Outlook for Ripton School is bleak
For more than 200 years, Ripton schools have rated high marks among local citizens for the way they’ve nourished local children intellectually, emotionally and in intangible ways. But a simple case of math could be on the verge of forcing its undoing — maybe before the end of this year.
State eyeing major Snake Mt. land deal
A major land and timber-rights transaction approved — or at least not opposed — by selectboards in Weybridge and Addison has paved the way for the transfer of hundreds of acres of land and timber rights on Snake Mountain in both Addison and Weybridge to the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Group in Bristol aims to help local moms
Kelly Bessette is launching The Blooming Circle, a mom-to-mom support group that she’s hoping offers local mothers a space to share their experiences, learn from one another and get more of the assistance she believes they need.
Wanted: More civic volunteers
Addison County is made up of 23 municipalities, all of which offered a variety of public service opportunities to residents through the March 4 Town Meeting Day elections. Sadly, the election ballots in the vast majority of towns featured zero contested elections. Many ballots displayed various posts — ranging from delinquent tax collector to selectboard — with no takers.
Vt. schools eyeing cuts to Dept. of Education
When the U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it would fire more than 1,300 (nearly 50%) of its employees, it marked another step in line with President Donald Trump’s plans to ultimately dismantle the agency.
Don’t open toll collection texts — they’re scams!
According to a recent story by the Associated Press, officials in several states are warning citizens “not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts.”
Brain Bee draws students from all around Vermont
Buzzing back to the University of Vermont for its 16th year, the Vermont Brain Bee (VBB) was held again at the Larner College of Medicine on Feb. 8. As an annual tradition that welcomes high schoolers from across the state, the VBB allows students to showcase their knowledge of neuroscience, neuroanatomical structures, disorders and beyond.
No run-off needed for Bristol library seat
Bristol officials no longer need to warn a runoff election for a spot on the Lawrence Memorial Library Board of Trustees that two candidates tied for on Town Meeting Day, since one of those candidates has withdrawn from the contest.
By the way for Mar. 20
Two prominent cliff sites on the Green Mountain National Forest’s Rochester and Middlebury Ranger Districts are once again temporarily closed to protect critical nesting habitat for peregrine falcons.
Student-written play goes back to the ’70s
The Patricia Hannaford Career Center’s Addison Repertory Theater, known as ART, has always prided itself on giving its students a solid foundation for pursuing careers in all aspects of stage and film.
