HARDWICK – The Mountain View Union (MVU) Elementary School District Australian ballot vote on articles 5 and 6, town meeting day, March 4 resulted in the $8,973,600.32 budget passing with 353 votes in favor to 259 votes against, out of 612 votes cast. MVU estimated the proposed budget will result[Read More…]
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Civil Discussion Marks Uneventful Meeting
HARDWICK – Town meeting began promptly at 10 a.m. as Orise Ainsworth was reelected moderator for the final time, later announcing her retirement to enthusiastic applause for her service over many years. In Australian balloting tabulated in the evening, Tim Riccardiello was reelected to the select board for a three-year[Read More…]
Incumbents, CCIF Merger Defeated
CABOT — Newcomers Peggy Miller and Jennifer Miner defeated select board incumbents Karen Larsen and Richard “R.D.” Eno during Tuesday’s town meeting day Australian balloting. Miller’s 228 surpassed Larsen’s 179 for the two-year board seat. The three-year seat will be filled by Miner, who garnered 236 votes to Eno’s 172[Read More…]
Budgets, Appropriations Pass
WOODBURY – Eighty people turned out for Woodbury’s second Saturday town meeting, March 1, just two less than the first year, in 2024, reported Select Board Chair, Diana Peduzzi, who was relected to a three-year term to remain on the board. There were no contested elections and all the budget[Read More…]
Mihaly, McAndrew, McCullough Elected to Serve
CALAIS – Australian balloting for select board resulted in the reelection of Christy Mihaly to a three-year term ending in 2028. Barbara McAndrew received 205 write-in votes for a vacant select board seat with a two-year term, ending in 2027. She far exceeded the 15 votes needed to win the[Read More…]
MVU Ballot Error Raises Questions about Results
HARDWICK – An apparent error on the printed ballot for the budget article shows increased per pupil spending of $15,582.40 that will result if the budget passes, with the ambiguous notation “higher/lower than the per pupil education spending for the current year.” The warning indicates only “higher.” It’s unclear what[Read More…]
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Questions Raised by “Animals Lawsuit Against Humanity”
GREENSBORO — Sister Gail Worcelo with Greensboro’s Green Mountain Monastery adapted a 1,000 year old tale for a reading in the Greensboro United Church of Christ (UCC) sanctuary, Sunday afternoon, Mar. 1: “The Animals Case Against Humanity” is said to have originated in India, been written down by Sufi Muslims[Read More…]
Misappropriation of Funds Alleged by 3 Nonprofits
HARDWICK – Three local nonprofit organizations have filed liens against a Wolcott resident, citing unauthorized withdrawals amounting to $16,909.19, during her time employed as a bookkeeper for each of them. In the liens filed with Wolcott’s town clerk, Tuesday, Feb. 18, Laurel Schoop is alleged to have misappropriated funds from[Read More…]
Mountainview Budget, Bond to be Voted
HARDWICK – Mountainview Union Elementary School District (MVU) voters in Hardwick, Greensboro, Stannard and Woodbury will have the opportunity to vote on the $8.97 million school budget and a $1.2 million bond to mitigate PCBs in Hardwick Elementary School (HES), town meeting day, Tuesday, March 4. The budget represents an[Read More…]
Humanitarian Awards Appreciate Exceptional Neighbors
HARDWICK – Nine area residents received Hardwick Humanitarian Awards with a sizeable contingent of friends, relatives and peers in attendance at the Hazen Union School Auditorium, Monday evening, Feb. 24. Each year Hardwick organizations, businesses, schools and others nominate people who are real humanitarians, to be recognized at a simple,[Read More…]
Ladies Walking Society Gets Up and Out
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Ladies Walking Society (GLWS) is an informal, loosely organized group of women who “are very conscious of how important it is to get up three mornings a week and do something and be with people to avoid isolation and sloth!” said Cilla Bonney-Smith. She’s the host[Read More…]
