Now that Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley has been shamed and fired for wondering on Facebook about BLM, will any educator in Vermont public schools ever feel safe questioning social orthodoxy?

The “I Love Putney” Facebook page is blaming a Trump supporter caravan for the black burn-out marks left on the “Black Lives Matter” street mural near the Putney school. Now the sheriff is investigating - including looking at school video - although he wonders if any crime has been committed. And another social media poster said it could have been caused by a truck braking to avoid hitting a child crossing the street.

Many students told stories of suffering racism in Springfield schools and urged the school board to raise the BLM flag. However, the board voted 3-2 against - perhaps responding to a petition drive with almost 500 signatures.

People living and working in and around Woodstock are not happy AT ALL about a wedding held October 3 at the toney Woodstock Inn. A photo shows a gaggle of out-of-staters sitting cheek-by-jowl. Could this be a repeat of the Millinocket, Maine wedding that led to an outbreak of 150 cases and eight deaths?

Access to Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles offices is now available in Rutland, Springfield, and Bennington - but by appointment only.

A PAC supporting Dem LG candidate Molly Gray had its knuckles rapped by the Pomfret Town Clerk.

The Springfield school district is Vermont’s ground zero for school/race news. As school officials root out racist books in school libraries and back off policies aimed at giving parents more say in controversial content, a black teacher has resigned and is blaming racism by school officials.

The Springfield School Board has withdrawn a proposal saying teachers “do not have a right to use the school setting as a forum to promote their personal views” and giving parental opt-out when the classroom gets too controversial.

Windsor school principal Tiffany Riley was fired this summer after questioning BLM on Facebook. She sued, claiming her civil rights have been violated.

The Springfield school district is in conflict over a third-grade book about race relations critics say is too negative about police. Meanwhile, the school district’s “equity committee” is pulling from school library shelves books it deems to have ‘bias’ or ‘implicit bias.’