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Pickle for your thoughts By AVALON ASHLEY
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lmost everyone I know who cans, pickles, or makes jam, learned from their mom. Laurie Bombard, the eldest daughter of Sam Mazza and a pillar of Sam Mazza’s Farm and Market, used to can tomatoes with her mother. Betsy Terry, a Colchester resident, uses recipes scrawled on notecards—matriarchal relics passed down through the years. Another local, Kathi Degree, remembers as a child opening the kitchen door to a flood of steam and humidity as her mother canned late into the night. The art of pickling dates back thousands of years, with notable
> See PICKLING on page 5
PHOTOS BY AVALON ASHLEY Colchester resident Lori Birch plucks off the stems of green beans in preparation for a day of canning dilly beans.
CHS educator named History Teacher of the Year
Judge finds facility in need of ‘systemic reform’
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he Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History named Erin Brady, Colchester High School social studies teacher, the 2019 Vermont History Teacher of the Year. Brady’s civic-mindedness and passion for equity is clear in her classroom, where she does service and community work with her students and encourages open discussions that challenge and connect students’ ideas. “Real life kids are in front of you everyday,” said Brady, in characterizing the importance of the job. Originally from Minnesota, Brady began her career studying political science as an undergraduate. This drew her out of the midwest, to Washington D.C. where she began working in the U.S. Senate. While she has a passion for See policy, Brady said that she
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A COURTESY PHOTO Erin Brady, 2019 Vermont History Teacher of the Year was always interested in education. “A lot of people writing education policy haven’t worked in schools,” Brady said, motivating her further to pursue a career in education.
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federal judge has ordered changes to policies of seclusion and restraint at the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in response to a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Vermont (DRV). DRV has alleged that Woodside has violated the due process rights of youth, aged 10 to 18, incarcerated there. Woodside is the state’s only facility for residential treatment of juvenile offenders. In a preliminary injunction issued on Friday, Judge Geoffrey Crawford found that DRV is likely to succeed on the merits of its case, a legal requirement for the issuance of a preliminary injunction. The ruling requires Woodside to institute a change to its restraint
procedures as quickly as possible. Woodside had already agreed to adopt a nationally recognized standard in place of its current restraint procedures, which were developed by Woodside director Jay Simons, but said it would take five months to do so. Those procedures, as described by Crawford, require that youth be forced to the floor, their legs bent crossed at the ankles, and pushed back toward their buttocks, while their arms are raised high as possible behind their backs. “It is strongly directed towards physical confrontation and use of force,” Crawford wrote of Woodside’s restraint policy and procedures. Prior to issuing his decision,
> See WOODSIDE on page 11
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UPBEAT NEWS
Vermont welcomes new citizens from 16 countries
By AVALON ASHLEY overnor Phil Scott oversaw 35 G people from 16 different countries become citizens at a natural-
ization ceremony at Vt. National Guard base, Camp Johnson. Kids chased each other around the room waving American flags, while family and friends squeezed in to watch the ceremony. With nearly every seat full, the ceremony began with remarks from the governor, host Brigadier General Gregory Knight with the National Guard, and Judge John M. Conroy.
The latter noted that, under the Immigration Act, this public ceremony marked the final step on the road to citizenship. “I know you’ve worked very hard. You should all be incredibly proud,” Scott said at the ceremony on Aug. 6. “The nation is wrestling with challenging issues. It is an ongoing effort as recent events demonstrate. We still have more work to do and your perspective is needed; your voice is necessary.” Scott further urged candidates to register to vote once they received a certificate of citizenship, pointing to members of the Vermont League of Women Voters in attendance. “Welcome, not only as your governor, but also as your neighbor,” Scott concluded. Candidates for citizenship hailed from 16 different countries including Nepal, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and Somalia. As General Knight announced each person’s name, applause rained through the hall and family and friends crowded the front of the room to take pictures. By the end, each citizen stood with a certificate as the audience gave them a standing ovation.
PHOTOS BY AVALON ASHLEY Candidates from 16 different countries gathered together with family and friends at Camp Johnson for a naturalization ceremony, each walking away with a certificate of citizenship.
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What’s happening at Burnham Memorial Library
We finished off the Burnham Summer Concert Series with a delightful performance from Mark & Cindy Lemaire, an acoustic duo from California. The Lemaires put on a wonderful show singing original songs and some fun covers–at points throughout the evening, they really got the audience to participate! We can’t wait to continue this fantastic series next summer!
Kurt Valenta visited us last week and performed a series of experiments exhibiting how air, though invisible, occupies space. Kids had so much fun conducting experiments while parents (and furry friends) watched!
