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Personal accessible dwellings (PADs) in WheelPad’s Wilmington manufacturing facility. Photo courtesy of Julie Lineberger

WheelPad launches new program to boost inventory stock

WILMINGTON - Wilmington-based WheelPad L3C is undertaking a number of expansions and improvements as part of its ongoing quest to boost production and make its products more readily available to those who need them. They include ongoing building improvements, expanding on-site storage, and...

Memorial Hall will begin to see more events thanks to the revival of Friends of Historic Memorial Hall. File photo

“Rooted” hopes to start revival of Memorial Hall

WILMINGTON — There’s nothing like a great old theater that was built just to be a great old theater, according to local musician Ian Campbell. And for Campbell, Memorial Hall in the heart of Wilmington fits the bill.
Built in 1902 by the New York architectural firm McKim, Meade &...

Dover Town Hall, one of two buildings awaiting a new water supply at Dover Town Common.

Town makes progress on water supply at Dover Common

DOVER- Selectboard members zipped through their regular meeting Tuesday evening, accepting bids for the sale of a retired police cruiser and for maintenance of the town’s disc golf course, and discussing progress on a new well at Dover Town Hall.
After nearly four years of effort and...

First mobile EMS training classroom

NEWFANE- The Vermont EMS Academy, part of Rescue Inc.; The Emergency Medical Services Fund, Inc.; and Thompson Trust are proud to announce the introduction of Vermont’s first mobile EMS training classroom.
After extensive customization, the mobile classroom will be unveiled during Rescue’...

Windham County Senator Wendy Harrison

Local legislator part of ed reform group

Harrison to serve on School Redistricting Task Force
MONTPELIER- Windham County Sen. Wendy Harrison is among six Vermont legislators tapped to serve as part of a key group that will shape the future of Vermont education under Act 73.
The Vermont School District...

Whitingham gearing up for Old Home Week

WHITINGHAM — The planning for Whitingham Old Home Week 2026 has begun.
Whitingham Old Home Week 2026, a festival that happens once every 10 years to celebrate the town’s history, culture, and people, is scheduled for July 24-26, 2026.
The 2026 event will mark the 13th...

Shannon Wheeler is the newly-appointed economic development director for Dover. Lauren Harkawik

New economic development director settling into her role

DOVER - On a Monday afternoon about six weeks into her new role as economic development director, Shannon Wheeler was settled into her new office space, which is neat and welcoming and features a bountiful display of pictures that in some way capture what life is like in this corner of Vermont,...

Former ski industry exec returns to valley to open retail thrift store

WILMINGTON — There’s no place like home for Kelly Pawlak, and Après Vintage Home and Garden is where her heart is.
Pawlak, who began her ski industry career in 1985 at Mount Snow and eventually served as the resort’s general manager from 2005 to 2017, opened a retail thrift store with...

This stilt walker was part of the 2024 Blueberry Festival parade, held in West Dover. This year’s parade will take place on Saturday, July 26, along Route 100. Randy Capitani/File

Valley to host annual blueberry festival

DEERFIELD VALLEY — The 17th annual Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival begins Friday afternoon, with events running through Sunday, August 3.
The festival celebrates all things blue and fruitful across the valley, including a blueberry pancake breakfast hosted by the Rotary of the...

Dog hearing creates confusion, raises rabies concerns

By Cearra O’Hern
WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Selectboard closed a public hearing and entered a deliberative session following evidence and testimony of a “vicious” dog attack early Monday morning. Selectboard Chair Tom Fitzgerald said the attack was one of the worst he’d seen.
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