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Bryant Teacher Recognized for Making a Difference in Mount Vernon

Anyeli Salgeruo didn't let anything stand in the way of getting her education and she had help along the way.

Bryant Grad Earns First High School Diploma In Family As New Mom - Greater Alexandria, VA - Anyeli Salguero worked to earn a high school diploma all while raising a daughter. Now she's the first in the family to finish high school.

Anyeli Salgeruo didn't let anything stand in the way of getting her education and she had help along the way.

Fairfax County student Anyeli Salguero’s graduation speech at Bryant High School highlighted her academic success and her young daughter.

BETHEL — Four candidates will face off in the race for two select board positions. Incumbents Lloyd Sweetser and Lori Swain will fight to hold onto their seats, while newcomers Sarah Southam and Michele Cole will try to unseat them in the June election. Danna Wilson, while on the ballot, has decided not to run. […]

BETHEL — Eliot List grew up on Morning Glory Farm on the Flat Road in West Bethel.  Starting in 2015, his parents invited WWOOFER’s (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) to stay with them each summer. Two or three people at a time work 25 hours a week in exchange for room and board. “I’m used […]

BETHEL — Eliot List grew up on Morning Glory Farm on the Flat Road in West Bethel.  Starting in 2015, his parents invited WWOOFER’s (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) to stay with them each summer. Two or three people at a time work 25 hours a week in exchange for room and board. “I’m used […]

WOODSTOCK — Les Otten founded Project Opportunity, a non-profit that awards scholarship and grant money to local teens. Last Thursday he made a rare appearance at a retreat the group held at the 4H Club in Woodstock. Otten explained his motives for starting the fund in 1988, “Nothing is ever as pure as it seems […]

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