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Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier File photo

Election snafu saga continues

MONTPELIER- This week candidates in the contested election for Bennington-1 representative testified in the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs.
In the November general election, candidate Jonathan Cooper, of Pownal, received about 25 votes more than his...

Hot dogs, hot tubs, cannabis shop: All is well at Matterhorn Village

WILMINGTON - On Main Street, a once ho-hum corner space at the bottom of Lisle Hill Road has been transformed in recent years. Today, the spot houses a hot dog stand, a cannabis dispensary, and an outdoor hot tub showroom.
“Before we came in here, this was a dying part of town,” said Matt...

Whitingham Town Moderator Leon Corse (left) collects paper ballots from voters during the 2020 Town Meeting

No one on ballot to fill town clerk position, most races unopposed

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Valley voters will find they have few choices to make on this year’s Town Meeting ballots. Petitions for town and school offices were due on Monday, January 27. Few positions drew interest from more than one candidate, and many of the candidates who turned in petitions...

Historical film’s themes important for today, says filmmaker Craven

WILMINGTON - Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven will be in town next week to attend two screenings of his most recent film, “Lost Nation.” The first screening will be exclusive to Twin Valley Middle High School students. The second screening will be open to the public. Both will feature Q&A...

Twin Valley residents will get a tax rate cut

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members signed off on a final draft of their proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and an annual meeting warning at a special meeting last week.
Although most of the articles on the warning will be voted by Australian ballot on Town Meeting day - Tuesday,...

Town Meeting articles include vote to freeze cannabis licences

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, January 21, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed funding for the Route 9/Route 100 Water and Sewer Expansion Project, adopted the Wilmington Ethics Ordinance, and approved the 2025 Town Meeting warning.
Each year, the selectboard approves an...

Town will be on the hook for bridge water line replacement

READSBORO- The state’s $33 million project to replace a bridge over the Deerfield River on Route 100 in the village will cost the town of Readsboro more than $650,000.
The town has known there would be a potential local cost for the bridge project for at least a decade, but Readsboro...

Jessica Bolognani, left, at age 17, posing with Mia Codogni, right, who was 4 years old at the time. Jessica died at the age of 18 in 2010. She was the inspiration behind Jessica’s Closet, a low-cost rental boutique run by her mother, Debbie Bolognani. Photo courtesy of Debbie Bolognani

Nonprofit owner hopes to find new leader for Jessica’s Closet

WILMINGTON - Debbie Bolognani is hoping to secure a next chapter for Jessica’s Closet.
Jessica’s Closet is a boutique-style dress rental service that allows girls and women to borrow dresses for big events such as the prom, a wedding, or another event. Bolognani was inspired to create...

Violin students first learn to hear sounds

In the music room at the Old School Community Center, Suzuki lessons at play WILMINGTON - On Saturday morning, inside the music room at the Old School Community Center, Bekka Eöwind stood before two rows of students of varying ages. She and her students each held a violin. ...

Dover plans to replace aging and peeling signs

Board revisits marketing numbers, signs off on sledding ban

DOVER- Selectboard members tackled a slew of issues at their regular meeting Tuesday evening .
Bitown Economic Development Committee Marketing Director Tim Dolan met with the board to answer questions raised by a Dover resident regarding his previous report on the committee’s digital...