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| Judge to Rooney jury: 'This is a very serious matter' Tue, 13 May 2008 10:58:00 EST RUTLAND -- Jury selection is under way in the murder trial of Brian Rooney, the man accused of abducting, raping and killing a University of Vermont student in October 2006. "This is a very serious matter, as I think you all know," Judge Michael Kupersmith told a panel of 59 possible jury members who assembled this morning in Vermont District Court in Rutland. "Your main job as jurors is to evaluate the credibility of witnesses. You need to listen to what they say and watch the witnesses as they testify." Lawyers are questioning potential jurors one at a time, having interviewed 10 between 10:15 a.m. and noon. Prosecutor Rosemary Gretkowski and defense attorney David Sleigh have focused their inquiries almost exclusively on legal concepts: a defendant's presumption of innocence, the government's burden to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt, the requirement that jurors leave behind any information they've learned about a case. |
| SPORTS: Tuesday's Vermont games and Wednesday's schedule Tue, 13 May 2008 21:22:00 EST Tuesday's Vermont games as reported to the Free Press Sports Department and Wednesday's schedule. Check Wednesday's print and online editions for details. |
| Symington in the race Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST In her tenure as speaker of the House, Gaye Symington has emerged as the Democrats' most articulate critic of the Douglas administration and the most effective advocate for a Democratic agenda. Now she has decided to challenge Gov. James Douglas in the race for governor this fall. ... |
| Nagging via text messages helps teens remember meds Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON -- 4gt yr meds? Getting kids to remember their medicine may be a text message away. ... - By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press |
| Officials warn of increasing tick danger Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Tick season has begun and officials are warning Vermonters to be cautious about the insects and the diseases they can transmit. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff |
| Health Talk: Keep smoke detectors up to date Tue, 13 May 2008 18:14:00 EST It's a documented fact -- smoke detectors save lives. ... - By LT. GARY LAMBERT |
| Cholesterol screening Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice will hold a total lipid profile along with a comprehensive cholesterol and glucose screening at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the RAVNAH office on Albert Cree Drive. ... |
| Emergency drill Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Rutland Regional Medical Center will conduct an emergency management training drill on the morning of Saturday, May 17. If you are at the hospital during the drill, do not be alarmed by the activity. ... |
| RAVNAH clinics Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice provides public blood pressure and foot care clinics each month. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5 for foot care. ... |
| Health Calendar Tue, 13 May 2008 19:19:00 EST Today ... |
| Jury draw under way in murder trial Tue, 13 May 2008 23:07:00 EST Looking for any hint of bias against the criminal justice system or the suspect, defense attorneys and prosecutors began picking a jury Tuesday for the trial of a man accused of raping and killing a University of Vermont student. ... - By JOHN CURRAN The Associated Press |
| News hard to avoid in tightly knit Vermont Tue, 13 May 2008 23:07:00 EST It was the first juror of the day who put Vermont's small world into perspective. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff |
| New Yorker makes deal in drug case Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST One of two New York men facing drug charges after police raided a West Rutland house in October reached a plea deal moments before a jury was to be selected in his case. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff |
| Rutland celebrates China Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST On Thursday and Friday, the Greater Rutland Asian Studies Project will host more than 800 students from Rutland and Bennington Counties at College of St Joseph to "Celebrate China." ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff |
| Man held in teen sex assault Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST A Rutland man is being held in jail for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. ... - By SARA-MEGAN WALSH Herald Staff |
| Price Chopper recalls pre-packaged hamburgers Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:00 EST ALBANY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper supermarkets is recalling pre-packaged hamburgers that might contain small bits of hard plastic. ... |
| City woman charged with impersonation Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Judge William Cohen ordered an arrest warrant issued for a Rutland woman who allegedly impersonated her mother to withdraw money from a bank account. ... |
| Man denies charge in door slam case Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Bobby Bouchard of Rutland, pleaded innocent to a felony count of unlawful mischief greater than $1,000 after allegedly flinging open the main exit door of Rutland District and Family Courthouse. ... |
| Food shelves restocked Tue, 13 May 2008 23:05:00 EST Jessica Balcon (left) helps her father, Capt. Charles Balcon, load containers of food into the Salvation Army van Saturday ... |
| The Sky This Week: Heliocentrism: Idea comes around Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:00 EST We know the planets go around the sun, have known this since grade school, and have all seen models of the solar system, with a family of nine (or eight) planets circling a parent sun. ... - By DR. ERROL POMERANCE |
