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Wilmington and Dover officials met by Zoom Tuesday evening.

Marketing plan calls for personal experience

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington and Dover selectboards met in a joint session Tuesday evening for a presentation on a proposed marketing plan by the Bi-Town Economic Development Committee.
The committee hired the Charrette Agency, which has experience marketing several other regional tourist...

The RVUUSD board met by video conference Monday evening

Dover School moves online for lower grades after positive COVID

Note: This article has been updated to correct inaccurate information.
WARDSBORO- Kindergarten through third grade at Dover Elementary School are fully remote following a positive COVID-19 test, River Valley School officials announced at their board meeting Monday evening.
Following...

State not seeing bump in cases from allowed holiday gatherings, Levine says

MONTPELIER- At the administration's COVID-19 news briefing on Friday, Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said there appears to have been no significant increase in cases stemming from gatherings permitted over the holidays.
“Our (contact tracing) teams are not finding evidence that...

Barnes files appeal of court decision in bankruptcy sale

NEW YORK- James Barnes has filed an appeal of a November decision in Vermont District Federal Court dismissing his objections to the sale of the Hermitage Club to a group of club members.
Barnes filed the appeal with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, located in lower Manhattan, on...

Supporters of President Donald Trump storm a police barricade outside the US Capitol on Wednesday. Harvard Gazette/AP

Scott calls for Trump ouster

MONTPELIER- In a statement released Wednesday afternoon as rioters and looters stormed the US Capitol building and ransacked lawmakers’ offices, Vermont Governor Phil Scott called for President Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office.
“Enough is enough,” Gov. Scott said. “...

A possible timeline for vaccine distribution. SVMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Trey Dobson said the vaccine rollout is a "dynamic situation" and the date for the beginning of the vaccine distribution for the general public could vary from this chart.

Phase two rollout could be next month

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, during which the general population will be offered vaccination based on age, could begin as soon as early February, according to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Trey Dobson.
The vaccine program is...

Dover homeowner says Airbnb rental is clogging access to his property

DOVER- Board members heard a complaint from a Dover resident regarding an Airbnb rental next door to his house at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Richard Sedlack, who lives on Whispering Brook Way, a private road off Stugger Road in West Dover, described an ongoing problem he has...

The Wilmington Police Department will be replacing a cruiser after a December crash totaled one similar to this. Facebook

Wilmington police to get new cruiser, board questions rollout

By Amelia Nick
WILMINGTON- The Wilmington selectboard approved the purchase of a new police cruiser at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening. They also discussed COVID-19 vaccine distribution and approved preliminary allocations for the sewer commission.
Police Chief...

Travel numbers down, but highest since March

By Mike Eldred
MONTPELIER- As COVID-19 cases and positivity rates rise around the region, Vermont officials at Tuesday’s press conference urged Vermonters who gathered with others over the holidays to get tested for the virus.
Gov. Phil Scott said there were more than 170,000 new...

Report paints a dire picture of substance abuse issues

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Jeremy Kirk, pastor of the West Dover Congregational Church, convenes an open meeting called Voices of Hope on the last Tuesday of each month, now by videoconference. This is no ordinary church-basement interest group; it is a group of groups, each committed to Windham County’s...