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Local rep says finance bill is “bad, bad juju”

WARDSBORO - At the River Valleys Unified School District board’s meeting on Monday, April 2, board member Rep. Laura Sibilia provided a legislative update in which she cautioned that H. 911, an act relating to changes in Vermont’s personal income tax and education financing system, is the “ugliest...

Board reverses earlier vote, agrees to even split

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley board members had a change of heart last week, following a supervisory union board vote that would have shifted state grant money to Twin Valley.
At a recent supervisory union board meeting, board members discussed how they would split about $112,000 in remaining...

Club’s woes continue

NEWFANE- A Windham Superior Court judge has issued a decree of foreclosure on the Hermitage Club’s Sawmill Inn property in West Dover.
According to court documents, Judge John Treadwell signed the decree on March 30, ordering the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company to pay more than $1.2...

When the “S” doesn’t hit the fan

Mechanical failures could lead to costly sewer plant repairs for town WHITINGHAM- Several officials from the state of Vermont came to the Whitingham Selectboard Wednesday evening to address repairs and upgrades to the sewer system that have become urgent due to what selectboard member Greg Brown...

Pratt leaving WSSU, board to consider options

WHITINGHAM- Supervisory union board members accepted the resignation of superintendent Christopher Pratt at their regular meeting Wednesday, March 28. Pratt’s last day will be June 30, according to his letter of resignation. According to a February article that appeared in the Claremont, NH-based...

Mountain, valley get ready for Minus Zero

DOVER- Mount Snow and the surrounding area will be rocking out this weekend, as the Minus Zero Festival makes its debut in the Deerfield Valley.
Billed as a winter sports and music festival, Minus Zero will bring more than 50 musical acts and performance artists for a three-day event Friday,...

A vehicle swerves and crosses the center line to avoid potholes on this stretch of Route 100 near Higley Hill Road.

State cries poverty on potholes

WILMINGTON - The condition of the pavement on a stretch of Route 100 between Wilmington and Dover has been a topic of public scrutiny in the valley in recent months. Both towns’ selectboards have submitted letters to state officials urging action, multiple petitions have been filed by residents,...