| Bennington firefighters accused of sex assaults Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:00 EST BENNINGTON -- Two members of the Bennington Rural Fire Department, one an assistant chief, are facing felony charges after police said that on separate occasions both had sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl who was a junior firefighter in the department. Bennington Rural Fire Department First Assistant Chief Shawn LaFountain, 31, of Bennington, was charged with felony counts of sexual assault on a victim less than 16 years old and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. In January, LaFountain became first assistant chief but at the time of the incidents alleged by police, he was second assistant chief. Department member Colby Harwood, 22, of Bennington, was charged with two felony counts of attempted sexual assault on a victim less than 16 years old and sexual assault with no consent. Joseph Hayes, chief of the Bennington Rural Fire Department, said LaFountain has resigned from the department. Harwood had been on suspension that was about to end for misuse of fire department equipment when the sexual assault allegations surfaced. Hayes said the department decided to continue the suspension. Both cases were investigated by Bennington Police Detective Lawrence Cole. In an affidavit, Cole said he had been contacted by the mother of a 15-year-old junior firefighter with the Bennington Rural Fire Department earlier this month. The mother told Cole her daughter had admitted to having sexual contact with LaFountain. The girl met with Cole and Vermont Department of Children and Families Investigator Kyle Hoover on May 5. She said she and LaFountain had exchanged text messages in late 2006, when she was 14, and early 2007. The girl said she and LaFountain had exchanged explicit pictures of themselves by cell phone. On Dec. 7, 2007, according to the girl, LaFountain sat with her at a wrestling match and said he loved her. The girl said she wrote about that night in her diary and Cole said he had seen the diary entry. The girl described an event in the first week of December 2007 when she said LaFountain picked her up to take her on fire department calls. The girl said LaFountain kissed her, put her hand on the front of his pants and fondled her breast. According to the girl, the two drove past a fire truck on Main Street in Bennington and LaFountain said "Can't get caught by them." According to the affidavit, the Bennington Rural Fire Department responded to a call about a propane leak on Dec. 19, 2007, at the Bennington Square Shopping Center, where the girl's mother works. The leak sent employees home but LaFountain contacted the girl and told her that her mother could return to work, the girl told Cole. The girl said LaFountain then came to her house. Cole said the girl told him LaFountain made a point of identifying two closets so he could "find a spot to hide, just in case something happened." LaFountain had sex with the girl, although she first said she was "not ready," according to the affidavit. The girl told Cole that LaFountain knew she had never had sex before and wore a condom. According to Cole, he spoke with LaFountain on May 5. LaFountain told Cole that the girl could have a condom with material that matched his DNA and eventually admitted the girl's story was true, including the allegations of sex on Dec. 19 and that he sent an explicit picture of himself to her. According to a separate affidavit, the girl's mother also complained that Harwood had circulated explicit pictures of her daughter by cellular phone. During the May 5 interview with the girl, according to Cole, she also described three occasions, beginning in February, when Harwood touched her improperly. The girl told Cole that one incident happened at the movie theater in Bennington. She said she protested the touching but Harwood said, "This is what people do when they're dating." Cole said he interviewed Harwood on May 12. While Cole said he told Harwood he found the girl to be a believable witness, he said he did not tell Harwood what kind of sexual contact the girl described. However, Cole said when he asked Harwood about his contact with the girl, Harwood responded with a gesture that was consistent with the girl's description. According to the affidavit, Harwood further explained and said the sexual contact happened twice. On Tuesday, Hayes said the Bennington Rural Fire Department had put its junior firefighters program on hold while the department revises the bylaws concerning the program. Hayes said he believed that LaFountain had been with the department about 10 years and Harwood had been a member about three years. There are 85 members in the all-volunteer fire department. If convicted of the charges against him, LaFountain could be sentenced to up to 35 years in prison. The charge of sexual assault with no consent against Harwood carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Both LaFountain and Harwood pleaded not guilty to all the charges against them and were released without bail. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff |
