Business

Car fanatic brings his personal touch

WILMINGTON- Local business owner Brent Dessaint brings a love for cars and a talent for cleanliness to his business, Fanatics Autowerks. Dessaint has a long history with automobiles and is happy to offer detailing and repair work from his new shop in Wilmington. Originally from Brattleboro,...

Career program for area high schoolers

BRATTLEBORO- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will host a new career exploration program, Bandages and Beyond, on Tuesday, September 25, from 6 to 8 pm in the hospital’s Brew Barry Conference Center.
Bandages and Beyond is a program for high school students which will provide them with the...

In memory of their colleague

In 2011, former bike racer and local real estate agent Joe Specht had a fundraising brainstorm. As a member of the Whitingham-Halifax Lions Club, Specht and his fellow Lions were looking for a way to raise significant funds to help alleviate the problem of hunger in the Deerfield Valley. An avid...

Larger model added to line of accessible additions

JERICHO- On Tuesday, August 28, dreams came true for the family of Edmond Little, of Jericho; Norwich University students; and architect Jospeph Cincotta and his wife and WheelPad founder Julie Lineberger, both of Wilmington.
After spending the previous school year building Wheel Pad XL,...

Wine bottles ready for sampling at the Honora tasting room in Dover.

Winery opens new tasting room

DOVER- Honora Winery has opened a new tasting room in West Dover where patrons can sample award winning wines from the Napa region of California. Customers are able to treat themselves with a flight of four delicious wines from the six wines currently in season. Beer lovers are welcome too....

Planned reopening of businesses makes for “exciting time” in village

WILMINGTON - The Vermont House and The Maple Leaf Tavern are both slated to be back open for foliage season, thanks to new management at The Vermont House and new ownership at The Maple Leaf Tavern. And the long-abandoned old Wilmington Home Center building has also been purchased, and plans for...

Crawford recognized

DOVER- Nancy Crawford, elderly manager for Butterfield apartments, was presented with the Vermont Elderly Manager of the Year Award by the US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, August 22, at 11 am.
Crawford was recognized for her care and dedication to the tenants and the property....

Janet Sherman

Bank appoints Sherman as new branch manager

WILMINGTON- With the opening of the new branch at 108 East Main Street scheduled for late fall, Brattleboro Savings and Loan has announced that Janet R. Sherman will serve as branch manager.
Sherman is currently the branch manager at the temporary location at 6 North Main Street. This...

Salon celebrates 25 years

DOVER- Lisa Lunde Johnson bought the Hairaphernalia salon 25 years ago in part because, in her words, “I wanted more than just a job.” Now, two-and-a-half decades later, the salon has been more than a job, it’s been fun and exciting and certainly worth the effort running a business takes....

Business deepens roots in community

JACKSONVILLE- Drivers passing by the beautiful new building just south of the village on Route 112 are probably wondering what’s inside. In fact, many have pulled into the parking lot just to find out what’s going on there.
“We’ve had over a dozen people stop by to see what this is,” said...