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Green Mountain RED merger moves forward; Ludlow, Mt. Holly reject plan
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday night, school merger study committee representatives from Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester who are working to form a Regional Education District heard from Mount Holly and Ludlow reps that those towns will not participate in the RED – even as a fallback position in their […]
Full Derry board meeting opens with tribute to Prouty
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC With his voice breaking, Londonderry Select Board chair Paul Gordon opened the meeting of Feb. 13 saying, “It is with great sadness that I step in as vice chairman. The sudden passing of our chairman and friend, Steve Prouty, leaves us without our dedicated leader.” Prouty, 66, who […]
Ludlow, Mt. Holly schools close door on RED; 3 options remain
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Thursday night, Feb. 9, the Act 46 sub-committee for Mount Holly and Ludlow voted unanimously to tell the four towns working to form a Regional Education District that they would not participate in that effort – even as a backup in case other options don’t work […]
Chester Town School Board of Directors agenda for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017
The Chester Town School Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda-Additions & Deletions III. New Business a. TRSU Act 46 Study Committee Report i. Formal Review and Comments b. […]
TRSU ‘Red’ Sub-committee meeting agenda for Feb. 13, 2017
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Sub-Committee studying a Regional Education District for the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester will hold a meeting on Monday, Feb. 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Library Learning Commons at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 Route 103 South […]
GMHUS Board of Directors meeting for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will be holding its next meeting at the school’s Library Learning Commons, 716 Vt. Route 103 S., at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of Jan. […]
Four TRSU schools move forward on RED, old options crop up
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the purpose of last Tuesday’s Act 46 sub-committee meeting was to pull together a proposal to form a Regional Education District — or RED — among the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester, the question of what happens to Ludlow and Mount Holly followed the […]
Four TRSU towns look to merge; Ludlow, Mt. Holly seek ‘Plan B’
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC After presentations on the scenario recommended by its superintendent and often emotional but inconclusive discussions of the plan, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee voted to allow Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester to study forming a Regional Education District (RED) within TRSU. That subcommittee […]
Wooden salt shed to be put on Derry Town Meeting ballot;
Transfer Station fee hike proposed
CORRECTION: While the Londonderry Select Board did discuss on Jan. 12 the amount that it would ask the voters to approve, the board did not vote on that dollar amount that night. It only decided to ask voters to approve the wood-frame shed. However, at the Tuesday, Jan. 17 meeting, the board did decide to […]
Chester Town School Board of Directors meeting for Jan. 18, 2017
The Chester Town School Board of Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda-Additions & Deletions III. New Business a. Financials: i. Approval of FY 2017-18 Budget; ii. […]
CAES Board meeting agenda for Jan. 9, 2017
Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 at the CAES Library, 72 Main St., Chester. Its agenda is below. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda III. Minutes: a. Minutes of Dec. 12, 2016 Regular Meeting IV. Communications: a. Written/Oral; b. Public […]
TRSU semi-annual school board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20
The semi-annual meeting of the school board of directors within the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at the Cavendish Town Elementary School Multi-purpose Room, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Below is its agenda. The board consists of representation from Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain […]
Chester-Andover Elementary board meeting for Dec. 12, 2016
The Board of Directors for Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 in the school library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Minutes a. Minutes of Nov. 15, 2016-Regular Meeting IV. Communications: a. Written/Oral; b. […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting Dec. 8, 2016
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Union High will meet at GMUHS’s Library Learning Commons, Route 103 South, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Approval of Minutes: a. Minutes of Nov. 15, 2016 – Regular Meeting IV. […]
Parents, teachers raise new concerns over school merger plans
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With discussions at three meetings in three towns in just two days, it seems the movement toward an Act 46 school merger plan for schools in the Two Rivers Supervisory Union may go from a walk to a trot. But, if a plan is going to be […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Monday, Nov. 28
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 at Town Offices, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from 10/24/16 and 11/14/16 meetings. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways […]
Northshire merger panel unanimous in vote for larger district
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Northshire Merger Study Committee voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 14 to recommend to the State Board of Education that a new school supervisory district be created. To be called the Taconic and Green District, it would be a part of the current Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union. The […]
Merger panel member floats school plan with Weston Select Board
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Deb Lyneis, Weston representative to the Northshire Merger Study Committee, attended the Sept. 27 Weston Select Board meeting to seek advice on the committee’s Act 46 deliberations. Lyneis told the board that the committee is ready to “recommend a merger of our four towns of Londonderry, Landgrave, […]
Derry board expected to OK work-around for Genser buyout
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board received an email from the Vermont Department of Transportation stating that the “training wall” on property owned by Bette and Walter Genser at the corner of Routes 100 and 11 must stay to protect the Route 100 bridge over the West River and […]
A CLOSER LOOK: State House candidates answer our questions
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With two Democratic candidates vying for a seat in the State House from Windsor 3-1 and no Republicans or Independents in sight, next Tuesday’s primary might just as well be the Nov. 8 General Election for Chester, Andover, Baltimore and North Springfield. As is our custom in contested races, we’ve […]
