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  WILMINGTON - The first scene of the Beaver Street Art Project went up on Saturday, November 20. It represents about one-fourth of the final work. The work was chosen by community vote and then modified based on community input from February 2020. The project by Wilmington Works is funded by...
WHITINGHAM - During the last week of October, the Twin Valley High School Pride Group and Twin Valley Middle School Above the Influence Group sponsored activities to support Red Ribbon Week. This is an alcohol and other drug prevention awareness campaign that takes place annually in October. The...

Former Valley News publisher Don Albano, left, chats with Bill Palumbo at a chamber of commerce event in the 1970s. He said he bought and sold the newspaper using contracts written on bar napkins. File photo
10 years ago:
Wilmington officials estimated damage to municipal infrastructure from flooding during Tropical Storm Irene at more than $2 million.
Wilmington residents urged the selectboard to include a “Riverwalk” along the Deerfield River as part of the town’s...
VERMONT - With shorter days, motorists will be presented with challenges that could impact safety. AAA Northern New England recommends motorists prepare for potential problems associated with darker evening commutes.
This time of year, drivers are on the road more when it’s dark. With 50%...
“North”
Brad Kessler
The Overlook Press, 2021

The plot of this beautifully-written book concerns three people brought together by a freak May snowstorm in northern Vermont. The first is Sahro Abdi Muse, a Somali refugee. The second is Father Christopher...
BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Words Project recently won the 2021 Richard O. Hathaway Award, Vermont Historical Society’s prize for best history project of the year. Join them as they receive the award at noon on Thursday, December 2, at 118 Elliot. Capacity is limited so register at the...
BOSTON - Savannah Nesbitt, of Wilmington, VT, was recently initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Nesbitt was initiated at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Nesbitt is among...
VERMONT - The Preservation Trust of Vermont announces the opening of the 2022 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization grant round. Awards of $50,000 to $100,000 will be made to preserve and restore nonprofit and municipally-owned buildings and community gathering spaces of economic and social...
VERMONT - According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 16.2 million US adults have had at least one major depressive episode and approximately 24% of people with a diagnosed mental illness find that the holidays make their condition “a lot” worse. Even without a history of mental illness...

Photo by Ellie Roden
BENNINGTON - The mitzvah of Hanukkah is to share the miracle by lighting the Hanukkah menorah and displaying the light. Share some virtual light with pictures of a  favorite menorah or a photo of a menorah lighting for a slideshow on Congregation Beth El’s website. Include, if desired, a short...

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