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The destroyed living room of Kevin Aldrich and Carolyn Hadden, following a two-alarm fire at the residence on Wednesday, October 25. Couirtesy Katrina Aldrich
WILMINGTON - A midmorning fire on Ray Hill Road resulted in the loss of a family pet and many of a family’s belongings and personal items. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help Kevin Aldrich and Carolyn Hadden, whose home was involved in the fire. 
By dinnertime on Wednesday,...
Filmmaker awarded grant for screenplay about dairy farmer who had his land taken during construction of Interstate 91 By Lauren Harkawik
EAST DOVER - Local filmmaker Sean Kirby is hard at work on his first feature-length screenplay. Kirby was recently awarded a $4,000...
DOVER- More than 80 Dover residents and second-home owners packed a special selectboard meeting to discuss short-term rentals on Thursday evening, October 19.  
Dover Economic Development Director Eric Durocher kicked off the meeting with a recap of recommendations made by the...

It was standing room only at the Wilmington Town Hall for a planning commission hearing on changes to zoning regulations. Mike Eldred
WILMINGTON- Wilmington property owners packed the meeting room at Town Hall Monday evening for a planning commission hearing on a sweeping update to the town’s zoning regulation. 
Although many of the proposed changes could be considered “housekeeping,” such as updating language and...
WHITINGHAM- A reported threat to school safety this week was determined by state police not to be credible, according to Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Anna Roth. 
A Vermont State Police trooper was posted at Twin Valley Middle High School Tuesday “out of an abundance of caution...

“Haunted Vermont,” an exhibition on display at the Bennington Museum, delves into the spirit lore of Vermont, including spirit photography. A “selfie station” by artist George O. Stadnik lets visitors create their own spirit photography with their cellphones. Lauren Harkawik
Shirley Jackson artifacts, other haunted things on display at Bennington Museum BENNINGTON - Those looking for a spooky activity in these pre-Halloween weeks may consider going to the Bennington Museum, where an exhibit, “Haunted Vermont,” delves into the creepier side of...

Screen shot of the Hakhel Lodge website
WILMINGTON- Several of the defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by the owner of Hakhel Lodge, formerly known as the Nordic Hills Inn, filed their answers to the suit late last month.  
Yisroel Teitlebaum, who purchased the property in 2021, filed the suit against the five defendants in...

Blaikie Horwath, of Searsburg, competed in a STACYC race at the Los Angeles Coliseum in September. Photo courtesy of Scott Horwath
Local girl, age 7, finishes second in major motocross competition 
LOS ANGELES - Searsburg parents Scott Horwath and Ashton Robinson got the thrill of watching their child compete in a major competition recently when their daughter, 7-year-old Blaikie Horwath, was called...

The Dover Selectboard approved PFAS testing on a well at the Dover Common. It was drilled because the current water source is contaminated with the chemicals. File photo
DOVER- The selectboard voted to move forward with water testing at Dover Town Common, approved a new hire, and heard reports from around the town at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. 
The board approved the expenditure of $3,721 to test a well on Dover Town Common for PFAS.  The well...
Internet search sends tourists to dead-end Searsburg road instead of upstate 
SEARSBURG- How did a tourist congestion problem on a remote road in Pomfret, more than 60 miles away, find its way to an even more remote road in Searsburg?  
“It was a long weekend for us...

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