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Valley Parents: Essay: My changing idea of the perfect family

by Kelly Burch Valley Parents CorrespondentNovember 4, 2019

Pam and Daniel Weigel in a mid-1980s photograph. The couple were married for 48 years. (Family photograph)

A Life: Pamela Weigel ‘would do anything for anybody’

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentSeptember 22, 2019August 4, 2025

Merland LaFrancis drives a 1952 Farmall M in the Memorial Day parade in Tunbridge, Vt., in 2011. LaFrancis usually brought several tractors to the annual parade and the World's Fair. Upon his death in Oct. 2018, he had 28 tractors in his collection. (Family photograph)

A life: Tractor man ‘overcame a lot’

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentSeptember 8, 2019August 4, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Drivers needed for Meals on Wheels in South Royalton

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentAugust 3, 2019

Family Place Executive Director Nancy Bloomfield, left, and Child Care Financial Assistance Eligibility Specialist Lorraine Gaboriault are photographed in one of the facility's Norwich, Vt., classrooms on July 22, 2019. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Valley Parents: High costs of child care, low availability, leave many Upper Valley parents scrambling

by Kelly Burch Valley Parents CorrespondentAugust 2, 2019

Valley Parents: Demand, tight regulations create long waitlists for child care

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentAugust 2, 2019

Valley Parents: Multiple factors to consider in deciding when to leave kids home alone

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentAugust 2, 2019

Stay at home dad Josh Clark, center, receives fruit picked by his daughter Faith Clark, 9, at right while his daughter Lilly, 8, left, and Kieran Blake, 6, investigate a berry patch behind his house in Bridgewater, Vt., on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

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(Rick Russell photograph)

Valley Parents: Creative child care comes in many forms and can save money

by Kelly Burch Valley New CorrespondentAugust 2, 2019

Rose Terami, 17, of Tunbridge, Vt., hands maple and mint twist ice cream cones to siblings Sully, 5, and Mae Fitzgerald, 7, while babysitting them at The Tunbridge Store, which is run by the Teramis, in Tunbridge, Vt. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Rick Russell photograph)

Valley Parents: The babysitter’s perspective

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentAugust 2, 2019

Cesar Rivas, of Yoro, Honduras, follows along in a conversation between Theresa Mundy, of Lyme, left, and Rubi Simon, of Etna, right, during a gathering of volunteers for ACTS at the home of member Ethan LaRochelle in Thetford, Vt., Sunday, July 22, 2019. At age 15, Rivas was inspired to teach himself English after seeing a group of much younger bilingual children in a supermarket. Through online courses, he has been certified to teach basic and intermediate English and is continuing to work on higher level certifications. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Volunteer Spotlight: Norwich nonprofit make an impact in Central America

by Kelly Burch Valley News CorrespondentJuly 27, 2019