Deerfield Valley

Challenger for House seat calls for fundamental school changes

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Deerfield Valley News asked candidates in the Windham-6 legislative race to respond to seven questions on local and statewide issues. Here are our questions, and their answers.
Note: This Q&A was compiled by DVN intern Rory Sweeting, a first-year student at...

Rep. John Gannon of Wilmington

Incumbent rep will push for funding fixes

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Deerfield Valley News asked candidates in the Windham-6 legislative race to respond to seven questions on local and statewide issues. Here are our questions and their answers
Note: This Q&A was compiled by DVN intern Rory Sweeting, a first-year student at Gaucher...

Recovery group works on its wishes ahead of presentation

WILMINGTON - Much of Tuesday’s Voices of Hope meeting was spent preparing for a presentation the group will give to the Deerfield Valley Regional Advisory Board for Southwestern Vermont Health Care in October. The group will present its goals for the future of recovery services in the valley and...

Communication district will use grant to study poles, rebrands itself

DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its meeting on Wednesday, September 16, the governing board of the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District said the district will use most of a $100,000 grant to conduct a pole study in the district’s towns that are most in need of connectivity. In addition, vice...

Tony Tribuno

Three considered for vacant selectboard seat

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members appointed Tony Tribuno to fill a vacant selectboard seat at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The appointment followed interviews of three prospective board members, including Tribuno, Wilmington Works Program Coordinator Meg Staloff, and Wilmington...

CUD welcomes three more towns

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Deerfield Valley Communications Union District welcomed three new towns into its fold at its meeting on Wednesday, June 17. In addition, CUD members heard from Rep. Laura Sibilia about possible access to COVID-19 relief funds and from David Jones, of Halifax, who said an...

Changes at chamber of commerce

Board has eye on continuity, says outgoing director WILMINGTON - It was announced last week that Eric Durocher will be leaving his position as executive director of the Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce to become the economic development director in Dover....

Locals rally for Black Lives Matter, police chief against racism

WILMINGTON - On Sunday, protesters gathered in the center of town for what organizers called a “peaceful protest and to stand in solidarity as allies for Black Lives Matter.” About 40 people attended the protest.
Karen Mangold and April Horton organized the protest. Mangold says she was...

Valley census response low

Valley towns lagging behind rest of state
DEERFIELD VALLEY - The United States Census Bureau is reporting low response rates throughout the Deerfield Valley, with some towns lagging severely behind state and national response rates. According to the census bureau, response...

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...