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Wardsboro won’t move forward with school extension, defers to merged board

DOVER - The Wardsboro School Board will not pursue a $100,000 extension to Wardsboro Elementary in the short term. Dwight Boerem, who serves on the Wardsboro School Board as well as the River Valleys Unified Union School Board, reported the development at the latter board’s meeting on Monday, May...

Future of town’s business grant program discussed

DOVER - At the selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, May 21, the board said it was open to hearing more about running a business grant program, which the town has already set aside funding for, through the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation.
The board also reviewed, but put off...

Hermitage Club, HIREHC, file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

HARTFORD, CT- The Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company and Hermitage Club have both filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut.
The two voluntary bankruptcy petitions, filed by James Barnes today, follow an involuntary Chapter 7...

New owners want a break on dam tax bill

WHITINGHAM- Great River Hydro officials met with selectboard members Wednesday evening, seeking to negotiate a new tax deal on their properties in the town.
Great River Hydro Property Tax Manager Mark Cleverdon noted that the company’s previous tax agreement, which pegged the value of...

Defense says “bad acts” unproven, prejudicial

BRATTLEBORO - A motion hearing was held on Thursday, May 16, in a case pertaining to a 2016 deadly shooting in Wardsboro.
Kevin Parker is accused of murdering his neighbor, Kirby Staib. The hearing centered around which so-called “prior bad acts” should be presented to a jury at trial....

Board urged to get tougher on residency fraud

DOVER - At the Dover School Board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Gerie Golet urged the board to revisit its policy regarding proof of residency for students, claiming she was aware of several incidents of tuition fraud occurring in the town. Chair Rich Werner told Golet the matter would...

School board seeking public input

WHITINGHAM- Change was in the air at last week’s Twin Valley School Board meeting, with board members discussing a change in the administration and a new focus for the board and the school.
School board members plan to reach out to the community, seeking input for the board’s and school’s...

Bears are on the prowl this spring

WILMINGTON - Several residents have had close encounters with black bears in recent weeks, including a bear entering a home. In light of heightened bear activity, the Wilmington Police Department is asking downtown businesses and residents to keep exterior lights on at night. Officials are also...

Planners approve flood regulations

WILMINGTON- Planning commission members voted to advance a proposed ordinance that would regulate property along rivers and streams at their regular meeting Monday afternoon. The board’s decision to send the proposed ordinance to the selectboard for their consideration comes despite concerns...

This truck is one of the items Barnes wants to remove from the Hermitage Club. File photo

Hermitage receiver asks for court order prohibiting Barnes from removing items

NEWFANE- Hermitage receiver Alan Tantleff has filed a motion in Windham Superior Court asking a judge to bar James Barnes from removing personal property from Hermitage properties under receivership, and to recover items already removed.
The motion comes a week after Tantleff filed his...