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Wilmington couple renovates an ancestral home
WILMINGTON—Drivers on Route 100 between Wilmington and Dover can’t fail to notice an old house that, since early June, has been raised on four nine-foot wooden piers.
The approximately 200-year-old building was...

“Because we’ve expanded our retail focus, we’ve been doing very well,” said Isabelle Alvarado, owner of the Village Roost café and gift shop.

Wilmington retailers say business is strong

As the summer season arrives, customer demand outweighs headwinds from construction and tariffs
WILMINGTON—Prices are up, the country is embroiled in conflict, and shoppers may not feel too confident about the national economy. But in Wilmington, it seems that the...

Bennington-1 Rep. Jonathan Cooper

Cooper seeks reelection to Bennington-1 district

The incumbent wants to navigate Vermont’s demographic challenges and create educational opportunities
POWNAL—Rep. Jonathan Cooper, a Democrat representing the Bennington-1 district in the Vermont House of Representatives, is seeking re-election this fall.
The...

VT repealed two parts of Act 181. Now what?

Repeal bill also aims to preserve environmental goals of Act 181
HALIFAX—In April, the Halifax Selectboard asked the state to repeal all of Act 181, which was a significant revision of Vermont’s land-use and permitting system.
Passed in 2024, Act 181 sought to...

A celebration worthy of America’s semiquincentennial

By Anita Rafael
WARDSBORO—On Saturday, July 4, Wardsboro is hosting what has become the biggest street fair and Independence Day parade that a small town, population 800-plus, can possibly create. The marvelous thing about it is that Wardsboro likely reached “peak parade” over a generation...

An informational meeting on the proposed transfer of the former school building to the town drew only about a dozen residents, but the measure passed overwhelmingly.

Readsboro voters approve town purchase of shuttered school building for $1

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that the Readsboro School District, not the Town of Readsboro, would be laible for $28,000 a year in real estate taxes on the recently shutttered Readsboro Central School building starting in April 2027 if the building is not sold by then...

Patriotic small replica of Wardsboro Town Hall designed by the Plimpton family. Photo courtesy Lee Miller

Plenty to do around the valley this Fourth of July

DEERFIELD VALLEY—Residents and visitors in the Deerfield Valley will have no shortage of opportunities to celebrate this Independence Day weekend, with fireworks, parades, live music, comedy, family activities, and community events scheduled across the area.
Festivities begin Thursday...

A plan to build the regional arts and culture economy takes its first steps

Wilmington and two other towns write a regional strategy to support the creative community
WILMINGTON—Artists and cultural institutions scattered across Windham County have the potential to generate prosperity and economic activity.
But not all is rosy for the...

Old Home Week organizers say everything is in place for the once-in-a-decade event

Some things have changed but the focus of celebrating community remains the same
WHITINGHAM—For Old Home Week, the goal of building community is the same as it has been every 10 years but the means of achieving that have been modified.
As the once-in-a-decade event...

Anali and Brooklyn Moore in the future home of College Fund Lemonade.

Whitingham girls sell lemonade to build up college fund

Family and neighbors help with sales from cart
WHITINGHAM—Two Whitingham sisters have taken their future into their own hands by opening a lemonade stand to save money for college. They call the business College Fund Lemonade.
Anali Moore, 12, and her sister...