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By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — More than a dozen of the town’s clerical workers are seeking a vote on whether to join a union.The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 93 has submitted a petition to the state Labor Relations Board...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Kate Barber was attending last month’s Story Jam: Bi-monthly Storytelling Circle when she spotted a face she hadn’t seen in 27 years.Norwich resident Irit Librot was familiar to Barber, the community outreach coordinator at JAM,...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — A section of Gates Street might be reopened to vehicle traffic after years of closure should voters approve a $4 million highway improvement bond to stabilize retaining walls in the area.The project, which involves parts of Fairview Terrace...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

While the holidays can bring about more hectic schedules for employers, it is mostly business as usual for area caterers — with some minor differences from other times of the year.Rather than a drastic slowdown or increase in business, caterers said...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — The School Board this week acknowledged a “procedural glitch” in the non-public session of a June meeting, but denied that it violated the Vermont  Open Meeting Law when it negotiated and signed a severance agreement with the district’s...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WILDER — Dothan Brook School’s kindergarten and first-grade classrooms are back in operation this week after a month-long process to clean up mold discovered in parts of the building.Meanwhile, the district is still sorting out how to pay for the cost...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — For the first time since the spring of 1975, parking meters are set to cast shadows over downtown streets after the Hartford Selectboard voted to bring them back, albeit in a more modern form.In a unanimous vote Tuesday night,...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — Beginning Monday, Oct. 14, the VA Cutoff Road bridge over the White River will close for two weeks while crews connect two sections of the span. Traffic will be detoured to the Route 4/Route 5 bridge during the closure.The newly constructed...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WILDER — Participants in a “listening session” held by the town at the Wilder Club and Library earlier this month expressed concerns about Hartford officials’ transparency and accountability, difficulty navigating the town website and a lack of...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Last May, 11 Hartford middle schoolers were so frustrated with disruptions to their classes caused by misbehaving students that they staged a walkout and demanded to meet with the superintendent.“It was our last cry for help” to...

By JIM KENYON

Fifty years ago, Rita McCaffrey placed her first call to a Vermont prison to ask about setting up a visit with an inmate. She didn’t have a particular inmate in mind — just someone who didn’t have family close by and might feel the outside world had...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — About five years ago, Janet Osmer saw a movie that featured a parade for Vietnam veterans and it struck her as a nice gesture for veterans who weren’t always welcomed home with open arms.She thought it would be nice to do something similar...

Defending the indefensible is never an easy proposition, but Hartford School Board members are not doing themselves any favors by responding contemptuously to residents’ misgivings about the lucrative severance package the board conferred on longtime...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Martha Dupuis stepped up to home plate at Maxfield Sports Complex with swagger and some directions for Alec Struver.“I don’t want the ball next to my stomach,” Dupuis, of Wilder, told Struver, the administrator of the Bugbee...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — Some student programs at the Hartford Area Career and Technical Center will have new locations this fall as efforts to remediate contamination of so-called forever chemicals are expected to continue throughout the school year.Testing in...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Theater camp may seem an unlikely choice for people who have never envisioned themselves being on stage.But those who have done it have said that the experience is rewarding for everyone.“Theater is one of the most welcoming and...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — This past Town Meeting season was a particularly challenging one for public officials overseeing Vermont school budgets.Anxieties over rising costs, expiring pandemic-era federal aid and confusion over the state’s new funding...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Special Needs Support Center is looking for volunteers to advocate for children with special needs who attend schools in the Upper Valley.Special Education Advocacy volunteers help parents understand and navigate IEP/504...