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Shaftsbury attempted murder suspect surrenders to police
SHAFTSBURY, Vt. — A New Jersey man accused of attempted murder, kidnapping and assault in Vermont turned himself in to police on Friday in Shaftsbury. Vermont State Police said 29-year-old Matthew Osei surrendered to police six months after he allegedly tried to kill a man during a home invasion in October.
Wilmington police seek information on suspicious person involved in attempted kidnapping
WILMINGTON — Wilmington Police Department is on alert after a reported attempted kidnapping on Tuesday evening. At approximately 6:45 p.m., authorities were notified of a Be On the Lookout (BOL) alert regarding a suspicious person possibly involved in an attempted kidnapping earlier that day. According to the reports, a...
Poultney man charged with Lewd/Lascivious conduct with a child
STATION: Troop B-West Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Rutland. INCIDENT LOCATION: Multiple locations in Rutland County, VT. SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: Vermont State Police and Department for Children and Families began an investigation on 4-9-2022 after mandated reporters notified police/DCF that Robert J. Beaulieu SR was suspected of sexual contact with adolescent female family / household members. After an investigation and identification of 3 victims, Beaulieu SR. was arrested and charged with the above offense and was flash cited to appear in Rutland Criminal Court on 4-26-2024.
Police: Suspect drove through convenience store in effort to steal ATM
Vermont State Police are looking for a person who tried to steal an ATM by driving a truck through the front door of a Rutland County convenience store. It happened around 4:30 Thursday morning at the Jiffy Mart in East Wallingford. The suspect was not successful. The person is believed...
Manchester police respond to assault, three arrested
MANCHESTER — Police in Manchester responded to a distress call at the intersection of Union and Pearl streets at about 8:20 a.m. on April 21 where they found a woman with cuts and bruises on her face. The woman, whose name has not been released, reported being assaulted, threatened,...
Trey Anastasio Talks New Vermont Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program
A new interview with Trey Anastasio has surfaced via the Burlington Free Press. In the piece, which dropped today, Friday, April 26, the Phish frontman opens up about his own trying times with drugs and monumental refocus through recovery and treatment. In turn, the musician has used his experience to open a new facility aimed at helping folks through their own struggles, Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program, located in Ludlow, Vt.
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.
Conversations with DJ Mo’rad
Jeff Mo’rad, a 17-year program director and on-air Host of WEQX’s Jam N Toast, recently visited with a group of students from a Communications class at Vermont State University Castleton. Mo’rad, who told student he basically lives for radio and new music, joined a group of Intro to...
Touts chestnuts as food source of great potential; says local farms can grow trees
Russell Wallack has a mission — “to build the organic chestnut industry to a watershed scale in the Northeast.”. Breadtree Farms LLC, created by Mr. Wallack in 2019 in Greenwich, just received a $1,957,328 USDA Organic Market Development grant toward establishing a $2,777,000 chestnut facility at the former Atwater Farm in Salem.
One dead in Manchester as firefighters tackle 3-alarm apartment fire
MANCHESTER — A three-alarm fire ravaged a large apartment building late Thursday night, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to others. The Manchester Fire Department, along with police and AMR ambulance services, responded to a call at 245 Village Circle Way after several reports of a fire.
New Jersey man cited for excessive speed in Manchester
MANCHESTER — Vermont State Police conducting traffic enforcement on US Route 7 late Wednesday night clocked a vehicle traveling at 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, leading to a citation for excessive speed for a New Jersey resident. Alexander Ruiter, 36, of Brick, New Jersey, was identified as...
State’s smallest hospital makes big economic impact
TOWNSHEND-The people of the West River Valley love Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital for its role in providing health care to this underserved rural area, but they might not realize the economic contribution it makes to the region. While Grace Cottage - by numerous metrics, the smallest hospital in...
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