VERMONT – Auditor Douglas R. (Doug) Hoffer released information on February 19, about research his department has done on radon testing in schools. “Vermont schools should be healthy and safe environments in which to learn and work,” he said. The Vermont Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law a[Read More…]
Education
Helms advances to regional Poetry Out Loud competition
HARDWICK – Will Helms, an 11th-grade student at Hazen Union School, has been announced as the school winner of the Poetry Out Loud competition held on December 23. Helms will advance to the regional Poetry Out Loud contest, coordinated by the Vermont Arts Council and the Flynn, February 12 at[Read More…]
Music students represent Hazen Union at regional festivals
HARDWICK – For Hazen Union senior Quinn Molleur, engaging in music has opened doors to travel and new experiences. Molleur traveled to Connecticut last March for the New England Music Festival, a competitive opportunity for high school students in the region. “Not only did I get to go to a[Read More…]
Hazen Union hatches trout, new learning opportunities
HARDWICK – Hazen Union School has launched a new student trout hatchery club, led by advisors Chelsea Ross and Jay Modry, through the national Trout in the Classroom initiative. Students received their trout eggs from the Salisbury Fish Hatchery, delivered by volunteers with Trout Unlimited, on January 6. The trout[Read More…]
Welch secures nearly $60 million for Vermont communities
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, announced February 6 that he has secured $58.68 million in federal funds to support 38 Vermont projects, including projects in the Northeast Kingdom, Senator Welch nominated project recipients through the[Read More…]
House lawmaker’s proposed school consolidation map would combine 119 districts into 27
MONTPELIER – Rep. Peter Conlon, D-Cornwall, the House Education Committee chair, on Thursday introduced the first concrete proposal presented this legislative session to consolidate Vermont’s dozens of school districts. The proposal would merge the state’s 119 districts and the 52 entities that govern them into 27 supervisory districts, each with[Read More…]
Tatistcheff named superintendent of OSSU
HARDWICK – Rebecca Tatistcheff will commence her role as superintendent of Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) on July 1. Tatistcheff was previously principal of the Cabot School and U-32 High School. She spent the bulk of her career in the New York City public school system, a member of a[Read More…]
School budget 101, Feb. 16.
HARDWICK – Monday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the OSSU school board is hosting a general information session on budgets. Because school budgets are confusing for voters, the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union School Board is hosting a general information session on how school budgets are developed, the role[Read More…]
Students Named to President’s List
PLYMOUTH, NH – The following local students have been named to the Plymouth State University President’s List: Savanah Boyce of Craftsbury, Grace Cloutier of Hardwick and Keenan Wallace of Plainfield. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.70 or better for[Read More…]
Keller-Angelo named to Dean’s List
WORCESTER, MA – Amatista M. Keller-Angelo of Hardwick was named to second honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2025 semester. Students must have a GPA between 3.50 and 3.79 for second honors.
Krumperman named to Dean’s List
NEWPORT, RI – Nora Krumperman of Marshfield was named to the Dean’s List during the fall 2025 academic semester at Salve Regina University. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 for full-time students completing at least 12 graded credits, or a[Read More…]
Two local students named to Dean’s List
BRISTOL, R.I. – Lillian O’Donnell of Wolcott and Sakoya Sweeney of Craftsbury have been named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that[Read More…]
