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Trade wins
TICONDEROGA | After North Country Community College declined to move forward with a proposed trade school in Ticonderoga, the Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance has decided to move ahead with a more decentralized plan... Read more
Enforcing immigration policies not ‘party politics’
It is a sad state of affairs when defending our borders, the primary reason to have a government, and requiring potential new citizens to obey our laws and to come through our front door is called “party politics.” Read more
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Is federal shutdown affecting Vermonters?
MIDDLEBURY | According to anecdotal reports heard by The Eagle, few Vermonters working locally in the private sector, at this time, are being affected by the partial federal government shutdown. Read more
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ECH data breach exposes patient info
ELIZABETHTOWN | The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital has revealed a “data security incident” in October has potentially affected 32,000 people. Read more
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Voters OK CVES capital project
PLATTSBURGH | Voters have signed off on Champlain Valley Educational Services’ (CVES) $29.8 million capital project. Read more
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Vote set for Tuesday on Lake George school upgrades
LAKE GEORGE | Voters in the Lake George School District will be casting ballots Tuesday on whether to approve a $5.27 million project to renovate the local elementary and high school buildings and improve athletic facilities. Read more
Grant to help bolster security at Ti Central
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Central School District has been awarded a $10,000 grant from International Paper Foundation for the installation of barricade locks that make classrooms more secure in the event of an intruder. Read more
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Bolton Central capital project OKed by voters
BOLTON LANDING | In a referendum held Oct. 20, the voters of the Bolton Central School District approved the school administration’s building construction and renovation project, by a vote of 281 to 191. Read more
Essex County weighs SRO funding
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County budget planners might add six new school resource officers, or SROs, to the county sheriff office’s 2019 budget. Read more
Downsized Bolton school construction project proposed
BOLTON LANDING | The third time may be a charm for the Bolton Central School community — or at least that’s what school administrators are hoping. Read more
Woman approaching, videotaping children prompts action from school officials, police
NORTH CREEK | A woman who has been approaching children and taking photos and videos of them recently around Johnsburg Central School — as well as in stores in other area communities — has prompted officials of the school to cancel after-school... Read more
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County social services eyes armed guards
ELIZABETHTOWN | Child Protective Services in Essex County might gain armed guards. Read more
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City school board extends superintendent contract
PLATTSBURGH | The Plattsburgh City School Board of Education has extended Superintendent Jay Lebrun’s contract through 2022. Read more
Open classrooms being closed at Ti
TICONDEROGA | When open classrooms were all the rage 40 years ago, they were believed to create a learning dynamic through sharing and interaction. Read more
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Armed officers now on duty in Bolton, Lake George schools
QUEENSBURY | Students attending schools in Bolton and Lake George saw uniformed and armed school resource officers (SROs) patrolling the hallways when they returned to classes this week. Read more
County, state assess cost of armed guards
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County lawmakers discussed tentative steps to add School Resource Officers (SROs) in all 11 school districts in Essex County. Read more
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Armed teachers? State stakeholders blast controversial concept
PLATTSBURGH | As students prepare to return to their classrooms this fall, school districts across the region are working with counties to determine how to fund armed school resource officers. Read more
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City school district approves armed guards
PLATTSBURGH | The Plattsburgh City School District Board of Education (BOE) last week unanimously approved a proposal to hire two armed guards to protect students and surveil the school. Read more
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Vermont no. 1 in illegal northern border crossings
MONTPELIER | Vermont leads all other U.S. states in illegal crossings along the Canada/U.S. border, U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan said during an August 15 WCAX-TV interview. Read more
GOP failing to improve election security
There’s no question Vladimir Putin’s Russia wants to see America’s democracy disintegrate into chaos. Read more
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