| Douglas signs 2 bills in Windsor Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST WINDSOR -- Gov. James Douglas came to the American Precision Museum Tuesday to sign a pair of bills into law that will change the town's form of government and change the way museums handle their artifacts. The first bill, "An Act Related to Property Owned by Museums," establishes procedures for the handling of materials on loan to museums. The second makes law a motion adopted by Windsor residents at town meeting in March to change the town's form of government from town administrator to town manager. "Museums collect things that donors give them and we also have things on loan," said Ann Lawless, American Precision Museum's executive director. "Record keeping has improved since the 1970s but before then records can be sparse or nonexistent." The problem, Lawless said, is what to do with items that have no record of how they came to museum, items referred to as "found in collection." Because ownership is not clear, the museum must keep the item and cannot return it, dispose of it, loan it to another museum or restore it in any way. Lawless said the new law allows museums to place a notice in a newspaper stating they have an item found in collection and asking the owner or owner's family to come forward and claim it. If after 180 days nobody has come forward to claim the item, the museum is free to give the item to another museum, sell it at public auction or throw it away. The American Precision Museum has a large number of items in its collection with no clear title of ownership, said Museum Chairman Douglas Loudon. "This museum began as a private collection more than anything else," Loudon said, referring to museum founder Edwin A. Battison's collection of tools from the dawn of the industrial revolution. Loudon said the new law will allow the museum to lend or give away files, photos and film to archives that are better equipped to preserve them. Lawless said that over the last three years the museum has been cataloguing all of its items and estimated about 25 percent of them have no record of where they came from. "As storage fees increase, the costs go up to store things we might not want," Lawless said. Prior to signing the bill into law, Douglas spoke of its importance for the state. "It certainly is a good step and we're lucky to have so many treasures in Vermont," Douglas said. "This law will provide guidance for the stewardship of these artifacts." Douglas also said the new law would improve museums and attract what he called "cultural tourists" to the state. "It really does help to drive our economic development," Douglas said. Douglas also signed into law a change in the town's charter to adopt a town manager form of government. "I think this is a good change for Windsor," said Interim Town Administrator Michael Farrell. "It will make local government more effective and more efficient." After the bill signing, Farrell said his company, Municipal Resources Inc., had received about 30 resumes from those wishing to become Windsor's town manager. Farrell said the candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for the job would be asked to answer five or six essay questions. The top candidates will be invited to interview with the Select Board the last week of June, Farrell said. Farrell said he was still searching for an interim police department administrator to replace Chief James Cushing, who resigned last week, citing low pay and long hours. Farrell said he expected to have someone in place sometime next week. After signing the bill into law to change the town charter, Douglas handed the pen to Select Board Chairman William Harkness. "Bill, why don't you put that in the town's archives," Douglas said. "I don't usually give them away because the budget's so tight." Contact Josh O'Gorman at josh.ogorman@rutlandherald.com. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN Herald Staff |
| Park Street School to close Vote opens chance of consolidation Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST SPRINGFIELD -- By a margin of more than two to one, residents on Tuesday voted to cease using Park Street as an elementary school. By a vote of 1,251 to 519, residents decided that Park Street no longer functioned effectively as an elementary school and were open to the possibility of elementary school consolidation. "I am delighted, and I think it really shows that this town wants to move forward and not live in a fantasy past," said School Board Chairwoman Judy Edwards. "We're going to prove to all the people who voted 'no' that this is the right thing to do." Edwards expressed surprise at the 732-vote margin but said Springfield residents were finally persuaded by the logic of closing Park Street. Reached by telephone, Springfield School District Superintendent Dr. Frank S. Perotti said Park Street needed to be closed by a large margin. "We needed a large turnout and a large margin to show the town that it's a good direction to go," Perotti said. The School Board will next meet on May 19 to decide what to do now that they are certain Park Street will be closed. One possibility on the table is the consolidation of the district's elementary schools, a proposal Edwards and School Board Vice Chairwoman Jeanice Garfield expressed support for Tuesday night. At the May 12 School Board meeting, Perotti outlined his reasons for school consolidation. Perotti said consolidation would result in overall savings of $935,000 during the first year because of reductions in administrative staff, a reduction in rental expenses for offsite programs that could be housed in Park Street and an increase in state aid that is available when the district consolidates its elementary schools. While Perotti said he felt consolidation is a good idea, Lee Dore of Dore and Whittier Architects Inc. presented preliminary construction plans to show how it could happen. Elm Hill and Union Street schools would each be expanded to hold as many as 300 pupils. Union Street, which currently houses 240 pupils, would be expanded by 11,770 square feet, adding three classrooms and rooms for art, music and storage. Elm Hill's expansion would be more significant, from 120 pupils to 300 and more than doubling in size from 24,373 square feet to 51,373. Contact Josh O'Gorman at josh.ogorman@rutlandherald.com. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN Herald Staff |
