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Ten years into bakery business, couple has found their sweet spot

By Lauren Harkawik
DOVER - Sticky Fingers is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer. Owners Dave and Heather Kelly both say they hope to spend at least another 10 years being the destination for sweet treats in Dover.
The Kellys moved to Dover with the goal of opening the...

Board member asks for foreign language instruction across district

DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, the board discussed how its schools are providing equitable opportunity to all of its students. During the discussion, which happened at the request of board member Laura Sibilia, principals Matt Martyn and...

Town to use hybrid model for next meeting

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard decided to hold its next meeting using a hybrid model of in-person and remote access. In other matters, the board officially hired Eric Durocher as the town’s economic development director, extended vacation time parameters for town...

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Marlboro College archives go to UVM

MARLBORO– Marlboro College archives and special collections currently housed in the college’s Rice-Aron Library will be going to the University of Vermont, where they will be carefully curated into the future. This announcement follows plans to form an alliance with Emerson College, in Boston,...

Gov. proposes $90 million phase two recovery plan, admonishes Legislature for response

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and other administration officials announced the second phase of their proposed COVID-19 recovery spending package, and expressed disappointment that legislators have not incorporated the administration's phase one proposals in their legislation.
Gov. Scott...

Locals rally for Black Lives Matter, police chief against racism

WILMINGTON - On Sunday, protesters gathered in the center of town for what organizers called a “peaceful protest and to stand in solidarity as allies for Black Lives Matter.” About 40 people attended the protest.
Karen Mangold and April Horton organized the protest. Mangold says she was...

Barnes’ Rhode Island house sells at auction

HARTFORD- A group known collectively as the “RTM parties” may be the only Hermitage-connected lienholders that will receive payment from the bankruptcy sale of Donna and James Barnes’ Westerly, RI property.
The Westerly, RI, property, which, according to a previous listing, includes a...

State officials say schools will reopen in the fall

MONTPELIER - Gov. Phil Scott and education secretary Dan French announced Wednesday that Vermont schools will be open for in-person instruction this fall.
“We recognize that as much as COVID-19 has been an unprecedented public health emergency, in many cases it has also been an education...

Recreational sports can resume in Vermont

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced the resumption of recreational, low-contact team sports at his press briefing Monday.
Gov. Scott opened his remarks by acknowledging the Black Lives Matter protests that took place around the state over the weekend. "(I) commend the participants for...