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Eden Man Hurt When Dump Truck Overturns on Route 58 in Lowell
The driver of a dump truck that overturned on Rt. 58 in Lowell on Wednesday, spilling large rocks onto the roadway, was hurt in the crash, reported the Vermont Highway Patrol. Inspectors with the VHP reported that Benjamin Molleur, 51, of Eden, was driving a 2013 Western Star Dump Truck owned by Premier Stone Landscape Supply on Wednesday about 2 p.m. when driver inattention caused the truck to leave the road. Molleur reportedly tried to steer the vehicle back onto the roadway when it overturned. The dump body’s cargo of rocks and gravel spilled out. Vermont Highway Patrol conducted the crash investigation and post-crash inspection and was assisted by Vermont State Police, AOT, and the Lowell Fire Department. The commercial vehicle was towed from the scene due to disabling damage. Molleur was issued a ticket as a result of the crash.
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Emotionally charged Vermont town merger gets a revote
Voters in Troy will have another vote on whether to merge the town with the village of North Troy on Monday.
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Arrest on warrant, unlawful trespass, crash
HARDWICK – On Oct. 15, at 12:27 p.m., the Hardwick Police Department responded to Hazen Union for the report of an individual at the school who was not authorized to be there. Investigation revealed that Robert Witham of Craftsbury had defeated a security lock on an exterior door and entered the school. Witham is being charged with Unlawful Trespass. He has been issued a citation to appear in the Superior Court of Vermont, Criminal Division, Caledonia unit to be arraigned on this charge.
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Jenna’s Café in Johnson Relaunches Under Recovery Nonprofit
The daytime café at 38 Main Street in Johnson, formerly known as Jenna’s Coffee House, has relaunched as Jenna’s Café with scratch-made baked goods and a weekly “Grandma’s dinner” comfort-food special. The café is one of three enterprises in town that provide work experience to participants in the nonprofit Jenna’s Promise, a comprehensive substance-use disorder recovery program. The others are JP’s Promising Goods, a retailer of overstock products and appliances, and coffee roastery Jenna’s Promise Roasting.
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Cabot High School closure vote planned for Jan. 6
CABOT – With concerns about the ability to maintain its high school given the pressures created by declining enrollment, and no immediate prospects for merging to create a joint high school, the Cabot School Board plans to put the question of closing its high school and tuitioning students elsewhere for the 2027/28 school year.