Sequel That Spoofs Vermont State Police Debuts

Burlington — A sequel to a 2001 comedy that spoofs the Vermont State Police has hit the big screen.

Super Troopers 2 is debuting across the country.

WCAX-TV reported that in the new film, the trooper crew has to navigate tricky politics as a Canadian town gets annexed into Vermont.

Even though it focuses on the Vermont troopers, the movie was filmed in Massachusetts.

Jacob Rosenski of Stowe saw the movie and thought it was great, just as good as the first one, maybe better.

He said the sequel brought back some of the iconic jokes from the original.

Michael Gillum of Northfield said he didn’t think it was as good as the first one and said “It was all right. It just wasn’t as realistic.”

With Mount Ida Closing, N.H. University Offers Scholarships

Rindge, n.h. — Franklin Pierce University is offering 20 full-tuition scholarships to full-time residential students from a small private college in Massachusetts that is set to close.

Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass., plans to close at the end of the semester. Officials announced that undergraduate students will be offered automatic admission to the University of Massachusetts’ Dartmouth campus.

In addition to offering scholarships, Franklin Pierce in Rindge said it also will provide Mount Ida students in good standing with automatic admission and no application fee and said students are eligible to receive generous transfer scholarships.

New Hampshire’s Keene State College also made a play for the students, inviting them to campus earlier this month to apply and get an on-the-spot decision.

New Hampshire Students To Study Site with Ties to 2 Cultures

Campton, n.h.— A 19th-century mill community with possible Native American ties will be this year’s site for the archaeology field school’s summer program, run by New Hampshire’s Division of Historical Resources.

The Livermore Falls or “the Hollow” was once the site of pulp mills, a tannery and a fish hatchery. It also included homes, a boarding house, stores and a schoolhouse.

Recently, there is evidence to suggest that Native Americans once may have occupied the location.

David Trubey, a New Hampshire archaeologist, will direct fieldwork and instruction.

Participants will have a hands-on experience in data recovery techniques, artifact identification and excavation documentation.

The field school conforms to the archaeology standards set by the National Park Service.

Sessions take place on July 9-20 and July 23-Aug. 3.

Spring Turkey Hunt Approaches; Youth Hunt Next Weekend

Montpelier — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding turkey hunters of some safety tips as the spring season approaches.

The youth turkey hunt takes place this coming weekend, April 28 and 29.

The regular spring turkey season runs May 1-31.

The department urges hunters never to shoot unless they’re sure of their target and what’s beyond it.

It also advises never to stalk a gobbling turkey because the chances of getting close are poor and, in doing so, the hunter could be sneaking up on another hunter.

The state also advises hunters to sit with their backs against a tree trunk, big log or boulder that is wider than their bodies to protect them from being accidentally shot from behind and to wear hunter orange while moving to a location.

— Wire reports