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"Vaccinations prevent serious diseases and literally save lives. Health-wise, children are faring well with the coronavirus pandemic, and we don't want to see unnecessary illnesses and deaths because we became lax on routine vaccinations. I can't emphasize enough how important it is that we keep vaccination rates at or above 95 percent, which is where we were in 2019," says Dr. Lewis First in this month's "Checkup" column.
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Your personal staycation may be no further than your own backyard. If you’re planning on a local adventure, NEFCU has options! Ask us about our loans for swimming pools, ATVs, RVs, motorcycles, boats, campers and jet skis. Call us at 866.80.LOANS or visit nefcu.com.
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This month we're making the coloring contest available as a downloadable PDF so that you can access it at home. Entering the contest this month is simple. Just download the PDF below, print it out and let your kids go to town.
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Let Seven Days be your travel guide with Staytripper, the road map to rediscovering Vermont. Every month we round up mini excursions, dining destinations, lodging, tours and more into a curated itinerary for you to grab and go. Why? Because you’re on vacation — let us do the work. (Image: Nathanael Asaro)
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After one day of new student orientation and one day of virtual learning, BHS students were scheduled for the first day of in-person learning on Thursday. Instead, there will be no school this week and remote-only classes all of next week due to elevated levels of hazardous chemicals in one of the school buildings.
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"One could write a book about why shopping local is so important. National shopping websites don’t employ any local people, nor do they give back to our vital nonprofit organizations," said Michael Desanto of Phoenix Books. Take a break from the big guys and support local first. Visit the Register, brought to you by Seven Days, for all the info on area shopkeepers who are selling their products online for local delivery or curbside pickup. The Register is generously sponsored by Casella Waste Management. Shop the Register.
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Many Summer Camps Stayed Safe From COVID-19. What Lessons Can Schools Learn?
"Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a professor of pediatrics (infectious diseases) and health research and policy at Stanford Health Care, said that she believes the biggest lesson schools and students can take home is the importance of correctly wearing masks."
Today, 09/09/20
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The Name 'Karen' Is Dropping in Popularity in the U.S.
"While we can’t know for sure if the pejorative 'Karen' meme is the cause of the name’s drop in popularity, it seems likely that the growing association of the name with middle-aged white women who demand to speak to store managers ― and with white privilege and white supremacy generally ― can only contribute to the pattern of decline."
Huffington Post, 09/09/20
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The Pandemic Has Researchers Worried About Teen Suicide
"Data collection for several studies on teen mental health during the pandemic is currently underway. And experts worry those studies will show a spike in suicide, because young people are increasingly cut off from peers and caring adults, because their futures are uncertain and because they are spending more time at home, where they are most likely to have access to lethal weapons."
NPR, 09/10/20
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Welcome to Chopped: Toddler Dinner Hour
"Judge Reese is livid that the dino nuggets were served in the traditional fashion — quartered to avoid choking hazards — and is now insisting they be put back together. In addition, she is picking all the peas off her plate in protest of the purple bowl."
McSweeney's, 09/09/20
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Check out the September issue!
Read the issue online using one of the links below!
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Ever wondered how Kids VT came to exist in its current form? Cathy Resmer shares our publication's origin story in the September editor's note. "In January of 1994, Kim Kropf and Tracey Shamberger founded Kids VT, Vermont's free monthly parenting magazine. Susan Holson took over for Shamberger in 2007. In 2010, Kropf and Holson decided to sell this publication, which they called their 'baby,'" Resmer writes. "Ten years ago this summer, a broker approached the ownership team of Seven Days to ask if we'd like to buy it." And the rest, as they say, is history. Read the full editor's note 
