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Demand rises at food pantry as inflation surges

Pantry managers brace for more increases as price increases hurt economy
DEERFIELD VALLEY—George Power wouldn’t go hungry if he didn’t get help from the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry every month, but he would have trouble paying his rent.
Power, 70, was one of about...

Making the mountains look island-ish

Therese Peterkin Marek and TT’s Kitchen & Catering bring Jamaican food to Wilmington
WILMINGTON—Warm aromas and the sounds of sizzling fooACd fill TT’s Kitchen. At the stove, Chef Therese “TT” Peterkin Marek and her husband, Anthony Marek, prepare a meal of TT’s...

History, ceremony, and fun at Memorial Day weekend events in Wilmington

Remembering veterans while marking Vermont’s 250th birthday, and racing rubber ducks on the river WILMINGTON—The first time Janet Boyd helped to organize the annual Memorial Day weekend rubber duck race 39 years ago, she made sure she wasn’t about to violate environmental...

Board reorganizes, looks at the year ahead

WARDSBORO—At its first meeting following its annual meeting, the River Valleys Unified School District board reorganized and discussed the year ahead, including special education and work the board will undertake regarding efficiencies. In other matters, the Dover School is moving forward with...

Seeking economic solutions for small towns

Southern Vermont Economy Summit keynote lays out vulnerabilities facing the region WEST DOVER—Rural communities are vulnerable to a shortage of investment, and can lack the expertise that could help them attract capital to their struggling economies, a regional economic summit...

State reimbursement funds for PCB remediation at Twin Valley Elementary School helped solve Windham Southwest Supervisory Union's cashflow issues

WSWSU will start year with a deficit, despite projected end-of-year surplus

Fiscal year 2024 deficit of almost $800,000 still looms over SU finances
WILMINGTON—Windham Southwest Supervisory Union will end the fiscal year with a small surplus, which district officials are hailing as good news after several years of fiscal uncertainty.
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Alan Baker (left) and Jeff Menges, members of the Wilmington Trail Committee, toured a new section of the Hoot, Toot & Whistle Trail ahead of its official opening on May 23. Photo by Jon Hurdle

Hoot, Toot, & Whistle Trail to celebrate reopening

New walkways, bridges, and culverts are designed to attract more visitors
WILMINGTON—It’s not yet complete but work on Wilmington’s best-known walking trail is far enough along that it’s being officially reopened, with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, May 23.
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Peyton Davis, an 11th grade student at Twin Valley Middle High School, stopped to shake hands with Matthew Muka, a clinical educator from Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo: Anita Rafael

Twin Valley students sample career options at annual event

Editor’s note: Pipelines and Pathways Director Christy Betit is member of the board of directors of Vermont Independent Media, owner of The Deerfield Valley News and The Commons. Some 200 students from grades 5 through 12 from Twin Valley schools met 50 employers, nonprofit volunteers, and...

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Board approves highway funds, hears Mount Snow updates

Selectboard members approved a paving bid, equipment purchases, and 1% local option tax funding for summer events at their regular board meeting Tuesday evening. The board approved a bid for the paving of town highways following the recommendation of road commissioner Travis Briggs. This year...

Windham Regional plan not related to controversial parts of Act 181, Campany says

The most controversial parts of Vermont’s Act 181 don’t apply to Windham County’s efforts to plan for town-center development, housing or the development of private land, the Windham Regional planning chief told the Wilmington Selectboard Tuesday evening. Chris Campany, executive director of...