10 years ago:
The state highway department was finishing up repairs to the Route 9 bridge in the center of Wilmington. The repairs began after Wilmington road crew members reported a small hole in the eastbound lane of the bridge. An examination of the hole revealed a...
10 years ago:
At a Wilmington DRB hearing, several downtown business property owners expressed skepticism about Lorista Holdings’ plan to connect the former Wilmington Home Center building and the Professional Building on East Main Street. Lorista sought to create a 16-...
Claudette Hollenbeck
It can certainly be said that I have read far too many 19th century novels in my lifetime, books stuffed with protestations about personal and family honor, good character, and integrity. Which may be why I am surprised to see and hear absolutely nothing about moral integrity in today’s world. ...
10 years ago:
Local opposition against a proposed Dunkin’ Donuts on East Main Street in Wilmington was beginning to coalesce, after a local woman created an online petition that garnered more than 300 signatures. She also organized a meeting between the owner/developer and...
10 years ago:
The family of Reg and Elaine Maynard planned to sell their former home, located on Town Hill in Whitingham, at auction. The auction was a benefit, with all proceeds to be donated to the Town Hill Vision scholarship fund. Reg and Elaine Maynard anonymously...
10 years ago:
Sandri Realty’s proposal to convert a former service and gas station on Wilmington’s East Main Street into the town’s first fast food franchise caused a stir. Their plan would retain the gas pumps and canopy for self-serve-only fuel sales, and convert the...
10 years ago:
Vermont expanded its 6% sales tax to include soda and other sweetened beverages. Before the change, soda and other sweet drinks were considered grocery items, and not subject to sales tax. The tax was originally proposed as part of a health care reform bill,...
10 years ago:
The US Supreme Court struck down EPA regulations that were intended to reduce the amount of mercury released by coal-fired nuclear plants, saying that the EPA failed to take the cost of compliance into account. Vermont Department of Environmental...
WILMINGTON - Make It On Main Street third-place winner Cherry Press Printmaking has opened its doors. The print shop, which is owned by print artist Corinne Rhodes, is located inside Arthouse, at 12 South Main Street.
Recently, Rhodes was busy at work inside her shop, where she was...
10 years ago:
Hermitage Club officials presented their plan for the construction of a 184,000-square-foot, 93-unit hotel and seven duplex villas at the top of Fanny Hill Road. The hotel would have 59 condominiums, including 34 one-bedroom units, seven two-bedroom units,...