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Club files objection to bank’s receiver appointment

NEWFANE- Last week, Berkshire Bank filed a proposed order of appointment for a receiver to maintain Hermitage properties under foreclosure, and on Tuesday the Hermitage filed an objection to the bank’s proposal.
Both documents were filed following a May 18 ruling by Windham Superior Court...

Local school first to earn IB status

DOVER - The Dover School has received official authorization to be an International Baccalaureate school. Principal Matt Martyn discussed the authorization with the Dover School Board at the board’s meeting on Monday.
“This is the first public school authorization in Vermont,” said Martyn...

Sleeping space rules cause tension

DOVER - At the North Branch Fire District Prudential Committee’s meeting on May 17, real estate broker Rich Caplan expressed concerns about realtors’ involvement in enforcing the district’s “sleeping space” rules.
“I think it’s very unfair that North Branch has put the realtors and...

Tick-borne disease on the rise

VERMONT- The tick-borne disease anaplasmosis is on the rise, and is largely affecting populations over age 50, according to Bradley Tompkins, epidemiologist and program chief of tick-borne and enteric diseases for the Vermont Department of Health.
Tompkins says the department of health...

Mountain pushes pause on EB-5

WEST DOVER- Mount Snow's parent company Peak Resorts announced they have temporarily suspended their EB-5 fundraising campaign, citing pending legislative changes to the federal program. In a notice submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, Peaks called the changes “...

Man facing multiple sex abuse with minor charges

WEST DOVER- A 75-year-old West Dover man is facing multiple child sex abuse charges following an investigation by Dover Police. Route 100 resident Clifford Turpin was charged with repeated aggravated assault, sexual assault of a child under the age of 16, lewd and lascivious conduct with a...

Owner cries foul over flushed sewer gallons

DOVER - Property and business owner Rich Caplan says he’s prepared to take legal action against the North Branch Fire District regarding their impending decision about whether to revoke sewage allotment gallonage from Caplan’s Dover Forge property at 183 Route 100, which houses his real estate...

Pair challenges association election process

WILMINGTON- Two Chimney Hill residents are running a write-in campaign for their homeowners association board of directors. Keith Herbert and Chris Cogdill are promising to change what they say is an undemocratic system that has an impact on every homeowner in the development. They describe a...

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Court declines to appoint White House receiver

NEWFANE- Windham County Court Judge John Treadwell has denied a motion by Robert Grinold to appoint a receiver to care for the White House of Wilmington property currently under foreclosure. Grinold, the former owner and current mortgage holder of the White House, filed for foreclosure on the...

Dashboard declared dead again

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s Tuesday meeting, Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Eric Durocher said the economic dashboard is no longer being pursued. The statement comes months after business owners in the valley urged the committee to find a way to make the software work. ...