Last week, two members of the Vermont Lake Monsters came to the library and read to a group of excited fans. After the stories, they also signed autographs. We had a very fun visit!
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Pickling
Continued from page 1 appearances throughout history: Cleopatra attributed her beauty to a diet of pickles; Shakespeare mentioned the food in his play Hamlet; and the art of canned meats helped Napoleon Bonaparte’s armies to survive in frigid Russia. But while different modes of food preservation have been around for centuries, the father of canning is widely considered to be 19th century French chef Nicolas Appert, who invented the process we know today of hermetically sealing food in jars, publishing his findings in a cookbook, The Art of Preserving All Kinds of Animal and Vegetable Substances for Several Years. Two hundred years later, not much has changed. My mom’s specialty is jam: strawberry, blueberry, triple-crown blackberry, peach chai, vanilla apricot. I remember her kitchen filling with steam, baskets of fruit lining the countertops, and me, sitting on a stool watching the hot jars, waiting for a pop. Preserving food in Vermont is about capturing the fresh flavors of summer before the icy tendrils of winter blanket the state and gardens go to sleep until spring. “When you do your own canning, you’re picking your own produce or you’re buying it fresh, and you’re getting those fresh flavors,” said Laurie
Bombard. “If you do it well, they stay fresh tasting into the winter.” One of Bombard’s favorites is salsa. She uses a recipe she’s perfected and passed on to her own kids, but recipes can be as simple or as complicated as you like. “You can adjust your recipe: add more jalapenos, corn, fruit, sweet onions, garlic, red peppers, apple cider vinegar. It needs to be canned and processed to last, but there’s nothing better than that,” she said. Bombard is also a fan of freezer jam, because she says it retains more of a fresh flavor. “You basically cook the pectin but not the fruit. You freeze your fruit in jars, put it in the freezer, and it lasts up to six months,” Bombard said. Pectin is an ingredient used in jams or jellies that acts as a setting agent, thickening up when heated together with sugar. Betsy Terry’s recipe for bread and butter pickles also doesn’t require cooking. Her sweet and spicy refrigerator pickles recipe can be edited per your taste buds. Terry and I cut the recipe in half, slicing the pickles extra thick, and left them to salt in the fridge for a little less than an hour while simmering a brine mixture on the stove. After salting, we stuffed the cukes into a jar and poured the brine on top, deep yellow from the turmeric, sealing it closed. Pickling isn’t segregated to cucumbers, however, as beans, cabbage, asparagus, and beets are also popular vegetables for pickling. The heart of the process, soaking produce in an acidic or saltwater liquid to cure, remains the same. But while recipes can be personalized and altered, it’s important to stay true to the mechanics of processing to prevent food poisoning or spoilage. Making sure every jar is sealed properly, no air bubbles or unclean jars, is important to a healthy shelf life for anything canned or pickled. One way to tell if
something is sealed is by a popping sound the lid makes. Both Bombard’s freezer jam and Terry’s sweet and spicy refrigerator pickles are perfect for a first-time canner. The piece of advice Bombard offered to first-time canners and picklers is to not feel discouraged. “The first couple runs are going to take you more time, but once you’ve done it a few times it’s not as big of a deal,” she said. “We wait so long to have that fresh flavor—it makes you appreciate it more in the middle of the winter. And you say, ‘Ah, that’s why I did all that work!’”
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Sweet and Spicy Refrigerator Pickles Serves 12 Ingredients: 5 ½ cups thinly sliced pickling cucumbers (about 1.5 pounds at the store) 1 ½ tbsp. kosher salt 1 cup thinly sliced sweet onion 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup white vinegar ½ cup brown sugar 1 ½ tsp. mustard seeds ½ tsp. celery seeds 1/8 tsp. ground turmeric ½ tsp. red chili flakes Instructions: 1. In a large bowl, combine the sliced cucumbers and the salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1.5 hours. Transfer the cucumbers to a colander and run cold water of them, rinsing thoroughly. Return the cucumbers to the original bowl and add the sliced onion. 2. At this point, make sure your cucumbers and onions are in a heat-safe container. Make sure whatever you’re using is able to withstand high heat. 3. In a medium saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, vinegars, brown sugar, and spices. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugars have dissolved. Pour the brine over the cucumbers and onions. Let the pickles stand at room temperature for 1 hour, then transfer to the refrigerator. Refrigerate for 24 hours before eating. The pickles will last up to two weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.
