RISD board sets 2023 budget
ORFORD—At a special meeting held on Feb. 10, the Rivendell Interstate School District Board voted to approve a proposed operating budget for 2022-2023 of just over $13,316,000 for the four-town district. This budget exceeds the current year’s by about $600,000. Complicating the discussion that evening was how best to present the influx of federal funding […]
School budget finalized after hearing
NORTH HAVERHILL—Haverhill voters will be asked to approve a $15.6 million budget on town meeting day next month. The board signed off on a $15,615,614 budget at the conclusion of a public hearing on the evening of Feb.14. During the hearing, board members did not adjust baseline spending, but they made adjustments to revenue sources […]
Budget finalized for Haverhill town meeting
HAVERHILL—Haverhill residents will vote on a $5.27 million operating budget during the annual Haverhill town meeting on March 12. The Haverhill Selectboard voted to send the proposed budget to the town meeting, along with several warrant articles, after a Feb. 7 budget hearing. Voters will also be asked to decide whether the Haverhill and Woodsville […]
Orange County budget approved
CHELSEA—County government in Vermont does not exactly have the same role as county governments in most states across the country. Nevertheless, there is still county government. Orange County’s side judges led a sparsely attended public hearing on Jan. 26 on the budget, which went into effect on Feb. 1. The hearing was conducted via Zoom. […]
Photo of the Week
Thetford Academy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov.19 to celebrate the installation of a new wheelchair lift installed this summer. Pictured (from left to right) are Pril Hall, trustee of Thetford’s Farm Trust; Jane Francisco, representing the Frances Barrows Fund; Beckie Gray, class of 1959; John Brown, director of buildings and grounds; Barbara Smith, class of 1958; Carrie Brennan, Head of School; Patty McIlvaine, Director of Advancement; and Caleb Crossett, class of 2025.
