Colchester Sun

1 week ago | colchestersun.com | Jean MacBride

COLCHESTER — Sen. Pat Brennan (R-Colchester) is no stranger to the statehouse, but this session, he’s seeing it from a different perspective. After serving 22 years in the House of Representatives, he was elected this past November to represent the Grand Isle District in the Senate. “It's different, that's for sure,” he said. “I will say, I enjoy the heck out of it.”Brennan serves on two committees now, as opposed to one in the House.

1 week ago | colchestersun.com | Jean MacBride

COLCHESTER — The question of whether to install a stop sign on Jason Drive was debated at the April 8 Colchester Selectboard meeting. The selectboard held a public hearing about the matter on Tuesday, April 8 and decided not to put in a stop sign after hearing testimony from two members of the public who live in the neighborhood — one in favor and one against — and Norm Baldwin, director of Public Works.

1 week ago | colchestersun.com | Bridget Higdon

COLCHESTER — A West Fairlee resident was detained in Colchester on Monday by agents from the Department of Homeland Security. Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. and has been a green card-holder for 10 years. He was handcuffed by masked federal agents Monday morning when he arrived for a scheduled citizenship interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office on Mountain View Drive in Colchester.

1 week ago | colchestersun.com | Jean MacBride

COLCHESTER — What did you like best about art class growing up? Re-live those memories this week at Colchester Middle School’s Unified Arts Night. Check out student work and participate in hands-on activities from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at the middle school. Colchester community members are welcome to stop by, learn more about these programs and enjoy free food and dessert.

2 weeks ago | colchestersun.com | Jean MacBride

COLCHESTER — Colchester Middle School’s health education teacher Kim Wilson was honored for her work after only one year at the school. Wilson was recently recognized by the Society of Health and Educators of Vermont (SHAPE), a state-level group that advocates for quality health and physical education for all Vermonters. She was awarded Vermont’s Middle School Health Education Teacher of the Year after being nominated by a former coworker.