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Public input on Climate Action Plan now sought

The Vermont Climate Council must update the Climate Action Plan by July 1. The plan is updated every four years, as required by the Global Warming Solutions Act. The draft plan contains around 250 climate actions, 40 of which are being proposed as top priorities. Vermonters are invited to offer...

An undated period photo of the Orrin O. Ware store and building in the village center. Photo courtesy of the Wilmington Historical Society

Building owner, review board seek to iron out permit discrepancies

WILMINGTON- Travis Wendell, owner of the former OO Ware historic building in the village center, met with the development review board Tuesday regarding his application to change windows and doors that were approved in a previous permit.
The hearing was, in part, a “housekeeping”...

Local rally to be part of nationwide “Hands Off” protest

WILMINGTON - Locals will stage a rally in the center of Wilmington on Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest called “Hands Off.” Hundreds of simultaneous rallies are planned throughout the United States.
“This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in...

Board balks at event funding request, signs off on highway equipment buys

DOVER- Selectboard members rejected a local organization’s application for event funding and retroactively approved the purchase of highway department equipment at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Dover Economic Development Director Eric Durocher presented a request from James...

Voters to decide curriculum change

IB program on the chopping block at Dover School
DOVER - Voters will decide whether the International Baccalaureate (IB) program remains in place at the Dover School. At its March 17 meeting, the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board opted to put the program’s...

Executive order bans rainbow trout

Anti-piscene push puts popular laker in peril DEERFIELD VALLEY- Area anglers may be in for disappointment this spring, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning one of the region’s favorite game fish, the rainbow trout.
In an order issued Tuesday,...

A mother bear and her cubs cross into Stanstead, Quebec, from Derby Line earlier this week. Officials say bears are waking up from hibernation and realizing they have to get out of the country while they still can.

Bears decamp to Canada, say officials

DEERFIELD VALLEY- After years of urging residents and visitors alike to heed warnings about leaving rubbish and other bear attractants outdoors during the spring, summer, and fall months, wildlife officials announced this week that such vigilance is no longer needed.
“The bears have moved...

Act 250 gives mothballed Hogback mountain development green light

MARLBOR0- A two-decades-old development plan for the defunct Hogback Mountain Ski Area and surrounding land appears to be back on track.
On Tuesday, April 1, an environmental court approved the developer’s Act 250 application.
The project has long been the apple of the eye of...

A left-handed mug outside of a new lefties-only restaurant planned for the long-shuttered Cask & Kiln.

Leftaurant is coming to Wilmington

WILMINGTON- Celebrated Instagram food critic and failed entrepreneur Lincoln “Lefty” Des Gauche has announced plans to open an exclusive eatery catering to left-handed diners in Wilmington village.
Des Gauche says has been looking for a location for his concept restaurant for...

State plans to reduce school spending, taxes by closing every public school

MONTPELIER- Gov. Scot Phillips has announced a new plan to reduce school spending in Vermont, calling on the Legislature to pass a bill that would close all public schools in Vermont.
“People want property tax relief,” said Phillips at a presser on Tuesday, April 1. “What would...