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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...

Board feeling rocked by resignations

WHITINGHAM- The selectboard was rocked by its third resignation in the last few weeks, after longtime chair Keith Bronson abruptly resigned this week. The remaining board members have scheduled a special election for Tuesday, May 7.
Board member Karl Twitchell resigned in mid-February. ...

Principal to resign at end of school year

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Tom Fitzgerald has submitted his resignation, effective June 30.
The board accepted Fitzgerald’s resignation following an executive session at the end of their regular meeting Tuesday evening. “The board is filled with appreciation for...

Bankruptcy imminent, according to plaintiff in Hermitage suit

NEWFANE- A Rhode Island man who is suing James Barnes and the Hermitage for $1.4 million didn’t get his day in court, after Barnes failed to show for a hearing on his own motion last week.
The hearing was scheduled on a motion submitted by Barnes asking the court to allow him to represent...

Route 100 will be paved

WILMINGTON - At a meeting of the bi-town economic development committee on Thursday, March 7, matters discussed included a recent “Ski to Stay” program held at Mount Snow and an announcement that Route 100 will be paved this summer rather than summer 2020 as originally planned. And Southern...

Committee discusses concerns on Act 250 permitting process

WILMINGTON - At a meeting of the bi-town economic development committee on Thursday, March 7, Wilmington Selectboard chair Tom Fitzgerald updated the committee about his work chairing the District 2 Environmental Commission. The update led to a discussion in which several members of the committee...