| Pillsbury: Family responsibilities force resignation Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST MONTPELIER -- It's not the heat that is forcing Rep. Daryl Pillsbury to leave his legislative days at the Statehouse behind him. It's his family. "Both my parents and my wife's parents have had serious medical issues this year," said Pillsbury, an independent state representative from Brattleboro. "When I'm up there, I can't be down here." Pillsbury had a tough year under the golden dome in 2008. Family health issues began bubbling up for him in mid-February, and by the end of the session, he had angered House Democrats by voting against a veto override of a campaign finance reform bill. All those factors have led him to now abandon his run for a Windham County Senate seat against two incumbent Democrats. He will also not be running for reelection to his House seat, which he held for eight years. "I'm just an average working-class stiff who wanted to serve the people," Pillsbury said. "That desire to serve is still there, but I owe it to my family." A 52-year-old maintenance worker at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Pillsbury joined the Vermont House in 2000 after stints on the Select Board and Planning Commission in Brattleboro. Now that he is leaving the Vermont Legislature, he regrets that more wasn't accomplished to bring about a single-payer health care system or that the state didn't buy a series of hydroelectric dams along the Connecticut River. "I was motivated by anger to run," he said. "I'm still angry at the two-party system." Pillsbury decided late in 2007 that he would run for the Vermont Senate, challenging Sen. Jeanette White of Brattleboro and Sen. Peter Shumlin of Putney, the Senate President Pro Tem. He had even already launched his campaign Web site -- www.DarylPillsbury.com. He said he saw the race as an opportunity to draw attention to the differences between independent candidates and those from political parties. He also intended to defend his campaign finance vote this year and "make people understand why I voted that way," he said. "I was in it to win," Pillsbury said. "But to run a successful campaign against two incumbents, you need to be 100 percent in the game. I know I can't do that right now." White, who joined the Senate two years after Pillsbury began serving in the House, said she "wasn't dreading" the general election challenge, but added that voter forums would have been odd considering the three candidates mostly agree on many of the major issues. "It may have been a challenge," said White, who also praised Pillsbury for his eight years in the House. "It certainly wouldn't have been like running against someone who has a vastly different political philosophy." Shumlin, who returned to the Statehouse in 2007 after a four-year absence, is expected to announce within the next two weeks if he will be seeking reelection to his Senate seat. He acknowledged that he and Pillsbury had disagreements over the years, but said he should be proud of his record in Montpelier. "I'm incredibly appreciative to Daryl for his hard work over many years," Shumlin said. "I know from his work on the (House) Institutions Committee that he focused on projects important to Windham County and we all should be thankful for that." Rep. Sarah Edwards, P-Brattleboro, has served with Pillsbury in the House for six of his eight years. She said he has done "a lot of positive things for Vermont and should be proud of his time spent at the Statehouse." Edwards is hoping to fill his empty House seat with another member of the Vermont Progressive Party: Brattleboro artist Molly Burke. "She's lived in the area for 30 years and would make a great addition to the House," she said. But Pillsbury said he may not be all finished with Montpelier politics. He said he could run for his House seat again in another two years. "I'm a fighter," he said. "I may be bowing out now, but I can see myself doing this again." Contact Daniel Barlow at Daniel.Barlow@rutlandherald.com. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau |
| Troopers say Stratton hotel fire was arson Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST STRATTON -- The Vermont State Police are investigating what they believe is an act of arson that caused more than $20,000 in damage to the Stratton Mountain Inn on Tuesday. The fire was reported around 10 a.m. Tuesday to the Winhall Fire Department. Firefighters found a small fire on a second-floor linen room in the hotel on Middle Ridge Road. No one was hurt in the fire. Authorities said the sprinkler system was successful in keeping the fire limited to the linen room. The cause of the fire, which police said began on a shelving station in the linen room, was investigated by the Vermont State Police and the Division of Fire Safety. All accidental and natural causes for the fire were ruled out and it was classified as arson. Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call Detective Sgt. Tom Williams at 875-2112 or the arson tip hotline at 1-800-32-ARSON. -- Staff reports ... |
| Man reported killed in one-truck crash Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST NEWBURY -- Police said a single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a White River Junction man and left the driver in critical condition Tuesday morning. Police said Carrol Joy, 25, of Groton, was driving south on Interstate 91 just north of the Scotch Hollow Road overpass in a 2001 Ford F350 dumptruck when she left the road and entered the median between the north- and southbound lanes. Police said Joy drove down a grassy embankment, crossed Scotch Hollow Road and struck a rock ledge. Joy and her passenger, Derek Larose, 25, of White River Junction, were trapped inside the truck and rescue personnel extracted Larose before loading him onto a helicopter bound for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., police said. Due to the extent of his injuries, Larose died in flight, police said. Joy was transported by ambulance to Dartmouth and is listed in critical condition, police said. Neither Joy nor Larose were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident, police said. Woodsville Ambulance, Wells River Fire Department, West Newbury Fire Department, Woodsville Fire Department and Vermont Department of Liquor Control assisted state police at the scene. Police said the accident is still under investigation. ... |
