News 2008-05-28 Andanh.com

Three more clergy abuse trials looming Tue, 27 May 2008 08:38:00 EST
The next three clergy abuse cases on tap for trial in Burlington involve claims of molestation by the Rev. Edward Paquette similar to allegations that led a jury to award $8.7 million in damages to a Paquette victim this month.

South Burlington: Catching up with ... Meaghan Emery Tue, 27 May 2008 08:14:00 EST
South Burlington's newly elected city councilor discusses her vision, goals.

Panels consider dropping Al Jazeera TV Tue, 27 May 2008 07:29:00 EST
Burlington Telecom, the city-owned provider of high speed Internet, telephone and cable television, is considering removing the 24-hour news service of the Al Jazeera network.

Shamy: Ronald McDonald is no subject for clowning Tue, 27 May 2008 07:14:00 EST
A prediction in a column that a stolen resin figure of Ronald McDonald would be found in a college student's apartment has angered many.

Vt. Heart Walk coming Saturday Tue, 27 May 2008 06:27:00 EST
In its 12th year, the Vermont Heart Walk will be held at The Field House Athletic Club in Shelburne.

Expect more night construction on Vermont roads Mon, 26 May 2008 21:49:00 EST
The night work is part of a trend toward more after-dark constructiion on the state's highways. Less congestion and better productivity cited.

Trooper, dog win state award Mon, 26 May 2008 21:54:00 EST
Michelle LeBlanc and her partner, Casko, are named the 2007 Vermont Police Canine Association's Tracking Team of the Year.

Summer of cleanup progress planned for northern Lake Champlain Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Lakeshore residents, farmers, engineers, researchers and town road crews will chip away this summer

10 Tips: How to eat well on a budget Mon, 26 May 2008 22:10:00 EST
Dealing with rising food prices that are putting a squeeze on Vermont pocketbooks Complete Coverage: Fed Up

Indy: So good to see you again! Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:47:00 EST
Mom introduces daughter to her first love

Recipes: 5/18-5/24 Tue, 20 May 2008 07:17:00 EST
First published on GreenMountainMoms

First with Kids: Breath-holding spells Tue, 27 May 2008 17:01:00 EST
A fairly common behavior in most toddlers

An afternoon with 'Big' Tue, 27 May 2008 12:22:00 EST
Ron Galotti had it all: gorgeous supermodels, the celebrity that comes with being a publishing magnate in the publishing capital of the world, the fancy cars and the homes in Manhattan and the Hamptons that shout that fame and power to the world.

Table Talk: Milkstuff Tue, 27 May 2008 09:23:00 EST
My cup runneth over with your ideas

Tuesday's Horoscope Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Here are today's predictions.

First with Kids: Stomach noises Mon, 12 May 2008 14:14:00 EST
What to know and when to worry

May Family Calendar Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:01:00 EST
Click here to download and print; Web resources, too

Editorial: Science must not create new prejudices Tue, 27 May 2008 07:05:00 EST
Advances in science are sure to raise new issues for society.

My Turn: Groundwater bill helps secure water supply Tue, 27 May 2008 06:12:00 EST
In fact, water is not an infinite resource in Vermont, or anywhere.

Letters to the Editor Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Each year the Free Press receives thousands of letters. Here are today's letters.

My Turn: Warnings about energy ignored Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
We have created a society with an insatiable appetite for energy and we are stuck with nuclear fission for the foreseeable future.

High school lacrosse roundup: Rice boys nip Harwood Tue, 27 May 2008 21:35:00 EST
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Seth Berger netted three goals and two assists, while Zach Vit added two goals and three assists as Rice Memorial beat Harwood, 7-3, in high school boys lacrosse on Tuesday.

SPORTS: Essex claims Division I North golf sectional; Harwood tops in Div. II Tue, 27 May 2008 21:41:00 EST
NEWPORT — The Essex High School swept to the Division I North golf sectional championship on a cold, windy day at the Newport Country Club on Tuesday.

