Nederland News

A preschool in Nederland that was forced to close last week after investigators arrested one of its teachers on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student and then discovered that other teachers had criminal records has gotten state approval to reopen Wednesday.

NEDERLAND In "a unique architectural statement to energy conservation" Lighthouse Solar has contributed a photovoltaic solar system to the Carousel of Happiness in Nederland.

An attorney and officials for Nederland's shuttered Over the Rainbow preschool will meet Monday with the Colorado Department of Human Services to try to mediate a way to reopen the school without having to go through the courts, school officials said Friday.

NEDERLAND "Thanks, Frank Lutz, for all you've done for the Nederland Area Seniors.

Lynn Hirshman NEDERLAND The Nederland Board of Trustees barely had a quorum for Tuesday night's meeting: Mayor Cheshes and Mayor Pro Tem Porter were both out of town, and Trustee Barnett was absent.

An obscure Norwegian grandfather is the star of a bizarre festival held in Nederland, Colorado.

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Marc Tonglen Nederland Winterfest on the Mountain turned out to be a great success this past weekend at The Nederland Community Center as well as at The Stage Stop Music Hall.

Kirsten C. Barnett, teacher at Over the Rainbow Preschool and wife of Nederland Town Trustee Kirk Barnett, has been charged with a class three felony, sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust.

Boulder County and Colorado social-services officials are launching investigations into a Nederland preschool that became the center of controversy this week when one of its teachers was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young student.

Barbara Lawlor NEDERLAND After six years of guiding Nederland Middle Senior High School towards its present accomplishments, Principal Rich Salaz has announced his plans to retire, to spend time with his family and maybe, even, to fish.

A 38-year-old Nederland preschool teacher, under investigation for sexual assault on a child, turned herself in today to sheriff's officials at the Boulder County Jail.

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Nederland Middle/Senior High School is closed today due to a Town of Nederland water main break which has left the school without water for the day.

A celebration of the 25,000 beneficial uses of marijuana - proposed for a local ballfield - was snuffed out by the Nederland Board of Trustees last week.

Lynn Hirshman NEDERLAND At 6:30, people were streaming into the Community Center, and the multi-purpose room was already half full.

Barbara Lawlor NEDERLAND Global warming is a scientific fact, says Dr. Tim Spangler, Program Director of the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training.

Barbara Lawlor NEDERLAND It may seem like not paying a fine that has been ordered by a judge will make it go away.

A Colorado man was sentenced in circuit court Thursday to six years in prison and ordered to pay $15,000 in fines and costs on his prior guilty plea to possession of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana.

The Longmont City Council's open forum Tuesday night was fun and friendly before it briefly ramped up into a heated debate between the mayor and a Nederland resident.