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Sharon man arrested for DUI, speeding 114 mph on I-91
ROCKINGHAM — A Sharon man was arrested early Sunday morning for multiple violations including DUI and excessive speeding on Interstate 91, according to Vermont State Police. Troopers pulled over a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Sean Kelly after clocking it at 114 mph in a 65 mph zone around 12:14 a.m. Kelly, along with three juvenile passengers, were in the vehicle at the time of the stop.
Windsor County Sheriff's Deportment to patrol in Tunbridge
TUNBRIDGE, Vt. (WCAX) - The Windsor Country Sheriff’s Department has picked up another patrolling contract with a town in a neighboring county. The select board in the Orange County Town of Tunbridge has agreed to a $50,000 one-year contract with the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department. That contract, which starts July 1st, will pay for about 15 patrol hours a week. Windsor deputies already patrol in nearby Chelsea. Officials from both towns say the orange county sheriff’s department simply didn’t have the resources to suit their needs and say the Windsor county department is a good fit.
From small-town Vermont to Taylor Swift and ‘Barbie,’ brothers are busy in creative careers
Student theater technicians clad in black skitter backstage at Randolph Union High School, their spring show about to start. Anthony Fiorillo moves confidently behind the scenes. He has the lighting and sound for the musical all figured out, and he knows it. After all, he’s been working shows since he was 11.
“We are in it for the long haul”: Students camp out on campus in solidarity with Gaza, demanding divestment
This is a developing story. Check back for regular updates. At 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, a group of about 40 students set up tents on McCullough lawn to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The students at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment — which continues to grow as more students bring their own tents — are prepared to remain on the lawn until their needs are met, or until graduation, which is a month away. The encampment is the first protest of this scale to take place in Vermont.
Senate’s version of budget would reduce motel program room capacity by a third
The move is lawmakers’ latest attempt to scale back the expanded, pandemic-era version of the motel program. Read the story on VTDigger here: Senate’s version of budget would reduce motel program room capacity by a third.
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