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Town Meeting to get mic’d up?

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, March 19, the board decided to pursue an audio system for Town Meeting.
“There was comment made after Town Meeting that there are people who are no longer attending because they can’t hear,” said board member Sarah Shippee. “So the...

Community rallies to help Carinthia fire victims

DOVER - A benefit will be held on Sunday to raise money to help three fire victims who lost their home, two of whom were burned and are recovering in the hospital.
The three victims — Jake Gaudet, Casey Savage, and Robert Black — are employees of Carinthia Parks at Mount Snow. They shared...

Judge to rule in favor of Hermitage investor

NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge Robert Gerety has taken a motion for default judgment under advisement in a Hermitage investor’s lawsuit against James Barnes and Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company.
Following a hearing on Monday, March 18, Gerety said Hermitage investor...

Two-time Olympian to consult on rec plan

DOVER - On Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard approved a motion to hire Weston & Sampson and their partner Morton Trails to complete the town’s trails and recreational venue plan.
According to its website, Weston & Sampson “provides interdisciplinary services including environmental,...

State wins default judgment motion for club’s unpaid sales taxes

NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge Robert P. Gerety has granted a motion by the Vermont Department of Taxes for default judgment in their case against Hermitage owner James Barnes.
The judgment awards the Vermont Department of Taxes a total of $1,081,151.42 in unpaid meals, rooms,...

Judge rules against hermitage in $2 million breach of contract suit

NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge Robert P. Gerety has awarded a Massachusetts man more than $2 million in a breach of contract lawsuit against the Hermitage Club and James Barnes.
Gerety issued the decision last week, granting a motion filed by Robert Coffin and his attorney John...

Wilmington Selectboard talks parking and school

WILMINGTON- At their first meeting after Town Meeting, selectboard members reorganized, reappointed town officers, and approved funding for the creation of a temporary public parking area in the village.
Meg Staloff, of Wilmington Works, presented a request from an ad hoc parking...

Tuition costs increase

DOVER - A discussion at the Dover School Board’s meeting on Monday shed light on some of the logistics faced by school districts with school choice, including fluctuations in tuition amounts as well as people faking residency to take advantage of tuition paid on behalf of students.
The...

RVUUSD board considers unified web presence

DOVER - Communications dominated Monday’s River Valleys Unified Union School District Board meeting, where the board had a lengthy discussion about its web presence, and heard a proposal from consultant Anita Rafael about creating documentary-style reporting about Wardsboro Elementary’s...

School committee asks for help on transportation

By Lauren Harkawik
DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, member Kerry McDonald-Cady read aloud a letter she will submit on behalf of the board to the WCSU board. In the letter, the board requests that the supervisory union provide assistance...