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Community activities for adults and senior citizens

WILMINGTON- A group of residents, along with the coordinators of SASH and OSEC, have been exploring the needs and desires of the community’s older generations.
The main interest of this group was the formation of a drop-in room for mature adults interested in enhancing their social and...

Public forums on changes to school choice with Rep. Sibilia

VERMONT- Several bills that could impact choice across Vermont have been introduced or are under development and may be considered over the course of the 2023 and 2024 biennium.
In the coming weeks Rep. Laura Sibilia will hold public forums in each of the towns in her district to explain...

Secretary of Education Dan French presents the Presidential Scholar award to Andrew Claire at the Statehouse.

Secretary of Education Dan French presents the Presidential Scholar award to Andrew Claire at the Statehouse.

Claire named Presidential Scholar

Montpelier- The Vermont Agency of Education announced recently that Andrew Claire, of West Dover and a senior at Burr and Burton Academy, has been named a 2023 Vermont Presidential Scholar. Andrew was recognized at a ceremony at the Vermont Statehouse.
This student joins an outstanding...

Economy summit returns to valley

WILMINGTON- The sixth annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit will be held Tuesday, May 23, at The Hermitage Club. This annual event is a time for community, municipal, and business leaders across southern Vermont to come together to think big, learn something new, ask questions, and connect....

Officials warn Vermonters to be on the lookout for invasive species

By Ginger Nickerson
Extension Forest Pest Education Coordinator, University of Vermont
VERMONT- February 20 to 26 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Each year, organizations around the country use this week to raise awareness about invasive...

New innkeepers “took a leap of faith”

Snow sculpture contest returns, other community activities are in the works DOVER - The team at the newly-opened Sugar Maple Inn is welcoming the public to the inn on Presidents Day weekend for a snow sculpture contest and winter festival. The festival is what the inn’s owner...

Dover started putting money away for the Valley Trail 30 years ago. File photo

Dover started putting money away for the Valley Trail 30 years ago. File photo

This week in history

10 years ago:
Local schools were on heightened alert after an individual made unspecified threats to school-age children. Police said the threats were general, and not directed at students at any particular school, but Wilmington, Whitingham, and Brattleboro schools took...

Ice carving at last year’s Winterfest.

Winterfest returns with winter family fun

WILMINGTON- Winter fun is back at Winterfest! Join Wilmington Works for a winter family fun event at Hayford Field on Saturday, February 11, from 1 to 3 pm.
Highlights of the day include winter games hosted by the Pettee Memorial Library and Beaver Brook Children’s School and an ice...

Win anything from yummy foods to exotic vacations.

Win anything from yummy foods to exotic vacations.

Grace Cottage auction returns

TOWNSHEND – Grace Cottage’s Cabin Fever Online Auction is a perfect way to bring fun and joy to winter. Find items that are practical, delectable, delightful, and inspirational. Bidding takes place Feb. 14-27, 2023.
Each year, Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s Cabin Fever Online...

Colchester’s newest policeman

Lucas McClanahan was sworn in as a new member of the Colchester Police Department on January 17. Pictured with him are his mother Kelly Nido and Deputy Chief Jeff Barton and Chief Doug Allen, of the Colchester Police Department, all former residents of Wilmington. McClanahan recently graduated...