Wardsboro

Weekend events go missing, support still needed

WILMINGTON - Ordinarily, Wilmington is filled with festivities on Memorial Day weekend, including the appearance of the Morris dancers, the storied Great Duck Race, and a parade down Main Street. In comparison, this year relative quiet will blanket the town.
Most everything has been...

River Valleys school district looking at $55K shortfall in revenue

DOVER - At Monday’s virtual meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, the board got an update about the district’s financial outlook as the end of the school year approaches. The board also discussed Wardsboro Elementary’s fledgling STEAM program and heard about the...

CUD adds three more towns, now off and running

DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District added three new member towns: Dover, Stamford, and Jamaica. Matters discussed at the meeting included meetings the governing board is holding with various vendors, a proposed “Broadband Action Plan”...

“Everything is on the table” for school in the fall

WARDSBORO - At a virtual meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District board on Monday, Windham Central Supervisory Union Superintendent Bill Anton said that when it comes to how school will operate in the fall, “everything is on the table,” but that Secretary of Education Dan French...

Rideout appointed to River Valleys

DEERFIELD VALLEY - In a remote meeting on Monday, the River Valleys Unified Union School District appointed a new board member, Kate Rideout, of Wardsboro. In other matters, the board tabled some of its discussions, decided not to pursue establishing a “district advisory council,” and heard...

District irons out logistics; schools to be used for child care

DOVER - The River Valleys Unified Union School District board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday at The Dover School, two days shy of the date that Gov. Scott ordered schools closed. The board conducted normal business over the two-hour meeting, which included an update about how...

School board needs a Wardsboro rep

WARDSBORO - Following Town Meeting, there is a vacancy for a Wardsboro representative on the River Valleys Unified Union School Board. Other positions in the town were filled at Town Meeting, either by incumbents keeping their seats or by new officials taking posts. All warned articles passed,...

Broadband group holds virtual meeting on CUD

DEERFIELD VALLEY - On Wednesday, members of the Deerfield Valley Broadband Working Group convened by phone and video conference. The virtual meeting was held in place of a regularly scheduled meeting due to concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus). During the meeting, the group discussed next steps...

Lack of foreign language, special education issues raised at meeting

WARDSBORO - The River Valleys Unified Union School District Board held its second of two informational meetings Monday, leading up to the district’s annual meeting, which will be held on February 11 at 7 pm at Dover Town Hall.
Monday’s meeting was held in Wardsboro and followed a similar...

Letter states IB program concerns

WARDSBORO - On Monday, the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board conducted regular business following an informational meeting about its upcoming annual meeting. During the regular session, the board discussed its verification of student residency policy, and, following complaints...