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One-Minute Book Reviews Laura Stevenson

A dose of magical realism for cat lovers

“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.

This Week in History: January 2 - 9

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.

Farm, land conserved

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...

Named to president’s list

GREENVILLE, SC - Jonathan Griffin, a senior business administration major from West Townshend, VT, was among over 580 Bob Jones University students named to the fall 2024 president’s list.
The president’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the...

This Week in History December 26 - January 2

10 years ago:
Santa Claus was spotted in several locations around the valley, often taking gift requests from local children. In an exclusive interview with Deerfield Valley News reporter Jack Deming, however, Claus refused to divulge any secrets about how he...

Planting an indoor herb garden is an easy and economical way to enjoy fresh herbs for cooking or garnishes throughout the year, even when the ground is frozen outside.
Photo by Deborah J. Benoit

Planting an indoor herb garden is an easy and economical way to enjoy fresh herbs for cooking or garnishes throughout the year, even when the ground is frozen outside. Photo by Deborah J. Benoit

Cold weather means shift to indoor gardening

By Deborah J. Benoit
University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener VERMONT - Cold weather has arrived, and gardens have been put to bed for the season. That doesn’t mean gardening isn’t possible. Just shift focus from outdoors to in.
Adding foliage plants to a...

End of semester

WILLIMANTIC, CT - More than 1,000 students are concluding their first semester at Eastern Connecticut State University this fall. The new students include 808 first-time and 275 transfer students who are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate-level programs.
Among them is Maizie Rukat, of...

This Week in History December 19-26

10 years ago:
Gov. Peter Shumlin announced that he would scrap proposed plans for a single-payer health care plan for Vermonters. Shumlin said financing a single-payer system would place too high a burden on the state’s businesses, and could damage the Vermont economy. The...

Bill Kuhnert

Foundation announces new director of finance

GRAFTON - The Windham Foundation recently announced that Bill Kuhnert has joined the foundation’s team as director of finance. Kuhnert graduated from Cornell University with a double major in mathematics and economics.
He brings more than 25 years of financial leadership to the position,...

This Week in HIstory December 12-19

10 years ago:
A slow-moving Nor’easter dumped several inches of wet heavy snow on the region, leaving many without power for days. Road crews were unable to keep up with the volume of snow, leaving sections of routes 9 and 100 covered by a hard-packed icy coating that was...