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The Dover Selectboard held a hybrid Zoom/in-person meeting Tuesday

Lobbyist says town making headway in education funding change

DOVER- Although meaningful change in education funding may take another year to enact, the issue of student weighting has gained traction in the Vermont Legislature, according to lobbyist Adam Necrason. Necrason, along with Rep. Laura Sibilia, and Dover School Board member Marc Schauber met with...

Dover Selectboard has been holding their meetings by Zoom since last fall

Board to meet in person next month

DOVER- Selectboard members agreed to resume partially in-person board meetings in April, and approved funding for a marketing program at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Board members agreed to return to their “hybrid” meetings that were abandoned last fall amid technological...

River Valleys School Board met via Zoom Monday

River Valleys students headed back to classrooms

WARDSBORO- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District board discussed their plans to return to fully in-person instruction in April. They also chose to hold an in-person annual meeting this year and discussed updates to the fiscal year 2022 budget.
Windham Central Supervisory...

“Ziggy the Brew Dog” is seen outside Snow Republic brewery in this December 2020 photo posted on the brewery’s Facebook page. The Dover business has raised concerns about overflow parking problems with town officials and neighbors along Route 100.

Board, police chief hope signs, cooperation mitigate parking problem

DOVER- Selectboard members discussed solutions to a parking problem in front of a Route 100 business, approved a proposed 2021 budget, and discussed a location for their planned May 18 Town Meeting.
The board was meeting as the board of liquor control when Dover Police Chief Randy Johnson...

The Dover Selectboard met by Zoom on Tuesday

Board sees the light on street lamp

DOVER- Economic development issues topped discussions at Tuesday evening’s regular selectboard meeting.
Economic Development Assistant Director Shannon Wheeler told the board about her attempts to track down a direct supplier for a replacement of a broken Valley Trail light. The broken...

California dreaming: Joe Mahon attended Tuesday’s Dover Selectboard meeting with this virtual background of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Town, school district to lobby for changes to education funding

DOVER- Selectboard members voted to hire a lobbyist to advocate for legislation that would enact changes recommended under the pupil weighting study.
“The board met with the River Valleys board and discussed employing a lobbyist to work on our behalf to push legislation in the House and...

A screenshot of participants in Tuesday’s Dover Selectboard meeting.

Dover Town Meeting delayed

Officials hope for in-person meeting later DOVER- Selectboard members voted to postpone Dover’s annual Town Meeting Tuesday evening, in the hope that they’ll be able to hold an in-person Town Meeting later in the year.
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani said the board had...

First Trax Sports Shop has seen a 30% drop in business, according to its owner John Grush.

Ski shop makes do during COVID

Note: This is another installment in our series about how the pandemic is impacting local people. DOVER- Mount Snow, under the management of Vail Resorts, has once again started up their seasonal skiing operations, bringing some much-needed business into the Deerfield Valley, even if COVID-19...

The RVUUSD board met by video conference Monday evening

Dover School moves online for lower grades after positive COVID

Note: This article has been updated to correct inaccurate information.
WARDSBORO- Kindergarten through third grade at Dover Elementary School are fully remote following a positive COVID-19 test, River Valley School officials announced at their board meeting Monday evening.
Following...

Dover homeowner says Airbnb rental is clogging access to his property

DOVER- Board members heard a complaint from a Dover resident regarding an Airbnb rental next door to his house at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Richard Sedlack, who lives on Whispering Brook Way, a private road off Stugger Road in West Dover, described an ongoing problem he has...