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Public input sought on fire rebuild
WILMINGTON - The select­board is asking the public to share their views on a grant proposal at a special meeting and hearing scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, at 6 pm. If the application gets t...
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Owner wants road changes
DOVER - A home owner is concerned about his neighbor’s driveway access after a recent accident and he is requesting that the selectboard respond to his safety concerns. But according to the sele...
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Special Town Meeting set for June
READSBORO - Many in town want a say about the recent changes to the town’s sewer ordinance. Now they will have an opportunity at a special Town Meeting in June. The selectboard received a petiti...
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Town having trouble with Web site, help may be on way
Board appoints officials HALIFAX - Issues around appointments, salaries, and the town’s elusive Web site generated a few hours of discussion at Tuesday’s well-attended meeting. Earl Holtz opene...
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Dover School Board member Laura Sibilia testifies Wednesday at a school consolidation hearing at the state Capitol in Montpelier.					  M. Eldred Consolidation plans pack Statehouse
MONTPELIER - More than 200 people packed a meeting room at the Statehouse to sound off on several school consolidation proposals that are winding through the Legislature this session. Members of ...
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School board upset by closed-door hearings
DOVER - In a special meeting Monday morning, school board members fired a shot that resonated around the state. The board issued a letter protesting the Vermont Department of Education’s decisio...
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Mount Snow hit with fine for waste violations
by Christian Avard
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MONTPELIER- Mount Snow was slapped with a stiff penalty from the state after hazardous waste violations were discovered during routine inspections. According to a settlement stipulation filed Marc...
Judge reverses decision against Joneses
by Christian Avard
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NEWFANE- The defendants in the Milestones Financial Services lawsuit said they would get their day in court. That day came and they got the results they wanted. On February 16, Windham County Su...
Board welcomes first woman elected to selectboard seat
by Margo Avakian
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HALIFAX‑ The selectboard held a special meeting on Tuesday to reorganize for the coming year and welcome newly elected member Edee Edwards. Chairman John LaFlamme noted that Edwards is the first w...
Town fed up with funding
by Randy Capitani
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DOVER- Dover voters have fired a shot across the bow of the statewide education funding ship, by setting aside money for a potential challenge to the current and future ways Vermont pays for its sc...
Pergola stays, incumbents returned
by Mike Eldred
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WILMINGTON- The town’s award-winning downtown Bank Park won’t lose its pergola, after an Australian ballot measure to remove the controversial structure failed by a margin of almost 150 votes. Of ...
Voters approve utility sale, slash budget
by Christian Avard
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READSBORO- For the last year, the town has gone back and forth on whether to sell Readsboro Electric. In the last three votes, the public chose to keep it in the town’s hands. On Town Meeting day...