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MCS student targeted by hateful slur

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The following appeared as a letter to the editor in the Valley News on Sunday. (H/T DF.) Targeted by a hateful slur, and no help from the grown-ups I am 12 years old, a sixth grader at Marion Cross Elementary School, and an out lesbian to my family, friends and the students in my grade. Recently I was outside Dan & Whit’s with my brother, buying ice cream. In front of us in line were two people from my school. They Continue reading MCS student targeted by hateful slur→

Welcome to the new home of the Norwich Observer

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This is a continuation of my blog from the website HereCast, which went on hiatus on December 31. A few of my older posts are here. I may post others. I’ll be posting soon about what seems to me to be a $2 million no-bid contract proposal. Other topics: Town and school budgets are being finalized. Two Selectboard seats and three School Board seats are up for election. My pet peeve will be the missing Town Manager reports. Monthly reports Continue reading Welcome to the new home of the Norwich Observer→

‘Amateur hour’? Setting the Norwich property tax rate.

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Norwich property tax bills are out. The overall rate is lower. This post addresses the presentation/discussion at the Selectboard meeting on the setting of the Town tax rate. It seemed disorganized to me. “Amateur hour” suggested one Selectboard member.  At the last Selectboard meeting, the Board, by a 3-2 vote, set the municipal tax rate at about a half-cent less than that recommended by the Town Manager. Selectboard members Pepper, Brochu and Langhus voted in favor of the motion.  Selectboard members Arnold and Continue reading ‘Amateur hour’? Setting the Norwich property tax rate.→

Norwich Police, Speeding Tickets and Community Policing

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The latest monthly report by the Norwich Police Department contains a good commentary about community policing and speeding tickets. Recall the outcry leading up to and at the June 12 Selectboard meeting about the Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons (RRFB’s).  Several residents suggested a heavier hand by the police in ticketing speeders was part of the solution to increased pedestrian safety.  That suggestion has some instant appeal. But the NPD commentary says that statistics don’t tell the whole story. More importantly, heavy ticketing Continue reading Norwich Police, Speeding Tickets and Community Policing→

Hello world!

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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The photo is of a character called the Observer from Fringe, an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams that ran on the Fox network in September 2008 to January 2013