Grafton News

Cheese lovers were on hand in Brattleboro, Vt., for the grand opening of a new cheese factory and retail store.

Townspeople celebrated their hometown and life in school Saturday with a gala parade up Main Street that featured dozens of antique cars and not-so-antique alumni of Springfield High School.

July 4: July 4 Celebration . Roger's Memorial Park,. 7 PM. Fireworks, professional DJ, and more.

A committee that is looking at the future of the Bellows Falls Middle School has hired a consultant and is getting ready to invite the public in on the discussion.

BRATTLEBORO - Tickets are now available for the 18th annual Vermont Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks July 3 at Grafton Ponds.

Ray Massucco, lawyer-turned-music promoter, was busy Tuesday afternoon mastering yet another trade -- meteorology.

"It's all about the cheese." That could be the motto of the new Grafton Village Cheese Company factory and its retail store at the Retreat Farm on Route 30.

“We are still an accredited high school”

The school was placed on warning because of three indicators used by NEASC - instruction, curriculum and community resources for learning. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

“There is so much history here, and so much heart”

Jen Leonard first visited the Falls Play School 28 years ago, when she was four years old. via The Brattleboro Reformer

To everyone who helped with, donated to and attended the Guilford Central School's 2nd Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction on April 12. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“The numbers are usually alarming when you first look at them”

The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union may have misspent more than $1 million in federal special education funds, according to a draft report of the 2004-05 school year put together by the Vermont Department ... via The Brattleboro Reformer

Vermont needs Campaign Finance Legislation to keep big money out of our elections. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“We say (to farmers), 'What do you have?' not 'Here's our menu,'”

Asian Bistro co-owner Jerry Jiang confirmed that the pan-Asian eatery in Williston will open a second location in the new Winooski Falls Way building in May. via Burlington Free Press

“They may be in the remains of the fire”

A fire destroyed a home in Grafton Sunday morning. Bill and Maryann Kearns' house on Hinkley Brook Road burned early Sunday after the family had trouble with a propane heater. via The Brattleboro Reformer

ACCUSED: Alexander Redden AGE: 18 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Putney, Vermont VICTIM: Female Juvenile AGE: 14 CITY,STATE OF RESIDENCE : Grafton, Vermont SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: After an extensive investigation ... via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...

“That creates some real significant challenges to retaining the vibrancy and robustness of the economy at the Windham County level”

While they might not be a winning combination for the way to spend a night, they were the winning combination for the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp.'s business plan competition. via The Brattleboro Reformer

Brattleboro: Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the high school. Brookline: Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town office. via Rutland Herald

“Some of the companies have been hard to deal with”

A group of Compass School students has been learning how close, and far, it is from the school to the mountains of Peru. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“This is not a Grafton board mandate”

If the town is going to move ahead and investigate what it would take to secede from the Bellows Falls Union High School district, it is going to have to do so without the help of the school board. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“More people are aware of it now”

The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Early Education Center has renewed its participation in the state's quality rating system. via The Brattleboro Reformer