Are nutmeg, bath salts, “spice” the new dangerous drugs? By Phyl Newbeck Marijuana, cocaine, heroin – as if you didn’t have enough to worry about with illegal drugs, it seems new menaces arrive constantly. Even worse, they’re readily ac

My Teen Magazine will be doing an ongoing study of police department calls to various high schools in the Champlain Valley. Our main interest is to see how many times police responded to various incidents at area high schools. These numbers do not in

By Jack Martin Tattoos are a bone of contention in many homes with teenage children. To teens, they can be an expression of identity, a status symbol, or a self-esteem builder. For parents, they can often be a nightmare, a permanent mistake their ch

By Tim Simard Chittenden County law enforcement hopes a new anonymous phone line will help curb underage drinking parties and the problems that sometimes result. Authorities want teens to use the line for not just phoning in tips, but to actually te