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Startup businesses turning to social media to get the word out

WILMINGTON - It’s no secret that social media is also used as a tool for businesses. A restaurant may share its daily specials on Facebook; a boutique may share new goods on Instagram. Some local entrepreneurs, though, are using social media as a way to have a brick and mortar presence without...

Twin Valley budget decreases

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members approved their proposed 2021 school budget Tuesday evening, and faced questions from a Twin Valley High School teacher and members of the public.
The board approved a total budget of $9,432,346 for 2021, a $105,387 decrease in spending compared...

Towns weigh pros, cons of joining into broader communications district

By Lauren Harkawik
WHITINGHAM - At a meeting of the Deerfield Valley Broadband Working Group on Wednesday, representatives from various towns discussed their towns’ positions regarding joining a communication union district by vote at Town Meeting this year.
A CUD comprises two or...

River Valleys voters to decide articles at annual meeting

WARDSBORO - On Monday, January 6, the River Valleys Unified Union District Board approved the warning for the district’s annual meeting. Unlike last year, the budget will be voted from the floor at the annual meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, at 7 pm at Dover Town Hall. ...

Ice storm highlights GPS driving faults

Drivers stranded after being routed over Higley Hill road MARLBORO - It was close to 10 pm on Sunday, December 29, as an ice storm was mid-fury, when Victoria Osborne, owner of the Colonel Williams Inn, put out an urgent plea on a Facebook group dedicated to sharing road...

Voters will get first look at proposed new public safety facility

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Public Safety Facilities Committee is inviting the public to attend an informational meeting to provide input on a proposed police/fire facility to be located on Beaver Street.
The meeting has been warned for 6 pm on Thursday, January 16, in the meeting room at...

New program offers $7,500 to relocate to Vermont

Group skeptical of local benefit
WILMINGTON — The bi-town economic development committee did not have a quorum for its regularly-scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 2. Despite the lack of a quorum, committee members and town officials who were present stayed for the...

Board on board with 2021 budget

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members approved a proposed 2021 budget for the Town Meeting warning at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The total expenditures are up by less than 1%, according to a budget summary, from $5,196,416 in 2020 to $5,234,341 projected in 2021, an increase of $37...

Board tables commercial reappraisal

By Lauren Harkawik
DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard told town assessor Linda Sherman and assessor consultant Jeremiah Sund to table a commercial reappraisal that the pair recommended the town undergo. In other matters, police chief Randy Johnson said issues with...

Officials say the Retreat may have to close due to a financial shortfall.

Retreat closure would impact valley

BRATTLEBORO - On Sunday, Vermont Human Services Secretary Mike Smith released a statement that the Brattleboro Retreat’s board was considering the sale or closure of the facility after the state refused to honor a request from the Retreat for an additional $2 million. Sunday night, the entire...