Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark takes issue with the administration at the Windham Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) for not renewing its commitment to a four-year school resource officer (SRO) program, paid for by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the first three years. Leland & Gray Middle and High School in Townshend participated in the program for 2½ years, employing several uniformed and armed deputies from the sheriff's office in Newfane. The program's latest hire, Albry Crowley,
Picture the scene, if you will: I'm dragging my son through a medium-sized shop-up at Hannaford. We are on the home stretch, in the refrigerator/freezer section, I'm leaning in to get butter, I pop back up from the glass door just as an old lady whizzes past me with her cart. Instead of apologizing for almost clipping me, she starts shaking her head with the “There's No Accounting for Some Jerks These Days” look on her face. What? I long...
Wyld Nightz, a local classic rock band, will play at the Stone Church in Brattleboro on Friday, Jan. 3, at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and the band will donate all its proceeds to Brigid's Kitchen and Pantry, which has served over 20,000 free meals this year in downtown Brattleboro. Wyld Nightz is a six-piece band founded in 1999 by Jeff Brewer and Michael McKinney, according to a news release. Prior to that, Brewer, now lead singer...
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