Whitingham

Church will host rummage sale

WHITINGHAM - The Jacksonville Community Church will host a rummage and tag sale on Friday, September 16, from 9 am to 2 pm and on Saturday, September 17, from 9 am to noon. There will be a selection of all-season clothing and baked goods as well. Questions? Contact Wanda Walkowiak at (820) 368-...

A large crowd gathered at the Whitingham Municipal Center on Wednesday, August 24, debating a controversial ATV ordinance. Photo by Gig Zboray.

Whitingham residents clash with selectboard, ATV club

WHITINGHAM - A controversial ATV ordinance dominated the Whitingham Selectboard meeting Wednesday, August 24, as residents debated with the Jack Pines Pirates ATV club and the board.
Jack Pines’ president Joe Berard told attendees the plan was to allow ATV use from Lone Pine Road to...

$1 million requested for sewer project would reduce taxpayers’ sewer rate

WHITINGHAM - The town of Whitingham may receive $1 million in federal funding for the sewer project after Sen. Bernie Sanders requested it as part of his fiscal year 2023 congressional directed spending requests.
Whitingham Selectboard office administrator Gig Zboray said the town applied...

Riders in the 2019 Hungry Lion Bike Tour enjoyed spectacular fall colors.

Sign up now for Hungry Lion ride

WHITINGHAM - The Hungry Lion Bike Tour is back. Now in its 11th year, this Lions Club fundraiser welcomes cyclists, walkers, and virtual participants to help raise money to fight hunger in the valley. In-person cyclists will ride on Saturday, September 24; everyone else can choose their own...

John Lyddy

Lyddy says he will work for people not party, improve affordability

WHITINGHAM - After a short-lived retirement, Whitingham resident John Lyddy has stepped back into action as the sole Republican candidate for Windham-6 representative, with a goal to advocate for the needs of his constituents, rather than pursue a political agenda.
“We don’t have the...

Pre-season soccer practice at Twin Valley

WHITINGHAM - All students entering grades nine to 12 at Twin Valley Middle High School are invited to pre-season soccer practice on Thursday, August 18, at TVMHS. The boys will practice from 8:30 to 10:30 am; the girls will practice from 9 to 11 am. Students entering grades seven and eight will...

Committee to caucus

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Democratic Town Committee will hold a caucus on Tuesday, August 2, at 7 pm at the Whitingham Municipal Center. The purpose of this caucus is to nominate Democratic candidates to serve as justices of the peace.
Any registered voter of Whitingham who has not...

The Whitingham Historical Society Museum in Green Hall

Whitingham Historical Society hosts Colonial Dames

WHITINGHAM - On Tuesday, July 12, the Society of Colonial Dames of Vermont met at the Whitingham Historical Society Museum. The dames came from all over Vermont. Stella Stevens, historical society president, whose family in Whitingham dates from 1826, spoke of the museum’s local treasures, and...

Ruba Road before it was decommissioned. The part labeled Ruba Dr, located in Readsboro, is still in commission. Google Maps

Whitingham Selectboard appoints Robin Kingsley, revises ATV ordinance

WHITINGHAM - At the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting on Wednesday, June 15, the board filled a vacancy and approved a second liquor license for Christopher Roberts’ Jacksonville General Store. They also updated the ATV ordinance to prevent ATVs from going on private property.
At...

Senate candidate visits

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Town Republican Committee will be holding an informational meeting with guest speaker Gerald Malloy, Republican candidate for the US Senate. Time will be available for questions and answers. Join on Monday, June 27, at the Whitingham Community Church at 7 pm. All are...