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Act 46 RED Sub-committee agenda for Jan. 24, 2017
The Act 46 RED (Regional Education District) Sub-committee, with members from Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester, will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 6 p.m. Welcome Review membership of sub-committee—representatives from Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester. Review Agenda Elect a chair […]
Act 46 panel reverses course, looks at ‘scenarios’ to save BRHS, meets in Chester tonight
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last month, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union’s Act 46 Merger Study Committee voted to set aside all but one of the options it had considered and move forward on consolidating into a single district. But by its next meeting – on Jan. 11 – “a cluster” of […]
Act 46 Study Committee meeting Jan. 18, 2017
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday Jan. 18 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St., Chester. The objective of the meeting is to finalize the overall plan and begin on the articles of agreement. The agenda is below. 1. […]
TRSU Act 46 panel picks merger option that could close Black River HS
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With about 70 people in attendance at Ludlow’s Town Hall on Wednesday night, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee voted to go forward with an option that would – if approved by voters – dissolve the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district and unify the middle […]
Surprising itself, TRSU Act 46 panel leans toward merger option
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After more than a year of looking at the options for school consolidation, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee seemed to surprise itself by backing into a merger option to put before the state Board of Education and the voters of the towns in […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting in Ludlow
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Study Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 S. Depot St. NOTE the time and place for this meeting has been changed. The agenda is below. Call to order Welcoming Remarks Approve Minutes Review Agenda (Additions or […]
To the editor: Act 46, health care on tap for 2017 Vt. legislature
The coming 2017 legislative session in Montpelier, which begins on Wednesday, Jan. 4, will present challenging questions. (The easy questions answer themselves.) Here are some of the big ones: Implementation of Act 46 has proven difficult for folks at the local level. How to consolidate choice and non-choice towns? What to do about overly long […]
Andover board wrestles with Act 46, addresses relationship with Chester institutions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Ahead of a public information session on the Act 46 school consolidation law, the Andover Select Board on Monday got an update on the progress of efforts to “study the advisability of forming a union school district” from school board member Joe Fromberger. Pointing to a 20 […]
Which option? Act 46 merger forum at CAES next Tuesday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On March 7, 2017, the residents of Chester, Andover, Cavendish, Baltimore, Ludlow and Mt. Holly will likely vote to decide which form a state mandated school consolidation will take for them. Those decisions could have profound effects on the quality of educational opportunities for their students, the […]
Northshire Act 46 panel to vote on merger plan Monday
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The changing landscape in education governance in Vermont surfaced during the Londonderry Select Board meeting of Monday, Nov. 7. Northshire Merger Committee member Dick Dale told the board the committee will reach the end of its process at its Monday. Nov. 14 meeting. In the meantime, Board […]
To the editor: Two Rivers Act 46 committee seeks public feedback
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 committee met on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 to engage with members of the public, review administrative recommendations for the education of students in grades pre-K through grade 12, and review tax rate projections. The charge of the Act 46 committee is: “To study the advisability of forming […]
TRSU Act 46 study panel reboots, takes comments on merger proposal
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After nearly a year of meetings focusing on planning, finance, property and governance, the Act 46 study committee for Two Rivers Supervisory Union has – in effect – gone back to the drawing board and started over. Last night in Ludlow, the committee outlined what it was […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting Jan. 27
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 in the Band Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Elect New Chair b. Roll Call c. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of […]
Ludlow to host Act 46 public informational forum Jan. 26, 2016
The Ludlow Elementary and U39 School Boards will host an informational forum regarding Act 46 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 Depot St. The Act 46 legislation – which aims to improve educational opportunities, while reducing costs – has the potential to significantly impact the future of education for students in Ludlow, […]
TRSU Act 46 subcommittee meets Jan. 26, 2016
The Finance Subcommittee/Property Subcommittee of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Band Room of Ludlow Elementary School. 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call b. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of Minutes III. […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting for Dec. 16, 2015
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union’s Act 46 Study Committee has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Library Learning Commons of Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT Route 103 S. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order – a. Roll Call b. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of […]
Chester Town School Board seeks two members for Act 46 school merger study committee
In accordance with Act 46, the governance consolidation bill passed by the state legislature last spring, the Chester Town School Board has voted to review possible merger scenarios with the other school districts in Two Rivers Supervisory Union. The Town of Chester will have five representatives on this committee based on the proportion of its […]
Town Green Up Day activities Information for Andover, Cavendish and Chester
By Stacia Spaulding ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although Green Up Day officially takes place on the first Saturday in May, many area residents have gotten a jump-start on cleaning up the roadsides in their towns. If you would like to help, there are still plenty of opportunities available on Saturday, May 3. Many more schools […]
To the editor: The impacts of Trump tariffs are hitting Vermont
For anyone who thinks that what is happening in Washington isn’t having a profound effect on life in Vermont, think again. It began with neighbors being fired from USAID and has evolved into destabilizing commerce with Vermont’s biggest trade partner, Canada. In addition, President Trump’s irresponsible rhetoric about Canada is having a profoundly negative impact […]
To the editor: Rep. Morrow: Trump tariffs to impact local home-building, food costs
This week, Gov. Phil Scott presented his budget proposal for the next fiscal year and we heard more details on his education system overhaul plan. In addition, there was much discussion around the impacts of President Trump’s policies on Vermonters – both the tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and his freezing (and possibly eliminating) […]
