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Good news trickles in on town’s water quality
READSBORO - Tuesday night’s selectboard meeting had an unusually small agenda. However the selectboard received good news from the engineering firm Dubois & King. Engineer Chuck Goodling said...
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State Sen. Peter Shumlin talks about his feelings concerning Act 82 while Dover School Board chair Rich Werner looks on. R. Capitani “Much ado about nothing”
DOVER - The passage of Act 82 by the Vermont Legislature to regulate increased school spending has become a source of controversy, particularly among school administrators. The Dover School Board...
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Brian Alfonso prepares to be lowered from a window by a belay rope. Firefighters learn real world survival skills
WILMINGTON - For those driving on Route 100 a couple of weekends ago, it is likely they saw several firefighters at Howe Field. There was no actual fire at the site. Instead, they were being taug...
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The Rapp family, Galen, 4, Madeline, 10, and Heron, 7, help mother Kathy check out the sample ballots at Readsboro School before she entered the voting booth. 		                    
Valley mostly backs winners
DEERFIELD VALLEY - Vermont delivered Barack Obama the second-highest margin of victory in the nation Tuesday, second only to Washington, DC. A whopping 67% of Vermont voters cast ballots for O...
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A damaged wind turbine nacelle lies at the base of its tower at the Searsburg Wind Facility. Courtesy Green Mountain Power Searsburg windmill collapses
SEARSBURG - There are 11 wind turbines at Green Mountain Power’s Searsburg wind facility but recently one of them suffered a setback when its nacelle (or wind turbine gearbox) collapsed in high w...
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Bartlett and Moran debate
WARDSBORO - Former state representative Phil Bartlett, of Dover, and incumbent state representative John Moran, of Wardsboro, squared off in the first of three candidate forums at the Wardsboro T...
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Road still rough for Valley Trail completion
by Christian Avard
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DOVER- Dover Valley Trail acquisition efforts are moving along, but not fast enough to begin trail work. Project managers Michelle Grant and Patrick Kenneally, of Greenman Pedersen Inc., presented ...
Board hashes out EMS options
by Margo Avakian
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HALIFAX‑ The selectboard considered a number of issues in its initial October meeting, but the bulk of the evening was spent discussing ambulance service. Responding to an invitation from the boar...
Tough economic times force mountain cuts
by Mike Eldred
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DOVER- In what may be a sign of the times, Mount Snow has eliminated a number of management positions, citing the economic pressure from rising fuel costs and other factors. Mount Snow General Man...
Voters to choose building options for high school
by Mike Eldred
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WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members met in a special session Tuesday afternoon to hammer out the details of an informational package regarding the options for addressing the high school fa...
Man works to honor the dead
by Christian Avard
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READSBORO- Those who are gone should not be forgotten. According to Tom Lumbis, many of those buried in Readsboro cemeteries have been. Now he is seeking help to learn more about these individuals ...
Selectboard endorses DEDC business plan
by Christian Avard
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DOVER- The selectboard held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the Dover Economic Development Committee business plan. DEDC members worked on the plan for the past few months and were given the o...
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