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Squeaker of a write-in contest for Grafton Select Board; sale of Town Garage OK’d
It was a quiet day for Grafton officials as voters met at the Grafton Elementary School Tuesday for a less than hourlong Town Meeting, then sporadic visitation during daylong Australian balloting. The Grafton Select Board will have a new member with the write-in candidacy of Ron Pilette, who won a tight race 69 to 67 […]
Budget passes at relocated Andover Town Meeting
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Failure of the Town Hall heating system forced the Andover Town Meeting to be moved to a hall at the Andover Community Church across the street, resulting in a standing room only crowd and prompting a joke from moderator Jon Bliss about the separation of church and state. Despite […]
Green Mountain Union High announces 2nd quarter Honor Roll
Green Mountain Union High School has released the names of those making the Honor Roll for the 2nd quarter. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-. (There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or C-). […]
News analysis: Are school tax rates going down?
Last August, Chester’s Select Board asked representatives of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the tax department, to attend a special meeting to explain Vermont’s education finance system. But it seems the Chester Select Board is still having difficulties understanding the way that about 70 percent of Chester’s property tax burden is calculated. […]
Vermont Law School offers environmental advocacy, hacktivist programs
SOUTH ROYALTON Two new Vermont Law School summer programs, one in environmental advocacy and one in legal technology, are open to undergraduate students, providing them with a unique opportunity to learn from nationally recognized faculty at the school’s Environmental Law Center and Center for Legal Innovation. The programs, New Frontiers in Environmental Law and Policy […]
GM Middle School mathletes head to state competition
On Saturday, Feb. 7, four GM Middle School students were among 29 mathletes from five schools around the region competing in the Southeast Vermont MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition at Windsor High School. The Chieftains combined team score earned them First Place for the Chapter and an invitation to the State Competition at Vermont Technical College on Saturday, […]
Marlboro College names new president
MARLBORO Marlboro College announces the appointment of a new president, Kevin F. F. Quigley, following the decision of the board of trustees. Chosen from an impressive group of candidates by a search committee composed of 16 trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and students, Quigley will assume the presidency beginning on July 1. “We are thrilled to […]
FAFSA student aid applications available on line
WINOOSKI Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is reminding students to file their annual FAFSA application – the crucial first step to receiving financial aid. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the basis for determining eligibility for federal Pell grants, VSAC’s Vermont State Grant, financial aid from the school that the student attends […]
School Choice applications due Feb. 14; host families sought for foreign exchange program
Green Mountain Union High School and area high schools are now accepting applications for School Choice. Any high school student interested in attending a public school out of his home district for the 2015-16 school year must submit a Vermont School Choice Application to the home district principal in person or post-marked no later than […]
West River Montessori accepting new pupils; Saxtons River Montessori holds Parents Night Out fund-raiser
The West River Montessori School, located at 3650D Rte 100N in South Londonderry, is now accepting enrollment for its toddler and preschool program for the 2015/2016 school year. Both programs are based on the Maria Montessori teaching method and philosophy. WRMS will be hosting an open house from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. […]
College of Fine Arts gets second million-dollar donation
MONTPELIER Vermont College of Fine Arts has received a second $1 million gift from an anonymous donor in December, President Thomas Greene recently announced. With the gift, the college has raised $3.4 million toward its newly public $3.5 million capital campaign. The two $1 million gifts for the “Campaign for VCFA” are the largest in […]
VSAC sets January workshops for students seeking college financial aid
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. will offer free workshops to help families fill out financial aid forms at local high schools in January. These informal workshops offer guidance on filling out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and Vermont grant forms. Students and parents can also ask questions and learn about the college […]
GMUHS faculty nominates Casie Walton for DAR Citizens Award
Green Mountain Union High School faculty has chosen Casie Walton as their 2014 Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award nominee. Each fall, the entire GMUHS faculty votes to select one student from the senior class who they believe possesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism – which the DAR Good Citizens […]
Chester’s Frank Kelley named Volunteer of Year at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
KILLINGTON Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest year-round disabled sports non-profit organization in Vermont to offer programs on a daily, year-round basis, has announced that Frank Kelley of Chester and Laura Schutz of Burlington are the 2014 recipients of the organization’s annual Jim Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year Award. “These two volunteers exemplify what […]
Green Mountain announces 1st quarter honor roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 1st quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-. (There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or C-). […]
College of Fine Arts more than halfway in capital campaign
MONTPELIER Vermont College of Fine Arts has raised $2.2 million toward its newly launched $3.5 million capital campaign, including a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The gift represents the largest in the college’s history. President Thomas Greene announced that the “Campaign for VCFA” will continue the school’s growth as a prominent center for […]
VT Ed Secretary Holcombe tours Green Mountain High
Vermont Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe visited Green Mountain Union High School on Thursday, Nov. 20 after receiving an invitation from librarian Keighan Chapman. She began her visit with a tour of the school led by students Alecia Rokes and Brian Hennel. Holcombe also spoke with students Sadie Wood, Samantha Chase, Ben Reilly and Tucker […]
CAES spaghetti supper raises more than $1,400 for biennial Keewaydin trip
More than 200 people were served a homemade spaghetti dinner at Chester-Andover Elementary School last Thursday night to raise funds for the biennial Keewaydin trip for fifth and sixth graders. SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW. Diners had to wait to tuck into their meals when, about 20 minutes into the service, a fire alarm went off […]
Vermont college scholarships booklet available
WINOOSKI Vermont Student Assistance Corp. has released its annual Scholarships for Vermonters, a compendium of more than 140 programs for eligible students looking to finance college. This year’s application process features simplified essay and recommendation requirements for most scholarships and is available online now at www.vsac.org. Printed booklets will be distributed to all Vermont high […]
‘The Crucible’ to be performed by GM Drama Club
Green Mountain Union High School Drama Club this weekend presents “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem, which he wrote in the early 1950s during a time of McCarthyism in the United States. “The Crucible” is considered a gripping historical play and a timely parable of contemporary society. […]
