Readsboro

Readsboro voters approve school budget, question education quality

READSBORO- Voters passed the Readsboro School District’s fiscal year 2024 budget in an 81-35 vote by Australian ballot Tuesday, following discussion at their annual meeting Monday evening.
The 2024 budget, at $1,615,745 is up by about $80,000 over last year’s budget, or about 5%. ...

A fire-y Town Meeting

Gymnasium light fixture bursts into flames READSBORO- Things got fiery at Readsboro’s Town Meeting Monday night, but it wasn’t because of anything on the warning - there was an actual fire in the school gymnasium.
The incident began earlier in the evening, during the...

Five-year plan released to the public

Supervisory union lays out number of goals
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union released their five-year strategic plan to the public last month, a guide to focus educational priorities through 2027. WSSU Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll is taking...

Very few contested races on Town Meeting ballots

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Valley voters will see few contested races on Town Meeting ballots this year, but some boards will be welcoming new members or searching to fill unclaimed seats.
Petitions for school and municipal offices were due Monday, January 30.
Wilmington...

DVFiber connects first homes

READSBORO - DVFiber, the communications union district that aims to provide high-speed fiberoptic internet to the entirety of the valley and the surrounding area, recently celebrated a big achievement. It wired its first homes with fiber.
DVFiber has long promised that it will go...

Election news, surprise, stole the show in back half of 2022

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The second half of 2022 was dominated by election news. Though there were a few firsts, including the election of Becca Balint as the state’s first woman to serve in Congress, there were few surprises. A notable exception was the strong performance of Bruce Busa, who entered...

Early-morning fire destroys house, kills one occupant

READSBORO- Local residents are grieving the loss of a community member in a fatal fire at a residence on Grinka Farm Road on Friday, December 2.
According to police reports, the Readsboro Fire Department was dispatched to the fire at about 3:02 am. Firefighters arrived to find the...

Judge John Valente

Judge signs off on final recount numbers, Busa loses seat by 20 votes

BENNINGTON- The results of a recount of votes in the Bennington-1 district race confirmed Democrat Nelson Brownell’s victory over Republican Bruce Busa.
The results were read aloud by Bennington Superior Court Judge John Valente Thursday afternoon in the same courtroom in which ballots...

Residents around the region may see more cable crews as DVFiber ramps up its efforts to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas. File photo

CUD to begin wiring parts of valley

WHITINGHAM - At the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting Wednesday, November 16, Phil Edelstein, the town’s representative to the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District, gave an update on DVFiber’s plans.
DVFiber is the trade name used by the Deerfield Valley Communications...

School, family at odds over bus stop

READSBORO- A local family says they may have to resort to homeschooling their three school-age children if they can’t resolve transportation issues with Readsboro School District.
Tyler Gosselin and her husband Cody Gerry say their three children attending Readsboro Elementary School have...