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Online readers clicked on mountain, cannabis, fire stories

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Online readers were interested in cannabis, Mount Snow leadership, refugees, and fires, according to Deerfield Valley News website statistics.
The story that attracted the most attention from online readers this year was Vail Resorts’ announcement that Mount Snow General...

Town to seek input from residents

HALIFAX - During their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, the Halifax Selectboard sat down with Meg Staloff, of the BDCC, considered a 1% local option rooms tax, and addressed possible complications from switching state highway districts.
The board had previously decided to utilize...

Police cruiser trashed by intoxicated offender

DOVER- Police were left with a hefty repair bill after a man in protective custody damaged the back of a police cruiser in a violent outburst.
Dover Police Chief Randy Johnson and Sgt. Mike Arbogast were called to a report that someone had broken a window at a local residence at about 1:...

Police identify victim who died in house fire

EAST DOVER- Police have released the name of a man who was found dead following a fire at a house on Taft Brook Road last month.
Craig LeMay, 64, had been staying at the house with the knowledge of the property owner, according to police, and was in the house at the time of the fire. ...

Parking lot plowing comes into question

DOVER- Selectboard members discussed a request from a local business owner for snow removal and appointed two animal control officers at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani said that Richard Caplan, owner of Deerfield Valley Real Estate and the Andirons...

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Health care costs to be a top topic, says Sanders

WASHINGTON, DC- Sen. Bernie Sanders told Vermonters that he expects to be named chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and laid out his priorities for the committee’s work in the next session.
Sanders met with constituents in a virtual Town Meeting Tuesday...

School board plans to take show on the road

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members met the district’s community engagement consultant at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Board members introduced themselves to Maureen O’Conner, the consultant who will assist the district with their public presentation of several new,...

Ballot audit comes up clean

MONTPELIER- Dover was one of seven towns randomly selected to participate in an audit of election results by the Vermont Secretary of State’s office last week.
According to Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, an audit is required by law after every general election. “It’s one...

SVHC Deerfield Valley Campus

SVHC to merge with Dartmouth Health

CEO says no major changes planned
WILMINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Health Care will become a member of Dartmouth Health, bringing its local Deerfield Valley medical clinic under the umbrella of the New Hampshire-based health network.
Described by SVHC CEO Tom Dee...

Child care summit panelists talk about the issues faced by families and businesses. From left are House Speaker Jill Krowinski, Janet McLaughlin, Nikki Tetrault, and Aly Richards. Photo courtesy Orca Media/YouTube

Child care panel discussion highlights obstacles in current system

MONTPELIER- On Thursday, December 8, Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and House Speaker Jill Krowinski hosted a summit on child care in Vermont at the Statehouse. The summit, which took the shape of a panel discussion, focused on the challenges facing employers and employees alike as it relates to...