Analysis suggests that rebuilding school would cost taxpayers $20 million less than renovation

An updated report prepared for the Mountain Views School District (MVSD) shows that rebuilding Woodstock Union High School and Middle School (WUHS/MS) as proposed will be more than $20 million less expensive for local taxpayers than a comprehensive renovation of the existing facility. The cost analysis, prepared by Burlington-based PC Construction, assumes that state construction aid and pledged private donations …

Mohsen Mahdawi’s removal proceedings terminated by immigration judge

According to a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Vermont, attorneys for White River Junction resident Mohsen Mahdawi filed a letter on Tuesday, Feb. 17, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit announcing that an immigration judge has terminated Mahdawi’s removal proceedings.  “I am grateful to the court for honoring the rule of …