Wilmington

Wilmington sidewalks get a new look this spring

WILMINGTON - The town has received a $215,600 VTrans bike/pedestrian grant to redesign the streetscape on the east and west sides of North Main Street. The project spans from the intersection at the center of town to the Baptist church stairs on the west side, and intersection to Lisle Hill Road...

Scenes from 2019’s Red Door Community Carol Sing at St. Mary’s.

Sing along to your favorite holiday carols

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains, 13 East Main Street, invites one and all to its sixth annual Red Door Community Carol Sing. Join the entire community on the afternoon of Saturday, December 11, to celebrate the season, sing traditional carols and seasonal favorites, and enjoy musical...

Wilmington Development Review Board members listen to testimony by Christian Engel and Jennifer Betit-Engel, who are seeking a permit to open a vegan restaurant at the Horizon Inn.

Couple planning to open vegan restaurant

WILMINGTON- The Deerfield Valley may soon have one of the region’s only restaurants devoted to vegan cuisine.
Christian Engel and Jennifer Betit-Engel, owners of the Horizon Inn, met with the development review board Monday seeking to open the inn’s restaurant to the public. According to...

Masks make a return

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard unanimously voted to reinstate a mask mandate, effective immediately, during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. They also approved a special classification for Ray Hill Road as a no-through-traffic road, and candidate consent forms for elected...

Holiday pet food drive

WILMINGTON - The Windham Disaster Animal Response Team is hosting a holiday pet food drive at Shaw’s on Saturday, December 4, from 10 am to 2 pm. WinDART is accepting donations of dry and canned dog and cat food, along with cat litter, which will be distributed to pet families at the December...

Art project decorates neighborhood

WILMINGTON - The first scene of the Beaver Street Art Project went up on Saturday, November 20. It represents about one-fourth of the final work. The work was chosen by community vote and then modified based on community input from February 2020. The project by Wilmington Works is funded by...

Police chief concerned about increase in Ray Hill Road traffic volume

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members discussed possible safety concerns regarding Ray Hill Road and the Deerfield Valley Stump Jumpers trail route for the winter at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening. They also heard updates from several social service groups and DV Fiber.
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Towns not sure they will enact mask ordinances

DEERFIELD VALLEY- On Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation passed in a special session Monday that allows municipalities to enact a temporary ordinance requiring masks be worn in places that are open to the public. Brattleboro became the first town in Vermont to pass an ordinance under the...

The spirit of giving - community dinners

Jacksonville Community Church
JACKSONVILLE - Back again by popular demand, the Jacksonville Community Church will be having its ninth annual Harvest Soup and Stew supper on Friday, November 19, from 5 to 7 pm. Join the church for a large variety of soups and stews, along...

Photo by Randy Capitani

First snow of the season

WILMINGTON - A snow-covered Haystack Mountain can be seen looming above this pasture. A late-afternoon snowfall covered much of the high country on Saturday.