Whitingham

Rep. John Gannon

Gannon says Town Meeting, weighting study will be legislative priorities

WILMINGTON- A new legislative session starts next week, and unlike past years, legislators won’t be heading to Montpelier to be sworn in and take their assigned seats.
For the first several weeks, at least, legislators will participate remotely. Windham-6 Rep. John Gannon, of...

Twin Valley board looking for savings

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members asked principals to propose cuts to the first draft of the 2022 budget at their work session Tuesday evening.
The request followed a briefing in which board members learned how to use a spreadsheet tool, created by financial consultant Michael...

Walling wins Whitingham election

WHITINGHAM- Voters elected Chris Walling to the selectboard by a substantial margin in a special election held Tuesday.
According to town clerk Almira Aekus, 169 voters of the town’s 943 voters participated in Tuesday’s election. Surprisingly, she said the majority of the voters, 139,...

Windham County Senate candidate John Lyddy, of Whitingham

Windham County Senate candidate John Lyddy, of Whitingham

Decision 2020: Windham County Senate candidate John Lyddy

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Deerfield Valley News asked candidates in the Windham Senate district race to respond to seven questions on local and statewide issues. Here are our questions, and their answers.
Note: This Q&A was compiled by DVN intern Rory Sweeting, a first-year student at...

Three candidates looking to fill open selectboard seat in Whitingham

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Three candidates are vying for an open seat on the Whitingham Selectboard in a special election on Tuesday, October 13.
Former selectboard member Wayne Corse submitted his resignation by email on July 10. The board accepted his resignation at their next...

What will Halloween look like?

WILMINGTON- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board discussed Halloween alternatives and their response when a COVID-19 case is identified at the school.
Southern Valley School District board member Helyn Strom-Henriksen, of Readsboro, suggested the board take action to...

Twin Valley school opening goes well

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley principals at Tuesday evening’s school board meeting said the return to in-person classes has been going very well. Well enough, in fact, that it appears some parents who chose the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative’s remote learning program, may be switching to the in-...

School sports still set to start soon

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School athletic director Buddy Hayford says there isn’t much new to report on the status of high school and middle school sports for the fall.
“I’ve been busy rescheduling games,” said Hayford, also the boys’ varsity soccer coach. “We’ve probably got 10...

Twin Valley school district, Wings programs, decide Wednesday plans

WILMINGTON- At a special meeting Monday evening, Twin Valley School Board members asked Wings program directors to move forward with a proposal for a Wednesday remote learning supervision program for elementary students.
Under the supervisory union’s hybrid school schedule this year,...

District trying to sort out meal programs

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed the district’s strategy to meet requirements under a federal program that will provide free meals for every student at a special meeting Monday evening.
But meals won’t be free beginning this year. Or maybe they will, but through a...