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Board talks about holding virtual Town Meeting, Australian ballot

DOVER - Citing insurmountable technical difficulties at its last meeting, the Dover Selectboard held its Tuesday meeting exclusively via Zoom, where it discussed how to hold hybrid meetings and what to do about Town Meeting amid a pandemic that is increasing in intensity.
The board’s last...

A screen shot of the Dover Selectboard’s October 6 meeting. Connection issues with board’s hybrid meeting model have led to members of the public missing parts of meetings. LH

Tech issues hamper online participation

DOVER - During its hybrid meeting on Tuesday, October 20, the Dover Selectboard experienced connection issues that at times prevented members of the public who joined remotely from participating, being heard or hearing the board conducting business. Despite intermittent concerns expressed about...

Walgreens woes and water concerns

DOVER - Despite technical difficulties that made communication between the board and the public difficult at times and impossible at others, the Dover Selectboard held a meeting on Tuesday, October 20, in which several matters were discussed, including a request from Rep. Laura Sibilia to...

Virtual students head back to classrooms

DOVER- The River Valleys Unified Union School District Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. The board reviewed the district’s first-quarter spending and voted in favor of purchasing a car for its lunch program. Additionally, the board heard updates about HVAC work at the Dover...

Dover Selectboard

Option tax revenues down 40% for last quarter

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, the board heard a quarterly update from the economic development team, discussed whether it should include nonprofits in its advertising support program, and heard about a new website dedicated to economic development. The board also approved...

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Dog owner sues town following vicious dog order

DOVER - In a suit filed with Windham Superior Court on Friday, September 25, Diana Dee has asked the court to overturn an order put forth by the Dover Selectboard regarding a vicious dog complaint made against Dee’s dog, Gemini. The suit, which was filed by attorney Lance Shader, says Gemini is a...

Local contributes to Western firefighting

ESTACADA, OR — Dover native Marissa Edwards says the work she’s currently doing, fighting wildland fires, is not glamorous, but it is important and can be extremely demanding.
Edwards, who got her start in forest work with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps doing trail work while she...

John Lyddy, left front, talks with the Dover Selectboard during Tuesday’s meeting. This image was taken from the town’s Zoom meeting internet feed.

Board appoints new member, new chair, hears about hate speech

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard appointed Scott Salway to fill a seat vacated by Josh Cohen in August, and named former vice chair Vicki Capitani chair of the board. Board member Sarah Shippee was named vice chair. In other matters, the board OK’d establishment of a new...

This sign greeted students at Twin Valley Elementary School on Tuesday. School openings around the valley went smoothly, according to most reporters.

Schools get off to a good start

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Wardsboro Elementary Principal Tammy Bates and Dover School Principal Matt Martyn both said the first day of school, which was Tuesday, went smoothly, despite new safety protocols in place due to COVID-19.
“It generally went very well,” says Martyn. “There were many...

Haystack Mountain and the Hermitage Club ski trails can be seen over a beaver pond along Crosstown Trail in Dover. A recently released report calls for ongoing improvements to the town’s trail system. Randy Capitani

Haystack Mountain and the Hermitage Club ski trails can be seen over a beaver pond along Crosstown Trail in Dover. A recently released report calls for ongoing improvements to the town’s trail system. Randy Capitani

Trail upgrades, disc golf, ice rink part of rec plan recommendations

DOVER - The Dover Selectboard held a special meeting on Tuesday to hear from Weston & Sampson about their recommendations in a final draft master plan for the town’s recreation and trails venues.
The presentation was given by Weston & Sampson’s Daniel Biggs, principal in charge,...