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This Week in History November 7 - 14

10 years ago:
Laura Sibilia, an independent candidate for the Windham-Bennington House district, defeated incumbent Democrat John Moran by a 39-vote margin, according to election night returns. Moran was the first to get the news after the last votes were counted in...

Laura Stevenson

One Minute Book Reviews: "Colored Television"

Exploring the intersection of race, class, art
“Colored Television”
Danzy Senna, Riverhead Books, 2024 Jane, the heroine of Danzy Senna’s “Colored Television,” is a mixed-race novelist who teaches at a small Los Angeles college. Her tenure decision depends upon...

Floodplain reconnection program alternatives

JACKSONVILLE - During the summer and fall of 2024, the Windham Regional Commission (WRC) partnered with the town of Whitingham, MSK Engineers, and Fitzgerald Environmental Associates to develop and preliminarily design four floodplain reconnection project alternatives on several properties...

Master of Science earned

CHICOPEE, MA - Lisa Janovsky, of Jacksonville, VT, received a Master of Science in nursing from Elms College following the conclusion of the summer 2024 semester.
Janovsky was among 101 students who received their degrees this summer. Elms College is a coeducational Catholic college...

This Week in History October 31 - November 6

10 years ago:
Peak Resorts, owner of Mount Snow and 12 other ski resorts, filed an initial public offering (IPO) with the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The company planned to raise up to $100 million through the sale of stock. The company boasted revenue of $...

Named to dean's list

BOSTON - The following local residents have been named to the 2024 spring semester dean’s list at Simmons University.
Grace Conety, of Brattleboro, VT, and Sam Mills, of Marlboro, VT, were named to the dean’s list.
To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must...

Paula Jean Weldon, a Benington college student who went missing in 1946 in the “Bennington Triangle.” Wikipedia

College students seek information on the paranormal from community

BENNINGTON - A pair of Bennington College students are seeking to get a better understanding of the experiences of southern Vermonters as they relate to paranormal activity, and are interested in connecting with valley residents should they have anything to share.
Devan Spiro and...

Things are getting a little spooky

Haunted house to take over haunted restaurant
DOVER - Jim Thomas, owner of The Last Chair, was skeptical about ghosts. That is, until he started spending time working at The Last Chair.
“I used to be very skeptical,” Thomas told The Deerfield Valley News this week...

Former Twin Valley music teacher Alma Jane “Peaches” Hostetter Hart will appear on ABC’s “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, October 25. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Television. Photo by Eric McCandless

Tune-in alert: Well-known resident will appear on Wheel of Fortune

BENNINGTON - Former Twin Valley music teacher Alma Jane “Peaches” Hostetter Hart will appear on ABC’s “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, October 25.
Hart is a self-proclaimed fan of “Wheel of Fortune.” She and her husband, Dennis Hart, watch it every night. She told The Deerfield Valley News...

Bentley Munsell

Nurse manager recognized for leadership

BENNINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, recently honored a nurse manager for his outstanding leadership at SVMC’s ExpressCare clinic.
Bentley Munsell, BSN, RN, CEN, the clinical nurse manager of SVMC’s ExpressCare, was awarded the first Daisy...