Broadband

Dover board approves resolution on broadband

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard approved a resolution to participate in a feasibility study regarding regional broadband deployment and potential communication union district configurations. In other matters, the board approved its Town Meeting warning and read an...

Towns weigh pros, cons of joining into broader communications district

By Lauren Harkawik
WHITINGHAM - At a meeting of the Deerfield Valley Broadband Working Group on Wednesday, representatives from various towns discussed their towns’ positions regarding joining a communication union district by vote at Town Meeting this year.
A CUD comprises two or...

Taking a look back at the 2019 top 10 news stories in the valley

Hermitage lawsuits and bankruptcy
Vermont and Connecticut lawsuits against the Hermitage and Hermitage Club founder James Barnes dominated headlines in the first half of the year, along with Berkshire Bank’s ongoing foreclosure action. Vendors, lenders, investors,...

Group chewing its CUD over lack of broadband

WHITINGHAM — A group that has named itself the “Deerfield Valley Broadband Working Group” met on Wednesday, December 11, to discuss the possibility of forming a communications union district (CUD) and to hear about ways that groups in other regions have successfully implemented broadband...

Governor signs historic broadband bill into law at Dover Town Hall

DOVER - On Thursday, June 20, Gov. Phil Scott, cabinet members, and legislators gathered at Dover Town Hall, where the governor signed H.513, an act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont. The bill creates tools for groups seeking to expand access to expand broadband coverage in...

Dover doubles down on broadband

WILMINGTON - At a meeting of the bi-town economic development committee on Thursday, January 10, Dover Economic Development Director Steve Neratko said Dover has more than doubled its economic development budget for the coming year. Most of the increase, he said, is earmarked for townwide high-...