There will be yet another chapter in the long-running saga of Vernon and Act 46. A new vote has been scheduled for Feb. 21 in Dummerston to determine whether Vernon can leave a regional school union due to concerns about the state's education governance law. In December, Dummerston was the only town voting against Vernon's proposed exit from Brattleboro Union High School District No. 6. That threw a wrench into Act 46 merger negotiations throughout Windham Southeast Supervisory Union. Now,
Pettee Memorial Library presents “Susan B. Anthony – The Invincible!” at Memorial Hall on West Main Street in Wilmington on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. Sally Matson has been touring the country as the feisty activist in this one-woman show for nine years. “People need to know about this woman who fought for abolition, women's rights, and woman suffrage,” explained Matson. “Anthony's influence still resonates in our society; women and minorities continue to fight for equity.” A graduate of...
I want to thank Acting Superintendent Mark Speno, Oak Grove School Principal Mary Kaufmann, and several members of the Windham Southeast School District and Windham Southeast Supervisory Union boards for acknowledging the harm that has been done in the wake of revelations of sexual abuse of a former Brattleboro Union High School teacher perpetrated against students [“No more secrecy,” Viewpoint, Aug. 11]. In the weeks following Mindy Haskins Rogers' article, others and I have been fierce advocates for a survivor-centered...
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