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School board votes against merging middle schools

When the Harwood Unified Union School District Board revoked the decision to freeze intradistrict choice (IDC), it seemed that the merging of Harwood Union and Crossett Brook middle schools next year ...

Photo: Hadley Laskowski. A large crowd turned out for the Earn-Your-Turns Roundtable held at Rumble’s Bistro and Bar on December 5

Full turnout at Earn-Your-Turns Roundtable

A ski trend is growing in The Valley. It’s like alpine skiing, just lose the heel-caging bindings and add the cardio. Backcountry skiing, which includes everything from skinning up the face of ski ...

Town attorney weighs in on local option tax

After reviewing proposed documents aimed at creating a three-town local option tax (LOT), Waitsfield’s town attorney has weighed in with some specific suggestions as the plan moves from the ...

LOT subcommittee researches LOTs around the state

What do non-ski-resort towns in Vermont do with funds raised via a local option tax (LOT)? That was one question asked by members of the Mad River Valley Planning District subcommittee that is ...

Happy crowds tackle 12 inches of powder

Saturday, December 7, was a sunny, snowy day for skiers heading to Mad River Glen for opening day. Crowds of happy skiers lined up at the Single and double chairlifts, but the wait wasn’t long. A ...

Speed limit coming to Powderhound Road

Powderhound Road residents are sick of speeders. The Warren Select Board sided with their complaints at a Tuesday, December 10, meeting when they voted in favor of reducing the speed limit of ...

HUUSD board changes course on plan to freeze IDC

The Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board changed course on the decision to freeze intradistrict choice (IDC), the policy that allows students to attend a school outside their town. As ...