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Meet the 2023 Miss Vermont's Teen

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

MANCHESTER, Vt. (NEWS10) - The 2023 Miss Vermont’s Teen was crowned in April, beginning her year of service and leadership. Ginger Ragaishis, who lives in Manchester, will dedicate her next year to raising awareness about hidden disabilities. Miss Vermont’s Teen 2023 hails from Bennington County Ginger will use her platform to continue advocating for those with hidden disabilities, like herself. She is the founder and spokesperson of a nonprofit organization called “Defying Limits.”"I have a learning disability, and I think that it’s really important to share that message. I’m currently working on a documentary called "Hidden Disabilities." One in 10 people have them, I don’t really think its really talked about enough,” she said. Off the Beaten Path: Robert Frost Stone House Museum The high school junior is already counting down the days until she represents the Green Mountain State in Miss America’s Teen 2024. Her goal is to make "Top 11," which she says would be a first for V...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Is It Okay to Ask About Someone's Finances on First Date?

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Sean, and it's about dating again. Here's his email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I'm a divorced 48 year old man. I am ready to get back out there so to speak, but I have a real question about dating these days. I've worked hard in my life and am doing fine when it comes to finances. I'm not rich by any means, but I'm comfortable and I know how to save. All that being said, I was wondering what you thought about asking someone about their financial situation on a first date. The truth is, I don't want to date someone who isn't as financially stable as I am. The person doesn't have to have as much money as I do but they do have to have their own money, and a savings account. Bottom line, I don't want to date someone who is deeply in debt. Is it okay for me to ask on a first date what someone's financial situation is? I wouldn't mind someone askin...

Woman pleads guilty to driving drunk with kids in car

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Clifton Park woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child after being arrested in January following a crash with two children in the car, according to the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office. Jennifer Havalchak, 36, is scheduled to be sentenced on July 18 at 9:30 a.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On January 11, police say Havalchak crashed her car into a business sign off Route 9 in Halfmoon. Police also say she had two children in the car when she wrecked. The children were uninjured.

Malta woman pleads guilty to reckless endangerment

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Malta woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless endangerment, according to the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office, after being arrested in January and being accused of setting fire to her home. Sarah Woody, 42, will be sentenced on June 19 at 10:30 a.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! At the time of her arrest, Woody was accused of setting fire to her home, a duplex, on Thimbleberry Road in Malta. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said the residents on the other side of the duplex were home at the time.

Ask Amy: Sociable children tax mom’s hosting talents

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

Dear Amy: I’m a mother of two children, ages 7 and 10.My kids enjoy playing with their friends outside of school, and I mostly don’t mind hosting playdates.We do way more than our share of hosting, however.One of my son’s best friends is frequently invited to our house, but rarely reciprocates.The mom even acknowledges that they “need to have him (my son) over,” but the invite never seems to arrive.This mom is busy (she has three kids) and rarely turns down our invitations, but rarely invites my son over.Short of inviting ourselves to their house, is there a way to politely ask them to play there more often?I get tired of having the same kids over and rarely getting invited back, but I don’t want my son to never get to play with his bestie, either.Should I just suck it up?— Tired of HostingDear Tired: Children, like adults, vary in terms of their friendship and companionship wants and needs.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: Elderly mot...

Top Chinese envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia on 'peace' mission

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

A Chinese envoy, who is a top official in the country, will start a tour to Ukraine, Russia, and other European cities. Beijing claims that this trip is aimed at discussing a 'political solution' to the Ukraine Crisis.Li Hui will visit Poland, France and Germany during the multi-day tour, announced the Foreign Ministry on Friday, without giving a schedule.At a daily press briefing, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the foreign ministry said: "The visit... is a testimony to China's effort towards promoting peace discussions and fully demonstrates China’s firm commitment toward peace."His visit could coincide with the start of the long-anticipated counteroffensive launched by Ukraine in order to reclaim territory that was seized by Russia.According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, Li is expected to make his first stop in Ukraine on his journey.China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a question about the order in which Li will be visiting the various countrie...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, reported the week of May 8

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

A house in San Ramon that sold for $2.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the past week.In total, 21 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.9 million, $771 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of May 8 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.9 million, single-family home in the 300 block of La Tierra BuenaThe property in the 300 block of La Tierra Buena in Danville has new owners. The price was $1,850,000. The house was built in 1959 and has a living area of 3,263 square feet. The price per square foot is $567. The house features five bedrooms and four bathrooms.9. $1.9 million, single-family residence in the 7700 block of Oak Creek CourtThe sale of the single family residence in the 7700 block of Oak Creek Court in Pleasanton has been fina...

Bridge: May 17, 2023

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

Sometimes I think an additional call should be available in the auction: When a player doubles a contract for penalty, he should be able to re-examine hand, reconsider — and undouble.In today’s deal, East raised West’s one heart to two. When South bid two spades, West jumped to four hearts, and after two passes, South tried four spades. West’s double was ill-judged.South ruffed West’s second high heart with the king of trumps. He led his five to dummy’s seven and returned the three of clubs to his jack. West took the king and led another heart. South ruffed, went to the ace of trumps and let the ten of clubs ride.REMORSEWest was starting to have doubler’s remorse, but it was too late to undouble. South next led a diamond to his king and lost only one diamond. Making four, doubled. Well played.“I don’t know why I doubled,” West said, “but he needed the seven of trumps in dummy to make it.”Actually, South can succ...

Word Game: May 17, 2023

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — ULULATION (ULULATION: ul-yuh-LAY-shun: Loudly howling, wailing or lamenting.)Average mark 28 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 33 or more words in ULULATION? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — CASUALTY cast casual causal clay cult cyst actual alas atlas salt salty saucy scaly scat slat slaty slay stay lacy last lust lusty talc talusTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Inside the Pentagon’s New “Perception Management” Office to Counter Disinformation

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:47:34 GMT

Not long after the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration launched what it called the Office of Strategic Influence, which would seek to “counter the enemy’s perception management” in the so-called war on terror. But it quickly became clear that the office, operating under Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, would be managing those perceptions with its own disinformation.As the New York Times reported at the time, its work was to “provide news items, possibly including false ones, to foreign journalists in an effort to influence overseas opinion.” In the nascent Internet age, observers worried the propaganda could boomerang back on Americans.“The question is whether the Pentagon and military should undertake an official program that uses disinformation to shape perceptions abroad,” the Times reported in 2004. “But in a modern world wired by satellite television and the Internet, any misleading information and falsehoods could easily be repeated by American news outlets.”Now, two decad...