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Grant gives local libraries electronic gear

POWNAL -- Two local libraries received thousands of dollars worth of electronic equipment Tuesday from the e-Vermont grant program. The Solomon Wright Public Library in Pownal and the Martha Canfield Library in Arlington had the equipment personally delivered by Martha Reid, head librarian of the state Department of Libraries and Regional Librarian Amy Howlett. The Pownal library received three scanners -- two double as printers -- two laptops, a desktop computer, a few power strips, memory sticks, and computer mice. In Arlington, the library received three computers and a printer.

Publication Date: 
05/17/2011

E-Vermont efforts work out well for four county towns

ARLINGTON -- ...Fourth and fifth graders at the Fisher Elementary School received 53 notebook computers, along with personnel to train both students and teachers in their usage. Woodrow said it was more than just giving a student a laptop and letting them have fun; they were taught Internet safety techniques as well as ways to enhance their learning. Students could take the computers home with them, along with printers...

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011

e-Vermont Community: Sunderland/Arlington/Sandgate

calendare-Vermont Initiatives in Sunderland-Arlington-Sandgate (SAS) were spearheaded by a small but very productive team representing town government, local businesses, the public library, schools, and citizens. In one short year, this team succeeded in bringing the following accomplishments to SAS:

If you build it, will they come?

ARLINGTON - Even if it weren't an election year, the chances are excellent that residents of Vermont would be hearing a lot about broadband. ...That part of the broadband equation - getting people online and tapping into the potential applications and benefits of high speed Internet, is at the heart of an initiative currently underway in Arlington, Sunderland and Sandgate, led by the Vermont Council on Rural Development's "e-Vermont" community broadband project...

Publication Date: 
09/23/2010

Area towns to get digital boost

ARLINGTON/SUNDERLAND - The towns of Arlington and Sunderland have received grants from e-
Vermont - a part of the Vermont Council on Rural Development - that will provide greater technical
resources to the communities.

Publication Date: 
05/26/2010