Readsboro

Masks were not required during Readsboro's Town Meeting, though votes and board members remained socially distanced.

Readsboro holds in-person Town Meeting

READSBORO- On Monday evening, the town held its first Town Meeting in the school auditorium since 2020, and voters were in the mood to say “yes.” Voters approved every article on the 12-article warning, pausing only for discussion on a few expenditures.
Even with all of the spending...

Readsboro School District holds annual meeting by Australian ballot, approves all articles except one

READSBORO- Voters approved all but one article on the Readsboro School District annual meeting warning in Australian balloting Tuesday.
Article IX, asked voters to authorize the school board to “assign for future use” any portion of the 2021 fiscal year surplus of $167,637 that was not...

Shepherd’s pie at senior meal

READSBORO - The monthly senior meal will be held on Wednesday, March 9, at the First Baptist Church at noon. The Friendly Mission Circle will prepare shepherd’s pie, green beans, salad, breads, and fruit cups.
Some who wish to attend can come early to play bingo; all are welcome to join...

Town set for annual meetings

School tax rate to go down, questions raised about surplus funds vote READSBORO- Voters will gather at the school auditorium on Monday, February 28, for a combined in-person/virtual school informational meeting and an in-person Town Meeting.
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Readsboro says no to House district plans

Proposal would stitch together towns with no road connections
MONTPELIER- Readsboro Selectboard member Omar Smith testified before the House Government Operations Committee Tuesday on behalf of the town’s board of civil authority, delivering their objections to the latest...

Roof collapse hampers firefighters, crews from multiple towns respond

WEST DOVER - A fire on Monday morning resulted in five fire departments and town road crews working together to extinguish the blaze, which temporarily could not be reached with water after a stone roof caved in over it.
The fire happened at a second home on Someday Road. According to...

Senior meal, bingo

READSBORO - The Friendly Mission Circle of the First Baptist Church of Readsboro will hold the monthly senior meal on Wednesday, January 12, at noon. Roast pork with potatoes and gravy, vegetables, rolls, and cake for dessert will be served. Meals will be available for takeout.
Orders may...

Hand-blown glass to be on display at holiday season open studio

READSBORO - Glass artists Mary Angus and Bill LeQuier will host their 38th annual Holiday Open Studio Sale on two weekends, Saturday and Sunday, December 11 and 12, and Saturday and Sunday, December 18 and 19, from 10 am to 5 pm. Visitors are invited to the studio to see Angus and LeQuier’s...

Voters say no to Readsboro selectboard expansion

READSBORO- Voters defeated a measure that would expand the town’s selectboard from three to five members at a special Town Meeting on Monday, November 29.
The question was the result of a petition signed by 53 Readsboro residents. At the meeting, however, the measure failed 51 to 21 in...

Christmas gatherings

READSBORO - The annual Christmas sale of the First Baptist Church will be held on Saturday, December 4, from 10 am until 2 pm. The food table will offer delicious foods for Christmas entertainment, including cookies, cakes, pies, candies, baked beans, and more. The auction table will include...