Dover

Board balks at tree removal request

DOVER- Selectboard members rejected a request from a neighboring property owner to remove or trim trees on town property at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 5.
Road Commissioner Travis Briggs said the owner of a Taft Brook Road property abutting Dover Town Hall initially...

East Dover Fire Department to celebrate its 75th anniversary

EAST DOVER - “That department is very important to me.” So said Pat Haas, of the East Dover Fire Department. Haas was 8 years old when the house she was living in burned down. It was a house on the farm of her aunt and uncle, Lillian and Earl Yeaw, located in East Dover. The East Dover Fire...

Selectboard signs agreement, discusses highway matters

DOVER- Selectboard members signed an agreement for services with Somerset, discussed highway matters, and received a petition at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Under public comment, chair Vicki Capitani acknowledged the selectboard’s receipt of a community petition regarding the...

Green Mountain Power’s plan hits pothole

DOVER- Green Mountain Power’s plan to bury electrical utility lines under the roads in East Dover hit a pothole at Tuesday evening’s selectboard meeting.
At a previous board meeting, the board met with Tim Jones, of Green Mountain Power, regarding the company’s proposal to upgrade...

Board discusses librarian firing

DOVER- The Dover Free Library Board of Trustees attempted to address community concerns about the termination of a popular library director at their monthly board meeting Tuesday afternoon. But many library patrons walked out of the meeting before much of the board’s most revealing information...

Library director dismissal questioned

Trustees’ minutes show unanimous vote after review DOVER- Selectboard members discussed library personnel questions and heard an update on a regional marketing campaign
At the beginning of the meeting, selectboard chair Vicki Capitani announced that Dover Police Sgt....

Power line upgrades potentially coming to East Dover

DOVER- Outage-prone East Dover could have a significantly more reliable electric infrastructure by this winter, according to Green Mountain Power.
At their regular meeting Tuesday evening Dover Selectboard members heard from Tim Jones, of Green Mountain Power, regarding the company’s...

Blueberry Festival bounces back

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The valley’s biggest summer festival, the Blueberry Festival, is back in full swing this year after a few years of limited activities due to the pandemic. It kicks off Friday night in Jacksonville with opening ceremonies and a music and market event. Festivities will continue...

Dover School Principal Tracey Gamache

New principal ready for the challenges of day-to-day duties

WEST DOVER- After four years of teaching at the Dover School, former sixth grade teacher Tracey Gamache now fills the principal role.
Gamache’s hire follows the resignation of Matt Martyn, principal of Dover Elementary School for the past seven years. She officially started in the...

Goose City Road in East Dover suffered damage during last week’s flooding. Mike Eldred

Selectboard tackles tax rate, oil bids, and highway department matters

DOVER- Board members set the municipal tax rate, approved oil bids, and discussed highway department matters at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Selectboard members set the municipal tax rate at 49.55 cents, a 3.7-cent increase over the previous year, according to treasurer Marco...