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Farm aid: concert series hopes to keep it all in the family

Seventh-generation descendent taking over Adams Farm
WILMINGTON - On Friday, July 19, Adams Farm will kick off a concert series that will run through mid-October. The concerts, which will happen every other Friday, are a fundraiser to help Olivia Adams Mancivalano buy...

Work continues on the renovation of the Twin Valley Elementary School athletic field.

Board balances building bills and budgets

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members continued to deal with building maintenance issues at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The board revisited two repairs they thought they had funded at their previous meeting with a vote to expend $21,400 from the maintenance reserve fund...

He’s going to need a longer ski: Mount Snow General Manager Brian Suhadolc holds a ski given to him when he left Vail Mountain to take the Mount Snow position. The custom artwork chronicles his 30- year career in the ski industry, starting at Park City in Utah. He will be leaving Mount Snow to take over mountain operations at Whistler Blackcomb Resort in British Columbia. Photo courtesy Brian Suhadolc/X

Mount Snow GM on the move, heading to British Columbia

DOVER- Sorry, Mount Snow skiers and riders. The guy in the corner office is busting a move.
Brian Suhadolc, who has been general manager at Mount for the past two years, is leaving the resort to take a position at another Vail-owned resort, Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada. ...

A drone shot of construction at the North Branch Fire District sewer plant in 2019

Dover sewer district moves to dismiss recent lawsuit

NEWFANE- North Branch Fire District is asking Windham Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit against the sewer district filed by a former prudential committee member.
Thomas Ferrazza, a former chair of the North Branch Fire District Prudential Committee, filed the suit on May 30, alleging...

Neighbor disputes STR permit

WILMINGTON- Development review board members heard an appeal of an administrative permit for short term rental use at a house on Old Mill Lane on Monday, July 1.
Neighbor Joe Dasco appealed the permit, issued to property owners Brad and Colleen Palmiter on May 16.. In his writtten appeal...

Rescue founders saw community need

WILMINGTON - Deerfield Valley Rescue is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The organization, which many locals simply refer to as “Rescue” was founded in 1974.
The nonprofit organization provides “prehospital emergency medical care” to residents in the towns of Wilmington, Dover...

This foursome was all smiles during the 2019 Bartender’s Open, held at Mount Snow Golf Club. Facebook

Bartender’s Open raises funds to help local groups, individuals

DOVER- One of the valley’s signature events hits a major milestone this summer. The fabled Bartender’s Open golf tournament will tee off for the 50th time on Thursday, August 1.
“It started as friendly competition between restaurants and bartenders from Killington and Mount Snow,” said...

School board OKs new playground, reviews other facility repair needs

WILMINGTON- Next year’s Twin Valley Elementary School students will have a place to play, thanks to funding provided by the Twin Valley School District at their Wednesday, June 26 meeting, and 1% funding approved by the Wilmington Selectboard at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27.
The...

Wilmington Police officer Joe Carcich has been tapped to serve as Twin Valley's school resource officer

School resource officer will wear a lot of hats

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department has tapped veteran department member Joe Carcich to serve as the school resource officer at Twin Valley schools starting at the beginning of the fall semester.
The position was created by the department and the Twin Valley School Board, and...

A map of potential well sites east of Wilmington village, created as part of a groundwater availability study done for the town.

Wilmington board reviews study, backs playground and new website

WILMINGTON - On Thursday, June 27, at 8:15 am, the Wilmington Selectboard held a special meeting to discuss a groundwater availability study for the Route 9 water/sewer expansion project. They also approved $48,200 from the 1% local option tax fund to be allocated to a new playground for Twin...