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A disc golf basket outside of Twin Valley Elementary School. A new course is being built in the woods behind the school and will be named after Leon and Cleon Boyd. Cearra O’Hern

New disc golf course to be named in honor of Boyd brothers

WHITINGHAM- Pastor Jeremy Kirk, of Access Disc Golf, and Zach Boyd met with Twin Valley School Board members at their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 9, to discuss naming a disc golf course at Twin Valley Elementary School in honor of Boyd’s family.
Kirk, who serves as pastor at the West...

House and Senate override Scott veto of S.5, local legislators support the bill

Updated 05/11/23 1 pm: The Vermont House of Representatives voted 107-42 to override Gov. Scott's veto of S.5. The
MONTPELIER- A vote to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of S.5, the Affordable Heat Act, is expected to pass in the Vermont House of Representatives later...

Testing shows PCB levels at school are low

WHITINGHAM- The long-awaited results of testing for airborne PCBs at Twin Valley Middle High School were released Friday, and it was good, and perhaps surprising, news for students, parents, and school officials.
The test results indicated only one of the areas tested in the school, the...

Dana Thomson, the co-chair of Deerfield Valley New Neighbors, talks about challenges faced by recently resettled refugees. Mike Eldred

Session tells stories of refugee history and experience

BRATTLEBORO - On Monday evening, the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) held a meeting to educate the community about the respective histories of the countries that refugees recently resettled in southern Vermont came from. Those countries included, among others, Eritrea. In recent...

Voters will decide whether to close Readsboro Central School in a vote by Australian ballot from 10 am to 7 pm on Wednesday, May 17. An informational meeting and discussion will take place at the school on Tuesday, May 16, starting at 6 pm.

State hold on scores puts school to the test

Voters to decide fate of Readsboro school READSBORO- Next week Readsboro voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on the future of education in the town at an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 16, at 6 pm, and a vote by Australian ballot on Wednesday, May 17, from 10 am...

Forum outlines possible changes to school choice after court ruling

DEERFIELD VALLEY - On Monday, May 1, Rep. Laura Sibilia hosted a forum about possible forthcoming changes to school choice in Vermont. Speakers at the meeting, which was held virtually, included Rep. Peter Conlon, who is the chair of the House Education Committee, and Falko Schilling, advocacy...

2023 Greenup Day poster

Towns gear up for Green Up Day

By Lauren Harkawik
WILMINGTON - On Saturday, in towns throughout the state, people will take on roadside cleanup assignments and be given green bags to collect litter in. Since 1970, the first Saturday in May has been designated “Green Up Day.”
In Wilmington, Kathy Larsen has...

Concerned residents attended the Readsboro School Board meeting Tuesday evening. Some carried signs urging voters to turn back an effort to close Readsboro Central School. ME

Readsboro readies for school vote

READSBORO- School officials told more than 20 parents and community members at Tuesday evening’s Readsboro School Board meeting that a petitioned closure of the school could lead to a significant tax increase, at least in the first year of closure.
According to a cost projection prepared...

Tests show higher PCBs

By Mike Eldred
WILMINGTON- The measures state and Twin Valley officials put in place to reduce airborne PCBs at Twin Valley Elementary School appear to have increased levels of the chemical, at least in some locations.
TVES Principal Rebecca Fillion said the latest testing results...

The site of a fatal crash in East Dover two weeks ago. The driver of a well-drilling truck was killed on the sharp corner when the brakes failed near the top of Dover Hill.

Town looks at solutions following fatal accident

DOVER- Highway department matters topped discussions at the Dover Selectboard’s regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The board addressed safety concerns regarding a sharp curve at the bottom of the eastern side of Dover Hill. Two weeks earlier, the driver of a well-drilling truck was killed...