News 2008-04-12 Andanh.com

City, colleges work to reduce noise, litter Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Increased patrols began last week

Fake-drug charges dropped due to quirk in law Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Pills resemble Oxycontin tablets

Democratic school concept moves forward after vote Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Students, teachers pass plan, 326-26

Latin lives at Patrick Gym Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
It's a Roman spectacle for the ages -- teen ages -- and it bursts forth every spring in an unlikely place, Patrick Gym, in celebration of an unlikely language.

So many needs, so little money Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The chairwoman of the House Institutions Committee should have been happy with how many needs her committee met in the $49 million capital bill voted out Friday afternoon. But her focus was on all that the bill couldn't accomplish.

'False start' sparked pilot's Fenway gaffe Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:44:00 EST
Vermont Guard spends day taking media calls and supportive e-mails. See below for a link to the video.

Success tale kicks off Invention to Venture Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:42:00 EST
UVM grad's VMware Inc. is reducing energy needs

Vermont business briefs Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Conference to focus on women's rights

Unfortunately, IT'S IN THE BAG Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Second Saturday

A SPECTACULAR SHOW Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
For MGMT keyboardist, Burlington a big part of musical growth

Lyric delivers magic of 'Beauty and the Beast' Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
THEATER REVIEW

Horoscope Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Today's predictions

My Turn: Menopause serious for some Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST
Dr. Hikel tells us to "just get real and toughen up." These are precisely the kind of comments that we should not have to hear, from family, friends, co-workers, and certainly not our physician.

Letters to the Editor Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The Free Press publishes thousands of letters to the editor every year. Here are today's letters:

Column: Putting pregnancy on the market Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
There is -- and there should be -- something uncomfortable about a free market approach to baby-making.

Roundup: Raiders upend Rebels Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Houston, Rutland prevail in opener

College honors Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
College honors for Vermont colleges and Vermont athletes at out-of-state colleges as reported to the Free Press Sports Department

Malaise Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
A growing number of homeowners in Vermont are seeking advice from housing experts because they are worried about the possibility of foreclosure. It is a sign that the economic tides inundating other parts of the country may be reaching Vermont. ...

Rains may cause floods over weekend Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:40:00 EST
A mix of warm weather and steady rain caused water levels to rise across the state, and parts of Vermont are expected to see minor flooding over the weekend. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff

Family of three in limbo after fire Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
An apartment fire above a hair salon in Rutland may have left a family of three homeless Friday. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Business as usual as city loses power Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
A broken power line caused more than 400 customers in downtown Rutland to be without electricity for two hours Friday afternoon. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff

Man acquitted of shovel assault Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
A Rutland jury acquitted a man charged with assaulting his Fair Haven neighbor with a snow shovel last year. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff

Killington Ski Resort hosts tribute to the Grateful Dead Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Killington Ski Resort today will host the 12th annual Sunshine Daydream Festival, a tribute to the Grateful Dead. ... - Staff Report

Fire scorches city apartment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:41:00 EST
Rutland City firefighter Brad LaFaso chops into the roofline of a building on Woodstock Avenue to check for fire in the rafters. The blaze left a family of three temporarily without a home Friday. ...

