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COW on the move to a new pasture

DOVER- Verizon’s COW will be grazing in a new location this winter, after selectboard members approved a new site location for the company’s mobile cell antenna at a special meeting on Monday, October 28.
Last year, Verizon placed a Cell on Wheels, or COW, in the parking area at Mount Snow...

Survey seeks information from families about autism needs

WINDHAM COUNTY - The Autism Needs Assessment Survey, which will be open until December 10, seeks to evaluate the needs of families with children who have or are awaiting an autism diagnosis in Windham County. The survey is part of an effort to enhance support systems for children who are on the...

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Local election officials ready for Tuesday’s final push

DEERFIELD VALLEY- According to the Vermont Secretary of State, about one third of Vermont voters have already voted. For those who are waiting until Election Day on Tuesday, November 5, Deerfield Valley town clerks concurred on one piece of advice: If you received a ballot in the mail, be sure...

Kettle corn artist Jeremy Waldman, of Maple Mountain Kettle Corn, adds Corse Maple Farm syrup to a batch of kettle corn at a pop-up event at Snow Mountain Market in Dover on Saturday, October 14. Photo by Garret Harkawik

Popping up some fun in the valley

Local finds success in maple kettle corn DOVER - Readers may have noticed, on occasion, a cloud of sugary-sweet maple glory floating in the air over West Dover lately. Why? Kettle corn. Maple kettle corn, to be specific.
Jeremy Waldman, owner of Maple Mountain Kettle...

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Board looks at ways to mitigate future flood damage in village

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Selectboard members met with engineer Jessica Rizio, of MSK Engineering, to discuss flood resiliency options to reduce flood damage in the village of Jacksonville at their regular meeting last week.
The town has already engaged MSK Engineering to design a...

Things are getting a little spooky

Haunted house to take over haunted restaurant
DOVER - Jim Thomas, owner of The Last Chair, was skeptical about ghosts. That is, until he started spending time working at The Last Chair.
“I used to be very skeptical,” Thomas told The Deerfield Valley News this week...

Local rep to run for top spot in House

DOVER- Windham-2 Representative Laura Sibilia announced her bid to become the next Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives in letters to her constituents and fellow legislators Tuesday.
“After extensive discussions with my legislative colleagues, family, and constituents, I am...

Porter named to fill board seat

DOVER - During their Monday, October 21, meeting at The Dover School, the River Valleys Unified School District board received an update on The Dover School’s roof and appointed a new member to the board.
“I’ve been an artist for the last four years. I have two kids at the school,” said...

Board gets update on PFAS contaminated well

DOVER- Selectboard members approved funding awards for local businesses, discussed parking at their Horace Hill recreation area, and got an update on their town common water project.
Office manager Jeannette Eckert updated the board on the Dover Town Common well project. A new well was...

Former Twin Valley music teacher Alma Jane “Peaches” Hostetter Hart will appear on ABC’s “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, October 25. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Television. Photo by Eric McCandless

Tune-in alert: Well-known resident will appear on Wheel of Fortune

BENNINGTON - Former Twin Valley music teacher Alma Jane “Peaches” Hostetter Hart will appear on ABC’s “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, October 25.
Hart is a self-proclaimed fan of “Wheel of Fortune.” She and her husband, Dennis Hart, watch it every night. She told The Deerfield Valley News...