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WTSA News For Your Tuesday, March 31st:

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WTSA News For Your Tuesday, March 31st:

21 new covid 19 cases have been diagnosed, for a total of 256 reported in Vermont and 11 from Windham County. The state Health Department says 12 people have died from the virus, over 39 hundred have been tested, and 219 are being monitored.

New Hampshire’s Department of health and human services says there were 56 new positive test results for COVID-19 on Monday. There have now been 314 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed so far, with 54 deaths. The new cases are 35 adult females and 21 adult males. Four of the new cases were hospitalized for their illness. Over 54 hundred have been tested, and 11 hundred are being monitored.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott Monday said residents and non-residents coming from outside the state for anything other than an essential purpose must home-quarantine for 14 days and he strongly discourages travel to Vermont by those located in COVID-19 “hot spots.” Lodging facilities – which includes hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, inns, short term rentals, and all public and private camping facilities and RV parks – are to be closed except for stated exemptions when supporting the state’s COVID-19 response. Additionally, the Governor has suspended online lodging reservations.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed a bill allowing a temporary waiver to the Open Meeting Law’s physical location requirement. Public bodies like select boards, school boards, or planning commissions will be allowed to meet and take action by audio or video conference, provided that there are adequate opportunities for members of the public to easily attend and participate remotely. Election law changes include the waiving of candidate petition signature gathering requirements for the August statewide primary elections and November General elections. A Separate bill signed by the governor expands the state’s healthcare and human services systems, and expands unemployment benefits.

With the health and safety of the community in mind, Keene has closed a number of outdoor sports and playground facilities, effective immediately. Signage has been placed at these locations indicating they are closed until further notice. Open spaces such as Keene parks and trails remain open to the public as places to explore with proper social distancing.    

The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union School Board has chosen Andrew Skarzynski to be the new Superintendent of Schools. After an extensive four-month search process, the Board chose Skarzynski in part for his strong management skills, his experience with diverse student populations and his commitment to student centered learning. His start date is July 1. Skarzynski is currently the Principal of Rutland Intermediate School and has 23 years of experience in education since beginning his career as a 7th grade teacher in Colorado. He will replace Lyle Holiday who announced her retirement last November

  

Brattleboro’s spring leaf collection will take place April 17 and May 1, with all locations picked up on each of the two dates. All leaves and clippings must be in brown paper leaf bags and at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on scheduled leaf collection days.  Acceptable waste…leaves, grass, clippings, garden waste, twigs, no branches larger than 1″ in diameter and 2 feet long.  No other household trash is to be included. NO PLASTIC BAGS or other containers will be accepted. Brown paper leaf bags are available for purchase at local businesses    

LOTTERY NUMBERS:

TRI STATE PICK 3   4-4-8

TRI STATE PICK 4   0-4-6-6

TRI STATE GIMME 5   12-18-22-25-26

MASS CASH   15-18-30-31-33

WTSA SPORTS:

It didn’t take much of a sales pitch from general manager Jason Licht and coach Bruce Arians to bring Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In fact, it was Brady who did most of the talking. Appearing on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday, Licht told Mike Greenberg that in their first phone call with Brady on the first day of free agency — March 18 — Brady was actually the one selling them on why he should go to Tampa Bay. Prior to that time, during the legal tampering period, teams were only able to talk to player agents to get a feel for interest. Despite the fact that the Bucs haven’t been to the postseason since 2007, Tampa Bay made sense to Brady for a multiple reasons: the ability to collaborate with a fun coach like Arians, the weapons in receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and being on the East Coast with its proximity to family in New York.