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Stan Brown, standing, during a visit to Star Island off the New Hampshire coast with his mother Lois Brown and siblings Peter and Prudy in the early 1950s. (Family photograph)

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A Life: Stanley Wright Brown; ‘He could always make me laugh’

by Rose Terami Valley News CorrespondentMay 9, 2022August 4, 2025

Professor Jon Appleton speaks at a Dartmouth faculty meeting in the 1980s. (Valley News - Dan Hunting) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Life: Jon Appleton; 'We were kind of on a mission'

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterApril 26, 2022August 4, 2025

Shown in a late 1980s photograph, Betty Edson served as pastor of the Sharon Congregational Church in Sharon, Vt., for 13 years. (Family photograph)

A Life: Betty Edson; ‘Her focus was always on challenging injustices’

by Liz Sauchelli Valley News Staff WriterApril 18, 2022August 4, 2025

Ray Tewskbury, right, pitches horseshoes at his home on Twistback Road in Claremont, N.H., in an undated photograph. For years, the Tewskburys held an annual horseshoe tournament every August their home, drawing more than 100 people and lasting into the night. (Family photograph)

A Life: Raymond Tewksbury; ‘There was so much love in our house’

by Patrick O'Grady Valley News CorrespondentApril 11, 2022August 4, 2025

Orford High boys soccer coach Bob Thatcher, center, has a word for his team between periods on Oct. 17, 1972, against Mascoma. Orford lost, 3-0, and finished Thatcher's inaugural winless season with five losses and five ties. (Valley News - Mal Boright) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Life: Robert (Bob) M. Thatcher; ‘He brought energy and confidence’

by Tris Wykes Valley News Staff WriterMarch 28, 2022August 4, 2025

Marilyn and Bob Stone visit an apple orchard in upstate New York in 2001, the year after they sold Cedar Circle Farm. (Family photograph)

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A Life: Bob and Marilyn Stone; ‘There are so many memories’

by David Corriveau Valley News CorrespondentMarch 21, 2022August 4, 2025

A photo of Brenda Bailey Collins with her sisters and their mother on Mothers Day in 2019. From left are Jaunita Hoisington, Janice Mattern, Rhoda Smith, Collins and Evelyn Bailey. (Family photograph)

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A Life: Brenda Bailey Collins; ‘She was a generous soul’

by Lauren Adler Valley News CorrespondentMarch 14, 2022August 4, 2025

Peter Bird Martin, right, watches miners work in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of his Institute of Current World Affairs fellowship. Martin observed race relations from 1953-55, including the implementation of apartheid in South Africa. (Courtesy Institute of Current World Affairs)

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A Life: Peter Bird Martin; ‘There was always laughter when he was around’

by Patrick O'Grady Valley News CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2022August 4, 2025

Judy Reed, who worked at Chelsea Public School in Chelsea, Vt., as a a teacher and athletic director for 40 years, is shown in a 1991 photograph. (Family photograph)

A Life: Judith Elthea Cooper Reed; ‘When you think of Chelsea, you think of Judy’

by Rose Terami Valley News CorrespondentFebruary 21, 2022August 4, 2025

Paul Korpela at the Cedars, his retirement home in Portland, Maine, in 2021. (Family photograph)

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A Life: Paul Korpela; ‘You buy land and hold on to it’

by John Lippman Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2022August 4, 2025