Twin Valley

Cracked floors, broken pipes on board agenda

WILMINGTON- Ongoing facilities maintenance issues topped discussion at Twin Valley School Board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, November 20.
The board met with Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Facilities and Transportation Manager Sean Youmel for an update on building maintenance...

Former Twin Valley music teacher Alma Jane “Peaches” Hostetter Hart will appear on ABC’s “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, October 25. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Television. Photo by Eric McCandless

Tune-in alert: Well-known resident will appear on Wheel of Fortune

BENNINGTON - Former Twin Valley music teacher Alma Jane “Peaches” Hostetter Hart will appear on ABC’s “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, October 25.
Hart is a self-proclaimed fan of “Wheel of Fortune.” She and her husband, Dennis Hart, watch it every night. She told The Deerfield Valley News...

Twin Valley Middle High School

Presentation is music to board’s ears

WHITINGHAM- Board members heard a presentation from Twin Valley Middle High School music teacher Andrew Fries at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
TVMHS hasn’t been able to hire a music teacher since music director Dr. Mike Kelly left the district, and Fries (rhymes with “peace,” he...

Area high school students get a dose of reality

Reality fair that introduces students to “adulting” recognized with international award TOWNSHEND - On Thursday, October 3, Twin Valley and Leland & Gray students got a dose of reality when the Pipelines & Pathways Project held its annual “Adulting 101” reality fair at...

Supervisory union hopes to claw back $1.4 million in unclaimed grants

WILMINGTON- Superintendent Bill Bazyk updated Twin Valley School Board members on financial and other matters at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Bazyk told board members that the supervisory union’s finance office is on track to recover between $1.3 and $1.4 million in funding from...

Supervisory union continues to find financial failings

WHITINGHAM- Past financial mismanagement at Windham Southwest Supervisory Union was even worse than initially estimated, superintendent Bill Bazyk told Twin Valley School Board members at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The business office remains tied up with the backlog, Bazyk...

David Potter

Principal candidate meets public

WHITINGHAM- The search committee for the next Twin Valley Middle High School Principal has recommended David Potter, of Montague, MA, as the sole finalist candidate for the position.
Potter toured the school Tuesday, and met with school staff and members of the public. Superintendent...

School board OKs new playground, reviews other facility repair needs

WILMINGTON- Next year’s Twin Valley Elementary School students will have a place to play, thanks to funding provided by the Twin Valley School District at their Wednesday, June 26 meeting, and 1% funding approved by the Wilmington Selectboard at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27.
The...

Wilmington Police officer Joe Carcich has been tapped to serve as Twin Valley's school resource officer

School resource officer will wear a lot of hats

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department has tapped veteran department member Joe Carcich to serve as the school resource officer at Twin Valley schools starting at the beginning of the fall semester.
The position was created by the department and the Twin Valley School Board, and...

Supervisory union woes called “some of the worst”

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board members heard frank assessments of the current state of the supervisory union, as well as an analysis of the issues that led to its recent managerial and operational crisis.
Acting superintendent and consultant Kevin Dirth said the...