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Permit sought for Hoot, Toot, & Whistle project

WILMINGTON- Members of the Wilmington Trails Committee presented their plans for improvements to the town’s Hoot, Toot & Whistle trail to the town’s development review board Tuesday evening.
Trails committee member Joanne Yankura said the Hoot, Toot & Whistle trail, which runs...

Town steps up with emergency funds

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members discussed emergency funding, appointed board members to a vice principal search committee, and approved a spending request from the town of Whitingham at an abbreviated meeting Tuesday evening.
TVSB Chair Kristy Corey she and vice chair Kathy...

Citing deteriorating physical plant, museum to move

WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum’s physical location on Hogback Mountain is closed to the public indefinitely. The nonprofit organization’s programming work, much of which happens throughout the community, will continue uninterrupted.
The museum announced its...

Wet summer, climate change could impact fall foliage

Leaves could fall earlier, with colors less intense this year, says expert
VERMONT - The impact of this summer’s extraordinarily wet conditions could lead to leaves falling earlier and a less intensely colorful foliage season. To what degree those things will be true,...

Citing shoddy work and accounting, Sarandon sues over Stamford build

Note: A PDF copy of Sarandon's lawsuit is available below the article
STAMFORD- Actress Susan Sarandon has filed a suit against a Clarksburg, MA, contractor alleging structural and accounting irregularities in the construction of what was to be her Stamford retirement home.
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Board balks at tree removal request

DOVER- Selectboard members rejected a request from a neighboring property owner to remove or trim trees on town property at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 5.
Road Commissioner Travis Briggs said the owner of a Taft Brook Road property abutting Dover Town Hall initially...

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Murder charges filed in double homicide

JACKSONVILLE- Christopher Daniel Ellis, 54, of Whitingham, pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree aggravated murder in Windham Criminal Court Wednesday. He was ordered held without bail by Windham Criminal Court Judge John Treadwell.
The charges against Ellis stem from the...

Residents of a section of East Dover should see increased reliability in electric service once a new infrastructure project is completed. File photo

Board gives go-ahead for GMP project in East Dover

DOVER- The third time was the charm for Green Mountain Power and their East Dover customers. At their regular meeting Tuesday, Dover Selectboard members gave GMP representatives the go-ahead to begin work on an electric infrastructure project that includes burying power lines under town roads...

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Charged with arson

Man tried to set fire to neighbor’s house
WARDSBORO- A Wardsboro man has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from what police say was an attempted arson that occurred on Sunday, September 3, at about 7:22 pm.
James Beaton, 64, was charged with second-...

Members sought for hall relocation committee

WILMINGTON - The town of Wilmington is seeking volunteers to serve on a committee that will help determine the future of where town services are housed.
The “Wilmington Town Hall Relocation Committee” was established through a resolution adopted by the selectboard. The resolution, which...