Dummerston
CRIME & SAFETY
Iowa woman pleads guilty after banking more than $328,000 in dead mother’s Social Security checks
Ella Mae Woods, 75, appeared in federal court in Burlington on Friday in connection with a decades-long scheme that followed the1994 death of her mother, a Brattleboro resident. Read the story on VTDigger here: Iowa woman pleads guilty after banking more than $328,000 in dead mother’s Social Security checks.
Man awaiting trial in ex-girlfriend’s death found guilty of federal drug, firearms charges
Deven Moffitt was convicted of his three federal charges on Thursday. Read the story on VTDigger here: Man awaiting trial in ex-girlfriend’s death found guilty of federal drug, firearms charges.
Putney working to get fire department back on its feet following suspension
The fire services in Brattleboro, Dummerston and Westminster are covering fire calls in Putney for the time being. The Putney Fire Department has suspended operations its interim chief and 12 volunteers quit suddenly in early April. In a letter published by the Brattleboro Reformer, the members wrote in part:. “…a...
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