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Business owners want less plan, more action with 1% funds

DOVER- At Steve Neratko’s monthly economic development meeting with business owners, tension built when Mount Snow Marketplace and Valley View Saloon owner Adam Levine and Layla’s Riverside Lodge owner Sandy MacDougall said they thought Neratko should start spending the town’s $1.7 million 1%...

Dover School Board Chair Rich Werner, left, gestures to make a point while school principal Matt Martyn looks on at Monday’s board meeting at Wardsboro School.

Dover School water system fails to make the grade

WARDSBORO - At the Dover School Board meeting on Monday, principal Matt Martyn said the school has experienced trouble with its water system this summer. Last year, the start of school was delayed due to issues with the water system. Though Martyn said school will not be delayed this year, the...

Educators talk about International Baccalaureate program at Wardsboro

WARDSBORO - The Dover School’s international baccalaureate coordinators, Sue Neuman and Alison Sullivan, gave a presentation about the IB program to Wardsboro residents on Monday night. The presentation came after questions from Wardsboro residents at several River Valleys Unified Union School...

River Valleys voters to vote on how to vote

WARDSBORO - The River Valleys Unified Union School District board said on Monday that it will add two items to this year’s ballot: one to determine how voters will elect school board officials, and one to determine how voters will vote on the unified district’s budget after 2019.
For the...

Bikers at Mount Snow head out on a trail from the top of Canyon lift Sunday afternoon. RC

Bikers at Mount Snow head out on a trail from the top of Canyon lift Sunday afternoon. RC

Selectboard, Mount Snow talk draws open meeting violation concerns

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, chair Josh Cohen revealed that the board met with Mount Snow last month, and that the town’s future economic goals — and how they aligned with those of the resort — were discussed. The meeting was not warned and was not open to the public....

River Valleys board members mixed on IB program, grade consolidation

WARDSBORO - At the River Valleys Unified School District Board’s meeting on Monday, board members shared their thoughts about how the newly-formed Act 46-compliant district, comprising Dover and Wardsboro, may be structured when it becomes effective on July 1, 2019. Several board members said...

Board adopts marijuana dispensary ban ordinance

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard adopted an ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries from the town and regulating the use of medical marijuana. The board also appointed town clerk Andy McLean as interim zoning administrator, and McLean quickly transitioned into the...

Selectboard reviews drafted marijuana ordinance

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard reviewed a draft of an ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries and regulating public use of marijuana. In response to a public comment, each board member expressed why he or she supported signing the ordinance. Several board...

Free WiFi gets five more years, paving bill split

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, the board agreed to split the bill for paving a path outside the West Dover Congregational Church.
The board also signed an agreement with Green Lantern, approved a contract to provide free Wi-Fi in the town for the next five years, and...

Club unlikely to open for winter season, receiver says in report

WILMINGTON- It appears increasingly unlikely that the Hermitage Club will be able to open for skiing or other operations this winter, at least according to a report issued by the court-appointed receiver overseeing Hermitage properties.
Numerous Hermitage Club properties in Wilmington and...