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Junk issue tops board’s to-do list

WHITINGHAM- Junk dominated discussions at the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting Wednesday evening. The selectboard is stepping up their efforts to address the accumulation of junk on a Route 100 property. Prompted by complaints from local residents, the board also discussed enforcing...

Chamber director concerned about proposed changes to health plans

WILMINGTON - An ongoing issue with signage, chamber of commerce health insurance, and a pause in the process for trails work in Wilmington were topics of discussion at a meeting of the bi-town economic development committee on Thursday, May 2. The meeting also included a brief update about the...

River Valleys board looks at creative staffing solutions, website makeover

WARDSBORO - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School Board, the board talked about several personnel matters, including how salaries will be determined for future positions. The scope of an upcoming board retreat, the district’s web presence, and a forthcoming decision about...

Readsboro board deals with a laundry list of items

READSBORO– At the May 1 meeting, Readsboro Selectboard members discussed the development of an ordinance dealing specifically with blight . Administrative assistant Karen Boisvert said she had researched information from other towns about the issue, including information from Grafton, Barre,...

The North River flows through Jacksonville. The town is looking for ways to capture state grant money to rebuild sidewalks in the village.

Sidewalk repair may take cooperation

WHITINGHAM- The town may need to seek a deal with the Village of Jacksonville Electric Company to improve sidewalks in the village.
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 24, board members met with Whitingham Economic Development Group Chair Gretchen Havreluk regarding state grants...

Twin Valley Middle High School in Whitingham.

“I just don’t want panic to arise,” says board chair

WILMINGTON - In a discussion at Tuesday’s Twin Valley School Board meeting about a growing number of staff resignations in the Twin Valley School District, chair Sharon Berry said she didn’t want the resignations mentioned in the minutes for the meeting because she didn’t want “panic to arise.”...

Teachers weigh in on TV leadership structure

WILMINGTON - In the wake of the resignations of Twin Valley Middle High School principal Tom Fitzgerald and assistant principal Lee Ann Monroe, the Twin Valley School Board is in the process of determining how it will structure the administration at the middle high school next year. At the board’...

Board member and former board member bicker over bids

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- In a tense exchange at the selectboard’s April 24 meeting, former board member Greg Brown questioned a move at the board’s April 10 meeting that, he said, could cost the town significantly.
At the board’s April 10 meeting, road commissioner Stan Janovsky...

Parents frustrated over lack of transcripts

WILMINGTON - In a meeting that was emotionally charged at times, on Tuesday, parents demanded answers, which they did not get, from the Twin Valley School Board about the status of transcripts that have yet to be delivered to the school’s juniors.
Remarks from parents at the beginning of...

New learning structure unveiled for Twin Valley Elementary School

WILMINGTON - Changes are on the horizon for Twin Valley Elementary School. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Twin Valley School Board, principal Rebecca Fillion told the board that she will be implementing a new educational structure in the school starting next year.
“We are embarking on a new...