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This foursome was all smiles during the 2019 Bartender’s Open, held at Mount Snow Golf Club. Facebook

Bartender’s Open raises funds to help local groups, individuals

DOVER- One of the valley’s signature events hits a major milestone this summer. The fabled Bartender’s Open golf tournament will tee off for the 50th time on Thursday, August 1.
“It started as friendly competition between restaurants and bartenders from Killington and Mount Snow,” said...

School board OKs new playground, reviews other facility repair needs

WILMINGTON- Next year’s Twin Valley Elementary School students will have a place to play, thanks to funding provided by the Twin Valley School District at their Wednesday, June 26 meeting, and 1% funding approved by the Wilmington Selectboard at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27.
The...

Wilmington Police officer Joe Carcich has been tapped to serve as Twin Valley's school resource officer

School resource officer will wear a lot of hats

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department has tapped veteran department member Joe Carcich to serve as the school resource officer at Twin Valley schools starting at the beginning of the fall semester.
The position was created by the department and the Twin Valley School Board, and...

A map of potential well sites east of Wilmington village, created as part of a groundwater availability study done for the town.

Wilmington board reviews study, backs playground and new website

WILMINGTON - On Thursday, June 27, at 8:15 am, the Wilmington Selectboard held a special meeting to discuss a groundwater availability study for the Route 9 water/sewer expansion project. They also approved $48,200 from the 1% local option tax fund to be allocated to a new playground for Twin...

Donate to Food 4 Kids

To the Editor,
If you have lived in the valley for a while I am sure you have heard about the Food 4 Kids program sponsored by the Loose Knit Group of the West Dover Congregational Church. We feed kids from the local elementary schools who do not have enough to eat on weekends. ...

Margaret “Peg” Powers, of Dover, was recently appointed as a committee member to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Photo courtesy of Peg Powers

Local appointed to Truth and Reconciliation Commission committee

DOVER - Dover resident Margaret “Peg” Powers has been appointed as a committee member to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a newly-formed state commission whose work is getting underway.
“It’s a herculean task,” said Powers this week of the work she and her fellow committee members...

A float for the History House during the Wardsboro parade July 4, 2012. File photo

Wardsboro Parade and Street Fair celebrates 75th year

Event started as a fundraiser for church WARDSBORO - The longest running Fourth of July parade and fair in the state will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. Festivities include a parade, vintage cars from around the region, and creative vendors. Patrons can look forward...

Supervisory union woes called “some of the worst”

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board members heard frank assessments of the current state of the supervisory union, as well as an analysis of the issues that led to its recent managerial and operational crisis.
Acting superintendent and consultant Kevin Dirth said the...

Whitingham resident Emily Carris Duncan is running as a Democrat for the Windham-6 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. Photo courtesy Christian Engel

Candidate ready to pitch in for the community

WHITINGHAM- Valley resident Emily Carris Duncan has stepped up as a candidate for the Windham-6 legislative seat recently vacated by Rep. Tristan Roberts.
At this early point in the 2024 election campaign, Carris Duncan appears to be a shoo-in for the position. As the only candidate to...

Gov. Phil Scott announced he would appoint Zoie Saunders as interim Secretary of Education moments after her nomination to the office was rejected by the Vermont Senate.

Senators sue Scott, Saunders

MONTPELIER- Two state senators have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Phil Scott, seeking to have his appointment of Zoie Saunders as interim Secretary of Education nullified by the court.
Chittenden-Central Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky and Windsor County Sen. Richard McCormack, both Democrats, say Gov...