Companies agree to pay for mill cleanup Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:40:00 EST
BENNINGTON -- Officials at Mace Security International and the owners of the Holden-Leonard Mill in Bennington have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to remove potentially hazardous material from the mill at a cost estimated to be as high as $365,000. The Benmont Avenue mill is home to Mace's Personal Defense Products site, where items such as Mace, child-safety devices and law-enforcement security sprays called TakeDown are developed. The EPA began its second investigation of the site Monday, following up a federal warrant served at the mill in February. On Friday, a settlement agreement with Mace and the mill's owner, Benmont Mill Properties, was announced that would remove certain materials, most likely by the end of May. Jon Goodrich, one of the founders of the Mace company and a Bennington resident, is the chief executive officer of Benmont Mill Properties. According to officials at the EPA, the companies agreed to remove any hazardous substances, including drums of waste and contaminated soil, to a licensed disposal facility at their own cost. Mace and the site's owners will also remove and replace any contaminated soil and work with the federal and state agencies to ensure chemicals at the mill are stored properly Eduardo Nieves Jr., vice president of marketing and investor relations for Mace, said Friday the company had no comment beyond what was published in its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31. According to the report, the EPA found metal-contaminated soil, about 130 drums of hazardous waste gases generated from testing defense spray units; 55,000 pounds of 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile, a tear-gas agent; and a chemical used to make pyrotechnic grenades The report said the EPA estimated the cleanup costs at around $300,000 but Mace officials estimated it could cost the company up to $365,000 including the services of engineers and lawyers. Bennington Town Manager Stuart Hurd said the EPA had kept town officials apprised of the status of their investigation, especially in regards to potential health risks. "The EPA has assured us that what is there poses no immediate threat to the neighborhood or the other residents of the building and that's good news. Now let's get it cleaned up," he said. Hurd said the town had reason to keep a close eye on the site because he believed one chemical stored at the mill could become a cyanide gas if it caught on fire. He said that chemical was stored in a room protected by sprinklers. Other tear-gas agents could become active if exposed to water, Hurd said. Investigators are continuing to look at what is stored on-site, the condition of storage containers and whether the site, which borders the Walloomsac River, and groundwater have been contaminated. Hurd said he believed there may be some lead in the Walloomsac River from building materials stored outside next to the river that were apparently covered in a lead-based paint. EPA officials said in a press release they were primarily testing for lead in the area's soil and water. David Deegan, a spokesman for the EPA, said he did not believe the federal agency had received test results by Friday for tests of the groundwater and river. Deegan said he did not believe any determination had been made about whether there would be fines or other punitive actions taken by the federal government. Bennington Health and Fire Inspector Lawrence McLeod said he believed the investigation was sparked by an anonymous tipster who may have once worked at Mace. Both the town and Vermont investigators from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resource's Department of Environmental Conservation had looked at the mill before the arrival of the EPA. Deegan said that while he did not have the settlement agreement before him Friday afternoon, he believed it did not place a cap on the cost of remediation efforts, but Mace's annual report said the company was required to post a $500,000 bond. According to Deegan, the EPA will continue to keep the town and the state informed of any potential health risks and will monitor the air and restrict access to certain areas of the grounds. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff

Springfield OKs church steeple cell tower Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
SPRINGFIELD -- Cell phone service in Springfield should improve, thanks to new equipment that will be installed in the steeple of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. The Springfield Planning Commission approved the plan this week, according to Springfield Zoning Administrator Linda Rousse. Rousse said the project was approved unanimously, after planners heard from officials from RCC Atlantic Inc., which does business as Unicel. She said that RCC Atlantic brought along an expert in electromagnetic exposure to answer the board's questions. "It's a great place to do it. Churches are the tallest buildings in most New England towns," said Rousse. RCC Atlantic will replace the wooden louvers in the church's steeple with fiberglass louvers and install three, 5-foot panels. "There won't be any outside evidence of the use," she said, adding the equipment panels won't interfere with the church's bell either. She said that RCC Atlantic will have an equipment room on the third floor of the Russian Orthodox church, in addition to the equipment in the bell tower. "You won't even know that it's there," Rousse said. She said a crew will work in the bell tower on a limited basis, to minimize their exposure to the microwaves. Cell phones are miniature microwave transmitters. "The facility will pose no threat," she said. The company's guidelines say workers can spend no more than 15 minutes within 4 feet of the microwave antennas. The placement of the equipment in the church's bell tower or steeple is part of a trend in New England to use already existing buildings, Rousse said. More often than not, those are the community's churches, she said. The Holy Trinity Orthodox Church on Park Street is located on a high point in town, and overlooks the downtown area. There are several other cell towers camouflaged on other downtown buildings, Rousse said, including the Huber Building and the First Congregational Church in Springfield. With the addition of the Holy Trinity equipment, and recent new towers on Randall Hill and behind the town's sewage treatment plant, the town of Springfield has fewer and fewer dead spots when it comes to cell phone service. Unicel already has a tower along Skitchewaug Trail, she added. Rousse said a new tower in neighboring Charlestown, N.H., has provided a lot of new coverage along Interstate 91, which is located in the far eastern section of town, about 3 miles away. She said there were still pockets of non-reception in Springfield, notably at the end of Pleasant Valley Road, and on Interstate 91 along the Springfield-Rockingham town line. "It's getting better all the time," Rousse said. Contact Susan Smallheer at susan.smallheer@rutlandherald.com. ... - By SUSAN SMALLHEER Herald Staff

