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North Branch Fire District #1 is a sewer district that provides services to much of Dover.
Claims misuse of public funds, violation of open meetings law
NEWFANE- A North Branch Fire District resident is asking the court to appoint a receiver to oversee the operation of the sewer district in a civil lawsuit filed in Windham Superior Court on Thursday, May 30.  ...
Board blindsided by hiring snafu DOVER - During their meeting on Monday, June 17, the River Valleys Unified School District discussed further plans for purchasing an electric school bus for The Dover School, based on a rebate through the Clean Service Program.
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Infographic courtesy YaleClimateConnections.
Is it time to get a heat pump? Where to start? 
DOVER - As summer begins and warmer weather moves in — temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees this week — some locals may be asking themselves whether they need to find new ways to cool their homes. One such option is a heat pump, which...

Goose City Road is one of several East Dover roads that won't be included in GMP's revised plan to bury powerlines in East Dover.
Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to Dover's proposed fire truck as a ladder truck.
DOVER- Selectboard members approved an updated plan from Green Mountain Power for line upgrades in East Dover, discussed the formation of a municipal water system committee, and...
WILMINGTON- Interim Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders said the Agency of Education is “encouraged” that Windham Southwest Supervisory Union is “on a path to stabilizing and preparing for the 2024-2025 school year” in a recent letter to the supervisory union board.  
Saunders’ letter,...
Class of 2024 started during pandemic WHITINGHAM- When the Twin Valley class of 2024 looks back on their high school graduation, no doubt the sage words of their class speakers will echo in their ears.   Or perhaps recalling the high-flying, bar-raising tribute by a certain coach will cause a...

Nicholas Porter during Sunday’s discussion at St. Mary’s. Photo by Ivy Kirby
WILMINGTON - On Sunday, June 9, the Rev. Canon Nicholas Porter hosted a presentation and discussion, The Holy Land Crisis: The Path From Conflict to Peace, at St. Mary’s In the Mountains Church. Porter is an Episcopal priest and the co-founder and executive director of Jerusalem Peacebuilders (...
MONTPELIER - On Monday, June 17, lawmakers will return to the Statehouse for a veto session. Rep. Laura Sibilia, of Dover, who represents Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro, told The Deerfield Valley News this week that she will be returning to Montpelier next week ready to vote to...
WHITINGHAM- One recreational infrastructure project at Twin Valley Elementary School should be starting soon and will be completed before the next school year starts.  A second critical outdoor recreation project, however, depends on an uncertain funding source and may require a public vote.  ...
State floats plans for bridge rebuild in center of town WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, June 4, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed the renovation of bridge 31 in the center of town. Traffic detour routes during bridge construction would drastically change traffic flow along...

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