School officials are trying to cut down on cell-phone related distractions and are asking parents to lend a helping hand. High School principal Kelly McHugh said the school has a policy of no cell phone use between7:30 a.m.and2:30 p.m.Students are permitted to carry a cell phone with them but they aren’t supposed to be visible. [...]
Mayor’s e-mail, Facebook pirated
So, there was the Putorti family, vacationing off in Jolly Ole’ England, when a band of masked marauders caught them at gunpoint and asked them to turn over all their money and credit cards. That left Whitehall Mayor Francis “Fra” Putorti and his family in quite a pickle, needing to ask friends and family for [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]