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Twin Valley graduates “small but mighty” class

Grads urged to be proud of small school, small towns WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley bid farewell to the class of 2025 in a graduation ceremony held in the Twin Valley High School gymnasium on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
The 23-member graduating class of seniors may not have...

House and Senate committee inching closer to an agreement on H.454

MONTPELIER- Legislators inched closer to agreement, as negotiations between House and Senate members of the H.454 conference committee resumed Wednesday morning.
The committee reconvened Wednesday, June 11, after a nearly two-week break, following high-pressure and, sometimes, contentious...

Summer camp cost set; IB committee formed

By Lauren Harkawik
WARDSBORO - At its meeting on Monday, June 2, the River Valleys Unified School Board approved a rate of $80 per week per student for its summer camp, which will be held in Dover in July. In addition, the board established membership and a charge for a committee that will...

Kat Redniss, left, as Katniss Everqueer, and Justin Marsh, right, as Emoji Nightmare, will perform a drag story hour at the Dover Free Library on Saturday. Here, the pair reads to children at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington. Photo courtesy of Justin Marsh

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Drag story time comes to the Dover Free Library on Saturday
DOVER - The Dover Free Library will host a drag story hour on Saturday, June 14, at 5 pm. The event, which is free and open to the public, is geared toward children, but all ages are invited to attend. Before the...

Audits rain down on WSSU

\WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Bill Bazyk told board members that the supervisory union has been hit with a shower of audits, and board members squabbled over the timing of their budget assessment payments at their regular meeting Wednesday evening.
Bazyk...

Legislature punts on reform bill

MONTPELIER- The Legislature postponed their final adjournment of this year’s session in the final hours Saturday evening, after the House and Senate conferees failed to reach a consensus on the education reform bill H.454.
H.454 calls for a major change in Vermont’s education governance...

This Subaru WRX is being used as a police cruiser in Itasca, IL. A similar model will be patrolling the roads of Dover in the near future. Photo courtesy TorqueNews.com

State devalues GMP holdings, costs Dover grand list millions

DOVER- Selectboard members welcomed back Mount Snow’s general manager and introduced a familiar face as the town’s new economic development director.
But selectboard chair Vicki Capitani kicked off the meeting with some bad news for Dover taxpayers, the loss of more than $6.2 million...

Alvarez joins Retreat outpatient division

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Retreat announces the appointment of Christine Alvarez, MA, LCMHC, LPC, as the organization’s new vice president of outpatient and residential services. Alvarez brings extensive clinical and operational experience to the role and joins the Retreat during a pivotal...

Christopher Denette, kneeling center, and a group of mushroom foragers. Provided photo

Cool, damp spring has led to mushroom boom

SOUTHERN VERMONT- Many Vermonters may have found that this spring’s cool, damp weather has resulted in an abundance of spring mushrooms.
Social media is full of posts from people finding edible varieties in their backyards or on strolls through the woods this spring. One of the most...

Teachers urge IB decision before fall

DOVER - At its meeting on Monday, May 19, the River Valleys board defined the makeup, but not yet the membership, of two of its forthcoming committees. In other matters, the board asked to see a budget for a two-week camp to be held at The Dover School this summer.
At its last meeting,...