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Map prepared by the Vermont Geological Survey indicates elevated radioactivity in Woodford, Searsburg, and Somerset (pink), as well as occurrences of uranium in geological samples (blue circles) in Searsburg.

Uranium found in well water

Contaminant can be filtered out WEST DOVER- The state has ordered a local business to stop using their well water for food preparation after testing showed uranium levels above the maximum allowed in drinking water.
Dover Health Officer Tabi Freedman confirmed the report, and that the...

Bank wants Hermitage Club foreclosure to start

RUTLAND- Berkshire Bank is asking the Vermont District Bankruptcy Court to allow their foreclosure action to proceed in Windham Superior Court.
The bank filed its foreclosure suit in February 2018, amid mounting financial difficulties at the Hermitage. An automatic stay was placed on...

This solar array is being installed on the old landfill next to the Dover town garage by Green Lantern Solar. V. Capitani

Meeting sheds light on board’s solar installation project concerns

DOVER - Ralph Meima, director of development for Green Lantern Solar, provided an update about a solar array project at the Dover Selectboard meeting on Tuesday. Matters discussed included timing of the project, who is responsible for maintenance of the array, and an estoppel certificate, which...

Party planning underscores limited options for summer activities

DOVER - At its Tuesday evening meeting, the Dover Selectboard was indecisive about where to hold an upcoming employee appreciation event. A member of the public suggested that the lack of an obvious answer may be indicative of some of the economic development issues facing the town.
Town...

The Hermitage is heading for the auction block

RUTLAND- The Hermitage is headed for the auction block, following rulings by Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge Colleen Brown at a hearing on Friday, July 26.
Brown issued two orders, one granting the US Trustee’s and creditors’ motions to convert the Chapter 11 cases to Chapter 7,...

Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze in Wilmington

WILMINGTON - The Wilmington Fire Department was joined by departments from several surrounding towns on Friday night to battle a blaze at a home on Haskell Hill Road. No one was home at the time of the fire and no one was injured.
Wilmington Fire Chief Scott Moore says the call came in...

Bear killed in home invasion

WILMINGTON - A black bear was killed by a homeowner in the Chimney Hill area on Saturday, July 20.
Game Warden Richard Watkin responded to the scene. He was out of the office this week and unavailable for comment, but according to Lt. Dennis Amsden, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department...

Not interested in adopting river corridor regulations

WHITINGHAM- Selectboard members are adamant that they’re not interested in adopting river corridor regulations in Whitingham.
Planning commission chair Brad Lackey and vice chair Phil Edelstein met with selectboard members at their regular meeting Wednesday evening to clarify the board’s...

Marlboro College to merge with University of Bridgeport

MARLBORO - Marlboro College announced last week that it had signed a “letter of intent” to merge with the University of Bridgeport. According to Kevin F. F. Quigley, president of Marlboro College, the merger is a means of keeping the school, which has faced financial and enrollment difficulties...

Hermitage headed toward liquidation process

BURLINGTON- Parties in the Hermitage bankruptcy cases have submitted a proposed order converting the cases from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. The proposed written order was requested by Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge Colleen Brown following her verbal order on the record at a hearing on...