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Deerfield Valley Rescue serving new territory
DEERFIELD VALLEY- On May 15, Deerfield Valley Rescue (DVR) took over the coverage area formerly served by Whitingham Ambulance Service Inc. in the towns of Halifax and Whitingham, as part of an agr...
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Local senators weigh in on busy legislative session where goals were reached
MONTPELIER- Gov. Peter Shumlin adjourned the 2013 legislative session on May 14, hailing a Legislature that had been able to reach consensus, and achieve mutual goals. “The opportunity this sessio...
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Whitingham Selectboard talks zoning and criteria for new board members
WHITINGHAM- Selectboard members debated a controversial zoning proposal and answered questions about their criteria for appointing new board members at their regular meeting Wednesday evening. Sch...
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New town plan draft gets more tweaking
HALIFAX- After clearing up its last re-organization chores, selecting John Brimmer as vice chair and Phyllis Evanuk as secretary, the planning commission settled on the last revisions to the draft ...
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The Moving Wall
Moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial coming to the valley for four days
WILMINGTON-The “Moving Wall,” a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, will be displayed on Mount Snow’s Howe Field on Route 100 from June 13 through 17. The Moving ...
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Manwaring updates selectboard on legislation session
WILMINGTON- At Wednesday’s meeting Rep. Ann Manwaring provided the selectboard with an update on key points of the legislative session that adjourned on May 14, and listened to the board’s frustrat...
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Town celebrates opening of bridge
by Mike Eldred
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WILMINGTON- Local residents and guests celebrated the latest milestone in Wilmington’s recovery from Tropical Storm Irene Saturday morning. The crowd applauded the official opening of a new pedest...
Dover Watch and selectboard agree to discussions
by Mike Eldred
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DOVER- Is there an end in sight for the ongoing standoff between the owners of Dover Watch and the town? At Tuesday evening’s selectboard meeting, both parties agreed to begin discussions that cou...
Bulk of short meeting goes to dog talk
by Margo Avakian
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HALIFAX- Selectmen Lewis Sumner and Earl Holtz worked their way through a relatively brief agenda on Tuesday night; job commitments prevented board chair Edee Edwards from attending. Holtz reported...
Welder builds mock motor for Yankee
by Jack Deming
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 125 125 recommendations | email to a friend
WILMINGTON- Frank Sprague has been in the welding business for 12 years, bending iron into everything from handrails and gates to shepherd’s hooks and cowbells. So when Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power...
Bomb scare prompts review
by Mike Eldred
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WILMINGTON- A review of security issues stemming from a threat made to Deerfield Valley Elementary School earlier this month topped discussions at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the three Twin Valley...
2011 disaster-related unemployment tax relief for business owners
by Mike Eldred
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DEERFIELD VALLEY- Business owners who laid off workers during one of the state’s three federally-recognized disasters in 2011 may qualify for some relief from their skyrocketing unemployment tax, t...