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Dan Brunelle, who lives behind the Days Inn on Hedgerow Drive, told the Shelburne Selectboard he has “people squatting in my backyard, people defecating in my backyard.”

One of the most enduring ways for communities and individuals to touch our collective memories is to physically touch memorials, like those built to honor those who served our nation and who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. The Chaplain Schmitt Island Veterans Memorial Plaza in Dubuque is one such place. We honor and remember Iowa native Father Aloysius Schmitt — one of the first chaplains killed in World War II. It was June 17, 2016, my first day in a new Navy assignment at the Navy...

“I was a little skeptical about how long it was going to take,” said 68-year-old Kathy Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick and her husband Tom were surprised when they got a notification with Tom’s appointment details for Saturday. Tom got his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The 79-year-old got the shot a week after his original appointment with Cone. “It was a big relief. No problems at all not even a sore arm,’ Tom said. Tom sported his I got vaccinated sticker while he spoke with WFMY...

The Kirkpatricks will have to wait even longer to meet their great grandchildren. After no luck getting an appointment with Guilford County, Kathy was excited when she got her husband an appointment with Cone Health. But late Friday, Tom got an e-mail from Cone Health saying they’ll have to reschedule his appointment set for next Friday. “It’s depressing to stay in the house all the time,” Kathy said. “And then you get hit with this too, it’s upsetting.” Kathy got her first dose o...