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Steve Butler, owner of North Star Pizza & Bowling, is ready to sell his business after 47 years of ownership.

North Star owner looks toward a new era

In January, Steve Butler, owner of Wilmington’s North Star Pizza & Bowling, put the business up for sale. Though it hasn’t sold yet, Butler said he’s prepared to hand it over to the person who will bring it into its next chapter. Butler, who has owned the bowling center and pizza restaurant...

Three Wilmington projects named regional priorities

Three Wilmington-based projects were included on this year’s list of “Regional Priority Projects,” a list published each year by Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC). The list includes continued development at WheelPad, ongoing renovations at the Old School Community Center, and...

Wilmington’s No Kings protesters call for Trump’s impeachment

Around 180 people jammed the center of Wilmington on Saturday morning as part of the latest nationwide protest in some 3,000 communities against the policies of the Trump administration. The No Kings event, the third so far, accused the administration of seeking to end democracy, of rounding up...

Bongartz and Plunkett to re-electon to Senate

Southwestern Vermont’s two state senators said they would seek re-election in November, promising to continue their fight against the Trump administration and proposing more reforms on the top local issues of housing, education, and affordability in the mostly rural communities they have...

Nonprofit gets a state grant to pursue ‘Wild and Scenic’ status for Deerfield River

The Deerfield River Watershed Association (DRWA) received a state grant that will help it advance an application for a federal Wild and Scenic River designation. That status would permanently protect the Deerfield River from any new dams and from any “adverse water development” such as...

Dover lays out water supply options in final feasibility study

Potential scenarios, and costs, for how Dover could approach its water supply over the next decade are distilled in a feasibility study final report, which is available to be read in full via the town’s website. The report, which was posted on March 18, was compiled by Dufresne Group Consulting...

Advocates say Wilmington's water supply is threatened by too many people staying in short-term rental properties.

Wilmington mulls limits on bedroom numbers for short-term rentals

Planning officials weighed whether to put a limit on the number of bedrooms that a short-term rental house can have amid concerns that some owners are eroding the quality of life in residential neighborhoods while threatening to overload septic systems. The Planning Commission is considering...

Wardsboro Elementary principal Francesca Palumbo

River Valleys approves budget, eyes buydown

At its meeting on Monday, March 16, the River Valleys Unified School District Board approved a budget that represents a 1% decrease in expenditures, but will nevertheless result in higher taxes in Dover and Wardsboro, even with a proposed buydown using the district’s reserve funds. In other...

Jacksonville Electric customers qualify for expanded Efficiency Vermont rebates

Customers of the Jacksonville Electric Company are eligible for exclusive rebates under current offerings from Efficiency Vermont, including those for new appliances and certain weatherization projects. Income-eligible Jacksonville Electric customers can also access heat pump rebates beyond what’...

Grace Cottage again named best place to work

For the fourth year in a row, Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital has been named one of Vermont’s “Best Places to Work” by the Vermont Business Magazine. Grace Cottage is the only hospital in the state to have achieved this award each year for the past four years. The award, given each...