Ripton
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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…
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Letter to the editor: Ripton supports school as potential closure looms
Is it inevitable that the Ripton Elementary School will close in the near future? Yes. Why? This is due to policy, maneuvering, and circumstance.
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Ripton school fails in bid to attract enough young students
An 11th-hour bid to preserve kindergarten and 1st-grade education at tiny Ripton Elementary School suffered a big setback when ACSD Superintendent Wendy Baker announced that not enough out-of-town…
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Ripton and Middlebury College ink 10-year deal
Middlebury College and the town of Ripton have negotiated a new payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement through which the institution will pay the municipality more than…
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Faced with enrollment dip, Ripton reimagines its school
Ripton residents are joining forces to reimagine how public education might be delivered in their small town, in light of declining enrollment that’s placed the future of their…
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Many enjoy Ripton Ridge Run
It was another year in the books for the almost four-decade-old Ripton Ridge Run.
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ACSD finds a principal for Ripton school
After the half-time principal of Ripton Elementary resigned, Salisbury Principal Bjarki Sears will become acting principal in Ripton and Roxanne Greene will be the on-site, part-time associate principal…
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Ripton’s little school remains intact for now
A successful reconciliation effort between Ripton parents and their local educators will allow the community’s elementary school to continue as a K-5 learning hub — at least for…
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Cozy up to kindness at the second annual SnugFest
Snuggle in… it’s time for the second annual Snugfest in Ripton. After a successful first year, Snugfest 2024 will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 12-7 p.m.,…
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Ripton school, hit with resignations, could shrink even further
The town of Ripton, two years removed from a bruising battle to safeguard its elementary school, finds its public education hub in crisis. Parental backlash over a recently…
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Letter to the editor: Ripton school solutions need careful study
Like many who attended Monday night’s ACSD meeting, I left feeling incredibly disappointed with the board’s actions in the meeting. The discussion centered around immediately removing the K-2…
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Life experience inspires Ripton teen to join fire department
For 14-year-old George Cammack attending the 2024 Fire Cadet Academy hosted in Pittsford by the Vermont State Firefighter’ Association was one of the few times he stepped foot…
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Rabbi Reichert talk set for Sept. 8
The annual Rabbi Victor E. Reichert Bible Talk will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Ripton Community Church. The talk will be delivered…
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ACSD sets 2024 school bus routes for students in Middlebury-area towns plus Hancock, Granville and Rochester
Here are the scheduled school bus pick-up and drop-off times for students in Cornwall, Salisbury, Bridport, Shoreham, Weybridge, Ripton and Middlebury, as well for students over the mountain.
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Beckwith to lead Rikert as manager
Middlebury College as appointed Justin Beckwith as the new full-time, year-round manager of the Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton. This marks a historic moment as Beckwith becomes the…
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Local band plays benefit for Gaza
The popular Addison County band The Almendros will bring their diverse and danceable music to a fundraiser for the people of Gaza on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Ripton…