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The crowd at the 2010 Wilmington Old Home Week Parade

Old Home Week is good to go

WILMINGTON - Old Home Week planning committee chair Nicki Steel says as long as things keep moving in the direction they are, Old Home Week is a go for this year.
“We need it,” says Steel. “We waited an extra year. It’s going to be a party.”
Wilmington’s Old Home Week, a 130-year-...

Dr. Mark Levine

State expands vaccination program to include walk-ins

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott acknowledged National Nurses Day, and Nurses Week at his briefing Friday, and announced new opportunities for walk-in and drive-through vaccination. Younger Vermonters, especially ages 18 to 30, should sign up, Gov. Scott said. “Vaccinations mean no more masks, larger...

A crowd gathered in 2018 to celebrate the opening of The Gathering Place adult day services in Dover. The facility will not be reopening following its closure last year at the beginning of the pandemic. File photo/RC

The Gathering Place to close in valley

Adult services to resume in Brattleboro location
DOVER - The Gathering Place announced this week that it will permanently close its Dover location, which opened in 2018. The Gathering Place is resuming adult day services at its Brattleboro location and will continue to...

DVCP, Wings consider joining youth project

WILMINGTON - On Monday, April 26, Wings and the Deerfield Valley Community Partnership held a virtual informational meeting about implementing the “Vermont Youth Project,” a statewide initiative aimed at youth engagement in the community.
Prior to the meeting, Cindy Hayford, coordinator...

Tom Ferrazza

Selectboard passes on prudential committee appointments

DOVER- North Branch Fire District Prudential Committee members met with Dover Selectboard members Tuesday evening, but failed to convince the board to approve the interim appointments of two prudential committee members whose memberships have been called into question.
North Branch Fire...

Attendees at the Vermont Senate’s virtual press conference Friday, April 30. LH

Child care bill sees unanimous support in Senate, will increase funding

MONTPELIER - Legislators held a virtual press event on Friday, April 30, following the Senate’s passage of H.171, an act “Relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system.” The bill, which passed the Senate 30-0, aims to make affordable, quality child care more accessible...

Front row, left to right: Michael McLaughlin, CEO of Bread Loaf; Mark Blanchard, construction consultant for VISCC; Chuck Clerici, committee chair; Tom Fitzgerald, selectboard chair; Matthew Murano, police chief; Scott Moore, fire chief; Casey Gecha, principal of NBF Architects; and Scott Tucker, town manager.

Ground breaking for new public safety facility

Wilmington- A ground-breaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 28, for the new Wilmington Public Safety Facility at 40 Beaver Street.
The 16,000-square-foot, two-story facility will provide welcome upgrades for both the fire and police departments. The fire department will occupy...

Wilmington may extend sewer line along Route 9

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard discussed the outcomes of the Route 9 feasibility study, the transfer station fee schedule, board appointments and resignations, and Wilmington Works funding at Tuesday’s meeting.
Four years ago, Wilmington began looking into whether or not they...

Board preparing post-split plans

READSBORO- Readsboro School Board members continued planning the policies of their newly reestablished district at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 20, while also spending much of the meeting talking about new contracts. They discussed whether the basketball hoops needed to be retrofitted...

Town to receive federal funds

DOVER- Selectboard members approved bids for paving, equipment, and services, the hire of two new town employees, and discussed the possible uses of federal money at their Tuesday, May 4, meeting.
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani said Dover was due to get about $104,000 in direct funds...