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Potter gets nod as next principal at TVMHS

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board voted to hire David Potter as principal of Twin Valley Middle High School following an executive session at a special meeting Tuesday. Potter officially accepted the position Wednesday.
The action came after a brief interview with the board Tuesday,...

Concerns raised about open position

WARDSBORO - During the River Valleys Unified School District special meeting on Monday, July 29, school board members discussed a long-term substitute teacher at Wardsboro Elementary, for grades one and two.
“We’re not going to make any decisions tonight,” said school board chair Richard...

Rep. Seth Bongartz, left, and Deputy State’s Attorney Rob Plunkett, right, both Democrats, are running a joint campaign for state Senate. Photo courtesy of Seth Bongartz and Rob Plunkett

Candidates running as a team to fill open state Senate seats

In the absence of the late Sen. Sears, a write-in campaign is launched BENNINGTON COUNTY - Rep. Seth Bongartz and Deputy State’s Attorney Rob Plunkett are running a joint campaign to be elected to the Vermont State Senate. Unlike most campaigns, though, it’s a hybrid: Bongartz...

Adams Family Farm entered this float in the 2015 Blueberry Festival parade. The series of events return this weekend, including the parade. It will take place at 11 am Saturday along Route 100 in Dover. File photo

Ready for all things blue? Signature summer event returns

Blueberry Festival bigger than ever DEERFIELD VALLEY - The end of July is near, and those familiar with the valley know what that means: the Blueberry Festival is about to kick off. The valley’s signature summertime festival includes events throughout the region’s towns and...

David Potter

Principal candidate meets public

WHITINGHAM- The search committee for the next Twin Valley Middle High School Principal has recommended David Potter, of Montague, MA, as the sole finalist candidate for the position.
Potter toured the school Tuesday, and met with school staff and members of the public. Superintendent...

Jean François Goes training for his Olympic course run next month. Celine Goes

Running man: Local gets a shot at Olympic course

App opened up opportunity to run in “Marathon Pour Tous” DOVER - When Jean François Goes, of West Dover, downloaded the app MPTParis2024, he had no idea he would be selected to run the same route as Paris 2024 Olympians. On Saturday, August 10, he will run the Paris 2024...

Attorney General Charity Clark

Vermont AG sues CVS, other providers, for deceptive practices

MONTPELIER- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s office filed a civil lawsuit last week against pharmacy benefit managers Evernorth, CVS Caremark, and several connected entities in Washington Superior Court, claiming the companies’ practices are in violation of the Vermont Consumer Protection...

Tax rates soar

Increase is about 30 cents for homesteads, 25 cents for others DOVER- The selectboard set tax rates for fiscal year 2025 at their regular meeting Tuesday evening, and the result may come as a shock to some property owners.
Board members voted to set the total homestead...

Candidate meets board, tax stabilization granted

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, July 16, the Wilmington Selectboard heard from state representative candidate Emily Carris Duncan. They also accepted resignations from committee members and received an update about the Route 9 sewer expansion project.
Duncan is running...

New superintendent says SU digging out of financial hole

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Board members held their first regular board meeting with their new superintendent Wednesday evening.
In his first report to the board, superintendent Bill Bazyk said his first two weeks have been “exciting,” which elicited a reaction from...