| Side judge gets six-month suspension for ethics violations Tue, 13 May 2008 23:31:00 EST WOODSTOCK -- Longtime Windsor County Side Judge William Boardman of Woodstock has been suspended for six months from his judicial duties by the Judicial Conduct Board, citing recurring unprofessional and unethical behavior. Boardman was also ordered to resign his seat on the Emerge board, a nonprofit organization in White River Junction. It was his role with Emerge, which rented and then bought the former headquarters of the Windsor County Sheriff's Department from the county at a reduced price, that prompted the sanctions against Boardman. Emerge got special treatment from Boardman, getting the building at a reduced rate with several debts cancelled, according to the board. The property at one time was listed for sale at $189,000, but Emerge ended up paying $71,000 for it in October. Boardman's role with Emerge violated several codes of conduct for judges, the board ruled, as well as "conflicting fiduciary duties." Emerge runs a neutral visitation center for divorced parents and Boardman is one of its founders and serves on its board. The board ruled that his role as a director constituted a conflict of interest and the appearance of a conflict. The town of Hartford had also sought to buy the former sheriff's office on Route 5, since the town owns the surrounding 65 acres. But Boardman ignored Hartford's requests, which included a cash offer for the property, and said the county had an agreement with Emerge. That agreement had expired. Boardman helped Emerge line up financing and forgave more than $20,000 in back rent and electric bills the organization owed the county. The property was sold to Emerge last year after six years of late rent payments, the board stated. The Judicial Conduct Board, which reviewed the allegations against Boardman and took testimony during hearings following an investigation, also ordered Boardman to complete a judicial ethics course at his own expense before he will be allowed to return to the courthouse. Boardman was first elected by Windsor County voters in 1991 as one of the county's two side or assistant judges, who serve as both the county government's administrators as well as sitting on small claims and family court issues, and other duties. Robert Keiner, a Middlebury lawyer who serves as chairman of the Judicial Conduct Board, said the board also took into consideration that Boardman had been publicly reprimanded by the board in 2002 for a letter Boardman wrote on county letterhead regarding a personal matter involving Boardman's dispute with a neighbor, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. "The judge appears oblivious to the fact that the trappings of his office are a product of public trust," the board wrote. "While he seems thoroughly familiar with the authority and entitlements inherent in his judicial position, he either does not understand or is simply unconcerned with the obligations of the public trust," the board concluded in a 20-page ruling released Tuesday. Boardman, a writer, humorist and satirist before he launched a second career as a judge, couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday. He has repeatedly denied there was a conflict of interest, noting that he had a seat on Emerge's board of directors because he was a side judge. Windsor County has helped fund the visitation center to the tune of $10,000 to $12,000 a year. Keiner said he expected Boardman would likely appeal the decision. He has 30 days to file an appeal with the Vermont Supreme Court. Keiner said the six-month suspension of Boardman was one of the most serious disciplinary actions against a Vermont judge in recent memory. The formal complaints against Boardman were filed after the 2006 election by Greg Soula of Bridgewater, who had run against Boardman and others in the Democratic primary for one of the two side judge positions. One of Soula's complaints involved a letter to the editor that Boardman sent to local media, complaining that one of his campaign signs had been stolen from a Quechee roadside by one of his opponents, days before the November election. In truth, the board wrote, the sign was removed by the property owner, who didn't support Boardman's candidacy. Boardman should not have sent such a letter to the media, alleging "dirty tricks," the board stated, and should have also sent out a correction, once he learned the sign was not stolen, but simply removed by the property owner. The board noted that the county's other side judge, David Singer, who took office in early 2007, had discussed the appearance of a conflict of interest with Boardman, and Boardman assured him that he didn't take part in any financial discussions about the potential purchase by Emerge. Singer, when elected, had refused to take a seat on the Emerge board, the board noted. Side judges are elected, not appointed by the governor and then reappointed by the Legislature. Despite that difference, the side judges do come under the disciplinary arm of the Vermont Supreme Court, Keiner said. Contact Susan Smallheer at susan.smallheer@rutlandherald.com. ... - By SUSAN SMALLHEER Herald Staff |
