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Wardboro Turns Up event September 17

On Thursday, September 17, all Wardsboro community members are invited to a free community dinner and the opportunity to be an active participant in sharing and developing ideas for the future of Wardsboro. The “Wardsboro Turns Up” process is a three-month initiative to help the community...

Dress rehearsal for the Wings Program’s upcoming show, “Chasing Midnight.” Katie Boyd

Youth theater returns to Memorial Hall this weekend

WILMINGTON - This weekend marks a milestone for the Wings Community Program. After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, this weekend marks the return of the Wings youth theater production to the stage at Memorial Hall.
The show is called “Chasing Midnight: The Untold Story of a Wish...

“It’s on us to stand up and be better, and to demand better”

BRATTLEBORO - In the wake of a complaint brought by the ACLU against Twin Valley Middle High School, Steffen Gillom, president of the Windham County branch of the NAACP, says he encourages the community to demand better.
“It’s on us to stand up and be better, and to demand better of our...

Curtiss Reed Jr. Courtesy iamavermonter.org

It’s up to the community to take action, says local leader

WHITINGHAM - In the wake of a complaint filed by the ACLU of Vermont, which alleges that Twin Valley Middle High School failed to protect a Black student who was the target of racist bullying, local leader Curtiss Reed Jr. says it is on the community to take an active role in forging change with...

New Readsboro General Store owners Annalise Strom-Henriksen, right, and her husband, Tim Stys, with their son. The couple recently relocated from New York and purchased the community store.

New owners at Readsboro General Store

READSBORO- The Readsboro General Store, one of the most important businesses in the small town of 700 inhabitants, has recently changed ownership.
Readsboro native Annalise Strom-Henriksen and her husband, Tim Stys, have bought the store from previous owners Tom and Brenda Dente.
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Pastor Jeremy Kirk is volunteer leader of Voices of Hope

Voices raised in hopes of helping

Note: This article has been updated to correct an error. In the original version, we incorrectly said that the public could obtain Naloxone at WIlmington's Petty Memorial Library. Neighbors stepping up to deal with the double whammy of overdose and a pandemic.
DOVER-...

COVID-19 concerns cause holiday pivot

Restaurants, stores, switch to carry out, pick up or temporary closure
DEERFIELD VALLEY- A growing number of local businesses are temporarily closing their doors or changing how they deliver services to the public due to concerns about COVID-19 and an influx of visitors...

Melissa boyd relaxes at her Mountain Styules Salon in Dover. LH

Clipping hair during COVID

Pandemic highlights community for salon owner This is part of a series of articles about the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life for people in the Deerfield Valley.
DOVER - For Melissa Boyd, owner of Mountain Styles Salon and Spa, many of the new...

Wilmington Works rolls out Welcome Wagon

WILMINGTON- Due in part to the strange events of this year, the valley has seen an uptick in new residents. To help these newcomers adjust to living here, Wilmington Works, the local downtown organization, has partnered with the southern Vermont chapter of the statewide Welcome Wagon Project to...

Knowles Wentworth is working with local police departments to help people in need.

Partnership creating opportunities

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Wilmington and Dover police departments have embarked on a new venture — a police-social worker partnership. Knowles Wentworth is working with both departments, as well as the Windham County Sheriff’s Department, on a part-time basis. The partnership is supported by grant...