By Curt Peterson The Reading Select Board decided on Feb. 14 to invest $22,500 of the town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund to provide air purification units in the Reading Elementary School building as well as other public buildings […]
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Funding available to support equitable and inclusive communities
In cooperation with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the state of Vermont’s Office of Racial Equity and the Vermont Community Foundation is offering grants to Vermont villages, towns, and cities to foster inclusion and belonging for people […]
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Barstow school choice: Should public tax dollars support private schools?
The vast majority who attended a virtual forum Sept. 9 say: ‘Yes!’ By Polly Mikula Residents of Mendon and Chittenden want to retain Barstow’s current open school choice options — as do others nearby who benefit from that choice. A virtual […]
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Rep. Welch earmarks $1.6 million for VFFC, awaiting Senate approval
By Ethan Weinstein RUTLAND—Congressman Peter Welch visited the Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) Friday, July 16, after earmarking $1.6 million for the nonprofit. The House Appropriations subcommittee approved Rep. Welch’s funding request and it will likely pass by vote in […]
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Windsor Central school district leaves new build questions unanswered
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified School District Board’s “new build committee” met for the first time on Nov. 6. Woodstock representative Ben Ford told the Mountain Times the committee’s mission is “to advance our endorsement of the new […]
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Rutland Area Farm and Food Link faces funding gap
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — Rutland Area Farm and Food Link, a nonprofit organization that works to promote local agriculture and educate the public on its value is said to be in limbo. Rutland Area Farm and Food […]
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PTSD center in White River Junction poised for full funding
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—A national Veterans Affairs center headquartered in White River Junction is likely to be fully funded in the next fiscal year. In the version of a budget bill that passed the Senate Appropriations Committee […]
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Ludlow Rotary increases scholarship funding
LUDLOW—The Ludlow Rotary has been providing scholarships to area students for more than 35 years. For 2017, the Ludlow Rotary has increased its scholarship funding from internal sources by 50 percent, or $3,000. At a minimum, the Ludlow Rotary expects […]
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RNeSU rejects Scott’s level funding mandate
By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union has no intention of retooling its school budgets or waiting until a May date to have voters weigh in, despite what Gov. Phil Scott outlined in his budget address. […]