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🌱 Could Fayston’s elementary students soon share one big school building?
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- Could Fayston's elementary students soon share one big school building?
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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 67, low: 44.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• School consolidation talks underway in central Vermont (wcax.com) — Families in Fayston could see their local elementary school consolidated into a single, larger campus with Moretown, Waitsfield, and Warren as Harwood Unified Union School District looks to cut $3 million from its 2028 budget. Officials are eyeing the former Cabot Creamery headquarters in Waitsfield as a possible site, arguing that one shared building may be cheaper than maintaining several aging schools.
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🗞 Nearby News
Waitsfield
- Community News for The Times Argus for Sept. 30, 2026 (timesargus.com)
- Cabot Creamery Wins 11 Gold Medals at Regional Competitions (perishablenews.com)
Northfield
- Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Teams Looking for Milk Bowl Magic At Thunder Road (racedayct.com)
Waterbury
- Thriller novel launches with a punk show in Waterbury (waterburyroundabout.org)
- Wednesday public hearing dives into updated town plan (waterburyroundabout.org)
- Hazen golf protects home turf over Wolves (hardwickgazette.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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