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March 1, 2014

Fatal accident on Route 22A ORWELL Ñ A fatal accident occured on Vermont Route 22A in West Haven near the bottom of Long Hill Feb. 22. Traffic was rerouted at Route 73 in Orwell to the north and at Route 4 in Fair Haven, south of the crash. A 911 call came in at approximately 8:02 p.m. Feb. 22 reporting a collision between a tractor trailer and a tour bus. The trailer unit jackknifed and stopped on Route 22A; while the northbound commercial bus with 32 persons on board crested the hill, lost control, and ultimately struck the trailer unit after contacting the guard rails. The road was closed for several hours, and traffic was rerouted, while patients were transported to local hospitals and emergency personnel cleared the vehicles from the scene. The bus driver was pinned within the bus and critically injured. Two passengers sustained moderate injuries and the remaining passengers all sustained minor injuries. Eight patients were transported to Porter Hospital in Middlebury and 24 patients, including the operator of the tractor trailer, were transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center. The operator of the bus, identified as Darnell Hannah age 59 from Millstone N.J., died as a result of his injuries. The operator of the rig was identified as Haroon Kalid, 34 from Scotrun, Pa. The Vermont State Police treated this as a mass casualty incident, receiving assistance from West Haven Fire Department, Fair Haven Fire and Rescue, Poultney Fire and Rescue, Rutland Regional Ambulance, Orwell Fire and First Response, Benson First Response, Granville Rescue, Wallingford Rescue, Fair Haven Police Department, Castleton Police Department, Department of CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Mullin to challenge incumbents

THE CHALLENGER

By Alice Dubenetsky newmarketpress@ denpubs.com BRISTOL Ñ Valerie Mullin hopes to bring common sense Addison County values to Montpelier next year Ñ but she has an uphill climb against popular incumbents in her rural district. Mullin is the Republican candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives. Her Bristol, Monkton, Lincoln and Starksboro District 4 supporters believe her message is exactly what people need and want to hear. Addison 4 is currently represented by Rep. Dave Sharpe (D-Bristol) and Rep. Michael Fisher (D-Lincoln), two men whose vision of VermontÕ s future contrasts sharply with MullinÕ s. Mullin officially kicked off her campaign during a gathering at the Friends Methodist Church Hall in Monkton on February 4. Among her supporters at the event CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas and Valerie Mullin at a recent Monkton gathering. Photo by Alice Dubenetsky

‘Planet before profits’ says professor By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@ denpubs.com RUTLAND Ñ Dr. Rebekah Thomas of the College of St. Joseph will lead an informative discussion about energy, where it comes from, where it goes, and whether we will run out. The free talk, “Planet Before Profits: Stewardship is the Next Great Human Enterprise,” will be on Tuesday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. at GMP’s Energy Innovation Center, 68-70 Merchant’s Row in Rutland. “Global warming, climate change, carbon footprints, what does it all mean and who is to blame? It doesnÕ t matter,Ó said Dr. Thomas. Ò The fact is, this planet has limited ability to power life as we know it. We are the only species that is capable of understanding that and acting accordingly.Ó Thomas is associate professor of science at the College of St. Joseph in Rutland. Although tasked with starting a science program, she also enjoys teaching non-science majors and promoting science literacy. She received her Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center. The monthly College Connections series was created as part

Dr. Rebekah Thomas

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