By Katy Savage Woodstock residents will decide on an $8.02 million budget on Town Meeting Day March 5, of which $6.6 million is to be raised from taxes. The budget is up about 4% from last year and expected to […]
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Rutland city to vote on fluoride, Aldermen
By Katy Savage Rutland City voters will decide on whether to change the language of a charter to remove fluoride from the water on Town Meeting Day, March 5. Residents and professionals had mixed emotions at a Jan. 29 public […]
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Killington Resort roars into spring with loaded events lineup
Courtesy Killington Resort Cheers to spring skiing! Girls toast to unforgettable moments at Killington, with the iconic Superstar ski trail in the background, adorned with bumped-up moguls. Killington Resort is roaring into spring with a jam-packed event series as the […]
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Agency of Ed endorses plan to build new Woodstock school
Qualifies project as eligible for state aid, once reinstated as expected The state Agency of Education (AOE) has endorsed Mountain Views Supervisory Union’s (MVSU) plans for its new middle/high school construction project. This decision qualifies the project for construction aid […]
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Local taxpayers to see double-digit increases in ed tax rates, again
MVSU district budget, yield, rates, effect on taxes, questioned By Polly Mikula The difference between a projected statewide yield per student of $10,250 and $9,775, probably doesn’t cause alarm for most. But the effect on local taxes could be significant: […]
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Woodstock middle school/high school reopened Thursday after threat closed school Wednesday
Submitted Staff report On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Mountain View School District (MVSD) administration received information about a potential threat to the Woodstock middle and high school. After speaking with police, they determined that the campus would be closed until […]
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Bill eliminating smart devices in Vt schools aims to improve student health — but education leaders uncertain
By Holly Sullivan/Community News Service Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. Laura Derriendinger wants to protect Vermont children […]
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Lawmakers move to replace controversial property tax cap with targeted ‘discount’
Late change affects formulas for all school district budgets, rates By Habib Sabet/VTDigger Lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill that would replace a controversial 5% cap on homestead property tax rates with a new tax “discount” on those rates for certain school […]
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The 70+ Club: Keeping seniors active
By Karen D. Lorentz Lloyd Lambert (1901-1997) was a successful businessman, eminent ski journalist, and passionate skier who founded the 70+ Ski Club in 1977. “This club for seniors, which continues to thrive today, is really a culmination of a […]
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State ‘road map’ to aid school construction needs gains traction
By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger A long-awaited report on how Vermont should address its billions of dollars in school construction needs arrived in the Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 1. In short, the report suggests the state should consider incentivizing districts to build in […]