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People were using Green Mountain Beach recently, despite closure signs. RC

Board agrees to reopen beach

WILMINGTON- Green Mountain Beach will reopen in time for the Fourth of July weekend, selectboard members decided at a special meeting Monday morning.
The beach had been closed in response to Gov. Phil Scott’s COVID-19 emergency order. At the board’s regular meeting two weeks ago,...

Bill Benneyan

New GM ready to take Hermitage Club out for a spin

WILMINGTON- Hermitage Members Club manager Bill Benneyan compares bringing the private ski resort back into operation after more than two years of dormancy to taking a classic luxury car out of storage.
“It’s like taking a very fine automobile that has been parked in the driveway for a...

Cumbersome permitting process slows rebuild

Owner says Act 250 process “a flipping nightmare,” but real estate market is hot
DOVER - Rich Caplan says he’s getting ready to put “For Lease” signs on the former Little Flower building, located at 171 Route 100 N in West Dover. The building has space to house a cafe,...

Readsboro will go ahead with vote

By Mike Eldred
READSBORO- Southern Valley Unified Union School District board members acknowledged Readsboro’s upcoming informational meeting and Australian ballot on whether to allow Halifax to withdraw from the district at their regular meeting Wednesday evening.
At a Readsboro...

Study says broadband extension a go

WINDHAM COUNTY - On Wednesday, June 24, Windham Regional Commission hosted a virtual presentation about a feasibility study it conducted into broadband expansion in Windham County. The study found that countywide broadband expansion is feasible, and that a single communication union district —...

CUD welcomes three more towns

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Deerfield Valley Communications Union District welcomed three new towns into its fold at its meeting on Wednesday, June 17. In addition, CUD members heard from Rep. Laura Sibilia about possible access to COVID-19 relief funds and from David Jones, of Halifax, who said an...

Visitors in green counties can travel to Vermont without quarantining for 14 days.

Gov. Scott expands area that can travel to Vermont without quarantine

MONTPELIER- Vermont will expand the COVID-19 travel map just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, Gov. Phil Scott announced today.
Beginning July 1, visitors from counties with less than 400 COVID-19 cases per million in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West...

CUD adds towns, plans special meeting

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Deerfield Valley Communications Union District (DVCUD) welcomed three new towns into its fold at its meeting on Wednesday, June 17. In addition, CUD members heard from Rep. Laura Sibilia about possible access to COVID-19 relief funds and from David Jones, of Halifax, who...

Moover changes scheduling

WILMINGTON– The MOOver announces schedule changes over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
On Friday, July 3, there will be no Wilmington-Bennington service. All other MOOver routes, including Wilmington-Brattleboro, will operate as scheduled that day.
On Saturday, July 4, there...

DPMs make the cut

BENNINGTON- Southwestern Vermont Health Care announced the graduation of two residents in the podiatry residency program. At a small masked-and-distanced gathering of health system leadership, Cody Anderson, DPM, and Kurt Malkames, DPM, were awarded certificates of completion.
Dr. Anderson...