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Lyman Orton

Book and exhibit highlight the art of Vermont

WARDSBORO- Anita Rafael has penned a book about the art collection of Lyman Orton. That collection will be on display at two simultaneous exhibits in the coming months, one at the Bennington Museum and the other at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.
Rafael, of Wardsboro, ...

VOH's Cheryl Rusin and Elizabeth McEwen at Wilmington’s recent Energy Fair.

Groups host wellness event, new law offers hope on opioid resources

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, which provides prevention, harm reduction, and recovery support for people with substance use disorder, will hold an open house next week at the former firehouse in Wilmington. The group will partner at the event with Senior Solutions. The open house comes at a time...

Supervisory board approves new funding policy

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union school districts will need to take out tax anticipation loans this year, after the supervisory union board approved a new funding policy at their regular board meeting Wednesday evening.
Under the new policy, passed in a seven to four roll...

Dover funds business projects, buys equipment

DOVER- Selectboard members turned down four funding applications, authorized highway department expenditures, and decided not to charge for police coverage during the upcoming Blueberry Festival parade.
Dover Economic Development Department Director Eric Durocher presented several...

Nicki Steel points to the 1938 and 2011 high water flood lines on the Wilmington Town Hall in this undated photo. She will repaint the lines after exterior renovations are done. File photo

Town Hall flood lines will be repainted

WILMINGTON - The flood lines formerly painted on the side of the town hall will be repainted. Town Manager Scott Tucker announced the development in a press release that was sent on Friday.
“Town Manager Scott Tucker is pleased to announce that the renewal of Town Hall, initially reported...

Pettee Memorial welcomes patrons following renovations

A reimagined library opens its doors
WILMINGTON - Pettee Memorial Library has reopened its doors, revealing a completely new look, including movable shelves, a relocated circulation desk, and a space dedicated for teens. The library will host a grand opening for the public...

Storage shed turns out to be historic building

DOVER- Town officials were surprised to learn that a building that has been used as a storage shed for decades is, in fact, a historic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Last month, Dover Road Commissioner Travis Briggs told board members that the roof of a...

Andy McLean, explains the site plan for a parking lot to access a planned Ridge Trail project on Green Mountain National Forest land.

Board, trails group at odds over parking lot, trail plans

DOVER- Tensions between the selectboard and the Southern Vermont Trails Association boiled over Tuesday evening, over plans for a parking area to access the proposed ridge trail system on town and National Forest Service land.
For the past two decades, Dover has sought to provide access...

School district officials are trying to decide what to do with this playground equipment at Twin Valley Middle High. Randy Capitani

Hidden leaks, costs top school district to-do list

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members accepted the resignation of one of their newest board members, and addressed several maintenance issues at their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 23.
The board accepted, with regret, the resignation of Wilmington board member Mark Tiddes. ...

Gov. Phil Scott speaks at Wednesday's press conference

Governor vetoes budget

Local reps will vote to override
MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott issued his second, third, and fourth vetoes of the legislative session Friday, including a veto of H.494, better known as the budget bill. On Wednesday, Gov. Scott issued his fifth veto of the session, of S.39...