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The back cover of “A community in action: stripped down edition,” the Rotary Club’s 2028 fundraising calendar.

Rotary to unveil ‘nude’ calendar

DEERFIELD VALLEY—For the first time in 16 years, a local civic group is publishing a calendar that will include photos of some members of local community groups appearing to have no clothes on to raise money for local charities.
The 2027 edition of the Rotary Club of Deerfield Valley...

Jon Hurdle Whitingham is seeking a construction bond to fund the replacement of their aging and obsolete town garage.

Whitingham voters to decide whether to issue bond to pay for new garage

WHITINGHAM—Voters on Tuesday will be asked to approve a $4.2 million bond to pay for a new highway department garage that would be almost twice the size of the current one.
The current garage on Route 100, adjacent to Twin Valley Middle High School, is in poor condition and is too small...

State boosts fuel assistance funding by $15.3 million

Low income families search for cheaper alternatives to heating oil as prices jump
WILMINGTON—Sue Spengler, manager of Deerfield Valley Community Cares, comes home in the evening to a blinking answering machine. She expects several messages from residents seeking home...

VT Secretary of State predicts election will be secure

Amid public fears of Trump efforts to influence outcome, Copeland Hanzas says she sees ‘no specific threat’ to vote
MONTPELIER—Vermont’s Secretary of State predicted on Tuesday that the Trump administration won’t try to manipulate Vermont’s November 3 midterm election...

Where to vote in the Deerfield Valley on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3

Dover
Dover Town Hall (East Dover)
189 Taft Brook Road
Hours: 7 am to 7 pm Halifax
Halifax School Multipurpose Room
246 Branch Road
Hours: 10 am to 7 pm Readsboro
Readsboro Central School
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Photo Mike Eldred

Latest polling indicates voters will add two amendments to the Vermont Constitution

VERMONT—Along with voting for lawmakers and state officials at this year’s mid-term election, Vermonters will be asked to decide whether the state constitution should be amended to protect collective bargaining rights, and to further ensure equal treatment under the law on the basis of race,...

Jon Hurdle A steel beam weighing about 55,000 pounds was slowly lowered into place as part of the new bridge in Readsboro.

First steel laid for Readsboro’s new $29 million bridge

READSBORO—The first steel beam for Readsboro’s new bridge over the Deerfield River was installed on Tuesday morning, in a crucial stage of the massive construction project that is due to cost $29 million and take almost two years to complete.
At around 10:30 am, a 500-ton crane lowered a...

Prices for diesel, #2 home heating oil, and gasoline have risen dramatically over the last several months, causing concern for many Vermonters who depend on petroleum products for heating and to power industry.

As temperatures drop, heating oil prices surge

Oil dealer says he can’t provide the usual pre-buy rates because of sharp fluctuations in price
DOVER—Normally, the town of Dover prepares for the cold months by requesting bids to supply #2 heating oil. Choosing to lock in a purchase price for a set amount of fuel ahead...

Jon Hurdle Traffic was reduced to one lane on East Main Street in Wilmington during daytime hours for much of the summer.

Wilmington braces for worse traffic holdups because of coming construction projects

Sidewalk, paving, and water projects may start next year; bridge replacement looms in 2029
WILMINGTON—If you thought the traffic delays were bad in Wilmington over the last five months, they’re shaping up to be even worse over the next three years.
Another sidewalk...

Corse Farm Dairy receives ‘recognition of a lifetime of work’

Conservation award honors land stewardship and environmental improvement
WHITINGHAM—The Corse Farm Dairy recently celebrated their receipt of the prestigious New England Leopold Conservation Award with a farm tour, presentation, and luncheon at their Corse Road farm....