Wilmington Works

Grant will help develop winter park, walking trails

WILMINGTON- Wilmington Works has secured one of three AARP “winter placemaking” grants awarded in Vermont.
AARP says this year’s grant program focused on projects that promote winter activities by people of all ages. “Vermont’s winter months can be long and dark and contribute greatly to...

Dover considers joining class action suit, signs on to shop local program

DOVER - At its virtual meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard heard from an attorney who hopes the town will join a class action lawsuit regarding polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. In addition, the board agreed to join the Wilmington Works Christmas shopping initiative, Eat Sleep...

Wilmington Selectboard Chair Tom Fitzgerald gives the disco lights a whirl after volunteering to serve on the Wilmington Works board.

Speed limit cut, help for unemployed

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members cut the speed limit on Fairview Avenenue, and heard presentations from two local organizations at their Tuesday meeting.
Board members voted to reduce the speed on Fairview Avenue from 30 mph to 25 mph based on the recommendation of Wilmington Police Chief...

“Everyone Eats” will benefit restaurants and people in need

WILMINGTON - Wilmington Works, in cooperation with Becky Arbella, the coordinator for Shires Housing and SASH (Support & Services at Home), is working to launch local participation in a statewide program called “Everyone Eats.” The program will use $5 million of CARES Act money to fund...

Something’s brewing

New agreement in the works for Wilmington Works and village coffee collaborative
WILMINGTON - The Haystack Coffee Collaborative may still be able to get its $10,000 from Make It On Main Street.
The collaborative was part of “Make It On Main Street,” a business plan...

Groups look for support from the town

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members met with two groups requesting money for their work in support of Wilmington.
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation is asking for a contribution of $5,628 for Wilmington’s share of their economic development work in the region. “That’s $3 per (...

Revamped walking tour returns

WILMINGTON - Did you know that visitors to the Crafts Inn have included Norman Rockwell, President Calvin Coolidge, and President William Howard Taft, and that in the early 1900s, milk used to be delivered to the inn by a horse-drawn sleigh? Or that in the spot where the town offices now sit...

Tax credits may be available to downtown businesses, but apply soon

WILMINGTON - Caitlin Corkins, tax credit and grants coordinator for the state, was in Wilmington on Tuesday to talk with prospective business owners about tax credits that may be available to them. Corkins detailed state and federal grant programs that are available to owners of buildings in need...

Second-home owner makes second major area contribution

WILMINGTON - The application period has opened for Make It on Main Street, a contest that will award a prospective business owner $20,000 to open his or her business in Wilmington’s downtown district. The contest, which is an effort of Wilmington Works, sprang from an idea from second-...