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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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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Strafford — The trucks have stopped rumbling in and out of the Elizabeth Mine, leaving behind a grassy expanse that was once colored a sickly orange. The decade-long cleanup of the 206-year-old copper mine in Strafford is winding …

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Chelsea — On Nov. 5, police officers — wearing plain clothes and declining to use handcuffs, in order not to rattle students — entered Oxbow Union High School and ushered Brian Musty out of the building and into an unmarked vehicle. The longtime coach was arrested on a …

Christopher Pellegrino, 12, of Bethel, looks over his mother Julia's shoulder at her ballot on Election Day. (Valley News - Ryan Dorgan)

Column: That Sacred Moment in the Voting Booth

Saturday, November 17, 2012

In the two weeks since Election Day most of the colorful signs have disappeared from yards, and the television ads are once again hawking cars and anti-depressants. Whether your candidates lost or won, there’s a temptation to be …

Letter: Our Major Economic Problem

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

To the Editor: As an economist, I am interested, though not surprised, that none of the candidates for public office directed attention to what is fundamentally the major economic problem facing our country today: the ever-rising cost of health care. This, more than any other factor, is driving …