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Bennington-1 Rep. Jonathan Cooper
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 space to the state representatives, and if this is the first you’ve heard...

Windham-2 Rep Laura Sibilia
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 upcoming office hours. These sessions provide an opportunity for you to share your...
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 in Ronkonkoma, NY. Grega had been convicted for the 1994 sexual assault and...

Fifteen years ago firefighters from throughout the valley turned out to battle a fire at the Anchor Restaurant in Wilmington. File photo
10 years ago:
The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum presented “Big Bird Brains,” an educational program by museum director Mike Clough featuring crows, ravens, and jays. One of the stars of the presentation was a raven named Onyx. The raven was new to the museum’s...
10 years ago:
Rep. Ann Manwaring, of Wilmington, was assigned to the House Education Committee.  At the same time, responsibility for the state’s education fund and funding mechanisms was transferred to the committee from the House Appropriations Committee.  Manwaring said...
10 years ago:
Pizzapalooza owners Jason Petrelli and Sarah Jasinski planned to transform their pizzeria by expanding into a connected building at 19 South Main Street. The new space would house their new nanobrewery. The brewery section would hold four small fermenters...

Claudette Hollenbeck
As I write this, I have just finished writing my annual holiday letter and card.  Yes, I know I am finishing late and probably people will get them in their mailboxes late.  One of the delicious things about getting old is that one rarely sweats the small stuff anymore.   Better late than never,...

One-Minute Book Reviews Laura Stevenson
“We’ll Prescribe You a Cat,” by Syou Ishida. 
Translated by E. Madison Shimoda. Berkley, 2024  Ishida’s book belongs to a genre of Japanese fiction that describes events revolving around a single place, in this case, the Nakagyo Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Hovering on the...

The former base lodge at Carinthia.
10 years ago: Mount Snow’s planning department asked the town of Dover to discontinue a 476-foot portion of Carinthia Road, which provided access to Mount Snow’s Carinthia Lodge. Mount Snow sought the action in order to redevelop the Carinthia area under their most recent...
Becca Knouse, who runs The Goat Project, has conserved her 82-acre farm with the Vermont Land Trust.
Becca Knouse, who runs The Goat Project, has conserved her 82-acre farm with the Vermont Land Trust.
BENNINGTON - First-generation farmer Becca Knouss has conserved her 82-acre farm in the Pleasant Valley area with the Vermont Land Trust, the conservation organization announced recently. Knouss runs The Goat Project, producing raw goat milk and goat-milk soaps, and is expanding into cheesemaking...

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