Readsboro News

During this legislative session, Senators Dick Sears, of Bennington, Bob Hartwell, of Manchester, and John Moran, of Windham-Bennington 1, worked on several issues including public safety, transportation, energy-related issues, and economic development.

Many residents could see their property values nearly double as the result of a townwide reappraisal.

Scott Plumley, 17, of Readsboro, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of embezzlement in Windham District Court.

Joe Krause of CVPS makes a point during an informational meeting about the sale of Readsboro Electric.

Mae Lucy Lovering, 87, of Main Street, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, May 25, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Jacksonville.

The Corse family left no doubt about where they stood on the Twin Valley vote, hanging this sign on their barn at the intersection of Route 100 and the Wilmington Cross Road in Whitingham.

James Quirk, 6th grader at Briggsville School, won first prize for Clarksburg in the American Humane Education Society Poster Contest.

School board members pushed ahead with another work session on information related to a petitioned referendum to dissolve the Twin Valley School District Tuesday evening.

Through state grant money and support from their communities, local schools are using their resources to encourage students to walk or ride their bicycles to school.

In celebration of April as Alcohol Awareness Month, the Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition would like to thank the area businesses who participated in the alcohol and tobacco sales trainings held in March co-sponsored by the Department of Liquor Control.

Whitingham Community Church will observe National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 7. The church will be open for prayer and staff members will be praying for our nation and other needs from 6:30 to 9 a.m. The church will remain open for the day for anyone who would like to stop in for prayer.

Girl Scout Brownie troops 40127 and 40557 donated over 60 bags of clothing and other items to the Goodwill Industries store in Adams on Saturday.

A 15-turbine, 30-megawatt wind energy project has the support of the Vermont Public Service Board.

Three ballot articles from the 2009 annual town meeting will be voted on again during a special meeting June 2. Water system on ballot Petitions submitted by citizens asking for a re-vote on articles relating to the sale of the Readsboro Electric Co., bonding $1.4 million to upgrade the village water system, and the proposed creation of a town ...

The following cases were heard Monday in Bennington District Court in front of Judge John Wesley.

On Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m., Bennington Museum hosts the first June Arts event featuring Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd, partners in North Hill Gardens in Readsboro, internationally acclaimed lecturers, and authors of several books and articles on horticulture and garden design.

Education benefits and reintegration into civilian life are some of the issues the American Legion national commander will discuss when he visits Vermont this weekend.

A few years ago, Passover nearly ruined Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz's maple syrup business.

A Readsboro man lost control of his 2005 GMC truck while driving on Route 100 on Tuesday, police said.

A local man was hurt after his truck slid off the road on Tuesday and rolled down an embankment, according to the Vermont State Police.