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Salisbury man sentenced to 78 months in jail
RUTLAND — A Salisbury man has been sentenced to spend six and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen gun. Scott Clark, 41, was sentenced on Aug. 21 by U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino to 78 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Clark previously pleaded guilty to the charge on July 13, 2023.
Home tour of the week: A $293,000 townhome with a lockable storage area and two bedrooms
This townhome in Essex Junction has two bedrooms and extra large kitchen. The living area has french doors that lead out to a back deck. HIGHLIGHTS: large closet, first floor half bath, $225 monthly HOA fee. Listed by Jill Richardson, RE/MAX North Professionals, Jeffersonville.
NY Education Department seeking input on diploma changes
Albany, N.Y. — The state Education Department is looking for input on plans to potentially change high school diploma requirements. The department has set up a “ThoughtExchange” at https://bit.ly/3jkq4sk to take comments regarding a proposal to change Regents requirements. The deadline to participate is Oct. 6. The...
UVM grad students rally as union bargaining gets underway
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Some UVM students are celebrating the bargaining progress underway with their university. Graduate student workers at the University of Vermont will hold a rally Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the start of bargaining for their first contract. Members of Graduate Students United voted to unionize in March...
Students across the region head back to school
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Many students in our region headed back to class on Monday. Classes started at many school districts for the first day of the school year. Two area colleges also started classes on Monday. At the University of Vermont, students are back on campus and gearing up...
Union workers cry foul over layoffs at immigration service centers
Unionized workers with the federal agency responsible for processing immigration and asylum paperwork claim they are being forced to turn their jobs over to non-union labor, in violation of federal law. United Electrical, Radio, & Machine Workers of America members say the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Nebraska Service Center...
City of Plattsburgh and AFSCME reach tentative agreement
AFSCME is the city’s largest union whose employees work through the majority of the city’s offices. This unit’s employees also largely make up the Department of Public Works staff. — PLATTSBURGH | After several rounds of negotiation, the City of Plattsburgh Mayor’s office and AFSCME union leadership have reached a tentative agreement for a five-year contract renewal.
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