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Valley spared from worst of Monday deluge
DEERFIELD VALLEY- Towns along the Deerfield River and its tributaries were breathing a sigh of relief Monday afternoon, when the river crested and quickly receded without the major flooding or damage they experienced during...
WHITINGHAM - The selectboard met with Joseph Maguire, of Casella Waste Systems, at their regular meeting on Wednesday, July 12, to discuss a new three-year contract. 
After a long discussion, however, the board asked Maguire to return with detailed cost breakdowns for a variety of...

FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, flanked by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Peter Welch at Wednesday's press conference.
MONTPELIER- President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration requested by Gov. Phil Scott in response to flooding across the state caused by heavy rain storms Sunday night into Monday.  
The federal action, which covers all 14 Vermont counties, will make federal disaster...
WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members approved expanded availability of college courses and discussed ongoing maintenance issues at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Anna Roth proposed the purchase of 10 vouchers for three credit classes...
WILMINGTON - For Oleg Skuja, owner of Skuja Design Studio, working with wood was a craft that was in him before he really realized it. Now, he has his own custom furniture company. 
Skuja grew up in Estonia, where his father was a carpenter. He didn’t consciously take on the wisdom of his...
Note: A PDF copy of the Vermnt Attorney General's complaint filed in Chittenden Superior Court is appended below the article. Twin Valley tops list of affected schools
WILMINGTON- PCB contamination at Twin Valley schools may play a key role in a lawsuit filed against...

Amy and Steven Adams hold a photo of former owners Cindy “Jesse” Wiesner and Jim Weisner in front of the Creemee Stand. Photo courtesy of Amy and Steven Adams
Online polls finds the Creemee Stand is state’s favorite
WILMINGTON - The Creemee Stand owned by Amy Adams and Steven Adams is Vermont’s favorite place to get creemees, according to an ongoing poll by VTDigger. 
In April, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson...

Shaun Golden was convicted of an investment scheme involving Stag’s Leap property.
WILMINGTON- A former New York investment adviser has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for a fraud scheme involving the purchase of five Stag’s Leap Lane properties from James Barnes’ Hermitage Inn Real Estate Company.
Shaun P. Golden, owner of Golden Wealth Management and...
DOVER- East Dover resident and business owner Janet Rivers met with selectboard members Tuesday night, demanding a “retraction” of comments they made at their regular meeting two weeks earlier, as well as an apology. 
The remarks Rivers’ referred to were made in regard to an application...

A SOVTA mini excavator at work on Dover’s Crosstown Trail.
DOVER- Selectboard members stopped short of severing ties with the Southern Vermont Trails Association Tuesday evening, and instead will seek a more limited partnership with clearly defined roles. 
For almost two years the town and SOVTA have clashed on several issues, from the membership...

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