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SAU, Police Seek To Revive School Resource Officer

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

LITTLETON — After nearly two decades without a school resource officer (SRO), the Littleton School District and police department are looking to revive the position, contingent on the awarding of federal grant funding.
Woman Accused Of Ramming Police Cruiser Disappears After Another Release On Bail

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

A habitual offender from Littleton who is accused of using her car to ram a state police cruiser in Bath last year has disappeared again after another release on bail. In September, a month after her arrest, Grafton Superior Court bail for Abigail J. Ordway, 39, was set at $500 cash, provided she enter a residential substance abuse treatment facility and complete treatment, and revert to preventive detention if no program completion. kAm~C5H2J H2D C6=62D65 @? 32:=[ 3FE 72:=65 E@ 2AA62C 7@C 2?
Accused Bank Robber Says Police Lying, Seeks To Represent Himself

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

A convicted bank robber from the North Country who is accused of robbing another downstate bank is claiming that police lied and is ejecting his public defender in order to represent himself before a jury. In March, John R.
After Legal Odyssey, Town Adopts Short-Term Rental Policy

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

After a legal odyssey, one North Country town has adopted a policy on short-term rentals. It began in 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Bethlehem Select Board members fielded noise and other complaints from abutters of short-term rental properties, many of whose owners don’t live on site, or even in the state. kAmp G@=F?E66C 4@>>:EE66 H2D 7@C>65 E@ 56G6=@A 2 4@>AC696?D:G6 2AA=:42E:@? 2?5 A6C>:EE:?8 A@=:4J]k^Am kAmp H2CC2?E 2CE:4=6 7@C 2?
School Bids Farewell To Nurse Penny

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

With a focus on health and well-being, she served thousands of students during her tenure, along with many staff colleagues. Last week, Lakeway Elementary School bid farewell to Penny McKinnon, affectionately known as “Nurse Penny,” who served as the school nurse for 18 years and whose last official day was Thursday. kAmpD 2 =2DE:?8 8:7E[ E96 |4z:??@? 72>:=J 5@?2E65 2 36?49[ H9:49 H2D :?DE2==65 2E E96 D49@@= 2D 2 H2J E@ C6>6>36C }FCD6 !6??J 2?5 96C 52F89E6C[ {:K |4z:??@?[ H9@ H2D <:==65 :?
SAU 84, Police Seek To Revive School Resource Officer Position

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

LITTLETON — After nearly two decades without a school resource officer (SRO), the Littleton School District and police department are looking to revive the position, contingent on the awarding of federal grant funding.
Arrest Warrant Issued For Accused Laundromat Burglar

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

An arrest warrant was issued for a woman accused of burglarizing two Littleton laundromats in September and October and stealing tools and other property. In March, Jessica Chernicki, 47, whose last known address was in Bethlehem, was indicted on one Class B felony count of breaking into the Full Hamper Laundromat at 336 Union St. in the early morning hours of Oct.
School Bids Farewell To Retiring Nurse Penny

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

With a focus on health and well-being, she served thousands of students during her tenure, along with many staff colleagues. Last week, Lakeway Elementary School bid farewell to Penny McKinnon, affectionately known as “Nurse Penny,” who served as the school nurse for 18 years and whose last official day was Thursday. kAmpD 2 =2DE:?8 8:7E[ E96 |4z:??@? 72>:=J 5@?2E65 2 36?49[ H9:49 H2D :?DE2==65 2E E96 D49@@= 2D 2 H2J E@ C6>6>36C }FCD6 !6??J 2?5 96C 52F89E6C[ {:K |4z:??@?[ H9@ H2D <:==65 :?
Barnet To Sell Former Town Clerk’s Office Building

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

After Barnet’s newly renovated town hall became the base of municipal operations, the Barnet Select Board is looking to sell its former town clerk’s office building at 1743 U.S. Route 5. On Monday, Barnet Selectman Ben Adams said he recently spoke with Tim Scott, of Tim Scott Real Estate in St. Johnsbury. kAm“w6 D2:5 :7 H6’C6 :? 2 CFD9 E@ 86E C:5 @7 :E[ 2? 2F4E:@? H@F=5 86E C:5 @7 :E 72DE[ 3FE 96 766=D :7 H6 =:DE65 :E[ H6’5 AC@323=J 86E >@C6 >@?6J :? E96 =@?8 CF?[” D2:5 p52>D]k^Am kAm“(6 42?
Carbon Credits Moratorium, Study Bill Bound For Governor’s Desk

1 week ago | caledonianrecord.com | Robert Blechl

After uncertainty about its fate, a Coos County-led bill that seeks further study and a 2-year moratorium on entering more large-tract forestland into carbon credit programs is bound for the governor’s desk after passing the full House of Representatives on Thursday. House Bill 123, sponsored by state Rep. Arnold Davis, R-Milan, and co-sponsored by state Reps.