Readsboro

ATV, snowmobile traffic gets curfew

READSBORO – Snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and parking across town were among the topics at last week’s meeting of the Readsboro Selectboard. Mitchell Holland distributed a draft of an updated snowmobile ordinance for the board’s consideration. After discussion, the board requested that a...

District may seek to undo Act 46 school merger

WHITINGHAM- Members of the Southern Valley Unified Union School Board discussed dissolving their Act 46 merger at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The dissolution discussion was prompted by a request made by school board chair Chum Sumner at the board’s August meeting. At that...

Bishop’s report names alleged abusive priests

BURLINGTON - Last week, at the direction of Bishop Christoper J. Coyne, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington released a report containing the names of 40 clergy who have had a credible and substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor made against them since 1950. Two of the clergy in...

New teachers include familiar faces at area schools

Note: This is the first installment of our annual look at new teachers in local schools. More profiles will follow in future issues. Alma Hart Music
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union elementary schools
Alma “Peaches” Hart says she feels like she’s “coming home...

State snafu shortens school time line

READSBORO- As Southern Valley School District was working on a plan to spend federal aid at Readsboro School, late last week the state threw them a curve ball: they’re also eligible for another $63,000 this year, but the deadline to spend it is September 30. And, adding to the urgency, the...

Grade consolidation issue resolved

HALIFAX- A controversy over Southern Valley Unified Union School District’s plan to consolidate the district’s seventh and eighth grade classes at Halifax School ended unexpectedly at Monday evening’s board meeting.
School board chair Chum Sumner started the discussion by noting there...

Parents voice concerns over middle school move

READSBORO- Southern Valley Union School Board held a marathon public discussion session at a special meeting Monday evening.
The special meeting was called in response to concerns raised by Readsboro parents and other residents regarding a decision to eliminate seventh- and eighth-grade...

Board discusses staffing, sidewalks

READSBORO- The Readsboro Selectboard had a busy evening at their regular meeting on Wednesday.
After wading through the budget status and a summary of the selectboard administrator’s report, board members brought forward a previous discussion of their own compensation for attending...

Readsboro seeking answers on new ATV ordinance

READSBORO- Consideration of trails for all-terrain vehicles was prominent at recent selectboard meetings on May 22 and 29. At the former meeting, chair Raymond Eilers noted the current ATV ordinance includes provision for two roads. “We could add roads whenever we want but only if wording on the...

Readsboro board deals with a laundry list of items

READSBORO– At the May 1 meeting, Readsboro Selectboard members discussed the development of an ordinance dealing specifically with blight . Administrative assistant Karen Boisvert said she had researched information from other towns about the issue, including information from Grafton, Barre,...