HEBRON — Daniel Marchetti of Vermont has been named the new head of school at Hebron Academy. He will start in that post on July 1, 2016. Marchetti is currently the head of school at The Grammar School in Putney, Vt. He and his wife, Courtney, have two children, Lila and Oliver. The independent school’s […]
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Nancy H. Hooke
1925 – 2015 AUBURN — Nancy Helen Archibald Hooke, 90, died on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was a beloved wife, daughter, grandmother and great-grandmother who went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ following a long illness. Born on May 1, 1925, in Auburn, she was the daughter […]
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Maine’s top executive, legislative staff better paid than counterparts in northern New England
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage frequently reminds people that Maine is a poor state and unable to afford its generous welfare programs. But when it comes to paying his own staff, LePage has been a generous boss compared to his Democratic counterparts in Vermont and New Hampshire. A Sun Journal review of public salary records […]
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Amtrak derailment injures 6 in Vermont
UPDATED 1:05 p.m.: A hospital executive says six people are in the emergency room after an Amtrak train derailed in Vermont when it apparently hit rocks on the track. Central Vermont Medical Center CEO Judy Tartaglia says the patients have injuries that are not life-threatening. They include neck, back and shoulder pain, lightheadedness and a […]
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Kenneth ‘Ken’ Gilman
1922 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Kenneth “Ken” Gilman, formerly of West Peru, passed away at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris on Saturday, Aug. 22, after a period of deteriorating health. Ken was born on Aug. 25, 1922, in Johnson, Vt., to Forrest Madison Gilman and Margaret Idella Gilman. On Aug. 24, 1946, […]
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Woodstock man charged in Vermont Interstate 91 fatality
NORWICH, Vt. — A Woodstock man has been charged in a crash that killed a Florida man on the side of Vermont’s Interstate 91. Twenty-three-year-old Mason Morissette of Woodstock was charged Monday with grossly negligent operation of a vehicle resulting in death. Police say he sideswiped a disabled tractor trailer with his logging truck in […]
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Frances E. Stephanak
1926 – 2015 LEWISTON — Frances E. Stephanak, 88, a former resident of Greene, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Springfield, Vt., on Dec. 31, 1926, the daughter of William A. and Rena Abbott Keisler. Betty was a graduate of […]
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Dowsers tap into far more than water at annual convention
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (AP) — Some journey here to learn an ancient practice. Others to hone their skills. Many return year after year. More than 300 people — a few from as far away as the United Kingdom — attended the American Society of Dowsers’ 55th annual convention and expo, which runs through Monday. Practitioners use […]
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Abortions down in New England states
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The number of abortions performed annually in New England is declining, according to an Associated Press data analysis, echoing a nationwide trend. But at least two groups attribute the drop to different factors. Rhode Island and Connecticut have seen the most significant decreases since 2010. The number of abortions in Rhode Island […]
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Evelyn K. Haverinen
1932 – 2015 HUDSON, Fla. — Evelyn Kuvaja Haverinen, 83, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 3, while vacationing in Hudson, Fla. She was born in Pittsfield on Jan. 12, 1932, the daughter of Earl and Eva Cram Rogers. She lived most of her life in South Paris and Norway and worked […]