Wilmington

Board approves trail funding, ATV ordinance

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, the Wilmington Selectboard approved a recreational trails program and an ordinance regulating ATVs and neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs).
Representatives of the trails committee, Joanne Yankura and Carol Bois, applied for funding to support...

Community film screening focuses on local artists, themes

WILMINGTON - Local filmmaker Garret Harkawik has organized a film screening at the historic Memorial Hall on Saturday, September 28, at 8 pm. The free event will feature short documentary works by several local filmmakers and music by Brattleboro musician Johnny Gifford.
After finishing a...

Board to look into sign permit complaint, hears marketing plan results

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, September 17, the Wilmington Selectboard heard from a disgruntled member of the public, approved the submission of the MERP grant, and received an update on the Bitown Marketing Plan.
During a selectboard meeting on Tuesday, August 20 Jason...

Historical Society remembers Mountain Mills 100 years later

WILMINGTON - This month marked the conclusion of a yearlong commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the flooding of Mountain Mills. The commemoration, led by the Historical Society of Wilmington, comprised numerous site visits around town related to the once-thriving community that ceased to...

Reappraisal drives tax rate down

WILMINGTON - On Friday, August 9, the Wilmington Selectboard held a special meeting to discuss the town’s annual tax rate for 2024 based on the voters’ approved budget for fiscal year 2025. They also discussed the wastewater budget and the sewer budget for fiscal year 2025.
“There’s two...

School board OKs new playground, reviews other facility repair needs

WILMINGTON- Next year’s Twin Valley Elementary School students will have a place to play, thanks to funding provided by the Twin Valley School District at their Wednesday, June 26 meeting, and 1% funding approved by the Wilmington Selectboard at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27.
The...

A map of potential well sites east of Wilmington village, created as part of a groundwater availability study done for the town.

Wilmington board reviews study, backs playground and new website

WILMINGTON - On Thursday, June 27, at 8:15 am, the Wilmington Selectboard held a special meeting to discuss a groundwater availability study for the Route 9 water/sewer expansion project. They also approved $48,200 from the 1% local option tax fund to be allocated to a new playground for Twin...

Whitingham resident Emily Carris Duncan is running as a Democrat for the Windham-6 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. Photo courtesy Christian Engel

Candidate ready to pitch in for the community

WHITINGHAM- Valley resident Emily Carris Duncan has stepped up as a candidate for the Windham-6 legislative seat recently vacated by Rep. Tristan Roberts.
At this early point in the 2024 election campaign, Carris Duncan appears to be a shoo-in for the position. As the only candidate to...

Supervisory union woes called “some of the worst”

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board members heard frank assessments of the current state of the supervisory union, as well as an analysis of the issues that led to its recent managerial and operational crisis.
Acting superintendent and consultant Kevin Dirth said the...

Letter calls into question water line expansion

Town development specialist says issues were addressed over time
WILMINGTON - On Friday, March 29, the chief operator of the Wilmington Water District, Chris Lavoy, sent a letter to the Wilmington Selectboard and town manager Scott Tucker.
In the letter, Lavoy said...