School Notes: NH Public School Infrastructure Commission awards safety project grants to Upper Valley schools

Former Tunbridge Fire bookkeeper changes plea to guilty, sentenced for embezzlement

Former Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department bookkeeper Jacqueline Higgins was sentenced to 12 days in jail, a $147 fee, and eight years of probation after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $200,000.

Former Dartmouth athletics official to lead Upper Valley Aquatic Center

Wendy Bordeau is set to become the new executive director of the Upper Valley Aquatic Center on Oct. 1, succeeding Joe Major who will transition to a marketing and sales consultant role.

Alleging illegal retaliation, union wins temporary halt to closure of Vermont dairy plant

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order halting the planned closure of the Dairy Farmers of America processing plant in St. Albans, Vt., following allegations from Teamsters Local No. 597 that the move was illegal retaliation for union activity.

Vermont education officials face sophisticated phishing scheme this summer

Several Vermont school districts were recently targeted by a sophisticated phishing scheme involving fraudulent excel secure portal links, though officials report that no student or staff data was stolen.

Harvard Medical School agrees to $53 million settlement in body parts case

Harvard Medical School reached a preliminary $53 million settlement to resolve class action lawsuits stemming from a scandal involving the illegal sale of human remains at its academic morgue.