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Member of NOFA-VT looks at seedlings.

Winter conference held

VERMONT - The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) announced their 42nd annual Winter Conference, happening Saturday, February 17, and Sunday, February 18, at the University of Vermont in Burlington. The keynote speech and some workshops will also be live-streamed to allow...

West Townshend Stone Arch Bridge

Grants for restoration of landmarks and buildings

VERMONT - Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP), and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation recently announced grants totaling $319,090 to 19 municipalities and nonprofit organizations in six counties to facilitate the restoration and rehabilitation...

Repair program accepts applicants

BRATTLEBORO — For homeowners in Windham and Windsor counties who have been putting off essential home repairs for financial reasons, it might be high time to put those projects on the front burner. The Green Mountain Home Repair program offers an affordable way to tackle home improvement and...

Day to celebrate wetlands

VERMONT - Recently, the Department of Environmental Conservation recognized World Wetlands Day and invited Vermonters to celebrate the value of wetlands. From fens and bogs to marshes and swamps, Vermont’s diverse wetlands mark where land and water meet. Spanning over 300,000 acres...

The Dover School needs roof repairs or a new roof. File photo

School board concerned about tax rates, costs of roof replacement

WARDSBORO - River Valleys Unified School District held their meeting at Wardsboro Elementary School on Monday, February 5. Items on the agenda were a second review of the draft budget, a look at repairs needed for the roof at The Dover School, and reports by the principals.
During...

As school district budget votes loom, the House scrambles to ease Act 127 transition

WILMINGTON- Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll updated supervisory union board members on a bill in the Legislature that would allow districts struggling in the first transitional year of new student weights under Act 127 to postpone their annual budget votes and amend budgets under a...

Dover Police Chief Mike Arbogast was sworn in as chief in late 2023. Lauren Harkawik

Dover chief settling in to new job

DOVER - Mid-morning on a recent Monday, Dover Police Chief Mike Arbogast sat behind the desk in his new office. In December, Arbogast was sworn in as chief, replacing former chief Randy Johnson, who retired at the end of 2023.
Arbogast joined the Dover Police Department in 2008. He was...

Windham County Superior Court, Newfane. -File photo

Suit alleges something stinky going on at sewer district

NEWFANE- A lawsuit filed against North Branch Fire District by a former board member may be headed to trial on Leap Day – Thursday, February 29 – if the parties can’t reach a settlement.
Thomas Ferrazza, a former chair of North Branch Fire District Prudential Committee, filed a lawsuit on...

District to start search for new leader

WILMINGTON- Supervisory union board members will decide later this week how they’ll conduct their search for a new superintendent.
Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll announced last month she would be leaving the position on July 5. Komons-Montroll has served as superintendent...

Historical society receives roof grant

HALIFAX - The Halifax Historical Society has been awarded a $7,500 grant to replace the roof of its building, which in and of itself is a bit of town history.
The grant was announced in late January by Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP), and the Vermont...