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There likely won't be any school-merger votes in the near future for one of Vermont's biggest supervisory unions. At a meeting on Feb. 24 held at Guilford Central School, most members of Windham Southeast Supervisory Union's (WSESU) Act 46 Study Committee said they believe it is no longer feasible to pursue an “accelerated” merger of all of the union's school districts. Instead, they advocated taking more time to pursue other merger options. The committee didn't take a vote on the...
BRATTLEBORO-Last year, a Barbie Dreamhouse, a portrait of Peter Pan, a Minecraft structure, and an ocean wave, all constructed from thousands of dominoes over two and a half days, toppled in a few awe-inspiring minutes. The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center's (BMAC) annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza returns for the 17th year on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. The colorful spectacle is the longest-running domino event in the world, organizers say, and this year, it will take place before an...
I'm embarrassed to admit that like many folks in the area, I went about the task of readying for Tropical Storm Irene with half a heart. As a retired EMT, I believe in preparedness, but I felt reasonably sure that I wouldn't seriously have a need for the full gas tank I pumped and the water I purchased. I filled my prescriptions and took other precautions, but like the majority of folks that I saw at the grocery store, I...
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