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Vermont State Game Warden Stephen Majeski received the state's Wildlife Officer of the Year Award from Gov. Peter Shumlin Thursday in Montpelier. Majeski's wife, Carolanne Majeski, and Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Patrick Berry are also pictured. Photograph by Tom Rogers

W. Windsor Game Warden Honored

Sunday, May 19, 2013

West Windsor — Stephen Majeski, of West Windsor, was recently named Vermont State Game Warden of the Year. A state game warden for eight years, Majeski received the award from Gov. Peter Shumlin on May 16 in Montpelier. Majeski was chosen for “his professionalism, excellent law enforcement work, dedicated search and rescue efforts, and helpful outreach with the public,” Shumlin …

Volunteer firefighters from Ascutney and Weathersfield rip off siding during a house fire in Perkinsville yesterday afternoon. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

‘Going to Lose Everything’

Friday, May 17, 2013

Perkinsville — A one-story home on Quarry Road was completely destroyed and several pets believed lost yesterday afternoon in a fire that took firefighting crews from 11 towns battling for nearly five hours and into the evening before it was fully extinguished. Jennifer Congdon was on her way home from work and picking …

Reading, Vt., firefighter Eric Joyal, left, sprays water on a hot spot as Windsor Lt. Tim Lang moves to a different area at a brush fire in Mt. Ascutney State Park yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Dry Spring Ignites Brush Fires in Upper Valley

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ascutney — A spring with little rain has left the ground covered under a dangerous mix of dead grass and dry leaves that has made conditions ripe for brush fires — and that’s exactly what happened yesterday as four separate fires broke out in the Upper Valley, burning ground cover and trees. “We …

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