Annual Meeting

Building repairs, including a new roof for The Dover School, will be up for discussion at the River Valleys district annual meeting on April 30. File photo

River Valleys voters asked to approve $6.8 million in spending at meeting

WARDSBORO - At their regular meeting on Monday, April 2, the River Valleys Union School District discussed the warning for the annual meeting on Tuesday, April 30, at Dover Town Hall at 7 pm. For fiscal year 2025, the proposed budget will be $6,845,217. They also received updates from the...

Left to right, moderator Bill LeQuier, school board members Cindy Florence and James Irace, and Readsboro Central School Principal Robin Oyer at Monday’s information meeting. Mike Eldred

With tax increase looming, voters support school budget

READSBORO- Voters approved Readsboro School District’s proposed $1.7 million budget in a 90 to 68 vote by Australian ballot Tuesday.
Readsboro is facing an 18-cent increase in their homestead school tax rate for fiscal year 2025 with the passage of the budget. At Monday evening’s annual...

Town officials and selectboard members during Searburg’s Town Meeting Monday evening. Ivy Kirby

Voters make quick work of Searsburg meeting

SEARSBURG - Voters cruised through the warning on Monday, March 4, with the Town Meeting only lasting seven minutes and the annual school district lasting less than 15.
Town treasurer and moderator Zetella Penson called to order the school district meeting at 6:30 pm. School members Tony...

As school district budget votes loom, the House scrambles to ease Act 127 transition

WILMINGTON- Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll updated supervisory union board members on a bill in the Legislature that would allow districts struggling in the first transitional year of new student weights under Act 127 to postpone their annual budget votes and amend budgets under a...

Twin Valley annual meeting set for February 27

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members last week approved a 12-article warning for their annual district meeting.
The school district annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27, at 6 pm in the Twin Valley Middle High School Auditorium in Whitingham. ...

River Valleys district look at budgets, building may need new roof

DOVER - At the River Valleys Unified School District board’s meeting Monday, January 29, the board discussed their budget for fiscal year 2025 but won’t finalize it until later this year.
Laurie Garland, business manager of Windham Central Supervisory Union, began the meeting by talking...

Andy McLean, left, and Rich Werner at Tuesday’s annual meeting. RC

River Valleys voters approve budgets, elect Rideout, Urquhart to board

WARDSBORO- The River Valleys Unified School District held its annual meeting Tuesday evening at the Wardsboro Town Hall. Voters approved a dozen articles and elected officers and board members for the coming year.
Much of the discussion during the 80-minute meeting centered on money...

Twin Valley district annual meeting sees low turnout by public

WILMINGTON- Virtually no members of the public turned out for Twin Valley School District’s annual meeting and budget informational discussion Tuesday evening.
The meeting was led by moderator Bob Fisher, who read the warning aloud to board members, administrators, and two voters (who...

Schools deal with leaks, pulls plug on play

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members prepared for the district’s upcoming annual meeting and budget informational session at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Anna Roth said there were a number of maintenance issues at the school during...

Date set for RVUSD annual meeting

WARDSBORO- At Monday’s regularly scheduled River Valleys Unified School District board meeting, the board discussed a variety of subjects, including how it develops and implements policies. The board also prepped for the district’s upcoming annual meeting, slated for Tuesday, April 26.
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