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Rideout appointed to River Valleys

DEERFIELD VALLEY - In a remote meeting on Monday, the River Valleys Unified Union School District appointed a new board member, Kate Rideout, of Wardsboro. In other matters, the board tabled some of its discussions, decided not to pursue establishing a “district advisory council,” and heard...

Dover set to send checks to businesses

DOVER - At a virtual meeting of the Dover Selectboard Tuesday, the board approved $77,940 in commercial emergency assistance funds. The board engaged in lengthy discussion about eligibility for the program and how much it should spend toward it. Ultimately another $50,000 was added to the...

Board approves Carnage Con, other event funds

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, the board decided it would follow Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) guidance about how to handle COVID-19-related leave for town employees. The board tentatively approved event funding for two upcoming events pending future...

Sadie Wheeler, age 7, completes her school work at home. Photo courtesy Shannon Wheeler

“Teacher-mom” juggling roles

DOVER – Seven-year-old Sadie Wheeler says that these days her mother, Shannon Wheeler, is acting like a “teacher-mom.” That is, a teacher-mom hybrid. Which is an apt description. Since school was dismissed last week, Shannon Wheeler has been juggling multiple roles — professional, mom, and, yes,...

Dover looks at ways to deal with coronavirus

DOVER - The Dover Selectboard held its regularly scheduled meeting at Dover Town Hall on Tuesday to provide more space for attendees to spread out. At the meeting, emergency coordinator Rich Werner updated the public about the steps the town is taking to prepare and respond to COVID-19 (...

Social distancing: Rich Werner, left, makes a point at Tuesday’s Dover Selectboard meeting. The meeting was moved to the Dover Town Hall and chairs were purposely spread throughout the room to allow more space between attendees. LH

Despite concerns, board takes care of business

DOVER - Following an update about emergency services in the town in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the selectboard worked through an agenda of regular business. The meeting was somber at times and foreshadowed what is proving to be a challenging period of uncertainty. Items discussed included...

District irons out logistics; schools to be used for child care

DOVER - The River Valleys Unified Union School District board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday at The Dover School, two days shy of the date that Gov. Scott ordered schools closed. The board conducted normal business over the two-hour meeting, which included an update about how...

The bi-town committee is frustrated that it can’t get the state’s attention to approve signs similar to this, to keep visitors off back roads. File photo

Group still trying to get state to approve signs

WILMINGTON - At a meeting of the Bi-town Economic Development Committee on Thursday, March 5, committee members reviewed a presentation about a $100,000 bi-town marketing campaign funded by Wilmington and Dover. The bi-town marketing committee intends to ask the towns’ boards for a re-up on that...

Emergency preparations underway in Dover

DOVER - The Dover Selectboard held its regularly scheduled meeting at Dover Town Hall on Tuesday, to provide more space for attendees to spread out. At the meeting, emergency coordinator Rich Werner updated the public about the steps the town is taking to prepare and respond to COVID-19 (...

Legislators hear concerns about Medicaid funding, dispatching, Act 250

DOVER - During Town Meeting in Dover, updates from Rep. Laura Sibilia and Sen. Jeanette White led the discussion about the potential legalization of cannabis, changes to Act 250, Medicaid reimbursements, and police dispatching costs.
Sibilia visited the meeting in the morning and opened...