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Twin Valley board tables request for career program funding

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed a request for funding for a Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation program, staffing, and other matters at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Board members met at Twin Valley Middle High School for the first time in more than...

Former college sale finalized

Marlboro Music to debut new buildings at open house MARLBORO - Marlboro Music has closed on its purchase of the former Marlboro College campus on Potash Hill. A task force has been formed to determine how best to use the campus outside of Marlboro Music’s annual summer music...

Robyn Oyer is the new principal at Readsboro Central School. LH

Readsboro principal settles in

READSBORO - A recent Wednesday was National Walk to School Day and, in celebration, students at Readsboro Central School met their staff, along with new principal Robyn Oyer, at the gazebo in town and walked to school as a community.
“They do it every year,” says Oyer. “This is my first...

A voyage of discovery toward awareness

Local group will celebrate traditions for Indigenous Peoples Day
BRATTLEBORO - On Monday, October 9, Rich Holschuh, with his organization Atowi and the Elnu Abenaki community, will host an Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Retreat Farm, which the public is welcome...

A change in circumstances

Wilmington resident raffles off her ATV to pay for cancer-related expenses WILMINGTON: Megan Bratton, a Twin Valley High School graduate and Wilmington native, was looking forward to using the four-wheeler she’d purchased last year. Sadly, her ongoing cancer had other plans. Bratton, a 29-...

Celebrity chef helps launch new restaurant

DOVER - Regulars of West Dover Joe’s have new offerings, and an updated atmosphere, to try. Trail 87 is now located in West Dover Joe’s former spot, with updates to the space that reflect a new era. This weekend, guest chef and part-owner Adam Greenberg will be in town with some special...

Board, chief concerned about sewer fees

North Branch District voters to decide at special meeting DOVER - At their regular meeting Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard heard updates on roadwork and economic development, and discussed an upcoming North Branch Fire District vote, which could make town organizations no longer...

Sen. Becca Balint

“Once in a lifetime”

Legislative brass listening to regular folks about how to spend federal relief funds bonanza
WINDHAM COUNTY - Legislators met with Windham County residents via Zoom on Tuesday September 28, to receive community input that will direct a “once in a lifetime” investment...

Michael Pieciak

State pivots to “test-to-stay” program in schools

MONTPELIER- At Vermont’s weekly COVID press briefing on Tuesday, Agency of Education Secretary Dan French explained the intention to maximize in-person learning through a new response-testing program to reduce student and staff quarantine times using two different types of COVID tests.
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Society hopes to rebuild failing wall

WILMINGTON - This summer, a fundraising thermometer for a stone wall went up in front of the Wilmington Historical Society.
“This spring, I pulled in and noticed a whole section of the stone wall had begun to tumble down into the ditch that runs along Lisle Hill Road,” said president Julie...