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The Vernon Board of Education s newest members have officially joined the board. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)
VERNON, CT The public school system in Vernon is beginning the second hundred days of the 2020-21 academic year with two new school board members.
Jennifer Buckler and Kristina Wintress were officially seated Monday.
The Vernon Town Council endorsed them on Feb. 2 and they were sworn in Feb. 4.
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Both were appointed by the Democratic Town Committee after Michele Arn and Latasha Hyatt stepped down, citing personal reasons.
Vernon Superintendent of Schools Joseph Macary told patch that he was looking forward to working with Buckler and Wintress.
Middlesex United Way: Middletown attorney Jean D Aquila honored for service
Kevin Wilhelm
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The Middlesex United Way is presenting its highest and most prestigious designation for a volunteer the Community Service Award to Jean D’Aquila.Contributed photo / Middlesex United Way
MIDDLETOWN The Middlesex United Way is pleased to invite you to join us virtually on Jan 28 to honor volunteers and community leaders, in addition to celebrating a year of many accomplishments, at our annual meeting. This year’s celebration will look different than those in years past.
The pandemic has certainly reminded us of the importance of gratitude. This year, we want to share that with our partners, volunteers, and donors who made outstanding accomplishments in 2020 despite all the challenges. This year’s meeting will feature a 7:47 Virtual Gratitude Experience, facilitated by Chris Schembra, to celebrate and thank everyone for their continued work. We will reflect on
Parler is offline, but violent posts scraped by hackers will haunt users
Nitasha Tiku and Rachel Lerman, The Washington Post
Jan. 12, 2021
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Rioters who stormed the Capitol last week posted some of their planning on Parler, a social media network that prides itself on free speech. Better advice . go armed and ready to shoot, one user posted on the site on Jan. 6, according to screenshots shared on Twitter.
Over the weekend, Parler was removed from Apple and Googles app stores. On Monday, Parler disappeared from the internet entirely as Amazon s cloud provider dropped it. All the tech giants cited the site s incitement to violence and lack of content moderation.