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Concerns about youth engagement

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s Tuesday evening meeting, chair Josh Cohen spoke about several matters pertaining to youth engagement and retention.
Cohen recently attended the Vermont Community Leadership Summit. He was nominated to attend by vice chair Vicki Capitani, who said at the...

Some evidence in murder case deemed admissible

BRATTLEBORO - In a decision filed with Windham Superior Court Criminal Division on Wednesday, August 7, a motion in limine to exclude evidence in a case relating to a 2016 fatal shooting in Wardsboro was “granted in part and denied in part.”
In December 2016, a grand jury indicted Kevin...

The North Branch sewer plant in West Dover.

Judge rejects North Branch motion to dismiss Andirons case

NEWFANE - Superior Court Judge Robert P. Gerety Jr. has denied a motion to dismiss a complaint filed against North Branch Fire District No. 1. In addition, Gerety granted a motion by the plaintiff, Andirons Re-Development Company, LLC, to amend its original complaint.
The original...

A work crew was cold planing pavement in front of the Old Red Mill in Wilmington earlier this week. Surface preparation and paving will be done from the village center to the Dover town line this year, and then on to the Stratton line next year.

Route 100 paving project underway

WILMINGTON- A major paving project, long awaited by Deerfield Valley travelers, got underway on Wednesday.
The Route 100 project includes the milling (cold planing) and resurfacing of the road from the traffic light in Wilmington, through Dover, to the Stratton/Wardsboro town line near...

Report raises concerns about playground equipment safety at Twin Valley

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed playground safety concerns with parents at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The safety issues were identified in a report following an inspection of the playground at Twin Valley’s Whitingham campus by risk management...

New gynecology and obstetrics protocols shift away from opioids

BENNINGTON - New pain protocols in gynecology and obstetrics at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center reflect a growing focus in the medical community on finding alternatives to opioids for pain management.
Malcolm Paine, MD, is one of the physicians at SVMC’s Bennington-based obstetrics...

The Barnstormer Summit Lift

Court encumbers Barnes’ summit lift equity

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut judge has granted a motion by a former Hermitage employee to place a lien on Hermitage owner James Barnes interest in Barnstormer Summit Lift LLC.
Former Hermitage Chief Financial Officer Dan Solaz, who was also one of three creditors who initiated the Hermitage...

Readsboro’s historic Bullock Building.

Murder-mystery part of effort to save historic village center building

READSBORO - This week, Readsboro Hometown Redevelopment Inc., a 501(c)(3), is in the process of transforming the Bullock Building into a Hawaiian beach for a sold-out Hawaiian-themed dinner happening in the building this weekend.
Pillars have become palm trees and a dinner menu in the...

Map prepared by the Vermont Geological Survey indicates elevated radioactivity in Woodford, Searsburg, and Somerset (pink), as well as occurrences of uranium in geological samples (blue circles) in Searsburg.

Uranium found in well water

Contaminant can be filtered out WEST DOVER- The state has ordered a local business to stop using their well water for food preparation after testing showed uranium levels above the maximum allowed in drinking water.
Dover Health Officer Tabi Freedman confirmed the report, and that the...

Bank wants Hermitage Club foreclosure to start

RUTLAND- Berkshire Bank is asking the Vermont District Bankruptcy Court to allow their foreclosure action to proceed in Windham Superior Court.
The bank filed its foreclosure suit in February 2018, amid mounting financial difficulties at the Hermitage. An automatic stay was placed on...