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Washington Central board backs Turtle Island plan

6 days ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

CALAIS — When it comes to Doty Memorial School in Worcester, the Washington Central School Board just authored what many hope is a new beginning, and others fear could be the beginning of the end. Time will tell whether the board's conditional approval of a much-discussed alliance with Turtle Island Children's Center will make the tiny school more viable, or more vulnerable, though residents, and board members, made the case for both on what was another long Wednesday night.
Talk of the town

1 week ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

Big ‘Splash’BARRE — The Barre Rotary Club’s biennial “Barre Art Splash” is suddenly back in a big way, as anyone who drove, or walked, through downtown on Wednesday can attest. What wasn’t there Tuesday afternoon, was on Wednesday morning, thanks to a crew of volunteers — there were more than 20 in all — led by Karl Rinker.
Barre council gets good news as election looms

1 week ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

When the council meets again, it will have at least one — and possibly two — new members in the wake of next Tuesday’s municipal elections. With contested races in two of the city’s three wards, and only one of the incumbents — Councilor Samn Stockwell — running, there will be turnover on a council that ended its Tuesday night meeting with a standing ovation for Councilor Emel Cambel.
Stockwell faces fresh challenge for Ward 3 council seat in Barre

1 week ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — A contested for a Ward 2 seat on the City Council is a case of: Same Stockwell, different Routhier. Two years after defeating Tina Routhier 169-127 to secure her second consecutive two-year term, Councilor Samn Stockwell will have to beat Routhier’s husband, Donald, to earn her third. The only incumbent running for council this year, Stockwell is looking to rebound from her mid-term loss to Thomas Lauzon in last year’s mayoral contest. Lauzon won that city-wide race 899-646.
Barre Opera House ready to light City Hall

1 week ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — Maybe you can't fight City Hall, but you sure can light it — inside and out. Thanks to the upstairs occupant of one of Barre's more historic buildings, and a landlord-tenant dispute that was resolved nearly two years ago, a plan that was in the works long before Montpelier ever considered illuminating its now-lit bridges, is officially a coming attraction in the Granite City.
Barre Area Development makes crucial hire

1 week ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — After spending three years as Montpelier's community and economic development specialist, Josh Jerome will soon shift his focus to Barre — the city and the town — when he takes the helm of local economic development organization that will turn 65 next year. Patience and persistence paid off for the board of Barre Area Development Inc., which didn't rush an administrative search that took a little longer than anticipated, but in the end, was worth the wait.
Worcester residents confront Doty dilemma amid Turtle Island talks

1 week ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

WORCESTER — Passion and pragmatism just collided in the gymnasium of Doty Memorial School. On a night when Principal Gillian Fuqua acknowledged there were plenty of “big feelings” about the littlest school in the Washington Central Unified Union School District, opinions were mixed when talk turned to a proposal to lease one of its tiny wings to Turtle Island Children's Center.
Montpelier commission urged to make zoning simple again

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

MONTPELIER — Those interested in developing more housing in the Capital City just told planning commissioners there's nothing wrong with the city's encyclopedic zoning regulations that a shredder couldn't solve. It's not that Montpelier's Unified Development Ordinance is all bad, they said.
Turtle Island proposal faces resistance in Worcester

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

WORCESTER — When it comes to a proposal to lease a portion of Doty Memorial School to a private preschool that has been serving central Vermont families for decades, some Worcester residents have questions — lots of them. Those residents, and others in the Washington Central Unified Union School District, will get the opportunity to ask them out loud during a 6 p.m. community forum on Wednesday at Doty.
Flood-weary Barre strives for resilience

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — Three residential buildings are going up, a troublesome railroad trestle, located near two of them, is coming out, there may be a battle over whether a nearby bridge follows suit, and the city's stormwater system will soon be under review. Fresh off back-to-back summer floods — the first significantly more devastating than the second — city officials are preparing for the inevitable “next time,” while hoping to avoid what would amount to a meteorological three-peat.