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Board closes lid on porta-potty payment proposal

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, October 1, the Dover Selectboard denied a request from the Dover Youth Sports Soccer Program to fund Porta-Potties. In other matters, the board voted to donate money to the East Dover Fire Department and Grace Cottage Hospital in honor of Phil Bartlett.
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One year later, Make It On Main Street winners in business

WILMINGTON - In October 2018, a contest designed to encourage business development in Wilmington by granting an entrepreneur $20,000 came to a close. The contest was hosted by Wilmington Works and was made possible through a donation from Paul Pabst, a second-home owner who earned $20,000 on...

Public weighs in on Route 9 truck traffic and safety

MARLBORO- Safety and the future of Route 9 across southern Vermont were issues raised with state officials Friday morning, October 4, at the town meeting house. The crowd of approximately 40 members of the public; town officials from Wilmington, Dover, Brattleboro, and Marlboro; and legislators...

Gas station makes a bold statement with new colors, owner

DOVER- Those who have traveled through Dover in recent weeks may have noticed that the building that in the past housed Chadwick’s and Grampy’s is now a bold hue of red. Rich Werner, who purchased the building in December 2018, says he’s gotten mixed feedback about the new look.
“I have...

Twin Valley approves playground repairs and policy

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley School Board has authorized repairs to school playgrounds, and tasked administrators to write a playground policy. The board created a playground committee to evaluate playgrounds and propose improvements at Twin Valley Middle High School after they received an...

Grant for boiler, budget surplus help Twin Valley’s bottom line

WILMINGTON- School board members discussed the cost of boiler repairs and replacements at their regular meeting last Tuesday evening, and whether they should allocate a portion of the district’s estimated $605,000 budget surplus to pay for them.
The replacement of a pellet boiler at Twin...

District lines may be redrawn during reapportionment

DOVER - Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos and 2010 Legislative Apportionment Board Chair Tom Little were in Dover on Wednesday, September 25, to discuss voter transparency and an upcoming reapportionment and districting process the state will undergo. Condos and Little were joined at the...

Duo on 48-state journey to raise awareness for domestic violence

WILMINGTON - Meredith Cherry and her horse Apollo spent a night at Adams Farm this week. The visit was part of a four-year, 48-state journey called “The Centauride.”
The Centauride is Cherry’s journey to raise awareness about domestic violence. Vermont is the 30th state Cherry and Apollo...

Wilmington village during Tropical Storm Irene, August 28, 2011.

Residents flood board over erosion ordinance

WILMINGTON- There were no supporters among about 25 members of the public who attended a selectboard hearing for a proposed flood and fluvial erosion ordinance Tuesday evening.
The ordinance, which would essentially expand the town’s current flood hazard regulations, regulates not only...

James Barnes during a presentation to the Wilmington Selectboard. File photo

Judge orders Barnes to be brought before court

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut Superior Court judge has issued an order to law enforcement to take James Barnes into custody and deliver him to the court for failure to appear at scheduled hearing.
The so-called “capias” order, a civil warrant similar to an arrest warrant, was issued by...