Whitingham

Wilmington, Whitingham, and Twin Valley vote by Australian ballot

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Wilmington, Whitingham, and Twin Valley School District held their annual meetings by Australian ballot this week.
Wilmington:
Wilmington voters approved all of the warned articles on their ballot. Article 20, asking voters to authorize cannabis retailers in town,...

Noah Dornburgh drives past White River’s Austin Tracy during Thursday’s game in Whitingham. Randy Capitani

Back-to-back losses close out Wildcats’ season

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley coach Chris Brown was looking for a solid effort from the boys’ varsity basketball team in their last game of the regular season Thursday, February 24. The Wildcats put in the work, but a cold-shooting third quarter did them in and they dropped a 48-29 decision to visiting...

Incumbent brings experience, challenger a new perspective

WHITINGHAM - On Town Meeting Day, voters in Whitingham will choose who will serve in a three-year seat on the Whitingham Selectboard. The race has attracted two candidates, Abigail Crosby and Greg Brown.
Brown was appointed to the board in August 2021 after losing reelection to it...

Voters seeking more transparency, communication from town officials

WHITINGHAM - At their regular meeting on Wednesday, the Whitingham Selectboard held a hybrid informational meeting on the budget and town report in anticipation of Town Meeting day. All board members attended in person except Greg Brown, who joined the Zoom call 45 minutes after it had begun....

Rhyme Time with the queen

WHITINGHAM - On Monday, February 14, children attending weekly Rhyme Time at the Whitingham Free Public Library celebrated the day with a tea party and by decorating sugar cookies. Carmina Garciadealba, an outreach specialist with Vermont 211, a program of the United Ways of Vermont,...

Whitingham will not hold Town Meeting candidates forum

WHITINGHAM - At their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 9, the Whitingham Selectboard discussed a resident’s request to host a “meet the candidates forum” for the upcoming Town Meeting election.
The board was unfavorable toward the idea. Board member Greg Brown noted that they had...

Bellows Falls overpowers Wildcats

WHITINGHAM- Heading into Monday’s game with Bellows Falls, Twin Valley knew they were going to have their hands full. The Terriers are a top-four team in Division 3 and showed why, using a powerful inside game and stifling full-court press to overpower the host Wildcats, 99-36.
Twin...

Mini, unmanned food pantries pop up around the valley

JACKSONVILLE - Elaina Gibb-Buursma is hoping to normalize using food pantries.
Gibb-Buursma is in the process of working out details for a mini food pantry that will be housed on a few shelves inside the Whitingham Free Public Library in the municipal center. The vision is that people can...

Twin Valley’s Aidin Joyce, #10, goes in for a layup over Green Mountain’s Elias Stowell-Aleman. Randy Capitani

Rough week for ‘Cats

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley boys’ varsity basketball team hoped to keep the winning momentum rolling on Thursday, January 27, when they hosted the Green Mountain Chieftains. The Wildcats had just come off a scrappy win over rival Leland & Gray a few days earlier. Unfortunately for the...

Lawsuit has its day in court

Whitingham arguments on education disparities heard by justices
MONTPELIER- Attorneys in Boyd, et al., v. state of Vermont, an education funding lawsuit filed by the town of Whitingham and two of its residents, argued their case before the Vermont Supreme Court last week....