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After 31 years of teaching math at Leland & Gray Union High School , mostly to seventh- and eighth-graders, Margaret Carusona, 51, retired this past June.
Although she enjoyed teaching algebra to seniors, her hands-down favorites were the eighth-graders.
“They're not quite high-school students - none of that 'don't-tell-me-what-to-do.' They have this ability to learn,” Carusona said. “You can see that and you can pull them through. It's incredible - you can see it in their eyes. That's what gets me every time.”
“Teaching,” she said, “is a calling.”...
One of the highlights of the annual Grace Cottage Hospital Fair is the Birthday Parade, where those who were born at the hospital march to the Common. This year, one of the marchers returned to the Townshend Common after a long absence. James A. Adams was born June 30,
The Vermont Barn Census seeks to answer two questions: How many barns are there in Vermont, and what can be done to preserve these icons? Since 2008, volunteers have helped the barn census to catalog more than 2000 barns and other agricultural buildings across the state - from 18th...
Townshend auctioneer H.K. “Kit” Martin tells an illustrative story about his kitchen table, and the famously cantankerous Elden Mills who made it. Mills, a Windham furniture maker, wanted Martin to auction off the table, and he set the price at $700. “I told him I'd never get that much, but that's what he wanted,” Martin said. “I tried, and didn't get it, so I put the table in my kitchen.” A few years later, Martin asked Mills, “How long do...
The swimming holes along the 12.9-mile Rock River that slices down between Newfane and Dummerston toward the West River may be getting a little too popular. On some weekends, cars may be seen parked on both sides of Route 30, just below Depot Road, as many as 300 of them on any sunny summer weekend day. The south side of the river is generally swimmer-friendly with a variety of beaches. The north side, which is semi-residential, is lined with ledges...
A summer day at your favorite swimming hole is a Vermont tradition, but with the fun comes the worry that spending a day in the water is a swim-at-your-own-risk proposition. If you're among those who might be concerned about water quality at the swimming hole, you can take comfort in knowing there are people looking out for you. The Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance (SEVWA) is a volunteer, self-funded group that monitors 24 swimming sites on the West, Williams, and Saxtons...
After a site visit and two hours of public discussion last week, the Development Review Board (DRB) said that it wants to hear more about a plan to reopen the former Maple Valley Ski Area as a four-season recreation center. Owner Nicholas Mercede, of Brookline and Connecticut, doing business as MVS Associates of Stamford, Conn., and his lawyer, Christopher Dugan, were told by the DRB to return on July 26 at 7 p.m. with a sharpened-up proposal for the 300-acre...
For the second time this year, an Illinois-based collectibles business is coming to town in search of gold and silver. THR & Associates of Springfield, Ill. arrived in January with its “Treasure Hunters Roadshow” to see clients with treasures to sell, except the only treasures they really wanted to see were coins and some jewelry. Representatives turned away paintings, mismarked paper money, and other items one might see at a yard sale. News accounts and discussion boards online are littered...