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W E E K LY Town News Happy Birthday
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appy 100th birthday to the Hazlett Corporation! Many people came out for this impressive milestone on July 18. Hazelett is a global leader in the design and manufacture of continuous casting machines used in the manufacture of aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc products. We are proud to have them as a member of our community and look forward to the next 100 years.
• The West Lakeshore Drive SharedUse Path Project is nearly complete. • Phase two of this summer’s paving program is underway. This work will include the paving of West Lakeshore Drive from Prim Road to Church Road and then all of Church Road. • We are continuing to advance MANAGER’S MESSAGE the design for the reconstruction of Aaron Frank, town manager the Prim and West Lakeshore Drive Intersection project. • Discussions with the CCRPC and VTrans are continuing to advance the Economic Development Department design of a roundabout at the Bayside Kathi Walker O’Reilly, Director intersection. • We are continuing the design for stormwater improvements in Shore Colchester is finalizing a GIS mapping project that will offer available Acres and the surrounding area to improve water quality in Malletts Bay. commercial property information. This will allow interested entrepreneurs • Work is continuing on the development of a phosphorus control plan to to find available space or land, assessment data and GIS information in one improve water quality in Malletts Bay. location allowing to assist both tenants and owners to locate or expand in • The replacement of a large drainage culvert under Hercules Drive will Colchester. begin this week. The intent is to maintain at least one way traffic throughThe Economic Development office is working with a local food manufac- out the duration of the project. turer and the Small Business Development Center on expansion of growth • We are continuing to advance 30% engineering for the replacement of options and what the best model for them would be. culverts beneath Lower Mt. View Drive. • Front steps of the Meeting House have been refurbished. • Decking and handicap improvements were completed at the Lower Bayside Bath House. Planning and Zoning Department • The replacement of some of the trim on the Town Offices has been comSarah Hadd, Director pleted. • Roadside ditching was completed along Severance Road The Planning Commission con• Stormwater catch basins are being cleaned at various locations around tinues to work on the Malletts Bay Town. Initiative Wastewater Solutions and • Porous pavement has been installed on sections of the West Lakeshore will hold an informational meetDrive bike path to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff ing on Aug. 20 at 781 Blakely Rd. at 7 p.m. to review the findings of a study of the Bayside Hazelett parcel that was examined for the potential of community septic. For more information see tinyurl.com/ ColchesterMBI The Development Review Board • Planning Commission: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 7:00 p.m. Next will meet on Aug. 14 to review: August meeting: 8/20 1) a seawall site plan application for 755 East Lakeshore Drive by • Conservation Commission: 3rd Monday of the month, 7:00 PM, at the Blackrock Construction, LLC and 755 East Lakeshore Drive, LLC Bayside Activity Center or per agenda. August meeting: 8/19 2) site plan and conditional use applications of Eugene Button and Ryan • Selectboard: 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. August meeting: Jordan to establish a contractor’s yard at 0 Roosevelt Highway 3) site plan and conditional use applications of Pierre Plouffe and Ron 8/27 Kingsbury to establish a vehicle rental business at 4211 Roosevelt Highway 4) a seawall site plan application for 38 West Lakeshore Drive, tax map 65, parcel 22 by Neil Gardner 5) a seawall site plan application for 1705 Colchester Point, by Richard and Lori Karnes and HVL Vermont 6) preliminary plat application to subdivide a 33.7 acre parcel into 37 lots ORTH HERO — The Vermont on the stern side to proceed first. in size from .13 acres to 8.86 at 242 Severance Rd. Agency of Transportation has Vessels with wind on the bow are issued a statement about boats more stable and should wait for the crossing at the North Hero draw- other side to cross first. Mariners are encouraged to use bridge, which is currently being channel 13 to communicate with replaced. When mariners contact the bridge each other. There are safety and no wake tender, they will be provided with wind speed and direction, as well as zones in place at the bridge. The the number of vessels on each side Grand Isle Sheriff department is on site to provide enforcement. of the bridge waiting to cross. Boaters can contact the bridge The tender will not be directing traffic, but, the Agency noted, it is tender on Channel 13 or at 802-372customary for vessels with the wind 4360.
