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Officials Investigate Small Fire at Claremont School

Claremont — Fire officials are labeling a small fire in the boys locker room of the Claremont Middle School yesterday as suspicious. Fire Chief Rick Bergeron said the fire was called in around 11:30. The heat set off the sprinkler system, which put out most of the flames, …

New London Buys Time on Building

New London — New London residents voted in favor of a proposal last night to “buy time” — $10,000 worth — to keep a vacant middle school building off the market for one year. Town Officials said there’s talk of turning the vacant Cougar Court building into a …

Newport Again Backs Budget

Newport — In all-day balloting at yesterday’s Town Meeting, voters approved the town budget, purchase of a new ambulance and $250,000 for road repairs. They also approved the school budget and contracts for teachers and support staff in revotes forced after officials botched the school vote in March. …

Health Group Sells Building, Keeps Services

Woodstock — The building that is home to the Ottauquechee Health Center has been sold to a developer, who will renovate it and has long-term plans to keep it as a place for primary and specialty care. The nonprofit Ottauquechee Health Foundation sold the property last month for …

Royalton Residents Cut School Budget

South Royalton — Pushing back against higher taxes, a gymnasium packed with roughly 350 residents voted last night to cut the school budget for the 2014 school year, overturning the initial budget vote from the March Town Meeting. The amended $6.0 million budget, which was proposed by resident …

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