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🌱 How Springfield’s prison connects to Vermonters locked 1,200 miles from home

Springfield, Vermont Patch AM: a 3 min read

What's up Springfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Springfield’s prison connects to Vermonters locked 1,200 miles from home

Also on today's calendar: West Windsor VT Music Festival and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Warm; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Out of sight, out of mind': Visiting Vermonters held in a Mississippi prison (vermontpublic.org) — Springfield’s state prison plays a key role in Vermont’s ongoing practice of sending incarcerated residents to faraway private facilities, including one in Mississippi. This in-depth report follows prisoners moved from Springfield and other Vermont prisons, explains why the Windsor facility sits empty, and explores how distance from family, costs, and oversight shape the debate over out-of-state incarceration.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bellows Falls

  • Lockerby selected as Bellows Falls Alumni Honoree (reformer.com)
  • Bellows Falls Elks Student of the Month (vermontjournal.com)
  • 'We made it': Bellows Falls takes it inside to celebrate 58 graduates (reformer.com)

Ok Springfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Springfield

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Springfield

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.