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River Valleys appoints new member

DOVER - The four members the River Valleys Unified Union District Board present at the board’s meeting on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Marc Bernard Schauber, of Dover, to the board.
Schauber fills a seat vacated by Kerry McDonald-Cady, who represented Dover on the board and resigned...

Village road striping raises concerns

WHITINGHAM – Road commissioner Stanley Janovsky and the Whitingham Selectboard discussed the Agency of Transportation’s layout of yellow traffic lines in Jacksonville village.
Janovsky and board members agreed that the lines are inaccurately drawn, giving drivers mixed messages....

Multi-area passes transforming ski industry

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO- Former Mount Snow general manager and longtime ski resort executive Chris Diamond has written a second book about the industry. His first book, “Ski Inc.”, was largely a retrospective of Diamond’s five decades in the business. The new book, “Ski Inc. 2020”, is an insider’s...

Local lawyer appointed as superior court judge

DOVER - On Monday, September 30, Gov. Phil Scott announced that he was appointing Kerry McDonald-Cady, of Dover, to the Vermont Superior Court.
McDonald-Cady was previously the deputy state’s attorney in Windham County, where she worked in the family division. In that realm, much of her...

Women’s weekend a natural fit for local business community

WILMINGTON - Wilmington Works Program Coordinator Meg Staloff says an upcoming weekend of events geared toward, and in celebration of women dubbed “Wilmington Women’s Weekend,” is a natural fit for a town that has a business community largely steered by women.
“The businesses in this...

Social media hiring checks are complicated

WARDSBORO - At Monday, October 7, meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District, the board pumped the brakes on pursuing social media checks as part of its hiring process, but fell short of disregarding the idea.
Former board member Kerry McDonald-Cady, who resigned from the...

Board signs off on trail plan funding

DOVER - The Dover Selectboard approved $4,000 in economic development funds for work to begin immediately on land the town recently purchased for trails and recreation. According to economic development director Steve Neratko, the area will be available for recreation as early as this winter....

Town may consider property auction

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard said it would review a list of properties purchased by the town at tax sale and would consider holding an auction of the properties.
The discussion was inspired by a request from Jay Giarratana, who expressed interest in “Lot 13,”...

Deadline extended for housing survey

DOVER - The deadline for a survey being conducted by the bi-town economic development committee has been extended. The survey is available online. Responses will be accepted until November 1.
Dover Economic Development Director Steve Neratko told the Dover Selectboard on Tuesday that the...

New police and fire facility gets green light

WILMINGTON- The selectboard gave the go-ahead to the town’s public safety facilities committee to prepare a request for proposals for a feasibility study to build a new fire and police station. The approval came at Tuesday’s regular board meeting, after a discussion about a new building and some...