editorial
We need Haystack viable
We’ve had a couple of letters recently about the status of Haystack ski area. In each of the letters, the writers remark on the need to open the traIls and put skiers and riders back on the hill. ...
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One heckuva party
Wilmington threw one great event last weekend. To be more precise, a series of events over four days, pulled together under the umbrella of Wilmington Old Home Week. Just in case someone might ha...
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Plan now to speak out
Many in Wilmington, and in other local communities, often say their opinions are not heard by town officials. Whether that’s true or not is open to debate. But something that isn’t open to debate ...
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A summer of celebration
The Deerfield Valley is in the thick of one of its most exciting seasons of celebration in recent memory. This week, the valley has been celebrating the third annual Deerfield Valley Blueberry F...
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Lots of eventful fun ahead
Summertime. It can mean many things to many people. One thing it means for many in the Deerfield Valley is events. Lots of them. While there have already been a number of events that have taken ...
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Events we can call our own
This week Mount Snow dropped a bombshell on the valley, with their announcement that Alli Sports, the group behind the Dew Tour, has broken their contract for the final year of the tour at the mou...
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Events we can call our own
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This week Mount Snow dropped a bombshell on the valley, with their announcement that Alli Sports, the group behind the Dew Tour, has broken their contract for the final year of the tour at the moun...
Political season underway
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Ready or not, Vermont is in the middle of another political campaign season. In fact, the Vermont primary elections are only six weeks away, on August 24. Voters who can’t wait can actually cast th...
Positive long-term planning
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Kudos to the town of Wilmington and the Deerfield Valley Farmers’ Day Fair for taking the long view in crafting a solution to any potential problems with the location of the CC Haynes Hall. By loo...
Public, boards need more lines of communication
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In many ways, Wilmington is far ahead of the curve when it comes to public information. In addition to posting meetings, hearings, minutes, and announcements in all the usual places, Wilmington ma...
Kids’ food can be better
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The Wilmington School Board got a little taste of what lies ahead for the cafeteria program in Deerfield Valley Elementary School this week. Food service director Alonzo “Lonny” Paige gave the boar...
Mount Snow needs support
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A little more than a week ago, the Vermont Economic Development Authority announced preliminary approval of $93 million in bond financing. Included in that amount was $25 million to jump-start Mou...