True, school enrollment is declining. True, school districts are merging and thus leaving many buildings unused and unoccupied. But constant financial pressures have forced school districts to put off much-needed (and in some cases, mandated) maintenance and improvements. Tick, tick, tick goes yet another financial time bomb for Vermont state government. But is anyone listening?
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A pair of North Country Union High School seniors want the school’s wellness center to offer condoms and information about safe sex. A panel of school officials say they’ll bring the idea to the school board.
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Jennifer Harlow, a Johnson State College graduate who served as a cop in the Newport Police Department has been named sheriff for Orleans County by Gov. Phil Scott. Orleans County now has women serving as both sheriff and state’s attorney (Jennifer Barrett).
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