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Valley businesses like Bartleby’s Books, above, are ready to welcome shoppers with rewards during the annual “Eat, Sleep, Shop Local” period, December 1 to 24. BDCC

Valley businesses like Bartleby’s Books, above, are ready to welcome shoppers with rewards during the annual “Eat, Sleep, Shop Local” period, December 1 to 24. BDCC

Shop local campaign kicks off

WILMINGTON - Starting Friday, December 1, holiday shoppers are once again invited to join in the annual “Eat, Sleep, Shop Local” holiday shopping campaign and earn rewards for shopping and dining with local merchants. This year the program has expanded to include Wilmington and Dover merchants,...

Museum to dedicate nature center

MARLBORO - The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum has announced that it will dedicate the former Pool Learning Center on 117 Adams Cross Road as the Pool Nature Center. The building and adjacent grounds were given to the museum by the Pool Learning Center after the learning center closed. In...

John Caldwell will join the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s speaker series on December 7. Courtesy ISHA

John Caldwell will join the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s speaker series on December 7. Courtesy ISHA

Cross-country skiing legend to talk via Zoom

STOWE- The Red Bench Speaker Series presents “One-on-One with the Father of Cross-Country Skiing, John Caldwell” on Thursday, December 7, at 7 pm via Zoom.
John Caldwell competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and later became a cross-country ski coach. He ultimately became the authority on...

This week in History, 30 November - 7 December

10 years ago:
Renovations at Mount Snow’s Summit Lodge were completed and opened to the public for the first time at the beginning of the ski season. The former Double Diamond at the Summit Lodge reopened as the Bullwheel Pub. The pub featured tables and trim designed to...

Aging in Place by Claudette Hollenbeck

Aging in Place: “Advantage” goes to saving companies money

Moving only 21 miles west of the Deerfield Valley seems to have catapulted me into a whole new television news environment. I have also been switched from Direct TV to the dreaded Comcast Xfinity with its infinity of complications. In this brave new world, I am getting besieged with Medicare “...

St. Mary’s raises donations for the humane society

On October 8 St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church in Wilmington held a Blessing of the Animals Service to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. More than $500 in donations were collected for the Windham County Humane Society, while...

Gov. Scott

Learn about adoption in Vermont

Vermont- Gov. Phil Scott proclaimed November as Adoption Month in Vermont, recognizing the importance of ensuring every child has a permanent, safe, and entrusted family.
Adoption Month is a time to celebrate and honor all people whose lives are touched by adoption; focus attention on...

Affordable housing, retail space project supported by tax credit grant

WILMINGTON - Chris and Jamie Brown, owners of CB Painting LLC, have received a tax credit grant from the state in support of their new endeavor, Cozy VT Properties LLC. The new venture will manage five apartments and a retail space at 37 West Main Street, which the Browns bought last year. ...

Now on the market: home, gallery, and a couple’s life vision

The Art of Humor Gallery, the studio, and home next to it, are for sale
By Lauren Harkawik
WILMINGTON - The Art of Humor Gallery will close, possibly in the near future. Its owner, Laraine Morrow, wife of the late Skip Morrow, whose art populates the gallery, has...

This Week in History, November 22-30

10 years ago:
A Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies marketing study of southern Vermont conducted by Atlas Advertising found that one of the area’s biggest challenges was workforce development. According to Atlas, Vermont has difficulty attracting...