By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) configuration and enrollment working group continued discussions Wednesday, Feb. 9 about rebranding the consolidated district that serves the towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Pomfret, Pittsfield, Plymouth and Reading. The […]
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Off to the races! Local election line-up for Windsor Central towns
By Curt Peterson Here are the candidates for school board representation and select board in the seven Windsor Central Unified Union School District towns. In the running: Barnard (Clerk Diane Rainey) Barnard nominations and elections are executed from the floor […]
Windsor Central board eyes savings, develops new bus routes
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Union Unified School District (WCSD) board members concerned themselves with money on Monday, Jan. 7. Director of Finance and Operations Jim Fenn listed three expense areas currently over budget, although overall spending is on […]
Working group discusses new net-zero $75 million Woodstock middle/high school
By Curt Peterson Their first meeting in 10 months brought members of the Windsor Central Unified Union School District’s (WCUUSD) new build working group up to speed regarding developments and status since last spring. The group’s goal is a new […]
Hartland board discusses projects for rescue plan funds
By Curt Peterson More than 30 people attended Hartland’s second public meeting on Thursday night, Jan. 27 to discuss how the town might best invest $1,050,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Everyone attended virtually but Rendy Strawbridge of […]
Windsor Central considers rebranding
By Curt Peterson Keri Bristow, Windsor Central Unified Union School District board member of Woodstock chaired the second official Zoom meeting of the board’s recently created district renaming committee on Jan. 24. Unlike some school district rebranding projects, WCUUSD doesn’t […]
WCSD reacts to Covid testing protocol changes, lack of supplies
By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCSD) Superintendent Sherry Sousa told the Mountain Times she understands the rationale behind the Agency of Education’s abandonment of the in-school “Test to Stay” program this week. “Surveillance testing didn’t address […]
Hartland ponders ARPA windfall, projects suggested
By Curt Peterson The Select Board hosted a public meeting to discuss how best to invest $1,050,000, Hartland’s share of the federal government’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund. For perspective, the windfall represents $3,088 per man, woman […]
Hartland-based nonprofit supports rural entrepreneurs
By Curt Peterson Five years ago popular Hartland politician and businessman Matt Dunne founded the Center of Rural Innovation (CORI) in a yoga center in downtown Hartland to help rural towns strategize successful development in the tech-driven 21st Century economy. […]
Hartland Select Board appoints new board member
By Curt Peterson Maple Heights resident Jim Rielly was chosen from among four applicants to fill Hartland Select Board member Curtis Atkisson’s recently vacated seat on the five-person Hartland Select Board. The board interviewed four candidates before making their decision. […]