East Dover

Local filmmaker’s script to be read at Vermont festival

EAST DOVER - In October, Sean Kirby received a Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council to write a script for his upcoming feature film, “I Am My Domain.” The script is now in its second draft. In April, as part of the Made Here Film Festival, a portion of the script will be performed at a...

Residents of a section of East Dover should see increased reliability in electric service once a new infrastructure project is completed. File photo

Board gives go-ahead for GMP project in East Dover

DOVER- The third time was the charm for Green Mountain Power and their East Dover customers. At their regular meeting Tuesday, Dover Selectboard members gave GMP representatives the go-ahead to begin work on an electric infrastructure project that includes burying power lines under town roads...

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...

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...

Business owner demands apology

DOVER- East Dover resident and business owner Janet Rivers met with selectboard members Tuesday night, demanding a “retraction” of comments they made at their regular meeting two weeks earlier, as well as an apology.
The remarks Rivers’ referred to were made in regard to an application...

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...

Wilmington Fire Department Chief Scott Moore, left, and East Dover Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Sheldon survey the rolled-over truck. Photo courtesy James Sprague

Early-morning accident kills driver, closes road for hours

EAST DOVER- The crash of a commercial truck on Dover Hill Road left a New Hampshire man dead Tuesday morning, and closed Dover’s main east/west route for more than nine hours while crews worked to remove the vehicle.
Jeremy Michaud, 35, of Troy, NH, was killed when the well drilling rig...

Police identify victim who died in house fire

EAST DOVER- Police have released the name of a man who was found dead following a fire at a house on Taft Brook Road last month.
Craig LeMay, 64, had been staying at the house with the knowledge of the property owner, according to police, and was in the house at the time of the fire. ...

Fire department open house

EAST DOVER - The East Dover Volunteer Fire Department will hold an open house on Saturday, September 10, from 11 am to 3 pm. The fire department will open its doors to fun and information. Food, games and music with Andy Davis will highlight the day. All are welcome. The East Dover Volunteer Fire...

After the storm

DOVER - This rainbow was seen in East Dover after a rainstorm moved through the region on a recent afternoon.