High school softball roundup: Stowe's Purnell outduels Winooski's Picard Tue, 27 May 2008 21:29:00 EST
STOWE — Stowe pitcher Sidney Purnell outdueled Winooski's Denise Picard as the Raiders pulled out a 2-0 high school softball victory over the Spartans on Tuesday.

SPORTS: Tuesday's Vermont events and Wednesday's schedule Tue, 27 May 2008 21:23:00 EST
Tuesday's events as reported to the Free Press Sports Department and Wednesday's schedule. Check for updates; for details, check for updates or check Wednesday's print or online editions.

High school baseball roundup: BHS's Dusablon fires no-hitter Tue, 27 May 2008 21:12:00 EST
A.J. Dusablon threw Burlington's first no-hitter in 32 years as the Seahorses defeated Missisquoi, 3-0, in high school baseball Tuesday afternoon at Orrie Jay Field.

Annual VSSA banquet on tap Sunday Tue, 27 May 2008 06:40:00 EST
Pinard, Frenette to receive honor

Scores and schedules Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Monday's results and Tuesday's schedule

Vermont college sports Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Middlebury honors six select seniors

High school sports Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Solons fall to Raiders, 11-5

Overseas duty Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Vermonters may be paying closer attention now to the progress of the war in Afghanistan following the announcement earlier this month that in early 2010 the Vermont National Guard may be deployed there in large numbers. ...

Dean and Obama Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Barack Obama, say thank you to Howard Dean. ...

RRMC faces 3rd death lawsuit Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
The Rutland hospital is facing its third wrongful death lawsuit this year. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Fair Haven man held on child sex charge Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
A Fair Haven man accused of sexually assaulting a minor between 2003 and 2005 could face life in prison if convicted on charges for which he was arraigned in Rutland District Court on Tuesday. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff

Low-income city housing project receives $8.4 million boost Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
A proposal to demolish and rebuild the biggest low-income housing development in Rutland has received an $8.4 million shot in the arm. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff

District project looks to merge three schools Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
Sudbury and Whiting may come together yet, and this time Leicester is in the mix. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Searchers find Garza's body in creek: Wallet of Middlebury College student found in pants pocket Wed, 28 May 2008 00:01:00 EST
MIDDLEBURY -- The search for Nicholas Garza ended in a logjam below the falls. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Troopers: Westside car fire was arson Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
WEST RUTLAND -- Vermont State Police have ruled an early morning car fire to be an arson. ...

Casella, CVPS join green movement Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
At least two Vermont businesses are joining the move to high-mileage vehicles by using hybrid trucks, both as a way to save money and protect the environment. ...

The Sky This Week: Galactic central Tue, 27 May 2008 23:26:00 EST
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a pretty big place. Just one arm of this vast celestial pinwheel, the Orion arm, contains the Earth, the sun, and almost all the stars we see. We, and all these stars, live on the outskirts of this pinwheel, 25,000 light years from the center. ... - By DR. ERROL POMERANCE

Rutland observes somber holiday Mon, 26 May 2008 22:16:00 EST
Honor the dead but don't forget those who live with the wounds of war. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff

Raising old glory: Marchers wave flags in parades across the region Mon, 26 May 2008 21:27:00 EST
POULTNEY -- A crowd of people dressed in red, white and blue lined Main Street and applauded as veterans led the Poultney Memorial Day parade with the Stateline Band and Poultney High School marching band playing patriotic songs under a sunny sky. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff

Otter Valley looks to repair its image Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
BRANDON -- Otter Valley Union High School is working on its image. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Clarendon man guilty of mail and wire fraud Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
A jury in federal court convicted a Clarendon man Friday of making a false insurance claim that netted him $700,000 in a lawsuit settlement. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff

Wells family leaves their green footprints Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
A family in Wells is leaving footprints across the region, and hopes to soon see their footprints on cars across the country. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff

City man arrested for pot possession Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
A Rutland man pulled over for speeding was arrested last week with more than 3 ounces of marijuana, according to Vermont State Police. ...

Two hikers rescued on Killington cliff Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
KILLINGTON -- The Vermont State Police says that two New York City residents had to be rescued off a cliff face in Killington late Saturday afternoon. ...