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he Green Mountain Care Board last week approved rate hikes for Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP Health Care that it said were “unaffordable.” The increases, 12.4 percent for BCBS and 10.1 percent for MVP, go into effect Jan. 1, 2020, when they will become “unaffordable” and unexplained to Vermonters. Kevin Mullen, chair of the GMCB, said, “These rates are not affordable. We acknowledge they are not affordable. But at the same time we can’t put a company out of business.” The board acknowledged both insurers had lost money last year and they also heard from the insurers that the problem rested with the board and its failure to grant the insurers the rate increases they have needed for the last five years. This same story is being played out with Vermont’s hospitals. Almost half the state’s hospitals are losing money and the GMCB has played the same game with the hospitals in recent years. Whatever rate increases the hospitals propose, the board gives them less. The question is whether Mr. Mullin and the other four members of the board will respond to the hospitals’ proposed budgets with the same “we can’t put
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a company out of business” defense. That question prompts another: Why would the GMCB hear from the insurers, and decide upon their budget requests, before they would go through the same process with the hospitals? They have it exactly backwards. The board can’t get a handle on future costs until they hear from the hospitals, and if they don’t know future costs how can they decide what rates are necessary for the survival of the insurers? They can’t. What should, by now, be equally apparent [and puzzling] is that we have no leadership to guide us through our quickly evolving, and highly fragile, health care landscape. There is no one to answer the questions, or offer guidance. All the players are hunkered down in their silos protective of their own, communicating within their own, meanwhile, to the average Vermonter, the system seems to be fraying at the edges. All the public sees or hears about is a system struggling to keep its head above water. All they hear about is a rate increase they can’t afford. All questions, no answers. The insurers point to high usage issues as one of the reasons they need more money. Where? And by
whom? And for what reasons? And how can that be addressed if it’s not understood, if it’s not talked about? Within the next three years roughly 70 percent of the state’s health care network is slated to be part of OneCare Vermont, a payment reform model that ditches the traditional fee-for-service model for one based on health care outcomes. It’s a radical change from what we have and the number of people who truly understand it can easily fit in a small room. Yet we’re redesigning our hospitals - and spending a lot of money doing so - convinced it is going to happen. The insurers are part of that equation, and part of the puzzle. Doesn’t that beg for some leadership? Doesn’t that beg for a big time effort to explain to Vermonters what’s going on and why? It’s actually a good story. Properly told it would help explain a lot of what is going on with Vermont’s health care system. Properly told it would lay out the vision of how Vermont’s health care system becomes more efficient and oriented towards a healthier health care culture. But we hear nothing. Crickets. The truth? That silence is also “unaffordable.”
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COLCHESTER POLICE REPORTS
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Traffic TickeTs issued: 17 arresTs: Tiffany A. Billings, 27 — violating conditions of release [x2], DLS [x2], disorderly conduct Eric Brunelle, 56 — violating conditions of release [x2] Misty M. Foster, 35 — disorderly conduct Jonathan M. Maynard, 40 — DLS Thomas P. O’Halloran, 43 — violating conditions of release, DLS Sindy L. Parizo, 34 — petit larceny Timothy S. Wheel, 53 — DLS Monday, auGusT 5 12:47 a.m. Suspicious event on Roosevelt Highway. 3:23 a.m. Alarm on Prim Road. 10:44 a.m. Accident causing personal injury on Lower Mountain View Drive. 1:15 p.m. Accident causing personal inury on College Parkway. 1:34 p.m. Burglary on Hegeman Avenue. 1:42 p.m. Property issue on College Parkway. 2:52 p.m. Vandalism on Blakely Road. 3:15 p.m. Fire alarm on South Park Drive. 3:38 p.m. Accident causing personal injury on U.S. Route 2 and Clay Point Road. 3:45 p.m. Public assist on Second Street. 3:58 p.m. Fire alarm on Hercules Drive. 5:05 p.m. Larceny on Oak Circle. 5:38 p.m. Suspicious activity on Lower Mountain View Drive. 6:53 p.m. Fire call on East Spring Street. 8:13 p.m. Property issue on Colchester Point Road. 8:59 p.m. Suspicious activity on Macrae Road. 9:50 p.m. Suspicious activity on Blakely Road. 10:41 p.m. Suspicious activity on 127 Access. 10:55 p.m. Suspicious activity on Heineberg Drive. 11:49 p.m. Alarm on Prim Road. Tuesday, auGusT 6 2:22 a.m. Alarm on Prim Road. 9:30 a.m. Animal problem on Abigail Drive. 10:58 a.m. Public assist on Bay Road. 2:17 p.m. Public assist on Marble Island Road. 4:01 p.m. Fire alarm on Holy Cross Road. 4:16 p.m. Larceny on College Parkway. 4:47 p.m. Retail theft on Mountain View Drive. 7:35 p.m. Animal problem on Woodside Drive. Wednesday, auGusT 7 8:20 a.m. Suspicious activity on College Parkway and Barnes Avenue. 9:54 a.m. Alarm on Broad Acres Drive. 10:40 a.m. Threats or harassment on Wedgewood Drive. 3:30 p.m. Public assist on Dalton Drive. 3:37 p.m. Stolen vehicle on Roosevelt Highway and Lower Mountain View Drive. 6:22 p.m. Alarm on Marina Loop. 9:04 p.m. Alarm on Deer Lane. 10:03 p.m. Alarm on Hercules Drive. 11:30 p.m. Alarm on Prim Road. Thursday, auGusT 8 12:39 a.m. Fire call on Holbrook Court. 2:05 a.m. Citizen dispute on College Parkway. 2:22 a.m. Alarm on Prim Road. 5:32 a.m. Alarm on Laker Lane. 5:43 a.m. Alarm on Prim Road. 6:45 a.m. Accident causing property damage on East Road. 6:50 a.m. Alarm on Jimmo Drive. 7:48 a.m. Accident causing property damage on College Parkway. 1:16 p.m. Public assist on Belair Drive. 1:16 p.m. Animal problem on Belair Drive. 1:35 p.m. Public assist on Rathe Road. 1:50 p.m. Trespass on Hercules Drive. 1:58 p.m. Public assist on Roosevelt Highway.
