This Week’s News
Guest editorial: Coalition strongly opposes legislative proposal for ‘Threat Assessments’ of Vermont students
The Vermont Police Out of Schools Coalition is raising alarm over a Scott administration proposal now in the Senate Education Committee that would mandate “behavioral threat assessment teams” in all Vermont schools, and would explicitly require the inclusion of police officials on those teams.
Bears are becoming active, Vermonters need to take steps to prevent conflicts
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens as the weather warms.
A conversation with Becki Lund, end-of-life doula
“Doctors don’t like to talk about death,” said Becki Lund. “They do everything in their power to keep it from happening.”
Legislative Report: Back to work after Town Meeting break
The House is scheduled to debate 22 separate pieces of legislation while the Senate is scheduled to ponder 26 proposals.
End-of-life decision making is best done early
Are you concerned about what happens to you medically if you can’t think, speak or communicate? Have you had to make decisions about healthcare for a friend or loved one when they can’t answer for themselves?
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor girls look to ‘finish the run’
By RUSSELL JONES PROCTOR — The Proctor girls soccer team hosted Poultney for their last regular season game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Taranovich Field. The Phantoms came in with […]
Politano wins state title in golf
Otter Valley Union High School junior Mia Politano fired an 84 on Oct. 8 at the Proctor-Pittsford Country Club to become the Division II girls’ medalist for the second straight year.
Horde defeat Sharon Academy, 3-0
By RUSSELL JONES The West Rutland boys soccer team improved to 5-4-2 on the season after defeating Sharon Academy 3-0 on Friday, Oct. 4. All in all, they are putting […]
Proctor boys remain unbeaten, defeat MSJ 6-1
By RUSSELL JONES Saturday’s boys soccer matchup between Mount St. Joseph and Proctor was a tale of two programs having starkly different seasons. MSJ came into the match with a […]
OV girls soccer comes close against Minutemen in double overtime
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley girls soccer team came close to grabbing a win against Mill River on Friday, Oct. 4, but after two overtimes the Minutemen prevailed, 5-4. […]