'Evil' man gets more jail time for kid sex Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
BENNINGTON -- A local man, who was already serving a sentence of 15 years to life for sexually assaulting a child, was sentenced to an additional four to five years on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a count of lewd and lascivious conduct with a different child. Steven A. Matteson Sr., 51, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of lewd and lascivious charge in June, but sentencing was delayed while the other cases were resolved. In April, Matteson pleaded guilty to two felony counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child less than 10 years old as part of a plea agreement with the Bennington County State's Attorney's office. Public Defender Marie Wood, who represented Matteson, asked Judge Katherine Hayes to give Matteson a sentence that would be served at the same time as the sentence he received in April, but Hayes denied the request. Hayes quoted a letter from the mother of the victim in the case for which Matteson was sentenced on Tuesday, which said, in part, "How could you do this? She was practically a baby" and called Matteson "evil." Hayes said she wouldn't go so far in describing Matteson, but condemned his crimes. "This was an evil act. This was an evil thing to do. This was an evil event. ... I'm struck by how much destruction Mr. Matteson has passed on to other people," she said. Bennington County Chief Deputy State's Attorney Christina Rainville asked Hayes to sentence Matteson to 57 to 60 months. Rainville said the victim, who is now 10, had written letters that said, "I don't ever stop thinking about what happened to me, about what Steve did to me," and "I want to scream." Charges were filed against Matteson in November 2006 after Bennington Police Detective Larry Cole interviewed a girl who said Matteson had performed sexual acts on her and forced her to perform acts on him while she was still a pre-teenager. The charges for which Matteson was sentenced on Tuesday were filed after the first case was publicized. A woman came to police and said that after her daughter heard about the case she told her mother that Matteson had done similar things to her. During the sentencing hearing, Rainville said, what made the case particularly disturbing was that after touching the girl, Matteson told her that if she told anyone about what happened, the girl's mother would go to jail. A short time later, the girl's mother was sent to prison for unrelated reasons, according to Rainville, which the girl believed was her fault. The girl was silent about what happened for six years as a result of the trauma, Rainville said. Hayes said Matteson deserved some credit for pleading guilty so the victim would not have to testify, admitting some of his actions and admitting that he had abused alcohol which could have caused him to make the threats the girl repeated to police. But Hayes also told Matteson she understood why the girl's mother felt "misled and conned" because he had a "custodial relationship" to the girl. Hayes told Matteson bluntly he was likely going to be in prison until he is about 70. After the sentencing, Rainville said she would inform the family, none of whom were in the court on Tuesday, about the sentence. "I'm very glad he's going to be in the facility for 19 years or more," Rainville said. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff

Town OKs college baseball Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
MANCHESTER -- Batter up! The Manchester Select Board unanimously approved an agreement on Tuesday night that will allow the Applejack Foundation to bring the Bennington Bombers college league baseball team to the baseball field at the Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park for the team's 11 home games in July. The first half of the season, which begins in June, will be played at Southern Vermont College where the entire season was played in 2007. Select Board Chairman Ivan Beattie admitted the negotiations used at the meeting on Tuesday were a little unusual, but they were fruitful. First, the Select Board went into executive session to discuss the agreement between Applejack and the town. Then several representatives of Applejack, including founder and owner Jack Appelman, Applejack Art Partners President William Colvin and the foundation's executive director Robert Stannard met privately in a room in the town offices while the Select Board moved on to other business. After their discussion, Colvin said he believed the agreement offered by the town was very close to what the Applejack Foundation hoped to achieve. Colvin said the foundation wanted to offer a few tweaks and those changes were approved by the Select Board to create a successful agreement. The Applejack Foundation is a nonprofit offshoot of Jack Appelman's Sunderland-based companies that has supported shows at the Bennington Museum and continues to support the Bombers. At recent meetings in Manchester, Appelman and Colvin have said they were concerned about attendance at the Bombers' games. Other teams in the New York Collegiate Baseball League attract an average of 600 to 800 fans while the Bennington team, which first entered the league last year, drew an average of 100 to 150 fans. Colvin said he believed the problem may have stemmed from the fact that since the Bombers are the only team that doesn't have a lighted field, they are the only team that can host only daytime games. Neighbors of the Bennington field have already expressed opposition to lights at the field, which left Applejack officials looking for a new location. At a meeting earlier this month, Appelman said he envisioned the Bombers continuing to play half their season in Bennington and half in Manchester, but, on Tuesday, Colvin hinted that could change. "It may make sense for everybody involved to play games in June and July in future seasons in Manchester," he said. The main sticking point for Select Board members on Tuesday seemed to be concerns expressed by Karen Geriak, who came to the meeting as a representative of an eight-team co-ed softball league in Manchester. Geriak said if the Bombers were given permission to renovate the field to baseball standards, which are different from softball standards, and use the field during July, it could displace as many as 20 games played by the league she represents. Beattie said he believed there was a way to resolve the conflict and asked Town Manager John O'Keefe to meet with Geriak and Manchester's recreation director to try to find a solution. However, Beattie said the board should understand they were moving toward making the field the Bombers will use "exclusively a baseball field." Under the agreement, the Applejack Foundation will renovate the field at its expense, submitting planned modifications by June 9. The agreement is for one year with an option that Applejack may exercise for an additional year. The agreement addresses field lighting in general terms, but does not guarantee Applejack will be given permission to add lights. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff

