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DOVER- Mount Snow spokesperson Jamie Storrs reminds Epic Pass holders that the last day to use credits from the curtailed 2019-2020 season is September 17. That is an extension of the original deadline date of Labor Day. 
Pass holders should have received discounts for 2020-2021 passes,...
BENNINGTON- The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce distributed its annual state of the commerce survey to many of its members recently. The purpose of the state of the commerce survey is to hear from regional businesses and nonprofits about how they are doing in the current economy, what...
VERMONT- The Vermont Department of Health has released the state’s first social autopsy report, an in-depth look at how those who died of a drug-related overdose interacted with state agencies, and where improvements in the state’s efforts can be made. The release coincides with the observance of...
WILMINGTON- Selectboard members reacted to a petition signed by at least 20 Fairview Avenue residents seeking traffic calming measures on their street. 
The petition called for speed limit enforcement, a reduced speed limit, and “no parking” signs in order to keep the road open for...

A firefighter walks in front of a burning home on King Hill Road in Readsboro. The Tuesday fire demolished the structure. Below, the roof was ablaze as firefighters prepared to attack the fire. Photos courtesy Blake Janovsky/Readsboro Fire Department
READSBORO- A two-alarm fire ripped through a King Hill Road home Tuesday afternoon, and lack of cell phone service is at least partially to blame for the structure’s destruction.
According to Readsboro Fire Department Chief Adam Codogni, the homeowner was soldering pipes underneath the...
DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, police chief Randy Johnson updated the board about possible changes to the way the state charges towns for dispatching. In addition, the board amended a recently-released decision on a vicious dog hearing, and it asked the Green Mountain...
DOVER - The River Valleys Unified Union School District held a well-attended meeting on Zoom on Monday at which the board discussed its recent decision to reopen despite administrator recommendations regarding its schools’ HVAC systems, and its subsequent decision to purchase air purifiers for...
DOVER - Due to projected low ridership, the River Valleys Unified Union School District will not be operating its bus to Brattleboro Area Middle School and Brattleboro Union High School this year. 
The bus was originally approved by voters at Dover’s Town Meeting in 2018 at a cost of $25,...
DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, a motion introduced by board member Laura Sibilia to move the board’s meetings to in-person was defeated. Board members who voted against the motion expressed concern that other public bodies that have...

The Watch Hill estate formerly owned by Donna and Jim Barnes, in Westerly, RI, was sold at a bankruptcy auction in March. File photo
HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut District Bankruptcy Court judge has granted a motion for a settlement with a group of Hermitage creditors in Donna Barnes’ personal bankruptcy case.
In his decision, Judge James Tancredi rejected an objection by Hermitage creditor Reinhart Foodservice in which...

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