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NCUHS World dishwashing senior concert record broken in salutes hard rock. Hardwick. 10 7 the Chronicle THE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF ORLEANS COUNTY TWO SECTIONS, 48 PAGES VOLUME 44, NUMBER 22 MAY 31, 2017 ONE DOLLAR Greensboro shooting A Memorial Day salute Murder charge reduced to second-degree by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett lowered the charge against the man accused of shooting Ron-Lou Schneider in 2015 from first-degree to second- degree murder Tuesday afternoon. Ms. Barrett also added a charge of manslaughter against Ryan P. Bacon, 32, of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, during a hearing held in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court. Both charges are based on the same set of facts, so Mr. Bacon can only be convicted of one of the charges, Ms. Barrett said after the court hearing. Members of American Legion Post #23 fire a salute to honor fallen soldiers at a ceremony following the Memorial Judge Howard VanBenthuysen presided over Day parade in Orleans Monday. A salute was also fired as a wreath was tossed off the Main Street Bridge into the hearing. the Barton River to honor those lost at sea. Pictured, from left to right, are Rick Blanchard, Stan Willis, Paul Ms. Barrett said she and Jon Valsangiacomo, Lutrus, and Roger Gagnon. Korean War veteran Lynn Newton stands at right after laying a wreath at a memorial Mr. Bacon’s lawyer, will discuss the possibility of monument in the small village green on Water Street. For more Memorial Day photos around the area, please a plea agreement and will return to court in two see page fourteen. Photo by Brad Usatch (Continued on page twenty-three.) Keeping our food OCSU shaping up supply safe was for a food fight by Elizabeth Trail Heather Wright. Sutton man’s career From the central office’s point of A plan to hire a half-time food view, that would not only save time by Tena Starr retirement he teaches a graduate service coordinator for the Orleans for those employees, but would save level class in agroterrorism at Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) money by buying food in bulk and This country frets about Georgetown University. drew a small crowd including other efficiencies. terrorism a lot. But one of its more Before September 11, 2001, he parents, community members, and Community members are potentially effective, if less splashy, said in a recent interview, the U.S. school cooks to an OCSU Executive concerned that ordering from a forms — attacking the food supply food system was highly vulnerable Committee meeting on May 24. central supplier will undercut the — has occurred with surprising — and in many ways still is. But The food service coordinator autonomy of school cooks and undo infrequency. back then agriculture wasn’t even would plan menus, order food, and years of progress toward getting more Hank Parker, an agroterrorism considered a critical infrastructure, handle the paperwork that now local and whole foods onto menus. specialist who has retired to Sutton, he said. falls on the shoulders of the school They’re also concerned about is among those who have played a Yes, there were people in the cooks and OCSU business manager (Continued on page eighteen.) part in that. federal government who recognized Mr. Parker is a scientist, and the potential threat, but it took the one of the things he’s spent his long September 11 attacks to improve In Coventry and unusual career thinking about coordination of security in general. is the safety of U.S. agriculture and There was also a more serious effort food. He was a fellow at the to make sure that Americans don’t Bond revoked, Diaz National Defense University, where have to worry about eating, at least he wrote a treatise on what the not because of terrorists. federal government could do to Mr. Parker’s career has not run has ten days protect American agriculture and in a straight line. He started out in by Elizabeth Trail town’s insurance. the food supply. He’s been acting biological oceanography, specializing Under state law, Ms. Diaz will director for homeland security for in aquaculture. Basically, that’s COVENTRY — Town Clerk and have ten days to come up with a the U.S. Department of Food and fish farming. The USDA hired him Treasurer Cynthia Diaz has ten bond on her own. If she can’t, the Agriculture (USDA). And in as coordinator of its aquaculture days to come up with a $2.5-million select board can declare the program in 1992, and over time, he bond or lose her job. positions Ms. Diaz holds vacant. got involved in research programs. The Vermont League of Cities All town clerks, treasurers, and He was working for the and Towns (VLCT) paid up on the delinquent tax collectors in Vermont Agricultural Research Service, town’s $500,000 claim on must be bonded. In recent years, which recognized, even then, that Wednesday, May 24, but said it will VLCT has provided insurance to (Continued on page twenty.) no longer cover Ms. Diaz on the (Continued on page twenty-eight.) Page Two the Chronicle, May 31, 2017 the Chronicle Castle in the sky? 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Glover Community School board who chaired the Supervisory Union (OCSU) board voted to hire “My current contract expires at the end of May 18 meeting in place of Amy Leroux, who was Bev Davis as interim superintendent for the this school year and I have informed the board out of town. coming school year. that I will not be accepting another contract,” he “We’re going to have a hard time finding Ms. Davis replaces current superintendent told the Chronicle by e-mail on May 16 as the someone this late in the spring,” he told the Donald Van Nostrand, who accepted a job with news of his departure leaked out.