Grant

Voices of Hope receives grant to expand its work

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope has received a grant to continue its work in the Deerfield Valley. The grant, which is from the Vermont Department of Health, amounts to $27,713 and will cover the group’s work from April to August.
Voices of Hope is a grassroots group that formed in 2018 with...

1A Coffee Roasters announced their glass jar initiative on Instagram in April with this photo of Chrystal Holt holding one of the jars and a copy of The Deerfield Valley News.

Coffee company sees $80,000 grant as an investment in town

WILMINGTON - 1A Coffee Roasters, the coffee shop and roasting operation, has been named one of the winners of Oatly’s Big Idea Grants. The grant, which will total over $80,000, will be used to finance sustainability initiatives at the shop. 1A co-owner Brian Holt, who owns 1A with his wife...

Town signs on to grant

DOVER- Selectboard members approved an application for a state recreation grant funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The selectboard’s approval of the grant application was based on a recommendation by the Dover Trails Committee,...

Town to seek grant to help curb substance abuse

WILMINGTON - On Tuesday, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed the budgets and progress of several projects happening throughout the town.
Police Chief Matthew Murano and fire Chief Scott Moore requested approval to begin purchasing items for the new public safety facility. These items were...

School district figures out transportation funds

WILMINGTON-A funding issue that has been the subject of discussions at several Windham Southwest Supervisory Union school board meetings was settled at last Wednesday’s supervisory union board meeting.
The issue concerns state reimbursement for transportation costs borne by each district....

Grant is the culmination of years of work around substance use disorder

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, the grassroots group working to fight stigma around substance use disorder and bring recovery, support, and educational resources to the valley, has received a grant from the Vermont Department of Health and the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. The grant...

Wilmington Selectboard member John Gannon.

Greeter grant given board approval

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard discussed the Lake Raponda Greeter Program and Efficiency Vermont, and approved appointments and liquor licenses at their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
The Lake Raponda Association came before the board to request approval of funding for the...

Grant will help develop winter park, walking trails

WILMINGTON- Wilmington Works has secured one of three AARP “winter placemaking” grants awarded in Vermont.
AARP says this year’s grant program focused on projects that promote winter activities by people of all ages. “Vermont’s winter months can be long and dark and contribute greatly to...

Wilmington Selectboard met by Zoom Tuesday evening

Listers granted stay, loans may go

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members heard a plea from the town’s listers to stay on for another year, and approved a loan forgiveness opportunity, at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Lister Jerry Osler, speaking for the board of listers, asked the board not to eliminate the listers’...

Health coverage expanded

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members discussed health care coverage at their regular meeting Tuesday, November 17. Reacting to an employee request, board members discussed extending eligibility for the employee family health care coverage to domestic partners.
Wilmington Finance Officer...