Starksboro school awarded $4,800

Robinson Elementary School has been awarded a $4,800 grant from the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS). The grant is made possible through a partnership between Robinson Elementary School and Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom. This grant will fund new Smartboard technology.

The local chapter of The Forty and Eight, a national veterans organization, has awarded scholarships to five outstanding students in nursing programs in colleges in Vermont.

William “Bill” Mitchell Passed away unexpectedly at his home on Oct. 21, 2024. The son of Ronald and Arlene Mitchell, Bill was a loving husband, devoted father, and proud grandfather. Bill loved his family and cherished every moment he had with them.

The Starksboro Historical Society is hosting Jay Craven’s new film, “Lost Nation,” on Friday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Starksboro Village Meeting House, 2875 Vermont Route 116.

Community members are invited to Starksboro’s Sentinel Farms this Thursday to watch local youth take to the stage in an original production and learn more about the various programs offered at the farm.

Monkton and Starksboro were among the Addison County towns hardest hit by last week’s heavy rains, received upwards of six inches late on July 10 into the morning of July 11.

Roads in Ferrisburgh, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro were closed Thursday morning after heavy rains inundated the region overnight. 

A longtime Starksboro representative on the Mount Abraham Unified School Board has resigned. 

State police on Thursday arrested a Hinesburg man and Essex woman after they allegedly assaulted the Route 116 resident.

Over the past three decades, Amy Johnston has become a key part of the Robinson Elementary School community. 

The final concert in the Five Town Friends of the Arts “Winter Into Spring Musical Library Tour” will be Rodrigo Placencia. He will perform on Thursday, May 16, at the Starksboro Library.

A two-vehicle crash on Route 22A just north of Town Line Road in Addison on April 15 netted a drugged driving charge for a Vergennes driver.

Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Tuesday defeated a proposed $35.9 million spending plan by 57 votes.

Starksboro’s Robinson Elementary School will welcome a new principal in July. 

The Preservation Trust of Vermont has given a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization grant of $100,000 to the Starksboro Meetinghouse to support exterior repairs, structural improvements, and the expansion of the Starksboro Cooperative Preschool.