Wardsboro

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Turnip time

WARDSBORO- Mike Cooney weighs turnips during the annual Gilfeather Turnip Festival, held Saturday.

Revised House districts would change representation

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Residents of Deerfield Valley towns could see some changes in the configuration of their House districts under an apportionment map proposed by the Vermont Legislative Apportionment Board.
The proposed districts were recently released to boards of civil authority,...

Gilfeather Turnip Festival returns Saturday at library

WARDSBORO - The Friends of the Wardsboro Library are celebrating the famous Gilfeather turnip and farmer John Gilfeather at the Gilfeather Turnip Festival, this Saturday, September 23, from 10 am to 1 pm, at the Wardsboro Public Library, 170 Main Street.
Just-harvested, locally grown...

Board continues to support coalition

DOVER- The River Valleys Unified School District board underwent a reorganization at their meeting on Monday, October 4, following the addition of their newest board member, Chad Staro. The board also discussed budget planning and the statewide weighting study.
Rich Werner, of Dover, was...

Chad Staro

Staro named to River Valleys board

WARDSBORO - Following the regularly scheduled River Valleys Unified School District board meeting on Monday, September 20, Chad Staro, of Wardsboro, was appointed to the open board position. Former board member Rick Thorpe, of Wardsboro, stepped down from the board in August.
Staro was one...

Students back in school following virus closure

WARDSBORO - After one week of at-home learning for Wardsboro School students, they are back in the building. Students participated in learning from home the week of September 20 through 24, following a positive COVID-19 case within their learning community.
Initially, according to...

Mandel, Zydeco top music options

WINDHAM COUNTY - Music lovers have choices in the upcoming days.
On Sunday, September 19, at 2 pm, Bruce Mandel will perform at Wardsboro Town Hall, Main Street, for a second time, having played the hall previously in 2018. Lyrically driven, the diverse sounds of his recordings...

According to the 2020 census, Dover had the biggest population increase of any town in the area. File photo

New census numbers shows area towns have growth in population

By Mike Eldred
DEERFIELD VALLEY- Have Deerfield Valley towns reversed the trend of declining population reported 10 years ago?
According to recently released 2020 census figures, the population in several Deerfield Valley towns has grown - some towns have experienced substantial...

Methodist tag sale weekend

WARDSBORO - The structural restoration project for the Methodist Church will hold a tag sale fundraiser on Labor Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 4 and 5, from 10 am to 4 pm, at the garage adjacent to the Wardsboro Public Library. In addition, the library will hold its monthly book...

Towns, nonprofit teaming up on window inserts

WINDHAM - The Wardsboro, Londonderry, and Windham energy committees have teamed up with the nonprofit organization Window Dressers to offer insulating window inserts at a community build on Friday, November 17, to Tuesday, November 21, at the Windham Meeting House.
During the first week...