Readsboro

Readsboro soldier's legacy honored with gift

READSBORO- On August 18, 1952, Cpl. Richard L. Bolognani and 30 other men were crossing a river during the Korean War. The remote area near Inje, in what’s now South Korea, had recently experienced a typhoon with heavy rains. As the soldiers were crossing the waist-deep river, flash flooding...

Halifax, Readsboro boards weigh funds prior to school split

READSBORO- A discussion of the disposition of Southern Valley Unified Union School District’s debts and surpluses that will remain after the district ceases operations proved controversial at the board’s Wednesday, December 16, meeting.
On June 30, 2021, the union district will cease to...

Budget numbers may be promising for Readsboro restart

READSBORO- Readsboro school board members, meeting as a subcommittee of the Southern Valley Unified Union School District Board Monday evening, got their first glimpse of a proposed 2022 budget for Readsboro School.
The news may be good for Readsboro taxpayers. Although the figures are...

What will Halloween look like?

WILMINGTON- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board discussed Halloween alternatives and their response when a COVID-19 case is identified at the school.
Southern Valley School District board member Helyn Strom-Henriksen, of Readsboro, suggested the board take action to...

School opening goes well in Readsboro and Halifax, guidelines followed

READSBORO- Principals at last Wednesday’s Southern Valley School Board meeting reported that the first week of school under COVID-19 guidelines went smoothly for teachers and for students.
Readsboro Principal Wilmer Chavarria described the community as “happy” about the school opening,...

State board of education chair John Carroll at Wednesday's board meeting

State board approves breakup

Readsboro and Halifax school districts to separate next summer MONTPELIER- Southern Valley Unified Union School District will cease to exist on July 1, 2021, and the independent school districts of Halifax and Readsboro will begin operating on the same date. The state board of...

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Readsboro school to get repairs, district nixes contact sports

READSBORO- Readsboro School will get HVAC repairs next month, and students in Southern Valley Unified Union School District won’t participate in contact sports this season, board members decided at a special meeting Tuesday evening.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Facilities Manager...

School officials to present breakup case to state

HALIFAX- The Vermont Agency of Education and state board of education have acted swiftly on Halifax’s move to withdraw from Southern Valley Unified Union School District.
On Friday, September 3, Vermont State Board of Education Chair John Carroll contacted SVUUSD Chair Chum Sumner and...

A firefighter walks in front of a burning home on King Hill Road in Readsboro. The Tuesday fire demolished the structure. Below, the roof was ablaze as firefighters prepared to attack the fire. Photos courtesy Blake Janovsky/Readsboro Fire Department

Multiple crews called to fight fire

READSBORO- A two-alarm fire ripped through a King Hill Road home Tuesday afternoon, and lack of cell phone service is at least partially to blame for the structure’s destruction.
According to Readsboro Fire Department Chief Adam Codogni, the homeowner was soldering pipes underneath the...

Southern Valley seeks advice on dissolution

HALIFAX- Southern Valley Union School Board is seeking the advice of an attorney specializing in education law to help them ensure the state board of education swiftly approves the dissolution of their union.
“We want to know if there’s a next step that we have to do,” said SVUSB chair...