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Readsboro monthly meals

READSBORO- The monthly community meal at the First Baptist Church will be held on Wednesday, October 14, at noon. The menu will be a New England boiled dinner including ham with a variety of fall vegetables plus pumpkin bars for dessert.
The meal can be picked up at the side door of the...

No injuries were reported after this vehicle caught fire Monday afternoon at Seasons on Mount Snow condominiums in Dover. The van, owned by Catamount Carpet Cleaners, was a total loss. Photo credit: Don Jones/Facebook

Van fire at Mount Snow totals vehicle

Wilmington Selectboard Chair Tom Fitzgerald gives the disco lights a whirl after volunteering to serve on the Wilmington Works board.

Speed limit cut, help for unemployed

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members cut the speed limit on Fairview Avenenue, and heard presentations from two local organizations at their Tuesday meeting.
Board members voted to reduce the speed on Fairview Avenue from 30 mph to 25 mph based on the recommendation of Wilmington Police Chief...

Windham Superior Court Civil Division in Newfane

Dog owner sues town following vicious dog order

DOVER - In a suit filed with Windham Superior Court on Friday, September 25, Diana Dee has asked the court to overturn an order put forth by the Dover Selectboard regarding a vicious dog complaint made against Dee’s dog, Gemini. The suit, which was filed by attorney Lance Shader, says Gemini is a...

Governor warns about COVID complacency

Quebec, Maine seeing spikes in virus cases MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and others in his administration warned Vermonters against complacency, as the state’s lowest-in-the nation COVID-19 positivity rate dipped even lower.
Gov. Scott urged Vermonters to continue...

Mount Snow General Manager Tracy Bartels

GM says safety, getting through winter, are top concerns

DOVER- Customer safety during the winter season is the overriding concern for Mount Snow and Vail Corp. That was the message delivered by Mount Snow General Manager Tracy Bartels and Senior Manager of Communications Jamie Storrs during an online “town hall” meeting with local businesspeople on...

Three candidates looking to fill open selectboard seat in Whitingham

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Three candidates are vying for an open seat on the Whitingham Selectboard in a special election on Tuesday, October 13.
Former selectboard member Wayne Corse submitted his resignation by email on July 10. The board accepted his resignation at their next...

What will Halloween look like?

WILMINGTON- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board discussed Halloween alternatives and their response when a COVID-19 case is identified at the school.
Southern Valley School District board member Helyn Strom-Henriksen, of Readsboro, suggested the board take action to...

Recovery group works on its wishes ahead of presentation

WILMINGTON - Much of Tuesday’s Voices of Hope meeting was spent preparing for a presentation the group will give to the Deerfield Valley Regional Advisory Board for Southwestern Vermont Health Care in October. The group will present its goals for the future of recovery services in the valley and...

Twin Valley school opening goes well

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley principals at Tuesday evening’s school board meeting said the return to in-person classes has been going very well. Well enough, in fact, that it appears some parents who chose the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative’s remote learning program, may be switching to the in-...