Local
Man charged with excessive speeding on Vermont Route 30, Dummerston
DUMMERSTON — A 60-year-old resident of Brookline was charged with excessive speeding following an incident in Dummerston yesterday. Police say they observed a speeding vehicle traveling north on Vermont Route 30, near Maple Valley Ski at around 7:00 p.m. According to the report, the vehicle was passing another car that was traveling at the appropriate
Woman arrested for negligent operation, resisting arrest in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO — A 60-year-old woman from Connecticut was arrested on multiple charges following an incident in Brattleboro on Saturday. Police say they observed a 2015 BMW X3 headed south on Vermont Route 30 in Dummerston at around 7:00 p.m. The operator of the vehicle displayed significant difficulty maintaining the lane of travel, traveling well under
Head-on crash with injuries on Route 30, Townshend
TOWNSHEND — Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Townshend last week. The crash took place on Feb. 17, on Route 30 at around 11:15 a.m. Police identified one of the drivers as Carmelo Torres, 39, of Brattleboro, and another driver as John Thrower, 73, of Williamsville. According to the report, Torres was headed south
Driver sleeping, Heroin and bath salts found inside vehicle parked in Westminster
WESTMINSTER — A 34-year-old man from Brattleboro is facing multiple charges following an incident in Westminster yesterday. Authorities were notified of a suspicious vehicle parked in the parking lot of the Irving for several hours. Police say Nathan Kenyon was sleeping in his vehicle with the driver door open when they arrived. Police say drug
Regional
Police: Man arrested for DUI, attempted to disarm trooper of taser in Shaftsbury
SHAFTSBURY — A 41-year-old man was arrested for DUI following an incident in Shaftsbury on Tuesday. Police say they were investigating a separate incident when they observed a vehicle on Tinkham Road at around 3:30 p.m, driving off of the road. The driver was identified as Christopher Campbell, of Shaftsbury. Campbell was able to free
Police investigating a burglary in Rutland
RUTLAND — Police are investigating a burglary that occurred in Rutland on Tuesday. Authorities were notified of an active burglary alarm at the Sandri Sunoco store at around 2:15 a.m. Police say they observed a shattered front door with numerous items missing from the store when they arrived. Anyone with information regarding this incident is
Driver arrested for DUI #3 in Dorset
DORSET — A 40-year-old woman was arrested for her third DUI following an incident in Dorset on Monday. Authorities were notified of a motorist off the road on Overlook Road near Morse Hill Road at around 6:55 p.m. Police identified the driver as Tiffany Pannell, 40, of Dorset, when they arrived. According to the report,
Driver charged with DUI after found slumped over in car on US Route 7, Pownal
POWNAL — A 41-year-old man from New York was arrested for DUI following an incident in Pownal on Friday. Authorities were notified of a possible impaired driver on US Route 7 at around 6:00 p.m. Police say the report was made by a concerned motorist, who observed a vehicle, later identified as a 2013 Toyota
Vermont
Dept. of Labor ends extended unemployment benefit program for Vermont
NEWPORT — The Vermont Department of Labor has been informed by the U.S. Department of Labor that Vermont has officially ‘triggered off’ of the federally-funded unemployment insurance program known as ‘Extended Benefits’. The Department received notification on Friday evening, December 11, 2020, from the U.S. Department of Labor that, based on the household survey data
Extra 3SquaresVT payment in December
WATERBURY — Approximately 22,500 households who are participating in the 3SquaresVT program will receive an extra check in December using Covid Relief Funds. This one-time payment of $286 will provide extra support to households who were not eligible to receive an enhanced 3SquaresVT benefit for September because they were already receiving the maximum benefit. It
Missisquoi Valley School District creates Vermont’s first comprehensive guide to Social-Emotional Learning
SWANTON — Over the course of the last several months, educators from member schools within the Missisquoi Valley School District worked to create a set of standards and learning outcomes in the domain of student and adult social-emotional learning (SEL). This comprehensive guide, which is the first of it’s kind to be created in Vermont,
Town Meeting TV offers Vermont voters a front-row seat on Election Day
BURLINGTON — Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, Vermonters interested in the outcome of this year’s local, state, and national elections should tune in to Town Meeting TV’s “Local Votes 2020” election results program airing live on www.ch17.tv, Comcast channel 1087, and Burlington Telecom channels 17 and 217. While Town Meeting TV has