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Readsboro school and town moderator Bill Lequier.

$1.8 million Readsboro school budget passed by a meager 11 votes

READSBORO- Voters passed the school district’s proposed $1,840,509 fiscal year 2026 budget by just 11 votes in Australian balloting Tuesday, following discussion at the school board’s budget informational meeting Monday evening.
Voters also reelected Helyn Strom Henriksen to another term...

House committee votes to uphold Cooper win

MONTPELIER- In a livestreamed meeting Wednesday, the House Government Operations and Military Affairs committee voted in favor of a report recommending the Legislature uphold the election of Jonathan Cooper as Bennington-1 Representative.
In a 9 - 1 vote, with one member absent, the...

Sibilia’s bid for Speaker of the House falls short

MONTPELIER- Windham-2 Rep. Laura Sibilia lost her bid to unseat incumbent House Speaker Jill Krowinski in a 111 to 35 vote by secret ballot on the House floor Wednesday.
Though ultimately unsuccessful, Sibilia drew support from a broad political spectrum of her fellow representatives. ...

River Valleys School Board Chair Rich Werner addresses the audience on the district’s school tuition policy. A large crowd attended the district's annual meeting Tuesday.

River Valleys voters support tuition rate, district budget

DOVER - The River Valleys Unified School District held its annual meeting Tuesday evening at Dover Town Hall. After a lengthy discussion voters supported the Burr and Burton tuition rate offered to sending districts.
By floor vote, Sarah Shippee was elected as moderator, with a stipend of...

Voters turn back petition, school to stay open

READSBORO- The town’s elementary school will remain open, Readsboro voters decided Wednesday evening.
With a turnout of 260 voters, almost 45% of the town’s 579 registered voters, 91 voters, or 35%, cast ballots in favor of a petitioned question seeking to close the elementary school and...

Voters will decide whether to close Readsboro Central School in a vote by Australian ballot from 10 am to 7 pm on Wednesday, May 17. An informational meeting and discussion will take place at the school on Tuesday, May 16, starting at 6 pm.

State hold on scores puts school to the test

Voters to decide fate of Readsboro school READSBORO- Next week Readsboro voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on the future of education in the town at an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 16, at 6 pm, and a vote by Australian ballot on Wednesday, May 17, from 10 am...

RVUSD board chair Rich Werner explains proposed changes to the district's articles of agreement at Tuesday evening's meeting.

Voters to have final say of school district board makeup

DOVER- On Monday, February 27, voters in Wardsboro and Dover will vote by Australian ballot on a proposed change in the way the two towns are represented on the River Valleys Unified School District Board.
The board presented the proposed change to their articles of agreement at an...

Judge John Valente

Judge signs off on final recount numbers, Busa loses seat by 20 votes

BENNINGTON- The results of a recount of votes in the Bennington-1 district race confirmed Democrat Nelson Brownell’s victory over Republican Bruce Busa.
The results were read aloud by Bennington Superior Court Judge John Valente Thursday afternoon in the same courtroom in which ballots...

The Wardsboro Public Library is located in the Gloria Danforth Memorial Building on Main Street

Voters to decide future of library

WARDSBORO- On Tuesday, November 8, Wardsboro voters will have an additional item to vote on in addition to electing officials and representatives. They will vote whether or not to accept the bulding that houses the library as a gift from the Friends of the Wardsboro Library.
In 1999, the...

Voters turn out on primary day, races set for fall

DEERFIELD VALLEY- There were few surprises in local primary races Tuesday, with few contested competitive races for party nominations.
There were no contested races in the Windham-6 House district, which includes Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax, with Tristan Roberts as the only...