Readsboro

Police investigating burglaries at local schools

WHITINGHAM- State Police are investigating recent burglaries at schools in Whitingham and Readsboro.
According to principal Anna Roth, Twin Valley Middle High School was burglarized twice recently.
“On Monday, October 30, we became aware that someone had broken in over the...

Readsboro community meals

READSBORO- The South Readsboro Community Club will hold its first meal of the season on Saturday, August 19, from 5 to 7 pm. It will feature roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, kidney bean salad, and blueberry shortcake. The price is $15 for adults, $7 for children, and children under...

Town poised for another great celebration

READSBORO- The Readsboro Independence Day celebration is on Saturday, June 24.
The Readsboro Independence Day committee would like to invite the family and friends of Readsboro to be part of this year’s parade by participating in the Parade Float Competition on Saturday, June 24. The...

Senior meal celebration

READSBORO- Welcome everyone to the senior birthday celebration on Wednesday, June 14, at 12 pm at the First Baptist Church. The Friendly Mission Circle will host. Lunch will be a salad plate with potato, egg, and ham salads, and fruit. Birthday cake and ice cream will be served plus a present of...

Voters turn back petition, school to stay open

READSBORO- The town’s elementary school will remain open, Readsboro voters decided Wednesday evening.
With a turnout of 260 voters, almost 45% of the town’s 579 registered voters, 91 voters, or 35%, cast ballots in favor of a petitioned question seeking to close the elementary school and...

Voters will decide whether to close Readsboro Central School in a vote by Australian ballot from 10 am to 7 pm on Wednesday, May 17. An informational meeting and discussion will take place at the school on Tuesday, May 16, starting at 6 pm.

State hold on scores puts school to the test

Voters to decide fate of Readsboro school READSBORO- Next week Readsboro voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on the future of education in the town at an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 16, at 6 pm, and a vote by Australian ballot on Wednesday, May 17, from 10 am...

2023 Greenup Day poster

Towns gear up for Green Up Day

By Lauren Harkawik
WILMINGTON - On Saturday, in towns throughout the state, people will take on roadside cleanup assignments and be given green bags to collect litter in. Since 1970, the first Saturday in May has been designated “Green Up Day.”
In Wilmington, Kathy Larsen has...

Concerned residents attended the Readsboro School Board meeting Tuesday evening. Some carried signs urging voters to turn back an effort to close Readsboro Central School. ME

Readsboro readies for school vote

READSBORO- School officials told more than 20 parents and community members at Tuesday evening’s Readsboro School Board meeting that a petitioned closure of the school could lead to a significant tax increase, at least in the first year of closure.
According to a cost projection prepared...

Readsboro school board, parents, discuss options depending on vote

READSBORO- More than 40 parents and other community members rallied at a special school board meeting Tuesday evening, expressing their support for Readsboro School following the submission of a petition seeking a vote on the closure of the school last week.
Board members also effectively...

Readsboro Central School

Petition seeks closure of Readsboro school

READSBORO- A petition presented at Tuesday evening’s Readsboro School Board meeting seeks a vote to close Readsboro Central School effective June 30.
“The goal is to close the school to provide a better education,” says parent Kaitlyn Boyd, who circulated the petition. “I had a fifth...