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New resident pitches TV show

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, new Dover resident Thomas Hoskins told the board that he is in the process of developing a TV show that will headquarter its production in Dover. Hoskins’ plan is to eventually construct a 5,000-square-foot television studio in the town. ...

Whitingham candidates Scott Reed, Craig Hammer, Laurie Brown, Lyman “Skip” Tefft, and Marshall Dix at Tuesday’s candidates forum at the municipal center. Mike Eldred

Candidates square off for Whitingham board

WHITINGHAM- Candidates vying for two open selectboard seats met with about 50 voters in a forum moderated by Leon Corse Tuesday evening.
Laurie Brown, Marshall Dix, Scott Reed, and Lyman “Skip” Tefft are running for for the remainder of a two-year term that expires in 2020. Craig Hammer...

Students lined up to form a W outside Wardsboro School. That letter may grow in size if plans to build an addition to house a 3-year-old program at the school come to fruition. File photo

Wardsboro likely to add $100K extension to school for pre-K

DOVER - Wardsboro is investing in its youngest residents. At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, Dwight Boerem, who is a member of that board as well as the Wardsboro School Board, said the latter board is likely to approve a $100,000 expenditure out of its...

Developer can’t find Hermitage Club owner to serve him court documents

BURLINGTON- A developer suing James Barnes and the Hermitage for more than $2.6 million says Barnes appears to be taking steps to avoid service of legal documents.
Shaun P. Golden, owner of Golden Wealth Properties, filed a motion seeking approval for an alternative means of serving...

Restructuring company wins default judgement for unpaid Hermitage loan

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court has granted a default judgment for G2 Capital Advisors in their case against James Barnes and the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company.
G2 Capital Advisors filed the lawsuit in Hartford, CT, Superior Court in August 2018, claiming James Barnes and...

Dying trees, cemetery space concerns

DOVER - Dying trees, the town’s emergency management plan, cemeteries, and marijuana were all discussed in brief at the Dover Selectboard’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
Highway commissioner Bobby Holland said that trees along the Valley Trail are dying. “They’re the trees we...

Wardsboro principal to issue official recommendation on education focus

DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, Wardsboro Elementary principal Tammy Bates said she intends to issue an official recommendation that the board pursue a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) or STEAM (science, technology,...

After three generations, family delivers last letter

DOVER - “Everything comes to an end.” So said Warren Bartlett this week, reflecting on the end of an era in Dover. After three generations, the Bartlett family is no longer delivering the mail on a route that covers an 80-mile radius comprising Williamsville, Marlboro, South Newfane, and East and...

Sidewalk project for South Main Street approved by Wilmington board

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members approved a construction bid for a planned sidewalk project on South Main Street at their meeting Tuesday evening.
Economic development consultant Gretchen Havreluk presented the board with three bids and recommended a bid from Herrmann Construction, of...

“A 3 is not a B” in performance-based learning

WHITINGHAM- “A 3 is not a B,” began Twin Valley Middle/High School Vice Principal Lee Ann Monroe.
Monroe and principal Tom Fitzgerald met with a group of parents last week to follow up on parents’ requests for information regarding performance-based learning standards. The group of...