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Teacher resigns days before school opening

READSBORO- The last minute resignation of a classroom teacher, just days before the start of school, prompted Readsboro School officials to adjust their classroom configuration at an emergency meeting on Friday, August 26.
At a previous meeting in August, Readsboro School Board members...

A large crowd gathered at the Whitingham Municipal Center on Wednesday, August 24, debating a controversial ATV ordinance. Photo by Gig Zboray.

Whitingham residents clash with selectboard, ATV club

WHITINGHAM - A controversial ATV ordinance dominated the Whitingham Selectboard meeting Wednesday, August 24, as residents debated with the Jack Pines Pirates ATV club and the board.
Jack Pines’ president Joe Berard told attendees the plan was to allow ATV use from Lone Pine Road to...

Walgreens seeks dismissal of complaint

MONTPELIER - Walgreens has requested that a complaint filed against it by the state of Vermont be dismissed.
In June, the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation filed a lengthy complaint against the pharmacy chain, which has 32 locations in Vermont. In the 40-page complaint, the state...

Senior Solutions opens Wilmington office

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Senior Solutions, which provides services to older Vermonters in more than 45 towns, is now more accessible for Deerfield Valley residents than ever before.
The organization opened an office at the former firehouse at 18 Beaver Street in Wilmington in mid-August. The...

Dover resident to run state’s first EMS training academy

NEWFANE- Rescue Inc. has tapped Dover resident Marc Schauber to serve as executive director of the Vermont EMS Academy, the state’s first emergency medical response training facility.
Schauber, who also serves his community as a member of the school board and executive director of the...

Children at Beaver Brook have fun in the elements. The weekend program is going to focus on outdoor activities and free play. Photos courtesy Beaver Brook Children's School

Beaver Brook School to fill need for weekend child care

WILMINGTON- Valley employers and employees working weekend hours will soon have child care options that fit their schedules.
Julie Koehler, program director at Beaver Brook Children’s School, a nonprofit early education program located in the Old School Community Center, says the main...

$1 million requested for sewer project would reduce taxpayers’ sewer rate

WHITINGHAM - The town of Whitingham may receive $1 million in federal funding for the sewer project after Sen. Bernie Sanders requested it as part of his fiscal year 2023 congressional directed spending requests.
Whitingham Selectboard office administrator Gig Zboray said the town applied...

Twin Valley excited for in-person school year, staff shortages continue

WILMINGTON- The new school year starts on Tuesday, August 30, and school administrators updated board members on their preparations, as well as plans to implement a supervisory union-wide plan for early dismissal on Wednesdays.
“We’re excited to be back fully in person,” said...

American Flatbread slated to open in fall in West Dover

DOVER - Come fall, there will be a new dining option in Dover. American Flatbread, which serves “all-natural pizza baked in a primitive wood-fired earthen oven,” is scheduled to open in October, in the space formerly occupied by Dover Forge and OMT.
But first, the clay of its hearth has...

Wilmington Police Chief Matt Murano at Wilmington's new public safety facility. The building includes a dispatching facility that may become a regional dispatching center.

Wilmington allocates funds, will apply for dispatching grant

WILMINGTON- On Tuesday evening, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed funding allocations and grants, a potential nuisance ordinance, town positions, and future meetings during their regularly scheduled meeting.
Last year, Wilmington joined a multistate opioid lawsuit. As the lawsuit has...