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D.C. The Vermont State Spelling Bee kicks off Monday afternoon. Charlotte Central School sixth-grade twin sisters Lucy and Annie Palmer run through the day’s list of practice words.

PITTSFIELD — Of all the words in her spelling bee practice packet, chlorofluorocarbon is Emily Escalon-Brizuela’s favorite to spell. Origin: Latin and Greek. Part of speech: noun. Spelling: ...