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Proposed ordinance would ban some single-use plastic bags

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members are seeking input from businesses and residents on a proposed ordinance banning some single-use plastic bags.
The ordinance, loosely modeled on a Brattleboro ordinance that recently went into effect, was introduced at a meeting two weeks ago by board member...

River Valleys voters to vote on how to vote

WARDSBORO - The River Valleys Unified Union School District board said on Monday that it will add two items to this year’s ballot: one to determine how voters will elect school board officials, and one to determine how voters will vote on the unified district’s budget after 2019.
For the...

Receiver holds little hope for club opening

NEWFANE- The Hermitage Club’s Haystack ski area may not be able to open for skiing this winter, according to a report by Alan Tantleff of FTI Consulting, the court-appointed receiver tasked with maintaining Hermitage properties under foreclosure by Berkshire Bank.
In a report filed with...

Winter ticks, brainworms threaten area moose populations

WILMINGTON - During a presentation hosted by the Hogback Mountain Conservation Association titled “Tiny Threats to our Biggest Mammals,” Scott Darling, of Vermont Fishing and Wildlife, told a crowd gathered at Memorial Hall on Wednesday that brainworm and winter ticks have been attacking Vermont’...

MSA sued over alleged age bias

DOVER- Mount Snow Academy’s former alpine program director is suing the snow sports school and the head of the school for age discrimination, breach of contract, and damaging his summer alpine ski racing training business.
According to the suit, David Gregory, 60, of Intervale, NH, was...

Swimmers and sunbathers enjoying Green Mountain Beach at Lake Raponda earlier this summer. The popular Wilmington beach has been closed twice this summer. Randy Capitani

Officials keep wary eye on beach due to E. coli

WILMINGTON - Green Mountain Beach has been closed twice since June due to high E. coli levels in the water. According to Wilmington wastewater treatment plant chief operator John Lazelle, no specific reason for higher-than-average levels has been identified, but weather and septic systems could...

Police trying to corral wandering goat in village

WILMINGTON - If you spotted a horned goat trotting through the village this week, you aren’t alone. A goat — origin and owner unknown — has been wandering the streets here and, thus far, has thwarted authorities.
On Tuesday night, the Wilmington Police Department posted a picture of the...

Public notice signed by Vermont Tax Commissioner Kai Samson prohibiting the Hermitage from operating.

Public notice signed by Vermont Tax Commissioner Kai Samson prohibiting the Hermitage from operating.

State files suit against Barnes for $1 million

NEWFANE- The Vermont Department of Taxes has filed suit against James Barnes, claiming he owes more than $1 million in unpaid meals, rooms, sales, and use taxes.
The Vermont Department of Taxes shut down operations at the Hermitage Club and Hermitage Inn for non-payment of taxes three...

Bikers at Mount Snow head out on a trail from the top of Canyon lift Sunday afternoon. RC

Bikers at Mount Snow head out on a trail from the top of Canyon lift Sunday afternoon. RC

Selectboard, Mount Snow talk draws open meeting violation concerns

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, chair Josh Cohen revealed that the board met with Mount Snow last month, and that the town’s future economic goals — and how they aligned with those of the resort — were discussed. The meeting was not warned and was not open to the public....

River Valleys board members mixed on IB program, grade consolidation

WARDSBORO - At the River Valleys Unified School District Board’s meeting on Monday, board members shared their thoughts about how the newly-formed Act 46-compliant district, comprising Dover and Wardsboro, may be structured when it becomes effective on July 1, 2019. Several board members said...