Thursday, March 5, 2026
Asa Whitcomb Jones speaks to Readsboro voters on behalf of a group of parents and residents in favor of keeping the town’s school open. Photo by Mike Eldred
Dover Moderator Rich Werner speaks while Town Meeting voters pore over their town reports.
Molly Ward Dye
1 hour 7 min ago
DEERFIELD VALLEY—One man died and three people were made homeless on Saturday when fires destroyed two buildings in Wilmington and Readsboro, respectively.
The Wilmington fire occurred on Saturday at a house on Ray Hill Road. Police and fire crews arrived at about 11:15 pm to find the blaze well...
Dover Moderator Rich Werner speaks while Town Meeting voters pore over their town reports.
DOVER - Voters in Dover gathered for a meeting that lasted into the afternoon on Town Meeting Day. All warned articles passed unanimously except...
March 5, 2026, 5:00 PM
Asa Whitcomb Jones speaks to Readsboro voters on behalf of a group of parents and residents in favor of keeping the town’s school open. Photo by Mike Eldred
READSBORO—Voters debated the merits of closing or maintaining classes at Readsboro Central School Monday evening, on the eve of an Australian...
March 5, 2026, 5:00 PM
SOUTHERN VERMONT—Voters in two local towns passed Australian ballot measures to close their local elementary schools by overwhelming margins
In...
March 5, 2026, 5:00 PM
DEERFIELD VALLEY—One man died and three people were made homeless on Saturday when fires destroyed two buildings in Wilmington and Readsboro, respectively.
The Wilmington fire occurred on Saturday at a house on Ray Hill Road. Police and fire crews arrived at about 11:15 pm to find the blaze well...
March 5, 2026
News
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March 5, 2026WILMINGTON- Voters rejected a plan to issue a $350,000 bond to pay for new solar panels on a town building after Town Meeting speakers raised concerns that the panels might interfere with police and...
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March 5, 2026Voters discuss town report and gravel plan READSBORO—Voters at Readsboro’s Town Meeting weren’t in a particularly inquisitive mood Monday evening, passing almost $1.5 million in spending... -
March 5, 2026HALIFAX- Voters at this year’s Town Meeting approved a $2.64 million school budget for fiscal 2027, a $2.5 million highway fund, and the elimination of the town auditor’s office Voters took...
Sports
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March 5, 2026WHITINGHAM—The Twin Valley boys’ basketball team closed out the regular season last week with a pair of wins to help earn the No. 5 seed in the Division 4 playoffs. “We went out on a high note,”...
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March 5, 2026ORFORD, NH—The Twin Valley girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end on Tuesday, February 24, with a 35-24 loss to Rivendell Academy in the playdown game. Defensively the team was solid,...
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March 5, 2026Vermont Fish and Wildlife (VTFW) announced a freshwater drum caught in 2025 has been officially certified as a new Vermont state record. In June, 10-year-old Grayson Carey, of Colchester,...
Features
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Laura Stevenson One-Minute Book ReviewsMarch 5, 2026Lyn Bixby, “The Pacifist” Rootstock Publishing, 2026 This fast-paced historical thriller is set in 1968; it focuses upon protesters against the Vietnam war and the draft. As the book opens, Lisa... -
Rep. Laura SibiliaMarch 5, 2026I have heard from Vermonters, many of them outside the Windham-2 district I represent, about H.355, often called the “Defend the Guard Act.” I believe that outreach is happening in part because I... -
March 5, 202610 years ago: Readsboro voters rejected their school budget, despite a budget that was lower by $11,000 and a lower projected school tax rate. During the annual school district meeting the previous...
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