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Immigrant-rights groups urge readiness for any new ICE crackdown in Vermont

VERMONT—Advocates for immigrants urged supporters to prepare for an increase in activity by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers throughout Vermont after violent and deadly protests against their presence in Minnesota and Maine.
Some 1,100 people, more than five times as...

Whitingham shuffles order of Town Meeting

Will voters stay at the meeting longer?
WHITNGHAM- Town Meeting Day will be different in Whitingham this year, the first year without longtime moderator Leon Corse at the helm. Under the moderation of Seth Boyd, the order of articles tended from the floor at Town Meeting...

Sadawga ice anglers brave cold in annual derby to aid fire department

WHITINGHAM- On Whitingham’s frozen Sadawga Lake, the air temperature was about four degrees at 9 am on Saturday, January 31, but Barry Smith was having fun catching fish from holes drilled through 18 inches of ice. Smith was one of an estimated 250 to 300 people who were expected to compete in...

Readsboro school tax increase could climb to a dollar without intervention

Voters will face higher school taxes whether the town decides to close its elementary school or keep it open, school officials say
READSBORO—Already facing the grim prospect of closing their elementary school, Readsboro voters will have the unenviable choice of accepting...

Halifax voters will weigh in on recycling, auditor office

HALIFAX- Voters will gather on Town Meeting Day to tend to a warning that includes 11 articles. Though the number of warned articles is smaller than those of nearby towns, it contains some consequential questions, including whether recycling drop-off and pickup will be contracted and whether the...

Valley shrugs at snowstorm that paralyzed many areas of country

DEERFIELD VALLEY—A monster storm traumatized a wide area of the United States with heavy snows and frigid temperatures, but was it a big one by southern Vermont standards? Not so much.
In the Wilmington area, about 14 inches of snow accumulated between Sunday morning and Monday evening but...

VT rejects new CDC schedule for vaccines

State will comply with American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for childhood immunizations VERMONT—In early January, the Centers for Disease Control announced changes to its recommended childhood immunization schedule, which outlines which immunizations are recommended...

Dover finalizes Town Meeting warning

Among 21 articles, voters will discuss town acquisition of the West Dover Cemetery DOVER—The Dover Selectboard approved its Town Meeting warning at a special meeting held on the morning of Tuesday, January 13. With the exception of the election of town officers, which will be...

Former Jamaica resident charged with sex crimes

BRATTLEBORO—Kenneth J. Olsson, 54, of Bellows Falls, was ordered held without bail at his arraignment in Windham Criminal Court last week.
Olsson was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 16, lewd or lascivious conduct with a child, and domestic assault...

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Readsboro to vote on school closure on ballot at this year’s Annual Town Meeting

READSBORO—Voters will decide the future of Readsboro Central School in a vote by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 3, school board members announced last week.
During a community informational meeting and discussion last week, board members said their decision to bring the school’s...