2:03 p.m. Animal problem on Lower Mountain View Drive. 4:31 p.m. Fraud on Severence Road. 5:52 p.m. Property issue on Colchester Point Road. 6:14 p.m. Fire alarm on Overlake Drive. 6:58 p.m. Welfare check on Braeloch Road. 9:57 p.m. Public assist on Gilman Circle. 10:36 p.m. Motorist assist on I-89 Southbound. 10:58 p.m. Suspicious activity on Hercules Drive. friday, auGusT 9 8:41 a.m. Larceny from a motor vehicle on Blakely Road. 12:26 p.m. Vandalism on Malletts Bay Avenue. 12:57 p.m. Property issue on College Parkway. 2:30 p.m. Public assist on Severence Green. 4:24 p.m. Alarm on Fox Run. 5:42 p.m. Boating incident on Inner Malletts Bay and Marble Island. 9:44 p.m. Alarm on Rathe Road. saTurday, auGusT 10 4:35 a.m. Animal problem on South Park Drive. 6:23 a.m. Alarm on Broadacres Drive. 7:36 a.m. Alarm on Malletts Bay Avenue. 12:52 p.m. Suspicious activity on Bonanza Park. 5:09 p.m. Alarm on Orion Drive. 5:43 p.m. Accident causing personal injury on I-89 Southbound. 6:56 p.m. Public assist on Third Street. 9:04 p.m. Public assist on Belair Drive. 9:41 p.m. Threats or harassment on Sharrow Circle. 10:46 p.m. Motorist assist on Blakely Road and Quinn Lane. 11:24 p.m. Noise on Young Street. 11:59 p.m. Motorist assist on Roosevelt Highway and Highpoint Center. sunday, auGusT 11 9:37 a.m. Alarm on West Lakeshore Drive. 1:26 p.m. Utility problem on Roosevelt Highway and U.S. Route 7. 2:16 p.m. Boating stop on Malletts Bay. 2:26 p.m. Public assist on Waybury Road. 4:49 p.m. Public assist on South Park Drive. 5:57 p.m. Fire alarm on Alumni Corner. 6:40 p.m. Suspicious activity on Roosevelt Highway and Poor Farm Road. 7:07 p.m. Animal problem on Bartletts Way. 9:54 p.m. Suspicious activity on Roosevelt Highway and U.S. Route 2. 10:39 p.m. Suspicious activity on Wiley Road. ToTal: 213
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Crawford reviewed recordings of the use of Woodside’s restraint techniques on three boys. Crawford covered each in detail in his ruling, describing how Woodside staff, typically four to five adult men, struggled to get the youths into the prescribed position. “The position is obviously painful,” Crawford wrote in his description of one of the videos. “The staff members have a great deal of difficulty getting and keeping him in this position.” The issuance of a preliminary injunction generally requires the party seeking the injunction show irreparable harm will be caused if the behavior is not halted prior to trial. Such a showing is not necessary where a violation of a constitutional right is involved, as it is here. Nevertheless, Crawford wrote: “The court is satisfied that the emotional harm alleged is irreparable both in the sense that it is not readily compensated by money damages, and that the harm caused by the misuse of force resolves slowly and not always fully. The parties agree that youth admitted to Woodside have frequently been subjected to prior abuse and that they are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment. “The violence depicted on the video exhibit is intense and long in duration.” At another point in his ruling, Crawford describes the use of restraint he reviewed as “prolonged, chaotic and featur[ing] considerable violence.” Crawford said he will schedule future hearings to insure the restraint policy is changed as quickly as possible. Woodside was also ordered to present the court with a new policy to reduce the use of seclusion and address deficiencies “such as toilet flushing and access to bedding and fresh water not less then ten days before the next hearing.” Crawford found that Woodside was keeping its young residents in isolation for days, weeks, even months at a time. Those in isolation are in a room with a toilet they cannot flush themselves, and which, Crawford found, often went unflushed by staff. “Youth went without exercise, bedding and showers for days,” Crawford wrote. “Plaintiff’s experts were very credible in describing the harm caused by prolonged isolation of young people from their peers and normal activities of life.” Woodside claimed isolation was a safe and effective way to provide intensive counseling. The counseling was provided by a staff person located outside the door. The third issue in the injunction is the treatment of youth in mental