Salmon declares bid for election Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
MONTPELIER -- State Auditor Thomas Salmon's re-election announcement blitz actually started at a Rockingham gas station at 5:30 Friday morning. Salmon, who won a narrow recount election in 2006, met with a handful of supporters and two weary-eyed local reporters on his way up to Montpelier for work that morning. For Salmon, the stop was about coming full-circle in Vermont politics. "I stop there in the mornings for coffee," said Salmon, who gave a small speech at the gas station hours before his "official" re-election kick-off announcement in Barre and Burlington later Friday. "And this is where I made my formal announcement to run for state auditor two years ago." His lunchtime announcement, before a crowd of local and state Democrats, at Sean & Nora's restaurant in Barre was a bit more formal. Salmon for Auditor signs peppered the outside of the restaurant and inside supporters signed his petition to get on the ballot and lined up for a deli-style lunch. "No, I didn't get lost," joked Barre Mayor Thomas Lauzon, a Republican, as he introduced Salmon, a Democrat, to the crowd. "Over the last two years, I've grown very fond of, and impressed, by Tom." Lauzon, like Salmon, is a certified public accountant. It's easy to pretend to be bipartisan, Lauzon said, but Salmon practices that in public and during one-on-one meetings with public officials. "If there were more people like him, Vermont would be a better place," he told the crowd. Salmon said that is how he approaches his role as state auditor. Although the relationship between auditors and audited entities can sometimes be prickly, Salmon said he finds it is easier to "do things with people rather than to people." "I'm here because I love the job as state auditor," he said. "It's the best job in the state to improve accountability." Salmon said he has a solid record to run on this year. He points to his work with Vermont sheriffs, who have experienced their own financial problems among their ranks, and local communities across the state in addressing problems in balancing the financial books. He also pointed to his success in pushing state departments and agencies in fixing problems with their own accounting standards -- problems that he said lead to $700,000 in additional accounting fees for the fiscal audits that are performed outside of the state government. "We're not going to pull any punches, but we will work in a productive manner," he said. Salmon, the son of former Vermont Gov. Thomas P. Salmon, defeated first-term incumbent State Auditor Randy Brock, a Republican, in the 2006 general election. Initial reports showed Brock winning by a narrow margin, but a statewide recount of the more than 250,000 votes cast in that election ended with Salmon winning by a razor-thin margin of 102 votes. This year, seven months before the general election, there is not clear candidate yet running against Salmon. Rob Roper, the chairman of the Vermont Republican Party, said Friday that there "might be" someone from his party challenging Salmon this year. "Randy Brock is weighing his options," Roper said. "We expect him to come to a decision next month." There is one possible wrinkle in Salmon's plans to campaign for a second term: He's in the U.S. Navy reserves and could be called up for six to nine months of duty in the Middle East sometime this summer. Salmon said he is confident that his staff could run the office in his absence. He said he would know if his departure plans came through about a month before he would be scheduled to leave. "I'll let the voters know as soon as I know," he said. Contact Daniel Barlow at Daniel.Barlow@rutlandherald.com. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau

