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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
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WESTMINSTER â 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 boardâs 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. Sbardellati said he has one child in the high school and another in the Bellows Falls Middle School...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WESTMINSTER â 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 Westminsterâs plan to reestablish its own school district. During a virtual meeting, the board heard from Westminster Town Moderator David Major about the townâs plans to re-establish its school district and resume what it had for generations â a community-focused school system for grades kindergarten through eighth grade. There was nary a mention of Act 46,...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WESTMINSTER â 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. âI would like to apologize for my behavior,â he said. âMy passion got the best of me.â âOn March 23rd I was involved in a shouting match at Bellows Falls Union High School with Principal (Christopher) Hodsden and I own that. I found out recently that there were people at the high school who felt uncomfortable by ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. GRAFTON â 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 towns unhappy with Act 46 are following. Grafton and Athens at Town Meeting on Tuesday both approve...