health crises, particularly those at risk of suicide. One of the videos reviewed by Crawford showed a girl naked in a tiled shower room, smeared with excrement, being subdued by a group of men in hazmat suits. Woodside was trying to transfer her to the University of Vermont Medical Center, which did not want to accept her. “The use of four hooded male officers, clothed in hazmat suits, to subdue a naked young woman and force her to the floor beneath a plexiglass shield cannot represent an appropriate, professional response to her attempts to strangle herself with cords and fabric strips torn from her clothing,” Crawford wrote. “Instead, the segment shows staff responding to her dangerous behavior in a manner that was both too much and too little. The force employed was too much. The apparent absence of a considered, medically-directed plan of treatment for a person in the midst of a mental crisis was too little.” “The treatment of this girl is entirely inappropriate and demonstrates in the space of a few minutes Woodside’s limited ability to care for a child who is experiencing symptoms of serious mental illness,” Crawford wrote. Ultimately, “she was released to the home of her grandmother, apparently without further incident,” Crawford wrote. However, because the record regarding the incident was not complete, Crawford deferred his ruling on this section of the injunction “until the state has an opportunity… to produce and explain the incident that led to this incident.” Crawford also reviewed multiple reports about Woodside, including six investigations into individual incidents at Woodside between December 2017 and July 2018 conducted by the Residential Licensing and Special Investigations unit of the Dept. of Children and Families, which also runs Woodside. Those reports found, according to Crawford: • excessive use of seclusion, along with delays in flushing toilets and providing access to fresh water; • a failure to use de-escalation techniques. “Woodside staff were found to trigger violent confrontations by aggressively surrounding and confining youth;” • using pain to force compliance; • use of a restraint procedure that is not nationally recognized; • unreasonably withholding tampons from a resident; • an inadequate medical response to a suicide attempt; • violation a youth’s safety and privacy by removing clothing. After reviewing the six reports admitted into evidence, Crawford said they “describe an institution in need of systemic change and reform.”
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f a new child has entered your life, you are no doubt full of joy today and hopes for the future. And you can help make that future a brighter one for your child and your family by taking some important steps in these areas: College – Given the consistently rising costs of higher education, the earlier you start your savings and investment plans, the better off you will likely be. While it may be difficult to set aside money for education when you’re still a young family, planning to cram at the last minute is not a good idea. Time is one of your biggest assets, and delaying even a few years can have a big effect on your portfolio’s value. In addition, just like regular attendance is crucial for success in school, setting aside money every month can help make a difference in reaching your family’s education savings goals. Developing a strategy for achieving your education savings goal can help you stay on track. And if you have other goals, such as saving for retirement, it’s important to address how they fit into your overall financial strategy. Insurance – If you did not have life insurance before, you may want to consider it now. Ask yourself: If something happened to me, would my child be able to stay in the same house? Receive an education? Enjoy a comfortable lifestyle? Even if you have an actively involved co-parent with a steady income, it still might not be enough to take care of your child in the way you would have wanted. Consequently, you may need life insurance – and you might need other types of protection, too, such as disability insurance. Estate plans – With luck, you will live to see your children as adults who have found their way in the world. Still, it’s best to be prepared for anything – which means you should draw up your estate plans well before they are likely to be needed. Among other things, you may want to name someone to serve as your child’s guardian if you – and your coparent, if one is involved – are not around. And because a minor generally cannot inherit money or property, you may also want to appoint a conservator to act as a guardian over whatever financial assets your child might inherit until the child is of age, which will be 18 or 21, depending on where you live. Your legal professional can help you determine whether you should write a will and possibly create other estate planning documents, such as a living trust. Even when you devote the time and money necessary to your new child, you can’t forget about yourself and your own needs – in particular, you must save and invest for retirement. Contribute as much as you can afford to the retirement accounts available to you, such as your 401(k) and IRA. After all, the more you put away, the less likely the need for your child to help support you later in life. You’ll have much to think about when you welcome a new child to your family but by taking the time to make the appropriate financial moves, you can help make the transition a positive one. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Planner.
