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10 years ago:
Wilmington Town Manager Bob Rusten announced he was leaving to take a position as South Burlington City Manager.  Wilmington Selectboard members “grimly” accepted his resignation, and praised him for his work as town manager over the previous four and a half years. In...
WILMINGTON- The history of Wilmington is finally being told, in a book by Julie Moore and Nathan Moore published last week.
Although the town of Wilmington is almost 270 years old, Moore's book is the first history of the town that has been published in book form.  Their 128-page book "...

The valley men’s group has been meeting at the Dover Town Park gazebo for the summer season. The group will be heading indoors to North Star Bowl as the fall approaches. Above, Alan Baker, Ira Colby, Bill Adams, Ken Weisman, and Mickey Kirsten swap stories and smiles on a recent Thursday morning.

10 years ago:
More than 100 business leaders from around Windham County were to meet at Memorial Hall for an economic development summit with the Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) group.  The summit, and SeVEDS itself, were inspired by...

Celebrating 20 years of music-making, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds open the Middlebury College virtual performing arts series on Friday, September 25.
MIDDLEBURY- Though Middlebury College’s Mahaney Arts Center remains closed to the public due to the pandemic, the show must go on. Middlebury’s Performing Arts Series has announced an all-virtual fall 2020 season, featuring eight free, online concerts by nationally and internationally renowned...

June Millington
NORTH ADAMS, MA- Virtuoso guitarist and co-founder of Fanny, the first all-female rock band releasing a major-label album,  June Millington, has been blazing her own riff-filled trail for decades. At 72 years young, music lovers will  be hard-pressed to find a guitar slinger who can keep up with...
PUTNEY– The Next Stage Arts Project announced that the August 2 Arts Unite Windham event raised more than $8,000 for local social justice organizations, the Root Social Justice Center and the Windham County NAACP. More than $6,700 came through the online portal, and more than $1,500 came through...

MOOver bus changes routes due to COVID-19
WILMINGTON - Due to constraints caused by the pandemic, the MOOver will not be able to provide winter seasonal service to Greenspring, Bears Crossing, Suntec, Timber Creek, and Kingswood for the 2020-2021 season. The company will provide service to the three Mount Snow base lodges, Mountaineer,...
DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Deerfield Valley Lions will be sponsoring the Lions International Peace Poster Contest once again. The event is open to any student ages 11, 12 or 13 (as of November 15) living in Halifax, Whitingham, Wilmington or Dover.  This year’s Peace Poster theme is “Peace Through...
BURLINGTON- “4-H At Home” offers a smorgasbord of programs and activities for kids of all ages with topics ranging from veterinary science, civic engagement and environmental leadership to gardening and nutrition, baby-sitting, and learning to code.
This University of Vermont Extension 4-H...

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