Editorial: Is turnout key to Addison vote?

The 122-106 vote in Addison not to withdraw from the ANWSU district was an interesting rejection of what arose from a public petition. While the vote was close and could face an appeal and do-over, the other telling finding was that the issue drew a scant 20% turnout among registered voters. That compares to a 65% turnout in Ripton when that community agreed to withdraw from the Addison Central School District, back in January, and a 47% turnout when Weybridge residents voted to remain within ACSD. In those … (read more)

ADDISON — The Addison selectboard heard pros and cons at an informational meeting on Tuesday in advance of July 13 town-wide vote on whether Addison should follow Ripton and try to become the second Addison County rural town to withdraw from a unified sch … (read more)

BRISTOL — The study committee that will look at the possibility of a merger between the Mount Abraham Unified School and Addison Northwest School districts now has the membership it needs to start its work.The 15-member committee will be comprised of nine … (read more)

As Addison residents contemplate how they would prefer to educate their preK-6 grade students ahead of a vote next Tuesday, July 13, there is much to consider, as well as understanding that other examples are not always good measures of possible success.A … (read more)

ADDISON — With the town of Addison’s July 13 vote looming on whether to withdraw from the Addison Northwest School District, ANWSD board members and administrators say they are supportive of the town residents’ right to petition for the vote and take that … (read more)

VERGENNES — At its Monday meeting the Addison Northwest School District board, at the recommendation of board Chair John Stroup, appointed ANWSD’s six representatives to the joint Mount Abraham Unified School District-ANWSD Study Committee that will forma … (read more)

VERGENNES — Addison Northwest School Board Chair John Stroup this week issued a statement on behalf of the ANWSD board on the July 13 vote in Addison on whether that community should withdraw from the unified school district.It reads:“The ANWSD has focuse … (read more)

ADDISON — The town of Addison is making a bid to become the second Addison County community to withdraw from a unified school district, following Ripton’s successful bid this spring to separate from the Addison Central School District. The Addison selectb … (read more)

As the town of Addison prepares to vote July 13 on whether to withdraw from the Addison Northwest School District, residents in the district’s other towns should view the proceedings with empathy — as if they were living in Addison and it was their school … (read more)

VERGENNES — Rocketry. Woodworking. Arts and crafts. Ice cream making. Painting. Sports. Rope climbing.It’s all on the menu for area 4th- through 8th-graders this summer, offered in weekly chunks every morning in-person at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater … (read more)

BRISTOL/VERGENNES — Addison County’s two northern unified school districts made it official on Monday night: They will pursue a formal study to look at whether they should merge. At an unprecedented joint meeting, the Mount Abraham Unified and Addison Nor … (read more)

VERGENNES — After two COVID-19 cases at Ferrisburgh Central School led Addison Northwest School District officials to switch the elementary school to remote learning on Tuesday, three infections at Vergennes Union High School cropped up on Wednesday that … (read more)

VERGENNES — Like other school districts in the county, state and nation, the Addison Northwest School District has received and will continue to receive federal funding to help the district — and its students and staff — recover from the impacts of the CO … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Addison Northwest School District board on Monday joined the Mount Abraham Unified School District board in backing a formal study committee to evaluate a possible future merger of the two districts. The MAUSD board had approved the study … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Taxes has created an education property tax estimator tool for the 2021-2022 property tax year (FY22). The tool was created to help taxpayers understand the impact of their budget vote on Town Meeting Day and to help … (read more)