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Warmline aims to end cyclical domestic abuse by providing support to those who have caused harm

VERMONT - Umbrella, an organization based in the Northeast Kingdom, has expanded one of its services statewide. The Spark, a prevention “warmline,” aims to disrupt patterns of domestic abuse by providing anonymous and confidential one-on-one help to those who have caused or could cause harm to an...

MOOver general manager Christine Howe, left, will replace CEO Randy Schoonmaker, right, when Schoonmaker retires on June 30, 2026. Photo credit Lauren Harkawik

Changes ahead for MOOver leadership

WILMINGTON - 2026 will be a year of change at the MOOver, also known as Southeast Vermont Transit. CEO Randy Schoonmaker, who has been with SEVT since its inception, will retire on June 30, 2026. On July 1, 2026, current general manager Christine Howe will assume the role of CEO. The pair of...

Construction vehicles along Route 9 in Wilmington. Photo credit Mike Eldred

Completion of Bridge 31 repair pushed back to Thanksgiving, potentially later

WILMINGTON- Contractors working to fix the Route 9 bridge over the river in Wilmington Village have extended their estimated completion date until Thanksgiving or later, the town’s highway superintendent, Marshall Dix, told the selectboard at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The...

Undefeated Twin Valley boys win state soccer championship

RUTLAND — Surreal. That was the word used by Twin Valley boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford and junior midfielder Brayden Brown to describe the feeling following the Wildcats 2-0 win on Saturday over Caledonia United to capture their first Division 4 State Championship title in five years...

Merchant seeks town approval of food-truck plan

WILMINGTON- The owner of the Farmhouse Market, located on Route 100, went before the Wilmington Development Review Board on Monday in the hope they would approve his plan for a food truck outside his store.
David Petrie told the panel that he wants to encourage more customers to enter his...

Preschool receives $6,200 grant from local option tax fund for kitchen project

WILMINGTON - Beaver Brook Children’s School became the latest recipient of a grant from the town’s local option tax fund, after selectboard members approved the school’s application for $6,200 .
The funding from the town will help finish a kitchen that will feed students and...

Robotic surgery improves health care access at SVMC

BENNINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center now houses a new daVinci 5 Robot, a robotic surgery machine that assists in performing surgery. Members of the medical center’s medical team say the machine will improve patient outcomes while keeping patients in the community for surgery they...

Bridge repair snarls traffic in village

WILMINGTON- An unscheduled repair to the bridge over the North Branch of the Deerfield River in Wilmington Village has snarled traffic in all directions and will do so until the work is done in mid-November or later, officials said.
Contractors for the Vermont Agency of Transportation have...

Twin Valley School Board considers Spanish class trip to Cuba, plans ahead for band performances

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members learned about a rare travel opportunity this spring for students in Emily Beeman’s Spanish classes at their regular meeting on Wednesday, October 15.
Beeman told board members the group is planning to travel to Cuba over April vacation, and...

IB pause is official at Dover School; board looks ahead to budget season

DOVER - At its meeting on Monday, October 20, the River Valleys Unified School District Board officially voted to pause the International Baccalaureate program at The Dover School while it vets the sustainability of the program long term. In addition, the board looked ahead toward budget season...