Wilmington

Town receives grant for extensions

WILMINGTON - On Monday, it was announced that Wilmington will receive $753,510 through Community Recovery and Revitalization Program (CRRP) grant. The grant, which was approved by Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, is an initial step in funding a $3,...

A memorial marker for the Wilmington Firefighters Association at Riverview Cemetery. Mike Eldred

Firefighters association works to rebuild lost records to honor past members

WILMINGTON - An endeavor to honor past firefighters in Wilmington will entail more than just placing flags. It’s also about piecing together decades’ worth of information that was lost during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, something the Wilmington Firefighters Association is seeking help from the...

Concerns about short-term rental regs pack room

WILMINGTON-More than 30 second-home owners and local residents filled Wilmington Town Hall meeting room Monday afternoon for a planning commission discussion regarding the regulation of short-term rentals.
Many of those in attendance were involved in some aspect of the short-term rental...

Wilmington voters shoot down hospital fund request, retire listers’ role

WILMINGTON- Aside from the decision to continue to hold Town Meeting on its traditional time and day, 10 am on the first Tuesday of March, voters waded through 30 other articles on Tuesday.
Voters walked right into money issues, as Article 3 was to approve the town’s general fund budget...

Voters agree, keep traditional floor meeting

WILMINGTON- Voters at Tuesday’s Town Meeting unanimously rejected two articles that would have eliminated Wilmington’s traditional Town Meeting floor voting in favor of switching to an Australian ballot. It was a repudiation of the selectboard’s efforts to expand voter participation by offering...

Future of Town Meeting on ballot in Wilmington

WILMINGTON- Voters on Tuesday will hold the fate of future Town Meetings in their hands, figuratively and literally, when they vote on Articles 30 and 31. Those two articles, which are the last two items to be voted on from the floor, ask if the town shall adopt all budget and public questions...

Man convicted of 2008 killing dies in prison, according to state officials

WATERBURY- David Boglioli, who was incarcerated following a conviction of voluntary manslaughter in the 2008 shooting death of George Riccitelli in Wilmington, died on Tuesday, February 21, at the age of 73, according to the Vermont Department of Corrections. Boglioli was convicted of voluntary...

Squeeze offers fresh, health-focused food

WILMINGTON - It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for the crew at Green Mountain Squeeze, though you’d never know it. The mood inside the smoothie and juice bar, which is inside The Vermont House, is bright, cheery, and fresh. It recently got a new color scheme of pink and sherbet, the design...

The staff at Ratu’s Cannabis Supply. From left: general manager Alex Rioux; owner Jennifer Betit-Engel; owner Christian Engel; and cannabis education specialists Adam Manley and Julia Silverman. Lauren Harkawik

What’s out there in that back room?

Local business owners honored to be selling cannabis in town WILMINGTON - If one doesn’t know it’s there, it’s possible to miss Ratu’s Cannabis Supply.
You get there by first entering Ratu’s Supply, the apparel store at 36 Main Street. At the back of that store, you...

Five-year plan released to the public

Supervisory union lays out number of goals
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union released their five-year strategic plan to the public last month, a guide to focus educational priorities through 2027. WSSU Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll is taking...