| Errors aid OV in win at Mill River Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST NORTH CLARENDON -- Ashley Sanderson shook off the ankle injury that sidelined her Saturday and got stronger as the game progressed, while her Otter Valley teammates took what Mill River gave as the Otters rebounded from their first loss with a 5-3 victory over the Minutemen here Tuesday. ... - By CHUCK CLARINO Herald Staff |
| Wetherby, Dimmick medalists: Strong Hartford squad takes the team honors Tue, 13 May 2008 22:02:00 EST Taylor Wetherby was frustrated in a way only a golfer can understand. He had no idea why his tee game was going bad, but was painfully aware that it was putting pressure on every other club in his bag. ... - By BOB FREDETTE Herald Staff |
| Slaters rally past Cosmos Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST FAIR HAVEN -- Sarah Traverse had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs while turning in a five-hitter as Fair Haven defeated Springfield 8-5 in a Marble Valley League softball game Tuesday. ... - By DENNIS JENSEN Herald Staff |
| Bonds indicted Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds was charged in a new indictment Tuesday with 15 felony counts alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs use and that he hampered the federal government's doping investigation. ... - By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press |
| Case closed? : No more penalties anticipated in Spygate Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:00 EST NEW YORK -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh disclosed no new rules violations in the Spygate scandal during his meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or in the tapes that the league released Tuesday. ... - By RACHEL COHEN The Associated Press |
| Macomber ignites Slaters' rally Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST In Fair Haven, Sam Macomber allowed only one hit, but it put the Slaters in a 4-3 hole in the sixth inning. ... - Staff Reports |
| Scott lifts Orioles over Red Sox, 5-4 Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST BALTIMORE -- Luke Scott homered and had three of Baltimore's 11 hits off Josh Beckett, and the Orioles received a fine pitching performance from Jeremy Guthrie in a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. ... - The Associated Press |
| Knicks hope D'Antoni is the answer Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks introduced Mike D'Antoni as their new coach Tuesday, hoping his high-scoring brand of basketball will turn around a team with seven straight losing seasons. ... - By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press |
| Breeding for speed causing concern Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Big Brown figures to produce big green as a stallion, which is why the Kentucky Derby winner most likely will retire young, just as his parents did. ... - By JEFFREY McMURRAY The Associated Press |
| At least Celts are back home Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST WALTHAM, Mass. -- The usual beds. The usual lockers. The usual baskets. ... - The Associated Press |
| Sorenstam retiring after 2008 season Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour. ... - By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press |
| Davydenko breezes by Ljubicic Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST HAMBURG, Germany -- Nikolay Davydenko cruised into the third round of the Hamburg Masters by defeating Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday, and two more players retired because of injuries. ... - The Associated Press |
| Bird sues over use of name Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Larry Bird has filed a lawsuit alleging a couple who bought his former home in southern Indiana are improperly using his name to promote a bed-and-breakfast. ... - The Associated Press |
| Ex-Fish and Wildlife board member pleads no contest to hunting charge Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:00 EST A former member of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board pleaded no contest Tuesday to baiting deer. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff |
| State offers advice for Vermonters behind on mortgages Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST MONTPELIER -- As the number of foreclosures in Vermont continues to creep upward, the state has added a program to offer advice to those behind on paying their mortgages. ... - By Louis Porter Vermont Press Bureau |
| Jury awards $8.7M in sex abuse case Tue, 13 May 2008 23:30:00 EST BURLINGTON -- A jury ruled Tuesday that Vermont's Catholic Church should pay a record $8.7 million for negligence in hiring and supervising a pedophile priest. ... - By KEVIN O'CONNOR Herald Staff |
| Police Say Fatal Shooting Was Drug Related Police now believe a homicide in northern, New York, was drug related. |
| Mother Sentenced in Baby Beating Case A northern New York woman is going to jail after admitting she did nothing yo help her 7-week old daughter who was the victim of child abuse. |
| Man Denies In Fatal Drunk Driving Crash A Franklin County man has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal drunk driving crash. |
| Three Car Crash Claims Life A woman was killed in a three car collision on Route 12 in Charlestown, New Hampshire. |
| Mace Security International Begins Cleanup A company in Bennington has begun work to cleanup chemicals they disposed of illegally. |
| Side Judge Found Guilty of Misconduct State regulators have found a Vermont side judge guilty of misconduct and suspended him from the bench. |
| Will Gas Prices Dampen Boaters' Spirits? If you think filling your car's tank is expensive, try fueling up a boat. They can guzzle more gas than SUVs. |
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