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Alana Fichman

Selectboard notes passing of Cookie Allen

The town was hard hit by the death of Eleanor “Cookie” Allen from thyroid cancer on Dec. 31, 2014.

“She was a special lady, and she's going to be sorely missed in this town,” Selectboard Chair Patty O'Donnell said at the board's Jan. 5 meeting.

According to O'Donnell, Allen, 69, was an admired and dedicated community member well known for her role as bus driver to the senior citizens in town.

The lifelong resident also worked as a teacher and mail carrier. She co-wrote the book Voices of the Past and Present, which featured interviews of longtime residents. ...

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‘E911 technology on an 18th-century road map’

Conservation Commission addresses town road classification issues

Linda Hecker and the other members of the Conservation Commission are the most recent participants on a journey to correctly classify town roads. They recently reported progress to the Selectboard. At the board's Jan. 12 meeting, Hecker told the board that she recently discovered an unsettling truth. “Officially, [we...

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A ‘Big’ heart

Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark in nominated as ‘Big of the Year’ by Youth Services

Sometimes you're born with an older brother, and sometimes one is matched to you. In the case of Austin Powers, that match came at just the right time. Keith Clark was working two jobs: one in the Vermont Army National Guard, and the other as Windham County Sheriff. He...

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