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Deerfield Valley Rescue’s newest ambulance, just delivered in February 2023. Facebook

Resident questions Rescue response times

DOVER- At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, selectboard members discussed a request by Dover resident Gerie Golet made at Town Meeting to compare ambulance response times of Deerfield Valley Rescue and Rescue Inc., and consider choosing the service with the best response time to be Dover’s...

Gov. Scott talks about housing shortage, rebukes Senate bill changes

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott focused on Vermont’s housing shortage in his weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon, and criticized proposed changes to a Senate housing bill.
Gov. Scott said Vermont needs to make the construction of housing easier, faster, and more affordable in order to...

Snow Republic liquor license renewal granted with parking stipulation

DOVER- Snow Republic Brewery will be required to have a parking lot attendant during busy periods as a stipulation of their liquor license renewal.
Acting as the board of liquor control, selectboard members approved the liquor license renewal for Snow Republic Brewery Tuesday night, ending...

Kelly Kahler next to a map of the cross-country trails he created and maintained at Timber Creek. The map was made by the late Skip Morrow, who was a good friend of Kahler’s. Lauren Harkawik

End of an era: Valley’s last X/C center to close

Kelly Kahler retiring from the cross-country ski business
DOVER - Kelly Kahler is in the process of hanging up his cross-country skis. He’s closing up shop at Timber Creek, where he’s run a cross-country ski program and has maintained cross-country ski rentals and trails...

Full circle through sharing the gifts of art

WILMINGTON - Gen Abate knew even as a kid that she loved spreading the joy that art gives her. Throughout her childhood, she helped her siblings get in touch with that joy by creating her own art school at home.
“I would take my younger siblings and sit them in front of me in a row,” she...

Board pulls plug on section of Valley Trail

By Mike Eldred
DOVER- Selectboard members axed the proposed “A-minus” section of the Valley Trail at a special meeting on Wednesday, March 8.
The trail would have run from the southern terminus of the existing valley trail, just outside Dover Town Office, and continue south along...

No parking signs were placed along Route 100 in 2021 following complaints of illegal parking by Snow Republic patrons.

Board, brew pub trying to find parking solution

DOVER- Convening as the town’s board of liquor control, selectboard members met with a local business owner at a special meeting on Wednesday, March 8, to discuss zoning, parking, and occupancy issues.
At their previous meeting, board members postponed approval of a liquor license renewal...

Twin Valley, DOJ make deal

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School District has entered into a voluntary agreement with the US Department of Justice, outlining steps the district must take to respond to incidents of racial and gender-based harassment and improve school climate.
The agreement requires Twin Valley to revise...

Moderator Rich Werner, standing, talks with the audience during Dover’s Town Meeting on Tuesday. Also at the table are, from left, town clerk Andy McLean, selectboard chair Vicki Capitani, selectboard vice chair Sarah Shippee, and selectboard member Dan Balliotti. Lauren Harkawik

Health services questioned, trail debated, at Dover Town Meeting

DOVER - On Tuesday, Dover held its Town Meeting at Dover Town Hall for the first time since 2020. The meeting saw a packed house, with more chairs added after the meeting had begun. Conversation stretched into the afternoon hours and ended with a farewell to police Chief Randy Johnson, who will...

School directors Pam Somerville, Jacki Murano, Tony Kilbride, and moderator Tella Penson at Monday’s annual meeting in Searsburg. Randy Capitani

Searsburg residents worried about school choice

SEARSBURG- School choice was top of mind with voters in Searsburg at their Town Meeting Monday evening, as concerns were raised about possible changes percolating in Montpelier during the current legislative session. The voters made short work of the agenda items, approving all articles and...