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Werner, Thorpe picked to continue River Valleys school district board leadership

WARDSBORO- The River Valleys Unified School District Board began their regularly scheduled meeting with a reorganization session following their annual meeting.
All board members who were up for reelection retained their positions. Voters also passed Article 15, which eliminated the role...

Board considers impact of pre-K program

READSBORO- The Readsboro School Board met on Tuesday, June 1, to talk about issues such as updates regarding the district’s grants, a playground inspection report, board members’ goals, and the potential of having a full-time pre-K program in the upcoming school year.
Readsboro Central...

Officials say federal funds will accelerate CUD broadband buildout

MONTPELIER - On June 2, H.360, “An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment,” was delivered to Gov. Phil Scott for his signature. The bill, which the governor is expected to sign, will designate $150 million in federal funds next year for building out broadband infrastructure....

Computer error leads to mistake in transportation fund allocations

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members learned they may have to reimburse other districts in Windham Southwest Supervisory Union after they received too great a share of state transportation aid in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
WSSU Business Manager Karen Atwood said Twin Valley’s...

Walk-in vaccination clinics were held by Rescue Inc. at the Wilmington Antique and Flea Market this past weekend. Angel Balch

State closes in on 80%

MONTPELIER- Vermont continues to inch toward Gov. Phil Scott’s 80% vaccination rate goal and the end of COVID-19 restrictions.
“As of yesterday, Vermont’s vaccinated 79.4% of the eligible population,” Gov. Scott announced at his COVID-19 emergency press briefing Tuesday, “leaving us just 3...

Mountain pushes pay-to-park

Vail CEO says local mountains to decide DOVER- Vail Resorts’ plan to charge for what was previously free parking at Mount Snow has left some Mount Snow skiers feeling peevish.
In a letter dated May 25, Mount Snow General Manager Tracy Bartels announced that the resort...

Twin Valley celebrates the class of 2021

“If we can graduate during an international pandemic, then we can do anything.”
WILMINGTON – Braving wind and heat, Twin Valley Middle High School honored graduating seniors Saturday, June 5 with a ceremony at Hayford Field.
Friends and family members packed the...

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Scott lifts bar curfew, funds summer programs

MONTPELIER- It was a “good news, good news” situation at Gov. Phil Scott’s COVID-19 emergency briefing on Friday, May 28, as he announced the lifting of a curfew and a summer youth program with serious funding behind it.
In his remarks, Gov. Scott announced over 130 vaccination walk-in...

Jade Barnshaw and Graham Alsted with their daughter, Dahlia Alsted, outside Folly. Lauren Harkawik

More than a folly, couple takes over restaurant, settles into community

WILMINGTON - On a recent Sunday morning, Jade Barnshaw, Graham Alsted, and their daughter, Dahlia Alsted, who is almost 2 years old, are inside the place that brought them here. Folly, the downtown spot known for its intimate dining setting and high-end cuisine, is, decoratively speaking, largely...

Board gives green light to ATV club

READSBORO- The Readsboro Selectboard met Wednesday, May 26, at St Joachim’s Church parish hall, where they heard and discussed issues ranging from violations of the junk ordinance, ATV speed limit signs, and the hiring of parttime summer help for the town, to the little bit of progress being made...