Jessica Bolognani, left, at age 17, posing with Mia Codogni, right, who was 4 years old at the time. Jessica died at the age of 18 in 2010. She was the inspiration behind Jessica’s Closet, a low-cost rental boutique run by her mother, Debbie Bolognani. Photo courtesy of Debbie Bolognani
Father and son, both named Matt Horn, at Matterhorn Dog House, pictured here with Ajax, the namesake for the dog house’s signature hot dog.                                   Lauren Harkawik
Whitingham Town Moderator Leon Corse (left) collects paper ballots from voters during the 2020 Town Meeting
A scene from “Lost Nation.”  The film will be shown to the public Friday, February 7, at 6:30 pm at the Old School Community Center.  Below: Filmmaker Jay Craven will be in attendance at the screening.
Bekka Eöwind leads students Cyrus Eaton (left), Nya Parrington (center), and Rowan Fuchs (right) in a violin lesson at the Old School Community Center in Wilmington on Saturday, January 11.                                                                                       Photo by Lauren Harkawik

Jessica Bolognani, left, at age 17, posing with Mia Codogni, right, who was 4 years old at the time. Jessica died at the age of 18 in 2010. She was the inspiration behind Jessica’s Closet, a low-cost rental boutique run by her mother, Debbie Bolognani. Photo courtesy of Debbie Bolognani
Father and son, both named Matt Horn, at Matterhorn Dog House, pictured here with Ajax, the namesake for the dog house’s signature hot dog.                                   Lauren Harkawik
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WILMINGTON - On Main Street, a once ho-hum corner space at the bottom of Lisle Hill Road has been transformed in recent years. Today, the spot houses a hot dog stand, a cannabis dispensary, and an outdoor hot tub showroom.  “Before we came in here, this was a dying part of town,” said Matt Horn...
Whitingham Town Moderator Leon Corse (left) collects paper ballots from voters during the 2020 Town Meeting
DEERFIELD VALLEY- Valley voters will find they have few choices to make on this year’s Town Meeting ballots. Petitions for town and school...
January 30, 2025, 3:04 PM
A scene from “Lost Nation.”  The film will be shown to the public Friday, February 7, at 6:30 pm at the Old School Community Center.  Below: Filmmaker Jay Craven will be in attendance at the screening.
WILMINGTON - Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven will be in town next week to attend two screenings of his most recent film, “Lost Nation.” The first...
January 30, 2025, 2:50 PM
WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members signed off on a final draft of their proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and an annual meeting warning at...
January 30, 2025, 2:44 PM
WILMINGTON - On Main Street, a once ho-hum corner space at the bottom of Lisle Hill Road has been transformed in recent years. Today, the spot houses a hot dog stand, a cannabis dispensary, and an outdoor hot tub showroom.  “Before we came in here, this was a dying part of town,” said Matt Horn...
January 30, 2025

News

  • January 30, 2025
    DOVER - During their meeting on Monday, January 27, the River Valleys Unified School District discussed the board’s financials in preparation for approving the fiscal year 2026 budget this spring....

  • Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier File photo
    January 30, 2025
    MONTPELIER- This week candidates in the contested election for Bennington-1 representative testified in the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. In the November general...
  • Father and son, both named Matt Horn, at Matterhorn Dog House, pictured here with Ajax, the namesake for the dog house’s signature hot dog.                                   Lauren Harkawik
    January 30, 2025
    WILMINGTON - On Main Street, a once ho-hum corner space at the bottom of Lisle Hill Road has been transformed in recent years. Today, the spot houses a hot dog stand, a cannabis dispensary, and an...

Sports

  • January 30, 2025
    WILMINGTON - Twin Valley Youth Sports is hosting a basketball tournament for boys’ and girls’ teams with players in grades five and six and players in grades seven and eight. Games will be played at...
  • January 30, 2025
    NEWFANE - Travis Shine, 46, of Newfane, is the lucky winner of the 2024 Vermont Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License Lottery. Shine will be entitled to hunt and fish in Vermont for free for the rest...
  • January 30, 2025
    WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity has been playing some good basketball of late.  Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the first quarter of their Friday, January 24, game with Long Trail...

Features


  • Bennington-1 Rep. Jonathan Cooper
    January 30, 2025
    New representative ready to get to work This is the first of what I hope will be regular columns in The Deerfield Valley News. I’m grateful to Mike Eldred and the rest of the team for offering some...

  • Windham-2 Rep Laura Sibilia
    January 30, 2025
    Legislator seeking feedback, input on the issues As we move into the third week of the 2025 legislative session, I wanted to provide an update on the latest developments and invite you to my...
  • January 30, 2025
    10 years ago: John Grega, who had spent 18 years in prison before his murder conviction in a Vermont court was overturned, was killed when the van he was driving home from work crashed into a tree...

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