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The culvert hit by Richard Blevins on Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of Richard Blevins

Popped tires, bent rims on highway

MARLBORO - Pavement removed to repair culverts as part of a two-year-long resurfacing project on Route 9 caused damage to numerous cars on Saturday. Motorists who endured damage can file claims with the contractor’s insurance company. Meanwhile, the Agency of Transportation says the road will be...

Board told Rescue facing financial challenges

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard received quarterly budget updates, heard from Deerfield Valley Rescue and the Windham Solid Waste District, and approved salt and sand bids for the upcoming winter season during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night. They also received a request...

Mount Snow bumps up employee pay, expands paid parking

DOVER- Mount Snow officials met with Dover Selectboard members at their regular meeting Tuesday evening for an overview of recent improvements at the resort and a preview of the upcoming ski season.
Mount Snow Director of Mountain Operations Dave Moulton said the reconstruction of the...

Keeping back the cold

Advice, options to help mitigate rising costs of heating a home DEERFIELD VALLEY - The price to heat a home this winter is rising.
As families start to hunker down as the frost and the snow set in, prices for heating oil in Vermont (and many other parts of the country)...

"This was not the plan"

JACKSONVILLE - Two days after shuttering the doors to the Jacksonville General Store for good, owner Heather Hebert’s voice cracks with emotion multiple times during a morning phone interview.
“I had someone say to me, ‘How do you feel about having your name be the one to connected to a...

Dr. Rebecca Bell

State begins vaccinations for children 5 to 11

MONTPELIER- Just hours after Gov. Phil Scott and his administration outlined plans for administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to 5- to 11-year-olds pending CDC approval Tuesday, administration officials announced vaccination registration would begin at 8 am Wednesday morning.
At the...

Schools working on test to stay plans, ski program will return this winter

DOVER- On Monday, October 18, the River Valleys Unified School District discussed COVID-19 testing programs, a day off for all staff, the school ski program, and the learning academies.
The state of Vermont is launching a COVID-19 testing program in schools. Windham Central Supervisory...

Zoning changes, bylaw repeal, crashes on agenda

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Selectboard discussed zoning regulations, vehicles crashing into town property, and the town library at their regular meeting on Wednesday, October 20.
The meeting began with a public hearing on revisions to the town’s zoning regulations. The hearing followed a...

State getting ready for youth vaccinations, numbers dropping

MONTPELIER- The state is gearing up to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds and administer more boosters, as COVID-19 rates continue to decline, administration officials said Tuesday.
Reporting on his discussion with White House officials and governors earlier in the day, Gov. Phil Scott said the...

Revised House districts would change representation

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Residents of Deerfield Valley towns could see some changes in the configuration of their House districts under an apportionment map proposed by the Vermont Legislative Apportionment Board.
The proposed districts were recently released to boards of civil authority,...