Archive - Jul 31, 2012
TROY - The family of Shawn Chaput is working to create public awareness to suicide. The family lost a beloved family member, Shawn, when he took his own life March 2.
Members of the Chaput family are talking about a subject that is typically taboo or carries a stigma. Often friends and relatives suffer the painful fallout from the suicide of a loved one in silence.
BRIGHTON - It’s been a long, exciting journey for musical rocker Jimmy Thurston. The well-known artist returns to one of his favorite venues Friday night as part of the Island Pond summer series.
For Thurston, it’s a homecoming of sorts as he has played the area circuit for over five decades. He said, "I love it up here. The people are hardworking and honest. They work hard and play hard and I’ve made a lot of friends there over the years.”
By CHRISTOPHER ROY
Express Staff Writer
LOWELL – Republican Mark Higley thinks having a conservative voice in Montpelier is important and that’s why he’s seeking his third term for the Vermont House.
“The numbers are definitely against us,” said Higley of the Republican Party. “Out of 150 in the House, there’s only 48 of us who are Republicans. In the Senate, out of 30, there’s only eight and the governorship is held by a Democrat. It’s important to have some form of balance.”
Express Publisher Ken Wells was at the opening day of Patriots camp, and snapped this photo of Tom Brady signing autographs for the fans
Jane Chouinard Davis, 65, died at her home in Albany Sunday, July 29, 2012, in the loving care of her family, following a valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Newport, February 17, 1947, the youngest daughter of Gerard and Aldea (Gendron) Chouinard.Â
She was a 1965 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Newport and a 1969 graduate from Trinity College in Burlington receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with a minor in Elementary Education. On December 21, 1968, she married Terrrence “Terry” Davis. Â
