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Superintendent shake-up: Tucker steps down, Champlin returns as interim
LACONIA — Steve Tucker, who was superintendent of the city’s school district since 2019, stepped down from his position on Tuesday. Tucker announced his decision in a brief letter, addressed to the school board:. “Please accept this letter of resignation effective today, August 20 at the end of...
Nashua nonprofits train childcare providers as industry faces staffing shortages
A group of early childhood nonprofits in Nashua has been trying a different approach to recruit child care providers. Since April, the Smart Start coalition has helped train more than 100 students who speak English, Spanish and Swahili. Liz Fitzgerald of the United Way of Greater Nashua is one of...
Belmont's Got Lunch! reports successful first summer, plans to double for next year
BELMONT — While families are readying for the start of the school year, the team behind a new program in this town are preparing for the end of its first season. Got Lunch! Belmont and Friends has been delivering food to families all summer long, providing a reliable source of nutrition to children whose families would otherwise have a hard time feeding them.
Health care professionals: Names to Know
David Krempels Brain Injury Center announces New Executive Director PORTSMOUTH – The David Krempels Brain Injury Center announced Cariann Harsh Daley MPA, MBA, Ed.M. as its new Executive Director, starting Aug. 19, 2024. With a career spanning 25 years in neurodiversity and disability services, Cari brings extensive experience and a strong commitment to...
Horse in Franklin Co. identified with Eastern Equine Encephalitis
BOMBAY | The Franklin County Public Health Department has been notified that a horse in the Town of Bombay has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE, triple E) virus. The EEE virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect people, horses and other mammals, some birds, reptiles and amphibians....
Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus
More than half of this summer’s whooping cough cases have been reported in Brattleboro, leading Vermont’s officials to issue a health advisory in the area and urge all Vermonters to take precautions as the school year begins. Read the story on VTDigger here: Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus.
Summer of Construction: Campus Sees Updates as New Housing is Planned
President Beilock has more proposed changes to the Dartmouth College landscape than one can count on their hands. I’ll grant you, she’s not changing the skyline—we have Hanlon to thank for the major additions of the Irving Center and the Engineering and Computer Science Center—but her administration is working to address the current housing crisis at the College.
Listen To ‘The Greatest Guitar Solo’ Trey Anastasio ‘Ever (Saw) A Human Play’
While the media has always been quick to compare Phish to the Grateful Dead, there’s perhaps no artist who influenced Trey Anastasio more than Frank Zappa. The Phish guitarist witnessed several Frank Zappa concerts and a 1988 show in Burlington, Vermont included what Anastasio has described as “the greatest guitar solo I’ve ever seen a human play.”
Barre, the last school district without a budget, will try again next month
The district is considering a plan that would raise taxes far less than most communities. Whether it goes far enough remains a contentious question among school board members. Read the story on VTDigger here: Barre, the last school district without a budget, will try again next month.
Magic Mann expands into cannabis cultivation and manufacturing with new 4,000 square foot facility
ESSEX TOWN — Magic Mann, a locally-owned cannabis dispensary, is getting an upgrade. The business received final approval Aug. 1 from Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board to begin cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products on-site at its location in the Essex Experience. That cultivation will take place...
Former corrections officer pleads guilty to providing a firearm to a felon
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — A Dannemora resident and former corrections officer faces up to 15 years in prison after he pled guilty Wednesday toknowingly providing a firearm to a felon. Brian Mills, 39, admitted that at various times during summer 2022, he traded a New England Firearms Company...
Rutland Moose Lodge asks public for help cleaning up cemetery
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A group for veterans wants your help cleaning up Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland this weekend. Members of Rutland’s Loyal Order of Moose Lodge will repair, straighten and clean monuments and graves in the city’s largest cemetery on Saturday. It’s the third year they have...
Hanover forum on police response to Dartmouth protest provides few answers
Several forum participants said the lack of detailed information from the town made it more difficult to gain a better understanding of what occurred. Read the story on VTDigger here: Hanover forum on police response to Dartmouth protest provides few answers.
Rare Canada lynx photographed in Vermont for first time since 2018
SHREWSBURY, Vt. — A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther south than the last confirmed sighting.A Shrewsbury man was driving home on Saturday evening when he saw the large cat walking along the side of a rural road. He went home to get his cell phone, returned and took video of the animal, he said on Wednesday."Exciting" sighting of Canada lynx in Vermont"This newest sighting is especially exciting because the cat was spotted in Rutland County, far south of most confirmed lynx reports in Vermont,"...
Jenny Urban takes reins at Bridport Central School
BRIDPORT — With a week to go before classes resume, newly minted Bridport Central School Principal Jenny Urban is busy arranging her office. One of her first orders of business was assembling her favorite workplace adornment: A “why wall,” which is a collage of pictures, cards and other memorabilia supplied by past students, colleagues and friends that reminds her why she became an educator.
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