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Police warn of phone scam

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — Issue 244

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Police Department warns of a phone scam in which callers claim to represent Green Mountain Power and demand credit card information from customers to pay their account balance or face disconnection.

Should you receive such a call, police say, do not give out any personal information, including account and credit card numbers. Instead, hang up and contact Green Mountain Power directly to report the call.

Police add that residents should also report suspected scams to local police and the state attorney general's office.

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David Cohen, founder of VBikes, is now working with local bike shops to make Vermont bike culture more “inclusive,” a movement that he says is “less about the bike and more about being a human being.” VBikes is a nonprofit advocacy organization which, in contract with GoVermont, a division within the Vermont Agency of Transportation, has been providing free bike consultations to individuals seeking what founder David Cohen calls “car reduction therapy.” Cohen does so with the help of e-cargo...

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VERNON-I enthusiastically endorse Ian Hefele for Vernon town clerk because he has the qualifications, experience, and skills needed to do the job. First and foremost, a town clerk should be client-oriented and resourceful as well as a problem solver and able to patiently guide people through challenging situations. During the past 15 years, Ian has honed these skills in his work at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, at Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield, and at the ECDC Multicultural Community...

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The family that clowns together

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 — Issue 257

Sisters Ariana Wunderle, 10, and Emily Wunderle, 13, of Rockingham, are running off to join the circus this summer - with their parents' blessing. Ariana's skills as a wire-walker, aerialist, clown, and acrobat, and Emily's skills as an aerialist, have won them a spot on tour with Circus Smirkus, the award-winning, international, traveling youth circus based in Vermont. From late June through mid-August, the troupe will travel with its European-made Big Top tent to 15 venues throughout the Northeast, and...

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