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School staffing shortfall still creating problems

READSBORO- Staffing issues continue to plague Readsboro Central School and the school board’s discussions.
As of Tuesday night’s board meeting, there were six open positions at the school. These positions are for a full-time classroom teacher, a full-time paraeducator, a cook, a literacy...

Senate candidates speak out at forum

DOVER- Candidates for Windham County senator met with voters at a forum organized and sponsored by the Deerfield Valley Rotary Club Tuesday evening.
Outgoing Rep. John Gannon served as moderator for the evening. Candidates at the forum included Republican Richard Morton, of Brattleboro;...

Festival aims to breed common ground

DOVER - The Vermont Wildlife Festival, an annual event organized by the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, will take place Sunday, September 25, from 10 am to 4 pm at Mount Snow. The museum’s managing director, Mike Clough, says the festival provides an opportunity for nature lovers of all...

Samuel Hammond’s grave in the West Wardsboro Cemetery. Mike Eldred

Boston Tea Party participant honored in West Wardsboro

WARDSBORO- Historians, residents, and descendents will honor Boston Tea Party participant Samuel Hammond with a graveside ceremony at the West Wardsboro Cemetery at 11 am on Thursday, September 29.
According to Jonathan Lane, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, there are about 150...

Bennington resident Kevin Snow received an updated booster for COVID-19 at the COVID Resource Center on Tuesday, September 13.

New SVMC booster clinics

BENNINGTON - More than 200 people were vaccinated with updated bivalent boosters for COVID-19 at Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s COVID-19 Resource Center on Tuesday, September 13.
The clinic exhausted its supply of Moderna and only Pfizer shots are expected to be available for the next...

Board looks to expand road crew, consider cannabis regulation

HALIFAX - The selectboard is looking for a new highway department crew member, and discussed the addition of Town Meeting warnings such as cannabis regulation and funding for BDCC during their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 6.
“We need a five-man crew, especially in the winter,”...

The new owners of the Old Red Mill plan to install a microbrewery, prompting support from neighbors but also concerns about noise levels. File photo

DRB hears plans for brewery at Old Red Mill

WILMINGTON- Development Review Board member Chrystal Holt recused herself Tuesday evening from a hearing on a change of use permit application for the Old Red Mill.
Holt and her partners plan to open a brewery at the Old Red Mill on North Main Street. Currently, the space is permitted as...

Property valuation errors put town in the red

DOVER- Selectboard members discussed a proposal to purchase highway equipment, a change in police department hiring policy, and grand list errors and omissions at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Assessor Linda Sherman brought changes to the valuation of several properties to the...

Mutalo, Penuel, and Nadia Vital in front of the draft horse mural at the Whitingham Municipal Center. The family has come to the United States from central Africa. M. Eldred

Community welcomes refugees

JACKSONVILLE - A family of refugees who arrived here in recent days will not be staying long-term, but were welcomed with open arms. The local volunteer group who helped get them settled will now prepare to welcome another family in the coming months, and will hold a film screening next week as a...

Schools plagued with staffing shortages

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley administrators told board members the schools had a successful start of the school year, but the elementary school and middle high school are both plagued by staffing shortages.
“The kids are doing alright,” said Twin Valley Elementary School Principal Rebecca...