoration, led by the Historical Society of Wilmington, comprised numerous site visits around town related to the once-thriving community that ceased to...

This Week in History August 22 - 29

10 years ago:
Readsboro School Board members objected to a court-ordered restitution payment of $4,500 that would be paid to the school by former principal Michael Heller after he pleaded guilty to embezzling school grant funds. According to Superintendent Chris Pratt, an...

Named to spring dean’s list

ONEONTA, NY - Liliana Buettner, of Dummerson, VT, was named to Hartwick College’s spring 2024 dean’s list. Buettner, who is pursuing a major in inclusive elementary education, was among the approximately 350 students who were named to the spring 2024 dean’s list.
Making the dean’s list is...

I Love Art Space board members pose with artist Carol Sewall at I Love Art Space’s opening night on Friday, August 2. From left: Board member Jeannette Eckert, board member Don Jones, board member Anne Saracino, artist Carol Sewall, and board member Jane May Jones. Not pictured is board member Stephanie Staib. Photo courtesy of I Love Art Space.

After two-year odyssey, I Love Art Space finds a home

DOVER - Dover is now home to a new art gallery. I Love Art Space opened its doors at a grand opening on Friday, August 2. Since then, the space has seen plenty of foot traffic and interest from the public.
Jane May Jones and Jeannette Eckert, who are each on the board of directors for I...

Poncho’s Wreck restaurant was a landmark on South Main Street in Wilmington for many years. Fifty years ago this week the restaurant was offering “free Mexican jumping beans” to children. File photo

This Week in History August 15 - 22

10 years ago:
The first day of school at Twin Valley Middle High School was pushed back by three days to give teachers and administrators more time for planning and training. The preparations were delayed by major construction and renovation at the school, which wasn’t...

Recipients of the Key Award

ELMIRA, NY - Elmira College announced this year’s recipients of its annual Key Award.
The award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school.
Meredith Lewis, of Brattleboro, VT and Jack Cady, of East Dover, VT, received the award.
Recipients...

Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: A wasteful holding tank of unused talent

In the children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” all the critters live in the barn: Wilbur the pig, Charlotte the spider, the geese, etc. Only the rat, Templeton, lives outside the circle of barn friends. When he is asked to help he invariably asks, “What’s in it for me?” He is the conflict and...

Maureen Velsor, center.

New program director for school

BRATTLEBORO - Neighborhood Schoolhouse, a small nature-based school founded in Brattleboro in 1980, welcomes Maureen Velsor to the role of program director. Velsor has been caring for children for 15 years as a babysitter, in-home nanny, teacher, and ski instructor at Stratton Mountain. She first...

Named to dean's list

WORCESTER, MA - The following residents were named to Clark University’s spring 2024 dean’s list:
Lydia Hazzard-Leal, of Brattleboro, VT, was named to first honors.
Tori D. MacKay, of South Newfane, VT, was named to second honors.

The dangers of invasive plants

By Deborah J. Benoit
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont

VERMONT - When someone mentions wildflowers, what comes to mind? Daisies? Black-eyed Susans?
They’re as familiar as the summer days of childhood, so well-loved that they’re often picked for...