Wilmington

Southern Vermont Board of Realtors president John Hatton, right, hands a donation check to Ruben Garza, United Way of Windham County executive director.

Golf tournament helps local kids get warm coats

WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors held their annual golf tournament at the Haystack Golf Course on Friday, June 17. SVBR donated the proceeds from the tournament to the United Way Kids in Coats program. According to Ruben Garza, executive director of the United Way of Windham...

Kids invited to touch a truck

WILMINGTON - Meet local heroes at the touch-a-truck event Thursday, July 28, from 1 to 2:30 pm at Twin Valley Elementary School.
The event is open to the public and will take place during Wings’ Celebrate Summer camp. This is a free family event and will occur rain or shine.

An evening with Deerfield Valley Rescue

WILMINGTON - Deerfield Valley Rescue would like to invite people to an evening with EMS. Join them at 22 Stowe Hill Road on Friday, July 22, from 5 to 9 pm for an eventful evening of fun.
DVR will be hosting an open house with touch-a-truck for kids, monster trucks on display, and...

Wilmington Bike Safety Day participants. Photo courtesy John Hatton

Wilmington Bike Safety Day

WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors joined the Wilmington Police Department at their Bike Safety Day, on Saturday, July 9. Mike Purcell, Tony Tribuno, and Monique White, SVBR members and realtors, were at the event to help and brought a new bike from Equipe Sport for a raffle that...

Hermit crabs, painting at Pettee

WILMINGTON - The Pettee Memorial Library has several events planned for the following weeks.
On Friday, July 22, join the library on the lawn at 8:30 pm for its Circus Movie Under the Stars. On Saturday, July 23, visit Pettee Library during the village circus stroll from 5 to 7 pm for some...

Proposed amendments heard by commission

WILMINGTON- Planning commission members held a public hearing on proposed zoning amendments that would clarify guidelines for outdoor dining in the village, set standards for solar energy installations and electric vehicle charging stations.
A proposed amendment to the design review...

Kate O’Neill, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech therapy coming to valley

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Speech therapy patients in areas near Manchester and Wilmington can now schedule appointments closer to home.
Speech-language pathologist Kate O’Neill, MS, CCC-SLP, will be traveling from SVMC outpatient rehabilitation in Bennington to the primary care offices in...

Grant supports WINGS after-school programming

WILMINGTON- A partnership between the Wilmington Recreation Commission and Twin Valley’s WINGS program has received a $94,844 state After School and Summer Expanding Access grant.
In 2021, Vermont offered a Summer Matters for All grant that helped establish educational summer programming...

Walgreens in Wilmington

Complaint alleges Walgreens has created unsafe conditions

WILMINGTON - A complaint filed in June by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation against Walgreens alleges that mismanagement, a lack of professional oversight, and not adhering to regulations has led to unsafe working conditions for Walgreens employees and dangerous health issues for...

A past fireworks show over Mount Snow. Facebook

4th of July celebrations around town

By Amelia Nick
SOUTHERN VERMONT- The Deerfield Valley will have many Fourth of July events and celebrations this weekend happening everywhere from Wardsboro to Brattleboro.
In Dover, on Friday July 1, Mount Snow will host a base area block party with live music by the Drew Angus...