Letter to the editor: Rave review for ART offering

Addison Repertory Theatre’s high school students did a fabulous job with their recent presentation of the 115th “Never Before Scene.”

A new club has been creating quite a buzz at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center. A buzz? Some might compare it to a swarm of angry mosquitos.

Montpelier has focused on cost savings in education, but there’s a lot at stake here. The quality of our current CTE programs must be considered and attempts to reduce their costs must be reconciled with their successes.

Buoyed by good news on projected education property tax rates, a majority of Addison County residents supported their local school budgets on Town Meeting Day.

Vermont Agency of Education officials and Gov. Phil Scott are touting a revamp of the state’s Career Technical Education (CTE) system that they believe will improve the quality and efficiency of the state’s 17 CTE hubs — including Addison County’s Patrici … (read more)

Patricia Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) directors are proposing a fiscal year 2026 spending plan of $5,704,280 to deliver vocational-technical education to students from most Addison County towns. This ask represents an 8% increase compared to this year.

The Addison Repertory Theatre at the Hannaford Career Center will present its Holiday Panto on Dec. 6 and 7, at 7 p.m.

The U.K. has a long-standing tradition of offering up pantomimes around the holidays — a form of musical comedy theatrical production created to entertain families. Honoring that tradition, Addison Repertory Theatre at the Hannaford Career Center will pre … (read more)

Led by instructor Nick Cantrick, the high school students constructed a lean-to and outdoor kitchen for the preschool playground.

There’s a lot to love about fall in Addison County — vibrant foliage, agreeable temperatures and, of course, a wide variety of locally grown produce waiting to be enjoyed.

Brett Brisson, a 2023 Graduate of Vergennes Union High School and the Hannaford Career Center, was awarded a $500 Addison County Farm Bureau scholarship.

Voters in the Addison Central School District communities of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge went to the polls on Tuesday to approve a proposed FY’25 preK-12 spending plan of $50.6 million by a convincing 2,081-1, … (read more)

All high school aged students can participate in the sewing or games labs. Students who are 16 or older can participate in the woodworking lab.

Most Addison County residents on March 5 will be asked to support a fiscal year 2025 Patricia Hannaford Career Center spending plan of $5,345,539, reflecting a 10.7% increase compared to the current (FY’24) budget.

It’s been a major change of scenery, but Nicole MacTavish loves her new view.