Cavendish Update 12/29/23: News/Events

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The Cavendish Transfer Station is open normal hours New Year’s Eve.

Okemo Fire Works will be at 8 pm on New Year’s Eve

See ya next year!

12/29/23

1. Cavendish Related News

2. Events

1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• GMUSD board votes 6-3 to drop Chieftain name/Chair Resigns: At the Green Mountain Unified School District (GMUSD) Meeting on Dec. 21, the  board was informed by the vice chair, Adrienne Williams, that the chair Deb Brown, had resigned due to medical issues stemming from a concussion  she received weeks ago.  The board also voted 6-3 to “retire” the Chieftain name, which has been a bone of contention for most of the past year. While the reaction on Facebook to the removal of the Chieftains name was mixed, more than one person was far more concerned about the quality of education. “Fix the education and stop focusing on the stupid name. GMUSD is churning out kids who can't read at grade level, are woefully behind in math and the topic of Chieftain keeps coming up. What a wonderful distraction to keep the focus off the abysmal education the kids are receiving.” Chester Telegraph

• Shaw’s reopening timeline still unclear: At the meeting of the Ludlow Development Review Board on Monday, Dec. 18, the board heard updates regarding the rebuilding of Shaw’s Supermarket in Ludlow. Construction will begin on an expanded Shaw’s in January and will include flood mitigation measures. No timeframe was given for when Shaw’s will reopen, though rumors on the street place it closer to June 2024.  VT Journal

• 2024 brings new Vt. DMV fees, registration requirements: As part of last year’s budget, DMV fees are slated to increase about 19% across the board starting on January 1. That will include everything from registering a vehicle to getting a new license. It will cost $15 more to register a car, $10 more for a motorcycle, $6 for a small trailer and $11 more for a driver’s license. Also changing is now you get a title for your car. Starting Monday all vehicles will need a title, regardless of their age. WCAX

2. EVENTS

DECEMBER 31 (SUNDAY): New Year’s Eve. Fire Works at Okemo, 8 pm

JANUARY 1 (MONDAY): HAPPY NEW YEAR Town office closed

JANUARY 15 (MONDAY): Martin Luther King Day Town office and schools closed.

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