Strafford

Albert Zielenski

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

South Strafford, Vt. — There will be a Memorial Celebration for Albert Zielenski, who passed away on March 20, 2013, this Saturday, May 11, at 1 p.m. at Strafford United Church, on the Green in Strafford, Vt. …

Group: N.H. Kids Need Better Care

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

As adult mental health attracts attention in New Hampshire, a coalition of health organizations and advocates say children’s needs have gone unnoticed and yesterday released a “road map” for reforming the system. The plan, developed over the past two years, is the first of its kind and involved more than 50 organizations from around the state, including Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of …

Albert Zielenski, a Thetford Academy math teacher and former engineering mathematics instructor at River Bend Career and Technical Center in Bradford, Vt. Zielenski died March 20, 2013. (Courtesy photograph)

A Life: Albert Zielenski, 1946 — 2013; ‘The Common Theme Was, “Mr. Z Never Gave Up On Me” ’

Monday, April 8, 2013

Strafford — In the weeks since Thetford Academy math teacher Albert Zielenski died last month, the condolence cards from friends and family — and from former students, school parents and teaching colleagues — have been accumulating on a sunny table in his South Strafford home, a stone’s throw from Coburn’s General Store. The …

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Thetford Academy Senior Builds His Own Evaporator for Sugaring

Sunday, April 7, 2013

A wooden frame covered on two sides with a blue tarp isn’t much protection when spring winds come whipping through. But Isaac Barker, 18, says he doesn’t get cold while he’s making maple syrup. Between feeding the fire, …

Special education teacher Tracy Flickinger creates a visual aid for multiplication as residents vote during Lyme’s Town Meeting at the school last week. Flickinger was able to work and participate in voice votes while her class was taking a test. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Audio Slideshow: Town Meeting Multitaskers

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Not long into Tuesday’s town meeting in Lyme, Elizabeth Glenshaw put down her town report and took up her knitting. She’s working on a bright pink sweater for a baby due in May. “It keeps you relaxed, but …

With wings attached to her back, Roz Finn amplified those who spoke at Strafford Town Meeting yesterday as the “microphone fairy.” (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Strafford Residents Debate Gun, Earth Rights

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Strafford — After emotional debates, voters here overwhelmingly passed resolutions urging lawmakers to ban assault weapons and to bestow legal rights on the Earth during a Town Meeting in which parochial matters were nudged aside by a debate …

Petitioned Article Seeks Earth Rights

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Strafford — A Strafford man seeking to amend the Vermont Constitution to bestow legal rights upon the Earth has succeeded in getting the proposal on Town Meeting warnings in Norwich, Thetford and Strafford. The proposal from Stephen Marx is getting a skeptical look from a constitutional scholar and …

Strafford Aims At Gun Control

Friday, February 15, 2013

Strafford Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. in the Town Hall to act upon eight warning articles. The school meeting will be held in the Town Hall on the same day at 1 p.m. to consider six warning articles. All officers are …

Pauline L. Ward

Thursday, February 14, 2013

West Lebanon, N.H. — Pauline L. Ward, 70, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare. Polly was born Sept. 11, 1942, in Hanover, N.H., a daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Bomhower) Ward. She grew up in West Lebanon where she lived most of her life. She …

Letter: Guest Workers for Dairy Farms

Saturday, February 9, 2013

To the Editor: With immigration reform back on the table, it may be a good time to look at implementing a rational policy regarding illegal aliens working on Vermont dairy farms. One possible option might be the establishment of a guest worker program similar to the H2A program …

Custodian Brian Sullivan sweeps the floor as health teacher Lynn Bates of Campton, N.H., heads to the door for her long commute home from Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Canaan. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

School Notes: Commuting Educators Go the Distance for Their Jobs

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

When Lynne Bates left her job as a medical technologist 12 years ago to become a high school health teacher, she probably didn’t anticipate how far she would go in her new career. Between the Campton, N.H., resident’s …

Solar Power Could Light Thetford, Strafford Town Buildings

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Thetford — Officials in Thetford and Strafford are exploring the possibility of their towns jointly entering into use of a proposed 500-kw solar power project that would supply electricity to school and municipal buildings. And if they give the green light, the next step will be to secure …

During her lunch break in Hanover yesterday, Micki Colbeck of Strafford basks in the warm sun. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

During her lunch break in Hanover yesterday, Micki Colbeck of Strafford basks in the warm sun. Valley News — Jennifer Hauck …

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