By Liz DiMarco Weinmann Long before recently launched Vermont nonprofits began promising to help disengaged youths “feel valued and experience belonging,” there was Mentor Connector. Working with families, educators, caretakers, business leaders, and other nonprofits, Mentor Connector offers a broad […]
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RNESU superintendent full of hope and pragmatism
By Erica A. Langston/Addison County Independent BRANDON — This fall, Kristin Hubert, the new superintendent of the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union (RNESU), welcomed the school year with hope and pragmatism. Six months into her tenure, it’s these sentiments that continue […]
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Additional budget items on the school district ballot will increase tax rates, if approved
By Polly Mikula When asked if taxes are going up, Killington selectman and Windsor Central School District (WCSD) school district board member Jim Haff didn’t waffle. “Yes,” he said bluntly. Then explained. “There are two main parts of your tax […]
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Baird Farm, Pittsford resident appear on ‘The Bachelor’
By Katy Savage Baird Farm syrup in Chittenden is getting national attention as a local resident competes on ABC’S dating reality show, “The Bachelor.” On the show, former Pittsford resident Gabi Elnicki steps out of a limousine carrying a pint […]
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Hartland board member criticized for overstepping
By Curt Peterson Hartland’s five-member Select Board aired some internal issues at Monday evening’s meeting, Feb. 6. Town Manager David Ormiston described a phone call he received from Ann Gammell, chief engineer of the highway division at the Vermont Agency […]
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Gun found near dumpster at Rutland High School
Staff report Principal Greg Schillinger said an inoperable firearm was found near a dumpster at Rutland High School on Feb. 6. Schillinger sent a letter to parents on Feb. 6, explaining the gun appeared to be left over the weekend. […]
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Woodstock parents express concern about school safety
By Katy Savage Nearly 200 parents sounded off at Windsor Central School Board members at a meeting, Monday, Feb. 6, for lack of transparency about a potentially violent incident at Woodstock Elementary School, which led to a School Board member’s […]
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Soar gets third place in dual moguls
Staff report Killington’s Hannah Soar secured a podium spot and a third place finish in World Cup dual moguls at Deer Valley Resort in Utah on Sunday, Feb. 4. This was her best performance of the season and her […]
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Brandon receives $7,200 grant for preservation
Brandon is one of seven Vermont towns that received grant funding through the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. A total of $56,905 was awarded for projects through the Certified Local Government (CLG) program […]
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Brandon woman makes bid for selectboard
Brandon resident Cecil Reniche-Smith is seeking a one-year term on the Brandon selectboard. A graduate of Vermont Law School, Reniche-Smith moved to Brandon after working for many years as a senior assistant attorney general for the state of Oregon, where […]