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Established and emerging artists are invited to submit one or two pieces of art work in any medium for Beyond the Seed. The only requirement is that the work must be wire hung to hang on a gallery system. This is an exhibit scheduled for September through December 2019 in the Jericho Town Hall. For more information and registration materials contact Catherine McMains, catherine.mcmains@gmail.com. Registration forms as well as the policies and procedures which include information on hanging requirements can also be found on the Town of Jericho website, Jerichovt.org. Registration deadline is August 23, 2019.
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Burnham Memorial Library Burnham Memorial Library Address: 898 Main St., Colchester, VT, 05446 Phone: 264-5660 E-mail:burnhamlib@colchestervt.gov OngOing Preschool Music: Mondays at 11:30 a.m. Come to the library for music and fun every week. Best for ages 3-5. Sponsored by the Friends of Burnham Library. Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. A weekly selection of music, rhymes, and stories! For ages 18 months-3 years. No signup required. Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga: Tuesdays from 4:30-5:45. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for mindful stretching and relaxation. A registered nurse of over 30 years, Betty Molnar is certified as a Hatha Yoga instructor from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. Beginners and intermediates welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Burnham Library. Knitting and More: Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. Knitters and other needle workers of all skill levels meet Wednesdays, beginners welcome. This month, come and learn how to make jogless collar chain stitches. Lego Club: Thursdays at 4 p.m. Do you know someone who likes Legos? Stop by the library every Thursday, and join us! Each week we’ll be creating a new project! Baby Story Time: 10:30 a.m. This story time is for babies, aged 0-18 months and their caregivers. We will share the magic of stories, songs, rhymes, bounces, and fingerplays. Participants will receive books and more at each session they attend. Saturday Drop-In Storytime: Saturdays at 10 a.m. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required.
Thursday augusT 15 Grow with Google Session I: 2 pm. Come to our new series of program to develop and hone your computer skills using tools and resources by Grow with Google and DigitalLearn.org. Each session will focus on a new set of skills to bring you from computer newbie, to confident power user. Sign up to reserve your space. Burnham Library Trustees Meeting: 4:30 pm. The library’s trustees meet monthly, and meetings are open to the public. MOnday augusT 19 First Time Kindergarteners: 10:30 am. Meet other children (and their parents!) who are heading to kindergarten in the fall. Join us for stories, activities and a chance to share your thoughts. Everyone leaves with a free book! Come to one session or to all three. Teen Summer Escape Room: 6 pm. Sign up online and reserve your space in one of our escape rooms. Teens entering grades 6-12. Needlefelting Lake Monsters & Sea Creatures: 6:30 pm. Come learn how to needlefelt fearsome lake monsters! All materials provided. Registration is required, so please sign up on our website. Wednesday augusT 21 Read to Willy Wonka the Volunteer Therapy Dog: 4:15 pm. Sign up to read to our volunteer certified therapy dog. If you’re not yet reading, an adult will read to you while you and Willy Wonka sit back and enjoy the stories. Call to sign up! Grow with Google Session I: 6 pm. Come to our new series of program to develop and hone your computer skills using tools and resources by Grow with Google and DigitalLearn.org. Each session will focus on a new set of skills to bring you from computer newbie, to confident power user. Sign up to reserve your space.
Community Calendar 15 THURSDAY ColCHeSTeR/ MilTon RoTARY MeeTing Noon, the Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mtn. View Dr., Colchester. For more information, contact Earl Wertheim at 651-1690 or vt210@earthlink.net.
16 FRiDAY MovieS in THe PARk 8 p.m., Bayside Park. Colchester Parks & Recreation will be traveling around to our local parks to screen a family-friendly movie outside on our new, giant screen! Movies will start at dusk. and all films will be rated either G or PG. Please note that due to film licensing regulations, we cannot print and promote which movie we will screen. You can call our hotline number at 264-5645 to hear the full listing of movies.
