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Middle school merger committee creates community engagement plan

At a Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board meeting on April 14, the board scheduled another vote on whether or not the district should merge Harwood Union Middle School (HUMS) students ...

Middle school merger committee creates community engagement plan

Short racial equity training update turns into racism debate

On April 19, the Waterbury Select Board announced that it hopes to enroll board members in racial equity training by early summer. The board is looking into two training programs. One program, ...

For the love of daffodils

I was 4 or 5 years old in Grafton, Vermont, when I discovered a daffodil that a previous owner had planted by our stone patio and outdoor fireplace by our farmhouse. Almost 70 years ago, I was very ...

HUUSD will hold revote on middle school merger

Ingrid Lackey-Howell, intern reporter Members of the Harwood Unified Union School District Board will vote again on whether to merge the school district’s two middle schools on May 26. The board ...

Adventure Running Challenges: Something Different!

Lou Bevacqui and his assistant coach Brian Wagner are offering a two-week summer camp for middle schoolers -- the Adventure Running Challenges or ARC for short. Bevacqui and Wagner’s two-week ARC ...

Boyce Hill steering committee hosts public visioning forums

Most who know Boyce Hill Town Forest in Fayston consider it a special place. A gift to the town, the parcel features a pond, long views, open terrain, opportunities for apple and berry picking, and ...

West side sidewalk project prep work begins this week

It was July 2011 when Waitsfield heard the results of a feasibility study on a west side village sidewalk from consultants at Lamoureax and Dickinson. That sidewalk finally got underway this week ...