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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...

Community Needs Survey now available

Southeastern Vermont Community Action has launched its Community Needs Survey, designed to gather vital input from as many people as possible across Windham and Windsor counties.
Everyone who takes the survey will be entered to win one of four $100 cash gift cards.
The survey aims...

Survey seeks information from families about autism needs

WINDHAM COUNTY - The Autism Needs Assessment Survey, which will be open until December 10, seeks to evaluate the needs of families with children who have or are awaiting an autism diagnosis in Windham County. The survey is part of an effort to enhance support systems for children who are on the...

Amy and Steven Adams hold a photo of former owners Cindy “Jesse” Wiesner and Jim Weisner in front of the Creemee Stand. Photo courtesy of Amy and Steven Adams

Survey says local ice cream shop tops in Vermont

Online polls finds the Creemee Stand is state’s favorite
WILMINGTON - The Creemee Stand owned by Amy Adams and Steven Adams is Vermont’s favorite place to get creemees, according to an ongoing poll by VTDigger.
In April, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson...

Observers needed for statewide survey

VERMONT - The Vermont Center for Ecostudies is hoping Vermonters will pitch in over the coming months and years to help build data about butterflies in the state. Volunteers are particularly needed in parts of the valley and its surrounding towns, including Readsboro, Searsburg, Whitingham,...

Bond to cost $3.9 million for sewer fix

WHITINGHAM- Selectboard members warned a $3.915 million sewer bond at their regular meeting Wednesday evening, following a presentation by representatives of Weston & Sampson, a regional engineering firm with offices in Waterbury.
The nearly $4-million cost of the project may be...

The number of overdose deaths involving opioids in Vermont, by opioid category. Drug categories presented are not mutually exclusive, and deaths may have involved more than one substance. Source: CDC WONDER, 2020.

Study outlines challenges for people with opioid use disorder

WINDHAM COUNTY - On Monday, stakeholders attended a virtual presentation about reported findings following a study into opioid use harm reduction. The study involved interviews with people who use opioids and people who are in recovery for opioid use in Franklin, Rutland, and Windham counties....

Dover School parents offer pros, cons about IB teaching program

DOVER - At Monday’s virtual meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, Dover School Principal Matt Martyn presented survey results about The Dover School’s International Baccalaureate program.
Martyn said the school conducted a survey because it was nearing...

Invasive species study gets approval

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members discussed a request for funding to conduct an invasive species survey at Harriman Reservoir, and met the town’s new zoning administrator at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The board heard from conservation ecologist Ashley Bies, a Marlboro resident,...

School board seeking public input

WHITINGHAM- Change was in the air at last week’s Twin Valley School Board meeting, with board members discussing a change in the administration and a new focus for the board and the school.
School board members plan to reach out to the community, seeking input for the board’s and school’s...