Strafford News

Voters in the Strafford School District approved a $15 million bond Tuesday, which will fund major capital improvements for the district.

To hear Linda Sheehan explain it, legal rights for Earth is a common-sense way to advance the cause of humankind.

In response to the December massacre of 20 schoolchildren and six educators in Newtown, Conn., a resolution was drawn up calling for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

In the weeks after a gunman killed 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school, a group in Vermont set its sights on getting as many towns as it could to vote at town meeting in support of more gun-control measures.

"It's a $15 million bond for the kids and no tax increases." said Stacey Venosdel, who has two kids in the Strafford School District.