Contractor charged with tax evasion Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
BARRE -- A Springfield man who is a self-employed contractor was charged with six felony counts of income tax offenses Thursday for allegedly not filing or paying Vermont taxes for the years 2004-2006. David Rounds, 45, pleaded innocent to the charges in Vermont District Court and was released on standard conditions. State tax evasion cases are heard in Washington County, because they are brought by the Vermont Attorney General's office in Montpelier. According to a statement from Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Schinnerer, Rounds owes the state $4,955 in outstanding taxes for those years. In an interview outside the court, Rounds said he is aware of not filing taxes for two years, but declined to say why. He said he does not know where the third set of two charges stem from. In a follow-up interview, Rounds said his accountant confirmed he filed and paid Vermont taxes for 2004, but not for 2005 or 2006. This is not the first legal trouble Rounds has had. In January 2007, Rounds was charged with seven counts of home improvement fraud in Windsor County. In that case the state alleged Rounds defrauded several homeowners out of more than $58,000 during the previous couple of years. In an interview, Rounds said he declined the state's offer to plead guilty to reduced charges of one count, which would put him on probation and require he pay restitution. Rounds said he believes that since he rejected the state's plea agreement and pushed for a trial, the state decided to charge him with tax evasion and another case of home improvement fraud. "I turned their deal down then I get hit with this (tax evasion) and another home improvement charge," Rounds said. That case is still pending. Rounds is scheduled to be charged with at least one count of home improvement fraud on Tuesday in Vermont District Court in White River Junction. He said that case is a misunderstanding with a person he did work for who refused to pay him almost $50,000. Rounds, who said he has been a contractor for 18 years, works under four different business names: David Rounds, Springfield Roofing, Rounds Construction and Bradley Builders, according to court documents. Rounds also has a criminal history including convictions for fraud in 1981, taking game illegally in 1992 and violating an abuse prevention order in 1993. The six felony counts he faced Thursday each carry a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and a possible fine of up to $10,000 for each charge. "I'm very upset about this," Rounds said. ... - By DAPHNE LARKIN Times Argus Staff

Bennington man jailed, charged with three felony assault counts Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
BENNINGTON -- A resident of the Chapel Road Trailer Park was ordered held without bail on Wednesday after police said he assaulted a woman with whom he had a relationship three different times during the course of an argument. William J. Wideawake, 43, of Bennington, was charged with three felony counts of second-degree aggravated domestic assault resulting in injury in Bennington County District Court on Wednesday. All three charges were modified because Wideawake has a previous conviction for domestic assault. According to an affidavit written by Bennington Police Sgt. David Dutcher, the alleged assault was reported on March 3 at the police department. The woman who claimed Wideawake assaulted her said she had been living with Wideawake and believed she would marry him. On Feb. 20, however, she came home from work and had a conversation with Wideawake in which she asked him if he was taking pain medication or drinking because he was slurring his words, according to a police affidavit. While she was walking toward the kitchen, Wideawake struck her in the side, she told police. According to the affidavit, Wideawake told her he hit her "because she had accused him of drinking or taking something he should not have." The woman told police she then told Wideawake that she wanted to end the relationship. According to the woman, Wideawake yelled at her, chased her around the table, grabbed her by the back of the neck and forced her face into the table and threatened to break her neck. The affidavit said the woman was able to get away but Wideawake followed her outside and tried to drag her back by the hair. The woman told police she eventually went back inside the home to get her coat and gloves and spoke with Wideawake. She said she told Wideawake she hated him and he pushed her backwards over the sink and threatened to break her back. The woman said Wideawake let her go when she told him he was hurting her. The woman left the home again but Wideawake followed and continued to threaten her, the affidavit said. Some people who were driving by stopped to ask the woman if she was OK and offered her a ride, the woman told police. According to the affidavit, Wideawake threatened to kill the driver of the car, who the woman said she didn't know, and punched the car's windshield. Police said Wideawake's criminal history in Vermont includes convictions for second degree unlawful restraint, domestic assault and violation of an abuse prevention order in 2006. If convicted of the charges against him, Wideawake could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. Wideawake is being held in Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland pending a hearing which will determine whether he will continue to be held without bail. Court records indicate the hearing has not yet been scheduled. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff

Free concert tonight at Weston Playhouse Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WESTON -- The Weston Playhouse Theater Company will stage a free musical concert tonight at 8 p.m. to celebrate its second annual New Musical Award. "The Listener of Junk City," a sci-fi rock musical by Liz Duffy Adams and John Hodian, is the story of a city built upon the garbage of a collapsed civilization. The New Musical Award is part of the playhouse's ongoing effort to develop new musical productions in Vermont. The event is open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Patrons with reservations will be seated at 7:30 p.m., with walk-ins to follow afterwards. To reserve seats or for more information, call the Weston Playhouse box office at 824-5288 or email tickets@westonplayhouse.org. -- Staff reports ...

