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Goose City Road in East Dover suffered damage during last week’s flooding. Mike Eldred
DOVER- Board members set the municipal tax rate, approved oil bids, and discussed highway department matters at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. 
Selectboard members set the municipal tax rate at 49.55 cents, a 3.7-cent increase over the previous year, according to treasurer Marco...
DOVER- Board members approved three “DO-IT” applications for exterior revitalization projects, event funding, and funding for a bridge project on the Valley Trail.
Dover’s “DO-IT” program provides up to $5,000 in funding for projects to revitalize and improve the exterior aesthetics of...

Boyd Family Farm posted this photo on their Facebook page, announcing the lower field losses and that they were planting additional crops “high on the hill.”
WILMINGTON - The Boyd Family Farm suffered a major loss that comprised nearly all of its vegetable crop during the flooding experienced in Vermont on Monday, July 10. 
Reached a little over a week after that flood, DJ Boyd said everything he and the farm’s team had been growing on its...

Bill, Sharon, and Jill Adams at the 2022 Rock Against Racism concert at Adams Farm. Photo from Facebook
WILMINGTON - For a second year, Rock Against Racism Vermont will hold a concert at Adams Farm. The group’s Harvest Music Fest will be held at the farm on Saturday, August 12. For Jill Adams, welcoming locals back to her family’s farm for an event is nostalgic, and so is taking a stand against...
WILMINGTON- After observing the Fourth of July holiday, the selectboard reconvened with a relatively light agenda Tuesday evening. Of note, the board approved the fiscal year 2024 sewer budget, appointed Carol Bois to the Trails Committee, and accepted a $100,000 donation from the Wilmington Fund...
Bankruptcy case comes to an end BURLINGTON- A final decree has been issued in the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company bankruptcy case, officially ending the four-year federal bankruptcy case.
In a decree signed on May 31, Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge...
Valley spared from worst of Monday deluge
DEERFIELD VALLEY- Towns along the Deerfield River and its tributaries were breathing a sigh of relief Monday afternoon, when the river crested and quickly receded without the major flooding or damage they experienced during...
WHITINGHAM - The selectboard met with Joseph Maguire, of Casella Waste Systems, at their regular meeting on Wednesday, July 12, to discuss a new three-year contract. 
After a long discussion, however, the board asked Maguire to return with detailed cost breakdowns for a variety of...

FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, flanked by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Peter Welch at Wednesday's press conference.
MONTPELIER- President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration requested by Gov. Phil Scott in response to flooding across the state caused by heavy rain storms Sunday night into Monday.  
The federal action, which covers all 14 Vermont counties, will make federal disaster...
WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members approved expanded availability of college courses and discussed ongoing maintenance issues at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Anna Roth proposed the purchase of 10 vouchers for three credit classes...

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