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Twin Valley residents will get a tax rate cut

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members signed off on a final draft of their proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and an annual meeting warning at a special meeting last week.
Although most of the articles on the warning will be voted by Australian ballot on Town Meeting day - Tuesday,...

Town Meeting articles include vote to freeze cannabis licences

WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, January 21, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed funding for the Route 9/Route 100 Water and Sewer Expansion Project, adopted the Wilmington Ethics Ordinance, and approved the 2025 Town Meeting warning.
Each year, the selectboard approves an...

Salway to leave board, sledding on Horace Hill a problem

DOVER- Selectboard members finalized their spending plan for fiscal year 2026, and approved the warning for this year’s annual Town Meeting, and board member Scott Salway surprised board members with his resignation.
Salway reluctantly announced his resignation as the board discussed the...

Beware of scam callers targeting DISH Network customers

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Valley residents are warning of a telephone “phishing” scam targeting DISH Network subscribers.
At least two Deerfield Valley News readers have reported that they or family members have been contacted by callers posing as DISH Network representatives. The fraudulent...

River Valleys school district preps for annual meeting, vote

WARDSBORO - At their meeting on Monday, April 22, at Wardsboro Elementary, the River Valleys Unified School Board reviewed the warning for the annual meeting.
On Monday, April 29, from 10 am to 7 pm, voting by Australian ballot will take place for article 12. Article 12 elects a director...

Building repairs, including a new roof for The Dover School, will be up for discussion at the River Valleys district annual meeting on April 30. File photo

River Valleys voters asked to approve $6.8 million in spending at meeting

WARDSBORO - At their regular meeting on Monday, April 2, the River Valleys Union School District discussed the warning for the annual meeting on Tuesday, April 30, at Dover Town Hall at 7 pm. For fiscal year 2025, the proposed budget will be $6,845,217. They also received updates from the...

River Valleys to give voters final say on roof

DOVER - River Valleys Unified School District held their meeting at The Dover School on Monday, March 18. Items on the agenda were adopting a warning for the district meeting and brainstorming ways to finance a replacement for The Dover School’s roof.
Laurie Garland, business manager of...

Twin Valley annual meeting set for February 27

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members last week approved a 12-article warning for their annual district meeting.
The school district annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27, at 6 pm in the Twin Valley Middle High School Auditorium in Whitingham. ...

Halifax will return to traditional Town Meeting

HALIFAX- This year Halifax will return to an in-person meeting on the traditional Town Meeting day of Tuesday, March 7.
Town Meeting and voting for town and school officers by Australian ballot starts at 10 am in the Halifax Elementary School multipurpose room. The polls will remain...

Not a lucky day: A tow truck pulls a town of Dover plow truck out of the ditch on Friday, January 13. Ice caused it to slide off the road. Mark Sprague

Dover to return to traditional Town Meeting day

DOVER- Selectboard members voted to warn this year’s Town Meeting for Tuesday, March 7, a return to traditional Town Meeting day following two years of pandemic-related postponements.
The board also set Wednesday, March 1, at 6 pm as the date for their public informational meeting to...