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Free dental care offered for veterans

BRATTLEBORO - In recognition of Veterans Day, Aspen Dental will provide free care to military veterans on Saturday, November 6, from 8 am to 1 pm. Now in its seventh year, this “Day of Service” provides much-needed dental care for veterans at no cost to honor their service and break down barriers...

Jill Adams and her furry friends posed for the “Ladies of the Deerfield Valley” calender 15 years ago.

This Week in History (11/4 - 11/11)

10 years ago:
The valley was still in recovery after Tropical Storm Irene flooded the region two months earlier. Gretchen Havreluk and Bruce Mullen, who had been hired as business assistance coordinators through a Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation program funded...

Photo by Amelia Nick

The Last Scare: trick or treating for a good cause

DOVER - Creepy costume-wearers of all ages were out at The Last Chair Friday evening for a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat. The event was part of a fundraiser held by the Dover restaurant to benefit school clubs in Dover and Wardsboro.

Artist scores big with custom shoes

"Sneakerhead’s" work a favorite of athletes, more WILMINGTON - The next time someone watches Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers streak across the field, they may be surprised to know that his Louis Vuitton-patterned cleats were designed by a local Wilmington artist....

Grant of $4.1 million for broadband group

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Vermont Community Broadband Board, the new state board charged with overseeing broadband development in Vermont, recently approved DVFiber’s $4.1 million grant request. DVFiber can now move ahead with its partner Great Works Internet Inc., of Biddeford, ME, to secure high-...

Save your Halloween candy

DOVER - The fifth grade class at the Dover School, an International Baccalaureate school, is participating in Operation Gratitude’s annual Halloween Candy Give Back program. Last year more than 93,000 pounds of candy in care packages were delivered to military and first responders. The class is...

Lawson’s Finest Super Sessions Grant Program

VERMONT - Lawson’s Finest Liquids announces that it is accepting applications for its Super Sessions mini-grant program.
Named after the brewery’s Super Session single-hop IPA series, Lawson’s Finest created the initiative to encourage their fans to become more active in their communities...

Guide for BIPOC businesses

SOUTHERN VERMONT - The Windham County and Rutland County NAACP chapters are building a holiday shopping guide featuring Black-, indigenous-, and people of color-owned businesses based in the two regions. The guide will include a description of the products and/or services provided.
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Marker for Caesar, a slave from 1750. Markers are meant to serve as recognition of America’s history in new project.

Recognizing history

BENNINGTON - The Stopping Stones project is a national effort intended to engage communities with the local and broader history of slavery by memorializing the names of enslaved persons with markers in the places they were once held. The organization works toward repairing inequality in education...

30 years ago, Deerfield Valley News reporter Dana Cole took a look at the White House of Wilmington, which was purported to be haunted. File photo

This Week in History (10/28 - 11/4)

10 years ago:
The owners of two condemned properties on School Street in Readsboro that had been significantly damaged by Tropical Storm Irene learned that their properties might be eligible for a FEMA buyout. The properties, located on the banks of the West Branch of the...