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WINSTED - The head of the Gilbert School is formally proposing to hire an armed security officer (ASO) for the 2024-25 school year.In a letter to the Board of Selectmen dated Dec. 13, Head of School Greg P. Shugrue asks for the board's support in the annual town budget. He said he is still researchi

WINSTED - May "Midge" R. Saunders, 89, of Gibbs Street, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was the well-loved wife for 52 years of the late Edward "Ted" Saunders, who passed in 2006.Midge was born in Winsted on May 12, 1934, the daughter of the late

His father, Abram Smith, who was born as the property of a white man, was 70 years old when Dan was born. He lived an extraordinary life, and on a rainy Friday afternoon at Springfield College, Smith’s widow, Loretta Neuman, shared his story through stifled tears. 

WINSTED -- Gilbert School's Social Studies Department will sponsor two debates for Winsted's upcoming municipal election. The board of education debate will be tonignt and the board of selectmen debate will be Oct. 19. Both debates will begin at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Students from th

WINSTED - The Gilbert School Corp. has agreed to four basic tenets in a proposed memorandum of understanding with Winchester Public Schools in an effort to be transparent, collegial and fiscally responsible. The memorandum, or MOU, states that both the head of the Gilbert School and the public sc

WINSTED - Gilbert School Corp. has formed an ad hoc committee to look into the process of hiring an armed security guard for the 2024-25 school year. Gilbert officials have discussed whether to hire a school resource officer or an armed officer for the last few years. Budget reductions, mental he

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE —The following Fourth of July events are scheduled around the central and western Upper Peninsula.

WINSTED - Don't tell Mary Sullivan she can't do something. Whether she's learning how to fly planes or planning to major in engineering in college, Sullivan is not one to take "no" for an answer.Sullivan, 17, is one of 64 seniors who graduated from Gilbert School on Thursday night. She plans to atte

A pageant official said the Ms Senior America Pageant began in 1979 “with the belief that seniors are the foundation of America and our most valuable treasure.”

Sylvio J. Gilbert Elementary School in Augusta and Helen A. Thompson Elementary School in West Gardiner join 14 other Maine schools in vying for up to $5,000 by participating in WinterKids Winter Games.