Rep. Tristan Roberts
I voted on Monday to override Gov. Scott’s veto of H.887, the bill that sets tax rates to fund locally voted school budgets across Vermont. The bill attracted headlines, as well as the veto, because it results in a typical statewide property tax increase of 13.8%.
Don’t take headlines at...
10 years ago:
The 14-mile-long Valley Trail, running through Wilmington and Dover, was officially opened for recreation with a ceremony and celebration at the Hermitage Club at the Haystack Mountain gatehouse. Officials from the two towns were on hand to see the...
BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Savings & Loan announced the promotions of three of the bank’s employees into greater management roles. BS&L has always strived to promote from within as part of their commitment to growing the talents and capabilities of the bank and its team.
Janet...
Twin Valley Middle High School named Hannah Gouin valedictorian and Lucky Lucchesi salutatorian.
Gouin has excelled in the classroom where much of her success can be attributed to a very mature work ethic that places academics at the top of her priorities. Gouin is a dedicated learner who...
Bob Davis
BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Savings & Loan has promoted Bob Davis to senior vice president and senior commercial banking officer. He will lead the commercial banking department while also being a vital part of the executive management within the bank.
Davis’s journey to this position...
VERMONT- The deadline to apply for a 2024 Vermont moose hunting permit is June 19. Moose permit applications are available on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s website, www.vtfishandwildlife.com, for the hunt limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit E in the northeastern corner of...
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, 2022
Tova Sullivan, a longtime resident of the tiny town of Sowell Bay, mops floors, empties trash, and generally tidies up every night at the local aquarium, which overlooks Puget Sound.
The Knit-Wits, a ladies’ meeting group...
Sen. Wendy Harrison
I am running for re-election to continue serving as one of the two Windham District state senators. Although my district includes Dover and not Wilmington (which is in the Bennington District) I try to keep the region’s best interests in mind. I know how interconnected Wilmington and Dover are...
10 years ago:
Whitingham resident Reggie Fox told Deerfield Valley News reporter Jack Deming about his work as the last engineer and conductor on the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington Rail Road. The railroad’s initials, HT&W, lent themselves to a number of nicknames for the...
BRATTLEBORO - COVID-19 was a tough time for most nonprofit organizations that rely on multiple public events each year to raise funds and increase awareness. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont was no exception and held its last fundraising event just before the world shut down in 2020.
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