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Dover voters will be asked to approve town budget increases Tuesday

DOVER- Selectboard members held a budget informational meeting Wednesday evening, led by moderator Richard Werner.
Under Article 4 of the warning, seeking voter approval of a proposed $2,520,452.51 budget for fiscal year 2024, selectboard chair Vicki Capitani warned voters that the warned...

Damaged rotating biological contactor at the Jacksonville sewer plant. Courtesy town of Whitingham

Sen. Sanders helps town secure $1 million for sewer project

WHITINGHAM - A significant part of a much-needed sewer project will be undertaken, thanks to $1 million in federal funding secured for Whitingham by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sanders secured the funding for the town through the fiscal year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process....

Winter brings fun, friendship on the slopes

Women’s ski group celebrates 20 years of camaraderie and time on the slopes
DOVER - Ski pro Donnamarie Colasurdo has trouble believing 20 years have passed since she started a women’s ski group at Mount Snow, then called “Chix on Stix,” now called “Winter Stix.” The group...

Future of Town Meeting on ballot in Wilmington

WILMINGTON- Voters on Tuesday will hold the fate of future Town Meetings in their hands, figuratively and literally, when they vote on Articles 30 and 31. Those two articles, which are the last two items to be voted on from the floor, ask if the town shall adopt all budget and public questions...

River Valleys voters keep board at status quo

DOVER- Representation on the River Valleys Unified Union School Board will remain evenly split between member towns, voters decided this week.
On Monday, voters in Wardsboro and Dover weighed in on a proposed change to RVUSD’s articles of agreement that would alter their system of...

Halifax hashes over budget plans

HALIFAX - The Halifax Selectboard presented their proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and discussed Town Meeting articles during their informational hearing on Tuesday evening.
The proposed selectboard and highway budget is at about $1.25 million, with just over $1 million to be raised...

Twin Valley district annual meeting sees low turnout by public

WILMINGTON- Virtually no members of the public turned out for Twin Valley School District’s annual meeting and budget informational discussion Tuesday evening.
The meeting was led by moderator Bob Fisher, who read the warning aloud to board members, administrators, and two voters (who...

School board tables maintenance proposals

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members considered, then tabled, proposed agreements with maintenance contractors at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The board discussed a $4,500 proposal by Wilson Engineering Services for specifications and options for replacing the 1970s oil-...

RVUSD board chair Rich Werner explains proposed changes to the district's articles of agreement at Tuesday evening's meeting.

Voters to have final say of school district board makeup

DOVER- On Monday, February 27, voters in Wardsboro and Dover will vote by Australian ballot on a proposed change in the way the two towns are represented on the River Valleys Unified School District Board.
The board presented the proposed change to their articles of agreement at an...

The staff at Ratu’s Cannabis Supply. From left: general manager Alex Rioux; owner Jennifer Betit-Engel; owner Christian Engel; and cannabis education specialists Adam Manley and Julia Silverman. Lauren Harkawik

What’s out there in that back room?

Local business owners honored to be selling cannabis in town WILMINGTON - If one doesn’t know it’s there, it’s possible to miss Ratu’s Cannabis Supply.
You get there by first entering Ratu’s Supply, the apparel store at 36 Main Street. At the back of that store, you...