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AREA TOWNS – Vermont candidates for statewide and local legislative races had until Thursday, May 28. to file petitions declaring themselves as candidates for the primary election, scheduled on Tuesday, August 11. Independent candidates have until Thursday, Aug. 6, to file their petitions. In Senate races, incumbent Minority Leader, Caledonia[Read More…]
HARDWICK – Once again voters pressed Mountain View Union Elementary School (MVU) District board members on plans for Woodbury School at a May 14 public informational meeting at Hardwick Elementary School (HES) about the May 20 ballot vote on the FY27 school budget. Community concerns included where funds will come[Read More…]
GREENSBORO – The Mountain View Union (MVU) Elementary School Board approved a third budget at its April 16 meeting that cuts $113,088 from the budget now twice rejected by voters. The total expenditure budget was approved for $9,065,204.25, with Education Fund spending of $8,956,803. The board and administrators meeting in[Read More…]
HARDWICK, WOLCOTT – The second round of school budget votes failed today in both the Mountain View Union and Wolcott School Districts. Both school boards submitted the same budget that had been submitted on Town Meeting Day, saying a state buy down would lower tax rates, but voters rejected that.[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – The past couple of weeks have been quite active in the House. Many bills have passed out of the House and have gone to the Senate for consideration. Some of the bills do not do much other than correct language in current laws which was identified as needing[Read More…]
WALDEN – On March 23, at 4:54 a.m., troopers responded to a report of a male slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle on Vermont Route 15 in the town of Walden. It was subsequently learned the operator, Jonathan Plante of Morrisvile, was under the influence of alcohol. Plante was[Read More…]
STANNARD – The Stannard Economic Development Committee (SEDC), formed at town meeting in March, has launched its first initiative, the Stannard Stampede. The effort is designed not only to bring tourist revenue to the town, but also reduce the cost of maintaining the Stannard Community Church lawn and protect the[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invited the public to comment on draft updates to the state wetland maps in 150 towns, covering over 45% of Vermont in a notice published March 17. The updated maps show the approximate location and shape of wetlands across major parts[Read More…]
STANNARD – In contrast to several towns that took up contentious financial figures in their school budgets, a small town of just over 200 people unanimously passed their town school budget from the floor with little incident. The $273,353.50 budget approved by voters represents a 0.01 percent increase from the[Read More…]
CALAIS – On February 15 at 8:51 p.m., Vermont State Police – Berlin Barracks received a report of a slide-off crash in the town of Calais. The operator was identified as Jennifer Foley of South Burlington. Investigation revealed that Foley was operating a motor vehicle while impaired. Foley was subsequently[Read More…]
GREENSBORO – On February 15 at 3:02 p.m., Greensboro Fire Department was dispatched along with Hardwick Emergency Rescue Squad to the area of Norway Road in Stannard for a snowmobile accident. Initial reports indicated the accident was approximately one mile up the VAST trail. Hardwick Fire Department was requested for[Read More…]
STANNARD MOUNTAIN – On December 22 at 5:05 p.m., the Vermont State Police, along with members of local fire and rescue squads, responded to the area of Stannard Mountain Road near the intersection of Sheppard Road in Stannard for a two-vehicle crash with injuries. Investigation on scene determined that vehicle 1,[Read More…]
