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With town meeting mostly behind us, it’s worth looking at what we learned this year in covering 11 town meetings, their associated informational meetings and Australian balloting, along with the same for school districts and supervisory unions. Our small staff did a heroic job getting at least some report from[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – Last week’s article, “Schoop Charged with Embezzlement” misidentified Gary Michaels as the NEKarts treasurer. He serves as Hardwick Downtown Partnership’s treasurer. Also last week, our story about the Hardwick Town Meeting, “Civil Discussion Marks Uneventful Meeting,” indicated Dave O’Brien had been elected town agent, when David Shepard was[Read More…]
GMTCC Budget Passes
HYDE PARK – Voters of the Lamoille North Modified Unified Union School District #58 (LNSU) approved the budget for Green Mountain Technology & Career Center for $4,191,823 on March 4, by a vote of 934 to 232. Students at Craftsbury Academy and Hazen Union High School are eligible to apply[Read More…]
Greensboro Garage Gains New Owners
GREENSBORO ― After 10 years as the owner of Greensboro Garage, Joanne Lacasse announced on social media Monday, March 3, “I am thrilled to share with my valued customers, whom I consider friends, that I am passing the torch of ownership of the Greensboro Garage to a new generation. As[Read More…]
MVU School Budget, $1.2M Bond Pass
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…]
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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