Man faces luring charges Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
BENNINGTON -- A School Street man could be facing more than 10 years in prison after police said he repeatedly called two local girls, 12 and 14, made sexual comments and asked them to meet him. David Santalis, 48, pleaded not guilty in Bennington District Court on Tuesday to two felony charges of trying to lure a child for sexual exploitation and one misdemeanor charge of engaging in prohibited acts. Each attempt to lure charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison while prohibited acts is punishable by up to a year in prison, if convicted. In an affidavit, Bennington Police Officer Anthony Silvestro said he began the investigation on May 6 after the 14-year-old girl's mother contacted police. The mother said Santalis was sending her daughter obscene text messages. Silvestro said when he spoke to the 14-year-old girl, she said she had told Santalis her age and the age of the 12-year-old girl, who is a family member. She said Santalis had still asked them sexual questions and asked to meet them. According to Silvestro, when he had a follow-up conversation with the 14-year-old girl, she said Santalis had never given his last name, but gave identifying information such as his nickname and said he had once lived in New York City and worked at the World Trade Center. Silvestro said he had past contact with Santalis and recognized all of those pieces of information and Santalis' cell phone number. The 12-year-old girl told Silvestro that Santalis had asked both girls not to tell police about the conversations and text messages, according to the affidavit. Silvestro said after his conversations with the 12-year-old, he had come to the conclusion that no reasonable adult would believe she was 18 because of her vocabulary and lack of understanding of adult activities. On May 19, Silvestro interviewed Santalis at the Bennington police station. Silvestro said Santalis admitted to talking to the girls. Santalis said he believed the 12-year-old girl was 18, but admitted knowing the age of the 14-year-old, according to the affidavit. Silvestro said Santalis also denied saying anything sexual to the girls. Neither the girls nor Santalis provided any information about how Santalis obtained the girls' cellular phone numbers. According to court records, Santalis has been convicted of enabling a minor to consume alcohol in 2007 and assault with intent to injure in 2006. Bennington County Chief Deputy State's Attorney Christina Rainville asked Judge Katherine Hayes to bar Santalis from using a cell phone while awaiting trial. Hayes said she would grant the order, but Public Defender Marie Wood said the phone was Santalis' only method for contacting family. Wood said police would be able to check the caller identification logs of any underage person who claimed to be contacted by Santalis for his phone number. "We can't rely on every 14-year-old or 13-year-old who someone contacts to contact the police right away," Hayes responded. Hayes relented, however, saying most people had easy access to phones and cell phones and said Santalis could use the phone, but could not send text messages by phone or computer. Santalis' next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 6. Contact Patrick McArdle at patrick.mcardle@rutlandherald.com. ... - By PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff

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