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Mental health alliance offers training

VERMONT - The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont is hosting a virtual NAMI FaithNet Presenter Training on Sunday, October 20, from 1 to 5 pm via Zoom. This free online session will give volunteer leaders the tools and knowledge to engage and educate faith communities of all traditions...

Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: Would trade wisdom for better back, good vision

Think about all the things we never knew when we were in our teens, 20s, and even 30s. I look at my three wonderful grandchildren and am thunderstruck by how little life experience they have had, and yet when I was their age I actually got married and started having children! In retrospect, I...

Mount Snow’s famous skis-on gondola was being installed 55 years ago.

This Week in History October 17-24

10 years ago:
The Hermitage opened their new 90,000-square-foot post-and-beam base lodge over (then) Columbus Day weekend. The building included a fitness center, pool, spa, ski and rental shop, restaurant, locker rooms, child care center, arcade, bowling center, and a 50-...

Tom Martyn

Banker of the year award

BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Savings & Loan announced that Tom Martyn has received the prestigious 2024 Vermont Outstanding Community Service Banker of the Year award by the Vermont Bankers Association. The award was created to recognize leaders who exemplify the best of community banking...

Cheese with apple pie? Here, it’s the law

VERMONT - Vermont is known for a couple of things in the food world. Every fall, tourists flock to the state to enjoy artisanal cheeses and locally grown apples. It’s also known for popular food brands like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Cabot cheese. The state is dedicated enough to their food...

This Week in History October 10 - 17

10 years ago: The Dover Selectboard decided not to add their signatures to a resolution calling for a cap on the statewide education tax rate. Dover School Board Chair Richard Werner said the cap might keep the statewide education tax rate stable, while still increasing the...

Members of Paranormal Investigators of New England will be at the Kitzhof Inn on Saturday, October 19. As part of their presentation, they’ll talk about the equipment they use in paranormal investigations, such as video surveillance, pictured here. Photo courtesy of Paranormal Investigators of New England

Paranormal event at inn a celebration of spooky season

DOVER - For their Halloween-season event last year, the owners of the Kitzhof Inn had T-shirts printed that read, “The Kitzhof Inn: only a little bit haunted.” At this year’s now-annual Halloween-time event, the “little bit” in that tagline will be put to the test.
On Friday, October 18,...

A spy story and reflection on eco-terrorism

Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
Scribner, 2024
Rachel Kushner ingeniously interweaves a spy story, a reflection on eco-terrorism, and a symbolically rich comparison of Neanderthals with Homo sapiens in “Creation Lake,” her fourth novel. It’s an amazing...

Named to president’s list

MANCHESTER, NH - Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the summer 2024 president’s list. They are Sydney McHugh, of West Wardsboro, VT; Charlie Slicer, of Brattleboro, VT; and Caitlin Haumann, of Brattleboro, VT.
The summer terms...

Candon Rusin at Twin Valley High School in 2007

This Week in History October 3 - 10

10 years ago:
Candon Rusin, a Twin Valley High School and University of Vermont graduate, signed a contract with Patrioti Levice, a Slovakian basketball team. Rusin made a name for himself as a player at Twin Valley and later as a member of the UVM Catamounts, where he was...