Wilmington

Sen. Rob Plunkett, left, Sen. Seth Bongartz, center, and Rep. Emily Carris Duncan were ready to update voters at Wilmington’s Town Meeting on Tuesday. The annual event was held at the Old School Community Center. R. Capitani

State senator says education system reform will not finish this year

WILMINGTON- At Tuesday’s Town Meeting, Bennington County state senators Seth Bongartz and Rob Plunkett, who represent Wilmington, and Rep. Emily Carris Duncan were in attendance and talked about their committee assignments and issues in the Statehouse.
Bongartz, a veteran legislator from...

Three businesses share Make it on Main Street prize money

WILMINGTON - Results for the Make it on Main Street business plan competition were announced to a packed house at Arthouse on the evening of Thursday, February 20. Butter Mountain Bakery walked away with first prize in the competition, garnering a $50,000 award. Second prize went to Local Loop,...

Go fish: company happy to put people on ice

Boyd Adventure Charters celebrates three years
WILMINGTON - On days when he leads an ice fishing expedition, Logan Boyd rises at 5 am. In the dark, he makes his way to his family’s farm, where he packs up his gear. He does his best to be on the ice by 6 am.
“I go...

Wilmington's former fire station

Former firehouse use questioned

WILMINGTON - During a meeting on Tuesday, February 4, the Wilmington Selectboard approved the purchase of a new police department vehicle and approved a license renewal for a small indoor cannabis cultivator. They also reviewed articles that will be voted on at the upcoming Town Meeting on...

Make it on Main Street judges name finalists, winner announced soon

By Lauren Harkawik
WILMINGTON - Judges for the second iteration of Make it on Main Street, the Wilmington-focused business plan competition, have named finalists. They comprise two existing businesses, Butter Mountain Bakery and Valley Craft Ales, which seek to expand their operations, and...

Whitingham Town Moderator Leon Corse (left) collects paper ballots from voters during the 2020 Town Meeting

No one on ballot to fill town clerk position, most races unopposed

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Valley voters will find they have few choices to make on this year’s Town Meeting ballots. Petitions for town and school offices were due on Monday, January 27. Few positions drew interest from more than one candidate, and many of the candidates who turned in petitions...

Town Meeting articles include vote to freeze cannabis licences

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, January 21, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed funding for the Route 9/Route 100 Water and Sewer Expansion Project, adopted the Wilmington Ethics Ordinance, and approved the 2025 Town Meeting warning.
Each year, the selectboard approves an...

Twin Valley to see year-end surplus

Note: This article has been updated to clarify the use of two donations made for projects at Twon Valley Elementary School.
WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members tweaked drafts of their annual meeting warning and proposed 2026 budget at their regular meeting Wednesday evening. ...

Gannon to be ethics czar; Hoot, Toot, & Whistle gets grant

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, January 7, the Wilmington Selectboard appointed John Gannon as a liaison to the ethics committee and approved a grant match for the Windham County Arts and Cultural Plan Development.
“We have 30 days from the first of January 2025 for the...

Amy Morneault is the new director at the Pettee Memorial Library. Lauren Harkawik

New director at Pettee Memorial Library recalls “magical” childhood

WILMINGTON - For Amy Morneault, the newly-named director of Pettee Memorial Library, two big elements of her new job were also part of a magical childhood. The first: libraries. The second: the Deerfield Valley.
Morneault told The Deerfield Valley News that stories were a big part of her...