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Blueberry Festival celebrated as ‘‘an important tradition’’

Annual event connects communities in Deerfield Valley
WILMINGTON—For 10 days each summer, blueberries are more than just a crop. They become the centerpiece of a valley-wide celebration that stretches from Jacksonville and Whitingham to Dover and Wilmington. Farms open...

WWII POW's remains repatriated to Vermont

WILMINGTON- Wilmington Police and residents lined Main Street on Thursday evening, July 30, to greet a motorcade that was repatriating the remains of WWII US Army Air Forces PFC Bernard F. Sweet, 21, of Bennington. Sweet was a member of Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group in the Philippines...

Dover tax rates lower after property reappraisal

DOVER—Lower property tax rates this year, thanks to the town’s recent reappraisal, may mean reduced tax bills for many Dover residents and second-home owners.
The educaton tax rate for homestead properties in the current fiscal year, beginning July 1, dropped to $1.47 per hundred of...

Esther Charlestin

Charlestin highlights education experience in her race for Lieutenant Governor nomination

SOUTH BURLINGTON—Esther Charlestin moved to Vermont from Rhode Island in 2019 because her new home offered a chance for “children to be children for longer,” and now she wants to become lieutenant-governor to promote the fairness and economic opportunity that drew her here in the first place....

Dover makes new deal for services in Somerset

Selectboard extends payment period for those who live in the unincorporated town to vote, dispose of trash DOVER—The handful of residents in Somerset can continue to vote in Dover and dispose of their trash at Dover’s transfer station for the same fee, but the unincorporated...

Nine towns to kick off pilot program for regional policing Sheriff’s office to operate pilot for municipalities without their own police department

Sheriff’s office to operate pilot for municipalities without their own police department
BRATTLEBORO—Representatives from nine towns will convene the first meeting of the Windham County Law Enforcement Governance Council, on Friday, August 7.
The regional policing...

Dover water task force gathers info

Committee asks engineer for advice on scope, cost of contaminant testing in evaluating public water system options
DOVER—Do Dover’s private water wells contain toxic PFAS and other contaminants at levels that would influence any decision to build a municipal water system...

Wilmington Planning Commission finalizes town plan draft

WILMINGTON—The Wilmington Planning Commission held its first public discussion on a final draft of the updated town plan on Monday, congratulating itself on a job well done, but calling for more public input at a meeting that attracted not a single member of the public.
The new Wilmington...

Whitingham celebrates community with Old Home Week 2026

Once-in-a-decade event draws more than 800 people to reconnect with friends and family
WHITINGHAM—Some travel to Whitingham from across town. This time, they came from as far away as Tennessee, Colorado, and Florida, all returning to reconnect with family, old friends, and...

Jon Hurdle Vermont Museum of Natural History volunteers pause at the Whitingham Old Home Week parade. The museum has received an unexpected bequest of $16,000.

Surprise gift helps keep museum open

A windfall from a community member’s bequest will help operations at nature museum
MARLBORO—The Vermont Museum of Natural History is celebrating an unexpected windfall gift of $16,000 from the estate of Mary Ann McLeod, wife of Vermont Bowl Company founder John McLeod,...