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Students head back to the classroom next week
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – Students in the Monadnock Region head back to school on next week. According to SAU 29’s website, school resumes for all districts on Tuesday, August 27th. Preschool at Jonathan Daniels and in Marlborough will begin after Labor Day on September 3rd, along with Kindergarten in both Keene and Chesterfield. Marlow preschool and kindergarten begins September 9th.
Two Lyndon men arrested on I-91 for DUI, excessive speeding, and outstanding warrant
BARNET — In a high-speed incident, Vermont State Troopers apprehended two men from Lyndon after clocking a vehicle traveling at 104 mph on Interstate 91 on Aug. 22 at 6:17 p.m. The driver, Derek Dawson, 34, was pulled over and during the subsequent investigation, was found to be operating...
Because of PCBs, North Country’s students will come back to school in tents
After another round of testing revealed stubbornly high rates of PCBs — a class of toxic chemicals — at North Country Union High, administrators are preparing to educate students in wedding tents this fall. A state law passed in 2021 requires all schools, public or private, built or...
Rutland man faces multi-year sentence for distributing cocaine
Burlington, VT. – A 44-year-old Vermont man was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont. Bradley Saldi of Rutland made four sales of controlled substances between May 15, 2023, and June 14, 2023, as a handyman at the Highlander Motel in Rutland. […]
Listen To ‘The Greatest Guitar Solo’ Trey Anastasio ‘Ever (Saw) A Human Play’
While the media has always been quick to compare Phish to the Grateful Dead, there’s perhaps no artist who influenced Trey Anastasio more than Frank Zappa. The Phish guitarist witnessed several Frank Zappa concerts and a 1988 show in Burlington, Vermont included what Anastasio has described as “the greatest guitar solo I’ve ever seen a human play.”
FEMA goes door to door in Barre with assistance available
BARRE, Vt. — If you heard a knock on your door Thursday in Barre City, there’s a chance it was a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a reminder that federal assistance is now available to Vermonters. FEMA's main goal going door to door was to...
Here are six things to do in Colchester in the next month
Details: UVM Extension Gardener Volunteers will be working in the library gardens most Saturdays, May to September. Please interrupt them with your questions. When: 3-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24-Sunday, Sept. 1. Where: Champlain Valley Exposition. Details: Concerts, amusement park rides, monster trucks, concessions, agricultural...
Summer school spotlight: A season of learning and fun at Union Memorial
COLCHESTER — As the end of August draws near, families are prepping for back-to-school season. But with that also comes a time to celebrate a successful summer of add-on education. Traditionally known as “summer school,” Colchester School District refers to its summer offerings as an “extended school year program.”...
Barre, the last school district without a budget, will try again next month
The district is considering a plan that would raise taxes far less than most communities. Whether it goes far enough remains a contentious question among school board members. Read the story on VTDigger here: Barre, the last school district without a budget, will try again next month.
Magic Mann expands into cannabis cultivation and manufacturing with new 4,000 square foot facility
ESSEX TOWN — Magic Mann, a locally-owned cannabis dispensary, is getting an upgrade. The business received final approval Aug. 1 from Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board to begin cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products on-site at its location in the Essex Experience. That cultivation will take place...
Arrowhead Senior Center and Red Cross join forces for life-saving blood drive
The Arrowhead Senior Citizens Center is stepping up to support the community by partnering with the American Red Cross for a blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 5. From 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the doors of the center at 46 Middle Road will be open to all eligible donors, inviting the community—not just seniors—to contribute to this vital cause.
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