Local roundup: WRV’s Curtis Barry throws perfect game at Thetford
Curtis Barry, of White River Valley, pitches the in the fifth and final inning of a perfect game against Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vt., Saturday, April 24, 2021. White River Valley won 11-0. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Curtis Barry, middle, celebrates with his White River Valley teammates after pitching a perfect game against Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vt., Saturday, April 24, 2021. White River Valley won 11-0 in five innings. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
George Sherman is leaving GameStop after two years as CEO, it announced Monday.
It s part of a major shakeup of the company following activist investor Ryan Cohen joining its board.
Sherman would leave on or before July 31, GameStop said.
George Sherman is stepping down as GameStop CEO this summer, the video-games retailer announced Monday.
GameStop said Sherman would leave the role on July 31, or earlier if it appoints his successor before then.
Activist investor Ryan Cohen joined the company s board in January, leading to a major executive shakeup at the ailing retailer, Insider s Ben Gilbert reported.
Since Cohen got involved, every GameStop executive bar Sherman has left.
North-East couple turn washed-up fishing nets into eco-friendly bracelets THE health of the ocean and planet has long been on the minds of a North-East couple who are now making bracelets from materials washed up on the region s beaches. Ben Gilbert, 32, and Kirsty Wood, 31, make up North Sea Rejects, a newly-launched business selling bracelets made of discarded fishing materials, or ghost gear , with 75 per cent of profits going to conservation groups. The couple, who met a few years ago on beach cleans, litter picked the region s coastline every day of the first lockdown but became frustrated with the number of fishing nets they were removing.
Local roundup: Defense does the job for Hartford boys lax
Carter Nalette
Modified: 4/17/2021 10:00:03 PM
BRISTOL, Vt. The Hartford High boys lacrosse team shook off two year’s worth of rust to open the season with an 8-3 victory at Mount Abraham-Vergennes on Saturday.
The Hurricanes used a suffocating defense to limit the hosts all afternoon. A balanced offensive attack proved more than sufficient on the other end of the field. Carter Nalette had a team-best three points on two goals and an assist for Hartford.
Gordon Willey and Chris Pierce each had a pair of goals for the Canes. Joe Barwood had a goal and one assist. Ezra Mock added a goal, and Bentley Boonyaharn had an assist.
CDC: Out of 75 million fully vaccinated Americans, 5,800 got COVID-19, and 74 died
Ben Gilbert,Hilary BrueckApr 16, 2021, 04:31 IST
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COVID-19, according to the CDC.
Such breakthrough cases are to be expected, the CDC said, as
vaccines aren t 100% effective.
They re rare, affecting about 0.008% of vaccinated people, but more common in older adults.
More than one in five Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But vaccinated people can still get the
coronavirus, though infections are exceedingly rare and typically quite mild.
Of the 75 million people across the US who were fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, some 5,800 had still tested positive for COVID-19, in what s known as a breakthrough infection, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.