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West Woodstock poet wins Vermont Book Award
Carlene Kucharczyk, a Woodstock-based poet and musician, won the Vermont Book Award for her collection of poems "Strange Hymn" and has been enjoying the increased visibility that comes with the award.
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1mCecelia Tseng
<html><head></head><body>Cecelia Tseng<br /><br />Norwich, VT - Cecelia Tseng, age 78, passed Tuesday, August 18, 2026.<br /><br />A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the Valley News.<br /><br />Knight Funeral Home in White Riv ...
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5mMakerSpace hosts first entrepreneur, building guitars
CLAREMONT – Guitars have been a part of life for Donald Franks II since he was in grade school. Franks was inspired to learn the guitar by his father, who also plays, and he has been playing “off and on” throughout his life. Now 43, Franks, a disabled Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and […]
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New interim superintendent for Plainfield and Cornish talks priorities, urges caution on AI
David Baker began as interim superintendent for the Plainfield SAU 32 and Cornish SAU 100 school districts this summer with a personal message to the community. In his introductory letter, Baker shared a personal loss that has shaped his outlook heading into the job. He and his wife, Mary Ann, raised seven children in Vermont […]
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Hartford man sentenced to 2 years for possessing unregistered gun silencer
A Hartford man previously found incompetent to stand trial has been sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possessing an unregistered gun silencer in federal court.
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5mJoseph F. Stumpf Jr.
<html><head></head><body>Joseph F. Stumpf, Jr.<br /><br />Enfield, NH - Joseph F. Stumpf Jr., 88, of Enfield, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026, at the Jack Byrne Center following a long and courageous battle with cancer.<br />< ...