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(12/8/11) - The village center of Moretown sits along the usually friendly Mad River. But Tropical Storm Irene swelled it to a torrent, taking houses and bridges in its wake.

calendarBetween summer 2011 and spring 2012, e-Vermont will deliver an array of resources to improve Moretown’s use of the Internet to achieve key community goals and welcome more citizens into the digital culture. Already, e-Vermont is working with Moretown Elementary to bring 21st century educational opportunities to its 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

The town of Moretown was recently awarded an e-Vermont grant that will result in a new website for the town, among other technological upgrades. Moretown is among 12 rural communities to receive the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project grant.Town officials in Moretown approved the application that will provide technical consultants to create a new town website at their November 15 meeting...

Publication Date: 
01/13/11

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