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The former Poncho's Wreck building (left) and the old church will be on Sunday's business property tour.

WILMINGTON- Wilmington Works is hoping to connect entrepreneurs and others seeking space in the village with downtown commercial and residential property owners looking for buyers or renters through a village walking tour at 12 pm on Sunday, November 6.
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WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. Bethaney LaClair took the helm in late January. 
LaClair, who lives in Guilford and grew up in Brattleboro, says she’s long been a frequent skier at Mount Snow and has always thought it...

Agency of Commerce and Community Development Secretary Lindsay Kurrle at Tuesday's COVID-19 briefing.
MONTPELIER- Vermont’s first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant was identified by genomic testing over the weekend, according to Vermont health officials, and by Tuesday there had been three confirmed cases of the variant. The initial specimen identified over the weekend was taken on December 8 ...

Eric Durocher, left, handed an oversized check for $20,000 to Tori Welch and Tobin Twelves at Thursday’s final event of the business plan competition. Tyler Lederer
DOVER - Tobin Twelves and Tori Welch were announced as the winners of the Dover Launch business plan competition at an event last Thursday held at Mount Snow’s Carinthia base lodge. The couple received the $20,000 grand prize for their plan for the Dover Lounge, an indoor golf and multisport...

A sign at Wahoo’s announces that the restaurant will be closed on Wednesdays for the remainder of its season due to staffing shortages. Lauren Harkawik
VERMONT - Across the Deerfield Valley, businesses, in particular those in the service, retail, and trade industries, are having difficulty finding staff to hire. The crunch has led to several businesses changing their hours, scaling back business at what officials say is the most important time...

Lesley Holvey, left, and Dora Holvey, right, in a section of their shop, arranged by Dora. Lauren Harkawik
DOVER - Mother-daughter duo Dora and Lesley Holvey say the first few months in their antique store, The Shops at Collectors Cottage, have gone well. The pair is in the process of expanding their space, located at 135 Route 100 in Dover, and are looking to partner with more antique dealers, makers...

Gov. Phil Scott announced his phased reopening plan on Tuesday
MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced his plan and timeline for reopening the economy and easing COVID-19 mitigation measures at a press briefing on Tuesday.
Gov. Scott called his “Vermont Forward” plan a “roadmap for the next three months as vaccines get us back to something more normal...

First Trax Sports Shop has seen a 30% drop in business, according to its owner John Grush.
Note: This is another installment in our series about how the pandemic is impacting local people. DOVER- Mount Snow, under the management of Vail Resorts, has once again started up their seasonal skiing operations, bringing some much-needed business into the Deerfield Valley, even if COVID-19...
Restaurants, stores, switch to carry out, pick up or temporary closure
DEERFIELD VALLEY- A growing number of local businesses are temporarily closing their doors or changing how they deliver services to the public due to concerns about COVID-19 and an influx of visitors...

Lisa Sullivan, of Bartleby’s Books, says her business has had to change the ways it works with customers, including less personal contact.
This article is part of a series about the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life for people in the Deerfield Valley. WILMINGTON- Lisa Sullivan, owner of Bartleby’s Books, a downtown Wilmington institution, says the pandemic has changed the way her business operates. Before...

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