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Whitingham candidates meet voters

WHITINGHAM- Voters gathered at the Whitingham Municipal Center Wednesday evening to meet candidates running for town offices at Town Meeting this year.
Moderator Leon Corse kicked off the introductions by telling voters why he’s running for another term. “Someone needs to do it, and...

Voters talk about town clerk pay raise, library expenses, cemeteries

By Lauren Harkawik
DOVER - The town held its pre-Town Meeting on Tuesday at Dover Town Hall. Rich Werner moderated the discussion, in which voters went through each of the articles warned for next week’s Town Meeting.
Articles that inspired discussion and questions from voters...

Halifax ready to meet

By Linda Donaghue
HALIFAX- Halifax Town Moderator Paul Blais opened a recent informational meeting this week by introducing himself as candidate for moderator and discussing his efforts to keep up to date with rules and regulations affecting the town. Other candidates were also presented...

Chief warns of cost shift

Dispatching services could run up big charges WILMINGTON- At Tuesday evening’s selectboard meeting, Wilmington Police Chief Matt Murano warned board members the town could be facing a big bill from the state if changes proposed by the Vermont Department of Public Safety are...

Steve Neratko at a 2018 meeting. File/LH

Development director to leave Dover

DOVER - Dover Economic Development Director Steve Neratko has tendered his resignation, the Dover Selectboard announced at its meeting on Tuesday. In other matters, the board discussed a broadband survey the town is assisting Windham Regional Commission in conducting, said it would halt payments...

Trustee adds Doveberry to sale agreement

BURLINGTON- This week Hermitage Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee Raymond Obuchowski submitted additional notices and proposed orders stemming from a January 31 hearing in the case, including a proposed order on the sale of the Doveberry Inn, and a notice and purchase and sale agreement for all...

Boards signs off on sewer project funding

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members approved a proposal by Wilmington Economic Development Consultant Gretchen Havreluk to use up to $80,000 in local option tax funding for a sewer construction project on East Main Street. The project will extend an existing public sewer line to serve five buildings...

Ann Manwaring, right, was recognized for her years of service to the town of Wilmington at the selectboard meeting Tuesday. Manwaring is not seeking reelection to the board. Looking on are board member Sarah Fisher, left, and town manager Scott Tucker. Mike Eldred

Board chair gobsmacked by OSEC loss of school revenue

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members approved funding from the town’s 1% local option tax fund for work at the Old School Community Center at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Old School Enrichment Council members met with the board to request $40,000 in funding for repairs and capital...

Voters will decide clerk’s raise at Town Meeting

DOVER - Dover will hold its pre-Town Meeting on Tuesday, February 25, at 6 pm at Dover Town Hall. Traditionally, the meeting entails a run-through of the town’s Town Meeting warning.
Article 1 on the warning pertains to officer positions, which will be voted by Australian ballot. Polls...

School board voices concerns about reasons for “no” vote on budget

DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District board, chair Rich Werner encouraged the board and members of the public to testify in an upcoming Senate Education Committee hearing pertaining to a recently released study into pupil weighting. The board asked Werner...