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Local student named to state board of education

June 30, 2016
By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON — Connor Solimano, of Rutland, has been named as a student member of the Vermont State Board of Education. “I’m excited to be a part of the board, and I hope to bring my perspective as a student,” Connor Solimano said. “We’re all pretty excited. My parents are proud.” Connor’s father,…

Woolen Mill Comedy Club in Bridgewater attracts talent

June 30, 2016
By Amy McClure Collen Doyle By Amy McClure BRIDGEWATER — Collen Doyle, an actor and comedian, and 2006 graduate from Woodstock Union High School returned to Bridgewater and opened the Woolen Mill Comedy Club on the second floor of the Bridgewater Mill Mall in December of 2014. Prior to that, Doyle spent eight years living…

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Hunt charged with sexual assault of minor girl

June 30, 2016
PITTSFORD—On May 24, 2016, the Vermont State Police were notified by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) of their concern of an intimate relationship between Victoria “Jaydon” Hunt, from Whiting, Vt., and a 14-year-old girl. The Rutland Unit for Special Investigations became involved and during investigation it was learned Hunt has engaged in…

Off-duty officer shoots pit bull in dog park after attack

June 30, 2016
HARTFORD — On Saturday, June 25, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Hartford Police were dispatched to a report of a dogfight in the off-leash area of Watson Upper Valley Dog Park in Hartford Village. Witnesses reported that an off-duty police officer had shot and killed a pit bull that had attacked his dog at the park,…

Traffic stop leads to arrest of wanted person, DUI and possession of Heroin charge

June 30, 2016
LUDLOW — On June 24, at approximately 7:47 p.m., the Vermont State Police, in conjunction with the Ludlow Police Department, conducted a motor vehicle stop on a silver Chevy Equinox for a cracked windshield, on Vermont Route 103, near the Ludlow and Cavendish town line.  During the stop, it was determined that the operator, Jeffrey…

Pick-up and camper go airborne off interstate

June 30, 2016
  SPRINGFIELD — On Monday, June 20, at 3:19 p.m. Vermont State Police and Springfield Fire responded to a single vehicle crash on I-91 at mile marker 39N in Springfield. Jerry Schleis, age 68 from Tombstone, AZ, was traveling north in his 2008 Chevrolet pick-up truck with a bed camper when the vehicle drifted into the…

Shrewsbury man crashes ATV, hospitalized

June 30, 2016
SHREWSBURY — On June 26, at 10:27 p.m., members of the Vermont State Police responded to an ATV crash on Upper Cold River Road in the town of Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Department also responded to assist at the crash scene. Troopers arrived on scene and through the course of the investigation learned Neal…

Armed robber targets Pittsford convenience store

June 30, 2016
PITTSFORD—On June 22, 2016, at about 10 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers responded to the Champlain Farms convenience store, located at 3705 U.S. Route 7 in the town of Pittsford, for a reported armed robbery. According to police, the robbery involved a lone Caucasian male robber, who entered the store with a weapon and demanded…

Brandon woman charged with Medicaid fraud

June 30, 2016
BRANDON — Federal authorities on Wednesday, June 22, arrested a Brandon woman as part of a national health care fraud crackdown. The Office of the U.S. Attorney in Burlington said the 36-year-old Misti Baker was involved in Medicaid fraud, and that a federal judged had ordered that she be jailed pending a detention hearing on…

The Movie Diary: Midnight at the oasis

June 30, 2016
By Dom Cioffi It was after midnight and everyone was in bed. I didn’t feel like watching television and I didn’t feel like reading. I just wanted to be outside. After all, I waited all year to spend time at the beach. If I was going to be there – especially after what we paid…

To seek a transcendent realm of reality

June 30, 2016
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out in the afterglow of the Summer Solstice, under the light of a moon that is rolling into Aries as we speak. There is a buffet of aspects that we could noodle around and analyze from multiple angles, but I get bored…

Riders battle in East Coast Showdown, at Killington Bike Park

June 30, 2016
KILLINGTON — The Vittoria Eastern States Cup returns to Killington Resort’s Bike Park July 2 and 3. Top mountain bikers across the country converge to compete in Enduro and Downhill races at the Killington Bike Park. The Downhill East Coast Showdown No. 2 will be held July 2; the Enduro East Coast Showdown No. 2 will…