Thursday, February 21, 2013
Sharon Town Meeting is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the Sharon Elementary School to act on warning articles. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Australian ballot voting on town and school officers. The Sharon Town School District Meeting is Monday, March 4, …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Lyme, N.H. — Edna R. Stearns, age 82, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 30, 1930, in East Pepperell, Mass., the daughter of John Hutchins and Ruth Beard. She lived most of her life in Lyme. In 1949, Edna …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
To the Editor: In Great Britain, which has strict gun control, total annual gun deaths are less than 100. The U.S. has 10,000. Even adjusted for population, that’s at least a 50-1 difference. U.S. deaths attributed to illicit drugs are around 12,000; motor vehicle accidents, 35,000; alcohol-related deaths …
Monday, January 28, 2013
A drive down any stretch of the White River reveals constant reminders of Tropical Storm Irene’s devastating flooding. Wooded islands remain covered with the corpses of dead trees, and next to Route 14 are homes either still under construction or waiting to be removed. In Sharon, a tall …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Nicola Husmann, 5, of Quechee, concentrates on gliding instead of stumbling across the outdoor ice rink behind Sharon Elementary in Sharon yesterday during a party to celebrate the opening of the rink for the season. Valley News — …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
South Royalton — As the South Royalton School athletic director and assistant principal, as well as father of three small children, Jeff Moreno was already a man of many hats before the start of basketball season. When Stretch Gillam stepped down on the day of the Royal boys’ …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Westminster, Vt. — Even being charged with a technical foul for having a player with a bobby pin in her hair couldn’t take away the first victory of the year for the Stevens High girls basketball team. Playing in the consolation game of the Bellows Falls Holiday Tournament, …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Royalton — After the sun set over the White River Valley yesterday, another multi-color display was illuminated at the hilltop monument along the Sharon-Royalton line — an attraction that has drawn nearly 15,000 “light peepers” this season. Every …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
After a six-year stint as coach of the Hartford girls basketball team, which culminated with the program’s first state championship last winter, defensive specialist Steve Landon brings his skills and dedication to the Hurricane boys this season. While …
Friday, December 21, 2012
To the Editor: I would like to share some thoughts with my fellow gun owners. It has been decided that the Second Amendment granted us the right to keep and bear arms. In context, our founding fathers gave us the right to keep and bear muzzleloading, smooth-bore flintlock …
Maggie Cassidy
By Don's Early Light
