• A celebration of the life of Allen F. Weeks, who died on March 11, 2025, will take place on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. at Windham Community Chapel, Route 5, East Dummerston, followed by interment at Guilford Center Cemetery.
• Graveside services for Bernard W. Haley will be held on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m., at Houghtonville Cemetery. Mr. Haley, 98, of Grafton, died on Jan, 18, 2025.
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Obituaries • Doris M. "Dottie" Alamed, 66, of Gageville. Died on April 14, 2025, at her home after a long cancer battle. Dottie was born on March 5, 1959, in Middlebury, the daughter of John Porter and Sylvia (Currier) Porter. Dottie worked at Hannaford supermarket in the deli department for many years. Dottie loved coloring, she loved to travel and, most importantly, she adored her family and they were her greatest love. Dottie is survived by her two children, Cynthia...
Transitions • The board of trustees of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) elected three new members to its ranks on March 27. Bruce Berg, Christopher Chapman, and Matthew Toepfer were each elected to three-year terms. A resident of Brattleboro, Berg served on the BMAC board from 2008 to 2015, including terms as president, vice president, and development committee chair. In 2011, he oversaw the renovation of the museum's Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Gallery. Like Berg, Chapman is...
Obituaries • Kathleen Marie "Katra" Faust, 75, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2025 at Covenant Living in Keene, New Hampshire, after a courageous journey with Alzheimer's disease. Born June 1, 1949, to Helen Peterson Faust and Kenneth Faust, Katra was raised in Jamestown, New York, alongside her beloved siblings: older brother Kenny Faust, younger sister Karen Holcomb, and younger brother Carrie Faust, who died in 2022. Even as she charted her own path, the roots of her early life...
College news • Jamie Jarvis-Stores, a media arts production major from Putney, earned Dean's List honors for the fall 2024 semester at Emerson College in Boston. • Liliana Buettner, an inclusive elementary education major from Dummerston, was named to the fall 2024 Dean's List at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. • The following local residents were named to the fall 2024 Dean's List at Simmons University in Boston: Grace Conety of Brattleboro, Sophia Hamm of Brattleboro, Zadie Olmstead of...
Obituaries • David Cregan, 86, of Rockingham. Died on Feb. 28, 2025, at his home. David was born in Flushing, New York, on May 18, 1938, the son of the late John and Camilla (Sutter) Cregan. David served his country in the Army. For many years, Dave and his wife, Nancy, operated the Whippowill Gift Shop and Cabins on Route 103 in Rockingham. Memorial information: There will be no services. • Thomas "Tom" Goldschmid, 75, of Westminster West. Died at...