Starksboro preschool celebrates 50 years

A lot has changed since the 1970s, but in the town of Starksboro at least one thing has remained the same — the Starksboro Cooperative Preschool’s commitment to providing a positive, affordable childcare option for children in and around town.

Jodi Lane’s teaching career began at Robinson Elementary School nearly four decades ago, just one day after the Vermont native received her diploma from the University of Northern Colorado.

It was around two decades ago that former Robinson Elementary School counselor Amy Johnston planted the seeds for a program that would connect students at the school with adults in the Starksboro community.

The Starksboro Mentoring Program will celebrate 20 years as one of the most successful mentoring programs in the State of Vermont on Sunday, June 1.

Starksboro voters on Tuesday agreed to bond for up to $1.1 million to support the Jerusalem Community Center and Fire Station Project. Residents approved the bond, 185-25.

Voters in Starksboro will be asked next week to bond for up to $1.1 million to transform the Jerusalem Schoolhouse into a year-round, fully accessible community center and to rebuild the current, deteriorating Starksboro Fire Station #2.

With spring well underway, farmstands across Addison County are waking up for the season. That’s certainly the case at Flatlander Farm in South Starksboro, which offers a year-round farmstand that features a wider variety of fresh foods during the warmer … (read more)

Starksboro voters next month will be asked whether to bond for up to $1.1 million to support the Jerusalem Community Center and Fire Station Project.

In Vermont, painted curtains graced stages in town and grange halls, opera houses, and community theaters between 180 and World War II. Learn more at May 1 talk in Starksboro.

To get out of the “college bubble” and connect more deeply with her community, Clara Carroll and a friend started volunteering at a group living home.

Starksboro historical society is giving Starksboro residents the opportunity to be local historians when it holds a community photo scanning day as part of the town’s Chill and Sugar on Snow fest on March 8.

Monkton voters on Town Meeting Day will elect three new faces to serve on the town’s selectboard, as a few longtime board members decided they will step down, and several residents have stepped up to run for the open spots.

The Starksboro Village Meeting House will hold its special Christmas Candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 22, at 6:30 p.m. The program of lessons and carols will be led by Michael Blakeslee. Area residents will read the lessons. All are welcome.

The Starksboro Cooperative Preschool has served children in and around town for five decades. Locals are working hard to ensure the organization is well-equipped to continue doing so for many years to come. 

A tradition for around six decades will continue this holiday season at the Starksboro Village Meeting House. A non-denominational Christmas Candlelight service will be held there on Friday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m.