Welch announces underpass funding Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
BENNINGTON -- Rep. Peter Welch announced a $500,000 appropriation on Friday for what he called, "an incredibly important project" to build a pedestrian underpass near the intersection of Kocher Drive and the entrance to Route 7. The intersection, one of the busiest in Bennington because of its access to the highway and proximity to many of the largest stores in town, does not have any features, such as a crosswalk or pedestrian crossing light, for people walking or riding bikes. "The need is obvious. It's a significant safety hazard to try to get across that street," Welch said during his visit to the Bennington town offices on Friday. Town Manager Stuart Hurd said the underpass would be an important link to the town's proposed pedestrian and bicycle path as well as providing needed access. "The beauty of it is that it will help us link a fairly densely populated area of low and moderate income housing to Willow Park which is our prime recreation area," he said. Town officials have been trying to develop the underpass for at least 10 years. Hurd said the appropriation may be enough to pay for the entire cost of building the underpass although state Rep. Timothy Corcoran II said on Friday the money for other elements of the town's pedestrian pathway plans may not be available in this year's budget. Welch said he believed Bennington's persistence had paid off in allowing him to secure the appropriation. He told town leaders he believed that good will generated because Bennington County supplied the 2007 Capitol holiday tree may also have played a part. ...

Court: Shooter still needs treatment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:39:00 EST
BENNINGTON -- The Vermont Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the involuntary hospitalization of Elizabeth Teague, who shot three people, killing one of them, and tried to set off homemade bombs in 1991 at the Energizer Battery plant. Teague, 47, who is being treated at the Vermont State Hospital, had filed a motion complaining that a judge had not allowed her to ask a doctor about her belief that computers can "read a person's mind and control a person's thoughts." Teague claimed the state had failed to prove she was a "patient in need of further treatment" and argued that a trial court had erred because it had not allowed her to represent herself at a hearing in February 2006. In the Supreme Court decision, Justice Brian Burgess said Teague's longtime treating psychiatrist Dr. Richard Munson had testified that Teague was a schizophrenic whose condition was largely the same as it had been when she was first hospitalized in 1992. "Her symptoms include hallucinations, panic and what Munson termed 'infinite regress,' evidenced by her practice of writing a series of letters that refer solely to the contents of other letters, none of which contain independent content. She has threatened patients on the ward and 'is still driven by persecutory beliefs,'" Burgess wrote. While Munson said Teague still refuses to take antipsychotic medications, he told the court he believed she would panic and said there was a high risk she would return to aggressive behavior if she was released from the psychiatric hospital. Teague also argued that the court had "denied her the right to present evidence relevant to her defense" because the judge would not allow her to question the doctor about whether computers can read and control minds after her lawyer refused to pursue the line of questioning. However, the court found that Teague had told a judge she was generally satisfied with her attorney except for his refusal to ask the psychiatrist about "mind-control computer system technology." Burgess wrote the line of questioning would have been irrelevant to the legal question of Teague's continued confinement. Teague also made the request during and not before the hearing when a defendant's right to represent herself is most commonly requested and granted. Several other questions raised by Teague, including the constitutionality of Vermont's involuntary hospitalization laws and the effectiveness of her attorney were not addressed by the Supreme Court. Burgess said the constitutional claims were not actually raised in Teague's motion and the Supreme Court "generally (does) not address (ineffective counsel claims) on direct appeal." In October 1991, Teague shot and killed Energizer plant manager Jonathan K. Perryman, 47, and shot Patricia Masi, a secretary, in the hip and maintenance manager Thomas A. Fuhr in the stomach. After the shootings, Teague attempted to burn down the plant with homemade Molotov cocktails, according to police. Teague fled Bennington and was arrested only miles from the Canadian border in New Hampshire about nine hours after the shootings at the plant. While charges had been filed against Teague for first-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder and arson, she was never tried because the state found she was not competent to stand trial. However, Teague has continued to fight efforts to keep her institutionalized although the Bennington County State's Attorney William D. Wright reserved the right in 1999 to re-file charges if Teague is ever found competent. In a hearing on involuntary treatment in 1992, Dr. Margaret Bolton said Teague continued to be "isolative, angry, irritable, challenging and paranoid" and a danger to the community. Teague's 2002 attorney, David Silver, who practices in Bennington, could not be reached Friday. Calls to the home of Wright, who left office in 2007, and Bennington County State's Attorney Erica Marthage were not returned on Friday. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff

