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Bridgewater Uses Social Media in Irene Recovery

For many Vermont communities, the terrible flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene brought home both the importance of a strong community fabric and the value of having multiple channels for communication during a crisis. Bridgewater was one of the e-Vermont towns hit hard by the floods. As town systems became overloaded in the relief effort, local residents used online tools to create a new, informal network to help their neighbors.

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e-Vermont Community: Bridgewater

calendarBetween summer 2011 and spring 2012, e-Vermont and Bridgewater's e-Vermont Steering Committee will deliver an array of resources to improve Bridgewater’s use of the Internet to achieve key community goals and welcome more citizens into the digital culture. Already, e-Vermont is working with Bridgewater Elementary School to bring 21st century educational opportunities to its students.

E-Vermont Gets IT Umph to 12 More Small Towns

The E-Vermont Community Broadband Project was the only applicant East of the Mississippi to be awarded federal stimulus money for rural broadband. This week the project announced both advances of 2010 and the names of 12 rural communities chosen for next year. E-Vermont doesn’t lay fiber cable; instead, it offers small communities expert help in making the most of existing Internet technology. The 2010 projects included, for 5th graders in Bristol, VT, new computers, training in making podcasts, and better integration of technology into the school curriculum.

Publication Date: 
12/23/2010