Fake dog trainer nailed for scamming veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans I’ll admit, after reading about so many Department of Veterans Affairs-related crimes over the years, this is a new one. A judge has sentenced a Texas resident ... Continue Reading →

VA reviews denied Blue Water Navy Agent Orange claims

#Middlebury #Veterans One of the first lawsuits brought against the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits for veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange (AO) was in 1986. At issue ... Continue Reading →

VA has volunteer opportunities

#Middlebury #Vets The Department of Veterans Affairs just celebrated its 75th year of using volunteers to run programs for veterans. In that time they’ve toted up 1 billion hours ... Continue Reading →

Career retraining available to qualified vets

#Middlebury #Veterans If you’ve lost your job due to the pandemic to the extent that you know you need a different career, the Department of Veterans Affairs might be able to ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury postpones Memorial Day events to Monday, May 31

#Middlebury #MemorialDay Due to inclement weather forecast to last all day Sunday, May 30, Middlebury First Selectman Edward B. St. John announced the Memorial Day parade scheduled ... Continue Reading →

Memorial Day events return

#Middlebury #MemorialDay By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Last year, when May rolled around we were into the second month of COVID-19 restrictions, and almost all the town’s traditional Memorial ... Continue Reading →

VA issues homeless vets study press release

#Middlebury #Veterans A recent Department of Veterans Affairs press release about a study of homelessness among veterans said it found “issues related to financial strain are significant ... Continue Reading →

Memorial Day Food Drive at Oakville VFW May 22

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Once-homeless vets test job market

#Middlebury #Veterans In the month since the homeless veterans had moved into the attic dormitory, three of them had gotten jobs of one kind or another. Sarge had gone banging on doors ... Continue Reading →

VA vaccine clinic gets a thumbs-up

#Middlebury #Veterans I wasn’t the only one walking down the street toward the Department of Veterans Affairs pop-up vaccine clinic. In fact, there were about six guys who were ... Continue Reading →