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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 …

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 …

With New Coach, Hartford Has High Hopes

Sunday, December 23, 2012

After a six-year stint as coach of the Hartford girls basketball team, which culminated with the program’s first state championship last winter, defensive specialist Steve Landon brings his skills and dedication to the Hurricane boys this season. While …

Hustling Wasps Hoops Team Buzzes Past Olympians

Friday, December 21, 2012

Woodstock — In last Friday’s 56-41 loss at Marble Valley League frontrunner Fair Haven, the Woodstock boys basketball team played the Slaters tight in the first half before letting the game get away in the third quarter. After …

Teams Raring to Return to the Hardwood

Sunday, December 16, 2012

With the winter season officially upon us, the best place to get a front row seat for all the action is your area gymnasiums. Last year, Oxbow and Hartford claimed state titles. Who will be this season’s Cinderella? …

Henry Bailey White

Sunday, December 16, 2012

East Corinth, Vt. — Henry Bailey White, 80, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt. He was born at his family home in Corinth on Dec. 19, 1931. He was the fourth child of seven born to Worthy D. and Olive …

Oxbow Announces Reforms After Teacher Sex Assault Charge

Friday, December 14, 2012

Bradford, Vt. — Oxbow Union High School this week announced a series of reforms designed to protect students after the recent arrest of a teacher charged with sexually assaulting a former student inside the school several years ago. The new steps include training staffers to identify and protect …

Editorial: Exemplary Police Work; Corinth Standoff Handled Well

Friday, December 14, 2012

What happened during a police action in the town of Corinth on Dec. 4 was the exact opposite of what happened in Corinth in 2006. Somebody should get a medal for the work. Six years ago, a phalanx of officers entered the Corinth woods in pursuit of a …

Young Writers: Family Lessons

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. This week, we publish responses to the prompt, Family: Write about a …

Young Writers: A Favorite Place

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. This week, …

Bradford, Reeling from Teacher Arrest, Considers Hiring Cop for Schools

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Bradford — The Police Commission is proposing to hire a full-time police officer to patrol Oxbow Union High School and other schools following the recent arrest of an Oxbow teacher on a charge that he sexually assaulted a student several years ago. The plan to hire what’s known …

Oxbow Hires New Girls Basketball Coach, Replacing Musty

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Bradford, Vt. — In a difficult time for Oxbow athletics, Felicia Kingsbury is hoping to help provide a positive transition. Kingsbury, 26, was approved Tuesday by Oxbow’s school board to become the girls basketball team’s fourth coach, replacing …