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Snowmelt and spring rain cause erosion and wash sediment downhill. Photo: Ira Shadis.

FMR gears up for Storm Smart 2019

With spring runoff flowing down lawns, driveways and roads, Friends of the Mad River is again inviting local property owners to take advantage of its Storm Smart program, which provides personalized ...

FMR gears up for Storm Smart 2019

Pond Skimming at Mad River Glen by Jen Bennett

Mad River Glen capital campaign receives major taxday boost

(This story has been updated to reflect the accurate amount of the Preserve Our Paradise fundraising goal.) Mad River Glen’s Preserve Our Paradise fundraising campaign received a ...

HUUSD tables nine configurations

By Katie Martin Despite having worked on nine district reconfiguration options, the Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board reversed course at its April 10 meeting and decided to pause ...

Three to five elementary schools considered

UPDATE: HUUSD tables nine configurations School district leaders are considering nine scenarios featuring three to five elementary schools and one or two middle schools. The asset management ...

Proposed paving in Warren VT, courtesy of Google Earth

Warren ends paving debate

Warren’s so called Cross Road, the Fuller Hill extension running between Plunkton and Senor Roads, will be paved this summer, ending a public debate over mud season emergency access and paving. At ...

Members of the Harwood Leadership Team, from left to right, student Julianne Young, teacher Jessica Deane, Principal Sam Krotinger and teacher Timothy Gershon attended the New England Secondary School Consortium on March 23

HU students, teachers attend NESSC

Eight Harwood Union students and teachers recently attended the 2019 New England Secondary Schools Consortium (NESSC) in Norwood, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 23. The two-day conference brings ...

Mad River Riders receive grant

The Mad River Riders were recently awarded a $35,000 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant from the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation for the new 2-mile Evolution II trail. The ...