Emarie Maynard enjoys cotton candy during the Blueberry Parade.
Photo Sarah Shippee
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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 their fields, restaurants...
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-...
August 6, 2026, 5:00 PM

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SOUTH BURLINGTON—Esther Charlestin moved to Vermont from Rhode Island in 2019 because her new home offered a chance for “children to be children...
August 6, 2026, 5:00 PM
Selectboard extends payment period for those who live in the unincorporated town to vote, dispose of trash  DOVER—The handful of residents in...
August 6, 2026, 5:00 PM
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 their fields, restaurants...
August 6, 2026

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  • Emarie Maynard enjoys cotton candy during the Blueberry Parade.
Photo Sarah Shippee
    August 6, 2026
    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...
  • PFC Bernard F. Sweet died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines in 1942.  For 84 years his remains were unidentified, until testing using modern means 2025.  He will be laid to rest this weekend in Bennington.
    August 6, 2026
    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...
  • August 6, 2026
    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...

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  • August 6, 2026
    10 years ago: In a bid to allay the concerns raised during their Act 250 master plan approval process, Hermitage officials sold two properties, including the so-called “East Tract,” located between...

  • Ellie Roden
    August 6, 2026
    From the early 1900s through the 1970s, summer for many Jewish families meant heading to the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. Just a few hours north of New York City, the Catskills became much...
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Claudette Hollenbeck
    July 30, 2026
    Humankind is allegedly differentiated from other species by our superior ability to communicate with each other. We are story tellers. For thousands of years we have passed stories from generation to...

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