Caverly pre-school program loses by one vote

Following what Otter Valley Unified Union School Board member Barbara Ebling called extraordinary public turnout in favor of keeping the Caverly pre-school program at its present location in Pittsford, the board nevertheless failed by a single vote to muster the support necessary to preserve the program as is.

Vermont Poet Laureate launches new book at Town Hall Theater

“The Near and Distant World” is Bianca Stone’s fourth book.

Boatbuilder teaches Middlebury students the craft of Japanese woodworking

Students in Douglas Brooks’s class are building a Japanese tea house.

OVUU budget set; Caverly preschool still in doubt

After strenuous attention to questions of transparency extending from last week’s meeting, the Otter Valley Unified school board voted to approve an FY27 budget that would come in at $28,841,285, or a 2.92% increase from last year

OV finalizes plans for Whiting, Leicester schools

“Time to make hard choices” became the unofficial refrain of the first Otter Valley Unified Union school board meeting of 2026.

Otter Valley board edging away from teacher cut

The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board on Tuesday faced spirited community pushback toward the prospect of an added year-round curriculum coordinator position in the central office while cutting student-facing jobs, like a middle school social studie … (read more)

Proposed Otter Valley school budget increases spending by 3.49%

District officials say they’re doing their best to keep costs down for FY27.