Dover

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...

Dover board approves new DO-IT and bridge project funding

DOVER- Board members approved three “DO-IT” applications for exterior revitalization projects, event funding, and funding for a bridge project on the Valley Trail.
Dover’s “DO-IT” program provides up to $5,000 in funding for projects to revitalize and improve the exterior aesthetics of...

Decree ends Barnes’ saga

Bankruptcy case comes to an end BURLINGTON- A final decree has been issued in the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company bankruptcy case, officially ending the four-year federal bankruptcy case.
In a decree signed on May 31, Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge...

A SOVTA mini excavator at work on Dover’s Crosstown Trail.

Dover and SOVTA look to form more defined partnership

DOVER- Selectboard members stopped short of severing ties with the Southern Vermont Trails Association Tuesday evening, and instead will seek a more limited partnership with clearly defined roles.
For almost two years the town and SOVTA have clashed on several issues, from the membership...

Dover seeks a solution to water supply issues at two town-owned buildings on Dover Town Common - Dover Town Hall and the former school house, which now houses Dover Free Library and Kids in the Country Daycare.

PFAS contamination at day care, library creates conundrum

DOVER- A question mark continues to hang over the water supply at Dover Town Common, despite the recent drilling of a new well and the expenditure of more than $120,000 to address PFAS contamination.
At Tuesday evening’s regular selectboard meeting, the board discussed their options with...

Dover funds business projects, buys equipment

DOVER- Selectboard members turned down four funding applications, authorized highway department expenditures, and decided not to charge for police coverage during the upcoming Blueberry Festival parade.
Dover Economic Development Department Director Eric Durocher presented several...

Storage shed turns out to be historic building

DOVER- Town officials were surprised to learn that a building that has been used as a storage shed for decades is, in fact, a historic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Last month, Dover Road Commissioner Travis Briggs told board members that the roof of a...