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WESTMINSTER — The superintendent of the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union is meeting and in most cases exceeding his seven goals, the executive committee of the supervisory union board said Wednesday.

WESTMINSTER — The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union will conduct an evaluation and review of a recommendation to use up to $5 million of its federal ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School

The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Board has given its staff a choice: either get vaccinated or face weekly testing for COVID-19.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — The air system at Bellows Falls Union High School needs more than $244,000 in “high priority” repairs soon to bring it up to code, with another almost $1 million needed in the future, according to a lengthy engineering report recently made public. The study of the heating and air ventilation system at the high school was requested last year because of indoor air quality and public health concerns raised during the...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — The Bellows Falls Union High School board voted unanimously Monday night to send a suggestion for a bonus for retiring teachers to its policy committee, rather than approve the plan outright. Chairwoman Molly Banik of Westminster said she was “tired” of the board coming up with different plans every year to honor retiring staff. “Every year it comes up,” she said. “We’ve got to stop this. Itâ�...

WESTMINSTER — On a 6-1 vote, the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union approved a 1.5 percent wage increase for its unionized teaching staff for the school year that is ending in

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — A request from a Westminster man to fill a vacancy on the Bellows Falls Union High School board prompted a lengthy discussion about the potential for conflict of interest. Ian Sbardellati attended the board’s virtual meeting Monday evening and asked to be appointed to fill a three-year term that has been vacant for more than a year. Sbardellati would need to run for the seat next year if he wants to stay on the board. ...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — Four years of acrimony, distrust and anger over Act 46 in this town ended Wednesday with a unanimous vote by the Vermont Board of Education, approving Westminster’s plan to reestablish its own school district. During a virtual meeting, the board heard from Westminster Town Moderator David Major about the town’s plans to re-establish its school district and resume what it had for generations — a community-focu...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — Bellows Falls Union High School board member Jason Terry apologized Monday night for his verbal outburst last month at the school principal, saying he was just trying to protect his son. “I would like to apologize for my behavior,” he said. “My passion got the best of me.” “On March 23rd I was involved in a shouting match at Bellows Falls Union High School with Principal (Christopher) Hodsden and I ...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   GRAFTON — The towns of Grafton and Athens have given their blessing to an administrative school divorce proposed by Westminster school leaders. Westminster had voted overwhelmingly in favor of dissolving the Windham Northeast Unified Union School District in January. But before Westminster can pursue the Act 46 divorce, the other two towns in the elementary school union district had to agree, according to the little-known state law that ...