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Airport still in limbo

DOVER- Ownership of the Deerfield Valley Regional Airport has been transferred to a Hermitage creditor under a stipulation and settlement approved by the Vermont District Bankruptcy Court.
According to court documents, AW Realty, a Vermont-registered company based in Manchester, held a...

Special election will add two seats to town’s selectboard

Deadline for candidates is Monday, April 19 HALIFAX- During the Halifax Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, April 6, the board signed a warrant for a special election to determine who will fill the two newly-created seats on the selectboard. The Halifax Selectboard is growing from...

As part of their master plan approval, Mount Snow’s previous owners agreed to remove the Snow Lake dam and restore the North Branch of the Deerfield River to a natural state. File photo

Group will continue to press for lake removal

DOVER- A local conservation group has vowed to continue pressuring Vail Resorts, the new owners of Mount Snow, to honor a commitment made by previous owner Peak Resorts.
Under Mount Snow’s current Act 250 master plan, which went into effect about 10 years ago, Peak Resorts agreed to remove...

District considers future changes

WARDSBORO- On Monday, April 5, the River Valleys Unified School District board discussed potential changes ahead for the 3-year-old district at their regularly scheduled meeting. The board has charged Windham Central Supervisory Union Superintendent Bill Anton with looking into changes they can...

Hartnett recommended to fill board seat

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley School Board interviewed and appointed a new board member Tuesday evening, filling an open position on the board previously held by Wilmington board member Dennis Richter.
Jason Hartnett said he was a parent of a daughter attending Twin Valley Elementary School...

Board member calls for transparency

READSBORO- The Readsboro School Board continued planning for the policies of the newly established district at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 6, while also planning for new after-school programs, and dealing with internal issues pertaining to interboard transparency.
Many of the...

The Wilmington Selectboard met by Zoom Tuesday

Downtown parking lot to be site of EV chargers

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard discussed plans for downtown improvements, recycling, and appointed several people to town boards at their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
The Dixon park and ride lot adjacent to Buzzy Town Park was selected as one of 11 locations throughout...

The Dover Selectboard held a hybrid Zoom/in-person meeting Tuesday

Lobbyist says town making headway in education funding change

DOVER- Although meaningful change in education funding may take another year to enact, the issue of student weighting has gained traction in the Vermont Legislature, according to lobbyist Adam Necrason. Necrason, along with Rep. Laura Sibilia, and Dover School Board member Marc Schauber met with...

Rescue Inc.’s mobile vaccination trailer visited the parking lot at Leland & Gray High School a few weeks ago.

Local EMT traveling the state to administer vaccines

WILMINGTON - Throughout the state, people who are homebound are being visited by mobile crews who are administering COVID-19 vaccines to those individuals. One of the people delivering those vaccines is Marc Balch, of Wilmington.
Balch is an EMT with Rescue Inc. He’s not a full-time team...

Hermitage Club plans given the green light

WILMINGTON- The development review board has approved the Hermitage Club’s conditional use permit for summer 2021 construction projects, including two four-unit condominiums and a maintenance building.
Hermitage Club General Manager Bill Benneyan says construction on the condominiums will...