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The Young at Heart Seniors of North Bennington invite all area seniors to their meetings on the third Monday of each month.

MONTPELIER -- William J. Mathis, superintendent of schools for the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union in Brandon, VT, will deliver the pulic keynote address for the Vermont M.Ed. Program's summer residency on ...

Education is not a race for students at Hinsdale Elementary School. It is a lifelong journey designed to further their learning capabilities.

Milking cows by hand, cleaning animal stalls and planting vegetables aren't your typical elementary school assignments, but that's what Jonathan Francis and his classmates face next week.

Windham County reads is inviting people to experience a tea party like no other when they host Spring SerendipiTea from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Some board members expressed frustration Thursday with the current path of education in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union.

“I'm never absolutely sure I have a good answer to that.”

The new Grafton Village Cheese facility in Brattleboro accepted its first load of milk last week. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“They should have the right to confidentially seek out that information.”

Trini Magi has seen the fear sweep its way through the halls of Vermont's libraries. via Rutland Herald

UVM junior Jeff Caisse, 22, sends a message to fellow students while taking a seat on a toilet outside of the Davis Center on Thursday afternoon. via Burlington Free Press

Reading the Bennington Banner's editorial, April 22, I found myself bristling when the editor attempted to link the Titanic to Mount Anthony Union High School. via The Bennington Banner

“It wasn't a happy time for the simple reason that being the only person in school from the town farm, he got a lot of grief”

In Vermont, as in other parts of the country, municipalities often offered assistance to the needy long before social welfare programs existed. via The Bennington Banner

“It's very nice to have a book nominated for that”

While being nominated for a Children's Choice Book Award is quite an honor, it is not uncharted territory for one local author. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“We brought some back some syrup once and gave to a friend of ours”

The governor wasn't the only one who indulged his sweet tooth during Vermont Maple Open House Weekend: Thousands of visitors hit the more than 100 events around the state held by sugarmakers. via Rutland Herald

“Anyone can make anything, but the question is whether it's worth making. You don't know that about yourself until you've really worked.”

Note: This piece was originally published on Sunday, August 22, 2004 By Tim Johnson Free Press Staff Writer As a sculptor of metal, Judith Brown reveled in classical forms of many kinds, from the graceful ... via Burlington Free Press

T his week marks Sunshine Week, the American Society of Newspaper Editors' annual initiative to spotlight the importance of open government and access to public records in our democracy. via Burlington Free Press

By a vote of 816 to 318, residents approved an article for $10,691,860 for the Woodstock Union High School District, which is an increase of $377,881 or 3.7 percent, over the current budget of $10,313,979. ... via Rutland Herald

“I think it's had a really positive impact on their reading. The kids love it, and the dog seems to love it, too.”

It has been said that people fear public speaking more than anything else in life, even death. via The Bennington Banner

White River Junction, Vermont - February 26, 2008 A man from Reading was in court Tuesday for allegedly growing more than 200 pot plants. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“For the most part we've already got the flexibility we need”

Vermont public school students in grades three to eight improved slightly in reading, dipped slightly in math and continued to struggle with writing, according to standardized test results published Tuesday by ... via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“He defines the region in a special way by supplying words to things, by making the place vividly real -- in language”

A biography of Robert Frost, "A Restless Spirit: The Story of Robert Frost" is the choice of the Vermont Humanities Council for its Vermont Reads 2008 program. via Burlington Free Press