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Voters Pass Oxbow School Budget

Friday, May 17, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — The second time’s the charm in the case of Oxbow Union High School’s annual budget, as Bradford and Newbury voters approved the revised figure last night after it was defeated earlier this year. Resident’s voted in favor, 294-158, of the newly drafted $7.2 million 2013-2014 school-year budget. “(I’m) grateful that the public supported the revised budget,” said School Board Chairwoman Vicky Carson. The Board shaved more than …

Oxbow Budget Restrung

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Ballot voting on Oxbow Union High School’s redrafted budget will be held tomorrow for Bradford and Newbury voters from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bradford Academy auditorium and the Newbury Town Office. ■ Bradford, Vt. — School officials are crossing their fingers that voters tomorrow will pass the 2013-2014 Oxbow Union High School budget after it was narrowly defeated earlier this …

Northeast Woodland Training Inc. offered a chain saw safety course last weekend at Oxbow High School in Bradford, Vt. Known as the Game of Logging, the two-day course covered chain saw maintenance and tree-felling skills. Sally Wilson, of Ryegate, Vt., ducks under a fence on the way to the hands-on portion of the course. (Valley News - Libby March)

Learning About Logging

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Northeast Woodland Training Inc. offered a chain saw safety course last weekend at Oxbow High School in Bradford, Vt. Known as the Game of Logging, the two-day course covered chain saw maintenance and tree-felling skills. Valley News photographs — Libby March …

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Hanover’s Katie Irwin reaches for a ball from St. Thomas’ Kelly Carson during their NHIAA Division II semifinal match at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Saints Stop Marauders
St. Thomas at Hanover girls tennis in Hanover, N.H., on May 24, 2013. St. Thomas won, 7-2. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Photo Gallery: St. Thomas at Hanover Girls Tennis
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Orange East Supervisory Union Superintendent Don Johnson, left, and Oxbow Principal Larry Walsh at a public hearing last November. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

Orange East Superintendent To Step Down

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — The superintendent of the Orange East Supervisory Union has tendered his resignation to the School Board, effective July 1. Don Johnson said in a phone interview yesterday that he was retiring from an education career …

Michael A. McLam

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Williamstown, Vt. — Michael A. McLam, 56, of Orchard Terrace, died from respiratory failure as a result of the flu Friday, March 29, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, with his family at his bedside. Born May 10, 1956, in Barre, Vt., he was the son …

Oxbow High School Slims Budget Proposal

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Bradford — After narrowly rejecting the proposed 2013-2014 Oxbow Union High School budget last month, voters will consider a new slimmer version of the spending plan. On Thursday, the school board cut about $94,000 from the original proposal, creating a budget totaling just under $7.2 million. The decrease …

Oxbow High School Budget Misses by 5 Votes

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Bradford, vt. — The $7.3 million Oxbow Union High School Budget was voted down by just five votes yesterday in all-day balloting, leaving school administrators and board members unclear about the path forward. After the results of the 170-165 vote were read aloud at last night’s school meeting, …

Oxbow’s Jasmyn Huntington hugs teammate Faith Claflin (00) after the team’s loss to Windsor in the VPA state championship in 1996. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

All That Jazz: VPA Hall of Fame Will Welcome Former Oxbow High Star

Friday, March 22, 2013

It amazes Jasmyn Huntington Monroe that someone in Vermont still remembers her. Given the resume she amassed over four years with the Oxbow Union High girls basketball team in the 1990s, how could anyone forget? The Vermont Principals …

Voters to Decide on Proposed $7.3M Oxbow School Budget

Monday, March 18, 2013

Bradford and Newbury, Vt., voters will decide on the 2013-14 Oxbow Union High School budget and several other articles by Australian ballot from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 26. Bradford voters will cast ballots at Bradford Academy and Newbury voters will cast their votes at the …

Maggie Miller of Lyme stands waiting to have items appraised yesterday during the Antique Appraisal Fair at Oxbow Union High School in Bradford, Vt. The event raises money for a scholarship fund. (Valley News - Libby March)

Getting the Measure of Treasure: Enthusiasts, Appraisers Convene for Annual Oxbow Antique Event

Monday, March 18, 2013

Bradford — Advertised as being “loosely patterned” after Antiques Roadshow, the Antiques Appraisal Fair at Oxbow Union High School yesterday had all the ambiance of the popular public television show, albeit on an Upper Valley scale. A steady …

Special education teacher Tracy Flickinger creates a visual aid for multiplication as residents vote during Lyme’s Town Meeting at the school last week. Flickinger was able to work and participate in voice votes while her class was taking a test. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Audio Slideshow: Town Meeting Multitaskers

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Not long into Tuesday’s town meeting in Lyme, Elizabeth Glenshaw put down her town report and took up her knitting. She’s working on a bright pink sweater for a baby due in May. “It keeps you relaxed, but …

Waterman Fund Announces 2013 Grant Recipients

Sunday, March 10, 2013

East Corinth — The Waterman Fund recently awarded grants totaling $12,453 to support conservation efforts in New England. Recipients of the 2013 alpine stewardship grants include two projects on Mount Washington. Plant ecologist Nancy Slack and her colleagues will continue to inventory snowbed communities, bryophytes and lichens on …

Craig Sawicky holds the town report at Corinth Town Meeting yesterday. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Corinth Residents Approve Study for New Fire Station

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Corinth — During one of the longest Town Meetings here in recent memory, voters yesterday approved a feasibility study regarding the building of a new fire station. They also approved a grant-matching expenditure to install an emergency shelter …