History based reading boost lifts Manchester fifth graders
Manchester Elementary reports a two year rise in reading levels for all 60 fifth graders after an innovative history centered curriculum. Principal Ronald Morell notes 65 percent now read above sixth grade level and 90 percent at least at fifth grade level, with both advanced and struggling students engaging through town history projects assisted by staff and community volunteers.
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Maggie C. Bucholt
Manchester
Ronald Morell
James West
Michelle la Rouche
Morell
Jerome Skapof
Edwin L. Bigelow
Bear cub killed on I 91 signals rising Vermont bear pop
A male black bear cub under a year old was struck and killed on I 91 about 20 miles north of the Massachusetts line. The 184 pound cub, born last winter, was believed to be the first seen in Vernon area in years. Game Warden Wayne Rowell said the cub’s death indicates the region’s bear population is increasing. The mother and possibly a second cub were nearby, as cubs stay close to mothers. The driver, Barbara Tyree, swerved to avoid the animal but could not prevent the fatal hit. He noted black bears are not as dangerous as grizzlies.
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Vernon
Vermont
Massachusetts Line
Barbara Tyree
Old Bethpage
N.Y
Brattleboro
Wayne Rowell
Rowell
Pownal Country Market Reopens With New Floor
The Pownal Center Community Church sponsors a second season market in the church carriage barn starting Saturday July 2. Hours are 9 am to noon on Saturdays through July August with a final sale on Sept 3. Local growers and crafters are invited to bring wares and tables each week, with modest donations per table or percent of sales.
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Pownal
Pownal Center
Women’s Fellowship
David Niles
Mary Burton-Beinecke
Currier Memorial School Confers Eighth Grade Diplomas
Twenty six students graduate from Currier Memorial School with diplomas awarded by Supt Edward Houlihan after a ceremony that featured the class will, poem and prophecy. Graduates include Tammy Ackert Matthew Audy Tracy Belden Bryan Billado Kathleen Coburn Craig Corey Mary Dorr Laurie Gaiotti Peter Gaiotti Teresa Gaiotti Richard Gould and others.
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Danby
Currier Memorial School
Supt
Edward Houlihan
Tammy L. Ackert
Matthew J. Audy
Tracy L. Belden
Bryan S. Billado
Kathleen M. Coburn
Craig L. Corey
Mary A. Dorr
Laurie L. Gaiotti
Peter J. Gaiotti
Teresa M. Gaiotti
Richard J. Gould
Karen J
Readsboro Fourth of July Celebration Highlights and Public Notices
Readsboro prepares for a July 3 muster at 1 p.m. on Tunnel Street with a 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. dance by Steele of North Adams. July 4 features rides, games, a noon chicken barbecue, a 7 p.m. band concert and 9:30 p.m. fireworks on Tunnel Street. A Dorset School Board meeting is set for 5 p.m. at Dorset Elementary School. Choir rehearsal at Pownal United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. and Pownal Center Fire Department worknight at 7:30 p.m. includes a roster of local names.
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Readsboro
Tunnel Street
Family Park
Steele
North Adams
Mass
Memorial Bridge
School Street
Main Street
John Hansen
Barre
Pownal United Methodist Church
Potted rose bush listed at 321 Main Street Benn VT
Local notice lists a potted rose bush for sale at 321 Main Street in Benn Vermont. The brief item provides a single horticultural listing with no additional details or contacts.
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Main St. Benn, Vt
Pownal ZBA Grants Permit for Local Crafts Outlet
The Pownal Board of Adjustment approved Steven Sussman’s plan to open a local crafts outlet at the Route 7 Peakes Pine Road corner on JoAnne Beshara’s property. Parking from Route 7 is lacking, and the permit is contingent on Sussman obtaining selectmen approval to enter and exit from Peakes Pine Road.
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Pownal
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Edwin A. Colvin
Georgine Bonafonte
Marilyn Hopkins
Henry R. Lambert
Pownal Country Market
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
Madkour
Delicatessen
Dorset
Dorset School Board
Suzie M. Nichols
William J. Reed
Kenneth A. Ricketts
Harold R. Sendra
John P. Staples
Steven M. Staples
Betty A. Stone
Denise A. Sweeney
Timothy E. Taylor
Christine L. Troumbley
Vermont Transit
New York
Points Between
Bennington
Verhgn
Washington Ave
Manchester Center
Purdy’s
Greenberg
Potted
H. Greenberg & Son
Adams, Mass
E. Kenneth Brown
Bob Pettit
Fran Lampman
A. Daniel Mason
Gulbransen Organs
Greater Bennington
Bennington-Hoosick Falls
Ares
H.A. Manning CO
Bellows Falls
Burt Bros
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