Ashley Brown inks UVM letter of intent Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
FAIR HAVEN -- Fair Haven track and field coach Dave Heitkamp was astounded watching Ashley Brown perform in her first meet four years ago at Williams College. ... - By TOM HALEY Herald Staff

Another 68 for Trevor; Woods at -1 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Anyone who thought this Masters might be the start of something grand must have struggled to stay awake Friday while watching another performance from Tiger Woods that hardly matched the hype. ... - By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

Late start doesn't faze Rutland lax Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The first Rutland High School girls lacrosse game of the spring may have been late in starting and for the most part played in a cold, driving rain, but nothing seemed to bother the Raiders on this day. ... - By CHUCK CLARINO Herald Staff

Ovechkin late goal lifts Caps Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- Boxed in and bumped around all game, Alex Ovechkin eventually figured out a way to make his NHL playoff debut a memorable one. ... - The Associated Press

Wang 2-hits BoSox Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
BOSTON -- Chien-Ming Wang added an outstanding pitching performance to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry -- a two-hit complete game. ... - By HOWARD ULMAN The Associated Press

Hughes recruited as UVM walk-on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
West Rutland High School senior Greg Hughes has been invited as a recruited walk-on for the University of Vermont men's basketball team next season. ...

Summer hoop camp ready to tip off Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The Bill Muench Basketball camp will return to the Manchester Elementary School. The two-session camp will take place the weeks of June 23 to June 27 and June 30 to July 4. The first week of the coed camp is for students going into 6th and 7th grades, while the second week of the camp is for boys and girls entering the 8th and 9th grades. The camp will run daily from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ...

Max Cobb carries Olympic torch Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
U.S. Biathlon Executive Director Max Cobb of Westford was among a select group of 80 people that carried the Olympic torch in its only North American appearance in the United States as it winds its way around the globe this month. ...

Vermont Challenge hoop teams named Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The official teams for the Vermont Challenge All-Star Game, to be played against a Western Massachusetts all-star team on June 28 at the College of St. Joseph in Rutland, have been selected. The games are scheduled. ...

Vermont Voltage soccer camp Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Vermont Voltage, a professional soccer academy, invites young soccer enthusiasts to a camp to be held at Rutland Regional Fieldhouse for the second straight year. The camp will run April 14 to April 18 from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $115. Players will receive a ball, a T-shirt and a water bottle ...

Players, owners reach drug deal Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
NEW YORK -- Baseball players and owners toughened their drug rules again Friday in response to outside criticism, agreeing to more frequent testing and increased -- but not total -- authority for the program's outside administrator. ... - By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press

U.S. takes 2-0 lead in Davis Cup Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- James Blake's perseverance and Andy Roddick's power gave the United States a commanding lead over France in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. ... - By MIKE CRANSTON The Associated Press

Pletcher sends out 2 colts in Blue Grass Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Todd Pletcher, Kentucky Derby long shot. ... - By RICHARD ROSENBLATT The Associated Press

Record keepers disagree on N.H. snowfall Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
CONCORD, N.H. -- The woman who makes official government snowfall measurements in her back yard says Concord is more tantalizingly close to a record winter than the National Weather Service is reporting. ... - By JOE MAGRUDER The Associated Press

Officials accept salary freeze Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
MONTPELIER -- It's unanimous: Vermont's statewide elected officials will forego a salary increase next year, after being urged to do so by the Douglas administration in a budget-cutting move. ... - The Associated Press

Children playing with lighter started fatal fire Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
HOLYOKE, Mass. -- Holyoke officials say a fire that killed two young children and injured two was started by children playing with a cigarette lighter. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press

N.H. school closed after 200 fall ill Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
NORTHWOOD, N.H. -- Classes were canceled at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood after an outbreak of a respiratory illness. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press

Police investigate Taser use during party Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
ROCKLAND, Maine -- Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison has ordered an investigation of an incident in which a deputy was shocked with a Taser, hogtied and paraded around town in the back of a pickup. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press

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