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Letter: A Long Life of Exemplary Citizenship

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

To the Editor: Our mother and grandmother, Ray Grant Theriault, turned 100 on June 13. We’re sharing news of the occasion with Upper Valley readers as a way of paying tribute to her many efforts on behalf of her neighbors. Having studied at Radcliffe and attended meetings of the League of Women Voters there as well as in Madison, Wisc., in 1936, she decided, with four other interested women, to …

Letter: Saving Upper Valley Baseball

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Don Mahler’s June 16 column, “Long-Distance Call,” about the dimensions of the local Little League fields. As an umpire who works the local Cal Ripken League games, I am deeply concerned that those players who wish to continue playing and pursuing their baseball potential are at a crossroads and that baseball may lose these …

Letter: Walter? He’s Scheming in Mantua

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

To the Editor: This is in reference to your June 15 piece by staff writer Alex Hanson, “Where’s Walter? A Fine Name Fades, and That’s a Shame.” “Fades”? I’m not so sure. Some of my best friends are Walters. And the name Walter will endure at least as long as Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto endures — which will probably be until the end of …

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Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax in the VPA D-III baseball championship in Burlington, Vt., on June 17, 2013. Randolph won, 3-2. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax Baseball Championship
Sharon Academy senior Larkin Goode performs Miley Cyrus’ Butterfly Fly Away during her speech portion of Sharon Academy’s graduation at The Sharon Academy in Sharon, yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) ‘You’ve Got to Go For It’: 34 Sharon Academy Graduates Relate Learning From Experience
Thirty-four graduating seniors received their diplomas during The Sharon Academy's commencement in Sharon, Vt., on June 16, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: The Sharon Academy Graduation
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