17 SATURDAY MilTon AReA CAR SHow 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Route 7 field next to Snap Fitness. Bring the family and enjoy refreshments, activities, a DJ and a dedication ceremony honoring Milton’s Drag Strip with a state roadside historic marker. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Miracle Network. SPeeDwAY STATe HiSToRiC MARkeR DeDiCATion 1 - 2 p.m., 499 Route 7 South, Milton. Milton Speedway thrilled drag racing fans from 1963 - 1971, and is the only standalone
drag strip that Vermont has ever known. It left a huge impact on the racing scene, drawing strong local and regional competitors, as well as national stars such as “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Shirley Muldowney. The site has received a state roadside historic marker from the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, to be unveiled at this special dedication ceremony. The “Vermonster” rail dragster and driver Frankie Woodward and “The Flying Farmer” and driver Norm Monette will be on site, along with other cars and personalities of the day. For more information contact the Milton Historical Society at 734-0758.
social and financial considerations and how they impact choices a student makes. As a former high school counselor, English teacher and now as an educational consultant, Penny Klein has been helping students on their college journey for over 20 years. Each year she visits with admissions staff and has toured over 250 colleges and universities around the country. This is a great way to make sure you start the 2019/2020 school year on the right foot with an eye on the future. Parents are encouraged to attend with their student. $5, resident; $15, nonresident.
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PlAYgRoUP 9:30 - 11 a.m., Colchester Meeting House, 830 Main St., Colchester. A great opportunity for parents and their children to connect with other parents while children engage in a group experience. Parents please bring a snack for your child. Free; ages 5 and under.
lAnD SURveYing DURing THe eARlY YeARS in veRMonT 2 p.m., Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. Land Surveyor Brad Holden will cover a brief history of how towns in early Vermont were formed and surveying techniques used. A rare mid-19th-century staff compass and other surveying accessories of the period will be available for viewing.
20 TUeSDAY FinDing THe RigHT College 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Kirker Room, Colchester Police Dept. Choosing a college where a student thrives depends on finding the “best fit.” This workshop looks at academic, geographic,
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8/18/19 - Blessing of the Backpacks. Bring your backpack, shoes, keys, or cell phone, what you need to begin a new academic year to be blessed. 8/25/19 - Men at First from First Congregational Church, UCC, will be offering special music throughout our worship service.
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ongoing evenTS ColCHeSTeR log HoUSe MUSeUM 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fridays - Mondays, Airport Park. Parking and admission are free; donations are always appreciated.
LOCAL MEETINGS MonDAY, AUg. 19
7 p.m., Conservation Commission, Bayside Activity Center, Colchester
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7 p.m., Planning Commission, Outer Bay Conference Room, Town offices, 781 Blakely Rd., Colchester 7 p.m., School Board, Colchester High School, 131 Laker Ln., Colchester
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COURTESY PHOTO Erin Brady poses at CHS graduation earlier this summer with one of her graduated students, Alexandra Duffy.
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A self-proclaimed advocate for equity, Brady went on to earn her Master’s in urban education with the goal of teaching in urban schools. But Brady said she’s learned that “needs exist everywhere.” Thirteen years of experience and two kids later, she’s still teaching in Vermont. As a social studies teacher with a background in political science, Brady hopes to introduce students to the nuances of government and the agency students can have within that, without the smear of cynicism prevalent in so many corners of society. “Above all, I hope the kids get interested and not too jaded or cynical about the world,” Brady said. “I want them to be able to see government as more than the slogans out there, but as a major institution that we’re all a part of. It’s not as abstract or far away from them as they think.” Brady works to exemplify this herself, noting that one of the hardest parts of teaching is the pace-“and the juggling,” she said. It can be easy to feel burnt out when confronted with the awesome task of preparing teens for the rest of their life, or with inequity in the education system. “Relentless positivity regardless of how challenging it is,” Brady said, is something she constantly works on. “Having my
own kids reinvigorated me in ways and reminded me how important the job is.” If she was to stop teaching, Brady sees herself moving back into policy-making. “We’re still operating in an old traditional model of school,” she said. “Education is becoming so much more individualized and personalized. I think some of those shifts are starting to happen.” Brady argues that the content and real-life application are more important than memorization. “I see teaching shifting away from memorization. It’s much more about meeting kids where they are and asking, what skills do you have, what can you do with it,” she said. “I’m about concepts, literacy, communicating, thinking; I don’t think memorizing serves a whole lot of a purpose.” If she were plopped into a different historical decade, where would she be? “I always felt like I missed out on the 60s,” said Brady. “Although, it seems like a lot of things happening recently and the amount of social change and controversy are pretty similar. I’m not sure I’m missing out so much.” In addition to a certificate of recognition, Brady received a monetary award, and an archive of books and historical resources provided by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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