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Grant for boiler, budget surplus help Twin Valley’s bottom line

WILMINGTON- School board members discussed the cost of boiler repairs and replacements at their regular meeting last Tuesday evening, and whether they should allocate a portion of the district’s estimated $605,000 budget surplus to pay for them.
The replacement of a pellet boiler at Twin...

District lines may be redrawn during reapportionment

DOVER - Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos and 2010 Legislative Apportionment Board Chair Tom Little were in Dover on Wednesday, September 25, to discuss voter transparency and an upcoming reapportionment and districting process the state will undergo. Condos and Little were joined at the...

Duo on 48-state journey to raise awareness for domestic violence

WILMINGTON - Meredith Cherry and her horse Apollo spent a night at Adams Farm this week. The visit was part of a four-year, 48-state journey called “The Centauride.”
The Centauride is Cherry’s journey to raise awareness about domestic violence. Vermont is the 30th state Cherry and Apollo...

Wilmington village during Tropical Storm Irene, August 28, 2011.

Residents flood board over erosion ordinance

WILMINGTON- There were no supporters among about 25 members of the public who attended a selectboard hearing for a proposed flood and fluvial erosion ordinance Tuesday evening.
The ordinance, which would essentially expand the town’s current flood hazard regulations, regulates not only...

James Barnes during a presentation to the Wilmington Selectboard. File photo

Judge orders Barnes to be brought before court

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut Superior Court judge has issued an order to law enforcement to take James Barnes into custody and deliver him to the court for failure to appear at scheduled hearing.
The so-called “capias” order, a civil warrant similar to an arrest warrant, was issued by...

Peak Resorts sale to Vail a done deal

BROOMFIELD, CO- On Tuesday, Vail Resorts announced the company has closed on their acquisition of Peak Resorts and its 17 resorts, including Mount Snow.
The acquisition brings the total number of ski areas operated by Vail Resorts to 37 worldwide.
According to Vail Resorts...

Twin Valley rally for climate action

WHITINGHAM - A little after noon on Friday, September 20, Twin Valley Middle High School sophomore Catherine Thomas sat in a conference room next to the school principal’s office with dozens of signs spread out on the table in front of her. The signs all related to climate change. Catherine had...

Opioid Task Force gets demonstration

WILMINGTON - At Tuesdays’ meeting of the Opioid Task Force, volunteers from across the region gave mini zero balancing sessions to task force members to teach them about the manual therapy. And before the zero balancing demonstration, the task force discussed ways it might encourage parents and...

Grant will help provide winter coats

WILMINGTON- Deerfield Valley Rotary Club President Angel Balch met with Twin Valley School Board members Tuesday evening to seek their collaboration for a Rotary Club community service project.
Operation Warm provides winter coats for children in need. Balch said she recently met with...

Boards agree to agree

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members met with Twin Valley School Board members and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Barbara Ann Komons-Montroll at their regular meeting last week.
The discussion appeared to get off to a rocky start when selectboard chair Tom Fitzgerald...