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Wilmington Fire Department Chief Scott Moore, left, and East Dover Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Sheldon survey the rolled-over truck. Photo courtesy James Sprague
EAST DOVER- The crash of a commercial truck on Dover Hill Road left a New Hampshire man dead Tuesday morning, and closed Dover’s main east/west route for more than nine hours while crews worked to remove the vehicle.  
Jeremy Michaud, 35, of Troy, NH, was killed when the well drilling rig...
HALIFAX - The Halifax Selectboard discussed their audit findings, created a finance committee, and heard concerns about PFOAs in their water supply during their regular meeting on Tuesday evening. 
The board reorganized during their meeting on March 21 and now consists of Patrick...
WILMINGTON-More than 30 second-home owners and local residents filled Wilmington Town Hall meeting room Monday afternoon for a planning commission discussion regarding the regulation of short-term rentals. 
Many of those in attendance were involved in some aspect of the short-term rental...
READSBORO- More than 40 parents and other community members rallied at a special school board meeting Tuesday evening, expressing their support for Readsboro School following the submission of a petition seeking a vote on the closure of the school last week. 
Board members also effectively...
WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed the latest updates on their efforts to address high levels of airborne PCBs discovered during recent state testing, and appointed a committee to begin work on a renovation of the athletic fields at Twin Valley Elementary School.
Last...
WHITINGHAM- Back in February, a well-known local artist and outdoor enthusiast accomplished a milestone few others have.  Ann Coleman became just the 112th person to cross-country ski the entire length of Vermont along the Catamount Trail. 
By accomplishing that feat, she joined a select...
WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School officials have responded to an act of vandalism that included a racial slur, reported in late January. 
On January 25, a classroom teacher at the school reported that the phrase “N-word” had been written in marker on a lampshade in the classroom...

Readsboro Central School
READSBORO- A petition presented at Tuesday evening’s Readsboro School Board meeting seeks a vote to close Readsboro Central School effective June 30.
“The goal is to close the school to provide a better education,” says parent Kaitlyn Boyd, who circulated the petition.  “I had a fifth...
WILMINGTON- State officials met with parents Monday night to answer questions after Twin Valley School officials notified parents Friday that recent state-mandated tests detected the presence of airborne PCBs in some locations at Twin Valley Elementary School.  
According to the...
DOVER- A request made by a voter at Town Meeting to explore an alternative ambulance service for the town was laid to rest at Tuesday evening’s selectboard meeting. 
At Town Meeting, and again at the board’s meeting on Tuesday, March 21, Dover resident Gerie Golet asked the board to...

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