Wilmington

Candidates for town offices make their case

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Town Meeting is Tuesday, March 5. The Deerfield Valley News asked new candidates or those in contested races to weigh in on important issues and why they are running for office. See more candidates’ responses to the questions on pages A2 and A3.
Halifax TM candidates...

Wilmington inches closer to sewer line expansion

WILMINGTON - At their meeting on Monday, February 20, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed the Route 9 water and sewer expansion project and approved a contract to purchase flower barrels, planters, and flowers for the town.
The selectboard also approved a one-year contract to Home Grown...

Recycling success brings new bench for library

WILMINGTON - Pettee Memorial Library will receive a free bench made of recycled materials after successful completion of a challenge in which the library collected 500 pounds of recyclable materials in a period of six months.
The competition was called the Nextrex Recycling Challenge. It...

Voters to again decide fate of Town Meeting

Wilmington articles call for Australian ballot to replace in-person meeting
WILMINGTON - On Tuesday, February 6, the Wilmington Selectboard quickly approved a renewal for Matterhorn’s Apothecary, discussed a possible site for tennis or pickleball courts, and with much discussion adopted a...

Contested races and blank spaces on board ballots

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Petitions for elected town office have been turned in and Town Meeting warnings have been published in preparation for Tuesday, March 5 – Town Meeting day in Vermont.
Nominating petitions to be included on the ballot for town offices require signatures from 30 voters or...

Walgreens' Wilmington store

Walgreens agrees to pay fine as part of settlement with state

MONTPELIER- Walgreens will pay a $275,000 fine to the state of Vermont under a settlement stemming from an 18-month investigation of consumer complaints and subsequent legal action in 2022.
Under the settlement, the national chain will pay a $13,750 civil penalty for each of 20 pharmacy...

Selectboard signs off on cannabis grow facility, pickleball court plan

WILMINGTON- On Tuesday, January 16, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed a resolution for the CC Hayes Trust, approved a new application for an indoor cannabis cultivator, received an update on the Route 9 East water/sewer expansion project, and approved the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget....

Mother, son plead not guilty after police attacked by pit bull

By Mike Eldred
BRATTLEBORO- A mother and son have pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from incidents on Sunday, December 10.
On Monday, December 11, Andrew Dean Reynolds, 32, of Wilmington, pleaded not guilty to two charges of first-degree aggravated domestic assault,...

Commission does about-face on STR regulations

Proposal would allow rentals up to four bedrooms, eliminate onsite operator WILMINGTON- Planning commission members voted to make significant changes to a proposed zoning amendment at their regular meeting Monday.
Responding to demands from many who attended a public...

One man arrested for burglary, another dead from self-inflicted gunshot

Note: This story has been updated with additional information since it appeared in the print edition of The Deerfield Valley News. WHITINGHAM- A Wilmington man is facing multiple charges in connection with the burglary of a Wilmington business and another person is dead of a self-inflicted...