May 4, 2013
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lcohol suspected A in Starksboro cycle accident
STARKSBORO — On April 28, at approximately 2 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers were dispatched to a report of a motorcycle accident off of Vermont Route 116 in Starksboro. VSP said the accident investigation suggests that operator, Tom Cardinal, 58, of Starksboro lost control of his friend’s Harley Davidson, drove off the road and through a barbed-wire fence. Cardinal was transported to Fletcher Allen Health Care with reports of a possible neck or back injury and severe lacerations to his face and head. Cardinal was wearing a fastened helmet at the time of the collision. DUI operation is suspected at this time but lab results are pending. Cardinal will be cited into Addison District Court for operating an unregistered, uninsured motorcycle with a criminally suspended license.
o charges yet N in Rutland hit-and-run
RUTLAND — Any charges relating to a fatal hit and run accident in Rutland, which killed Mary Outslay, 71, and included a confession by the driver Christopher Sullivan, 53, were still in limbo at press time. Sullivan is a former Rutland City attorney. The accident occurred several weeks ago; no charges have been fi led against Sullivan since then. Sullivan turned himself in to police the day following the incident. On April 23, Vermont State Police and Rutland City Police investigators CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Firefi ghters extinguish brushfi re in Middlebury By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — A fast-moving brushfi re April 22 along Halladay Road in Middlebury required two fi re engines and a special brush truck, along with a team of fi refi ghters, from the Middlebury Fire Department. After approximately 15 minutes of work, the suspiciously set blaze was extinguished. The fi eld fi re occurred around 2:10 p.m. and was spotted by Holly Hathaway, a resident of Halladay Road. “The blaze looked suspicious to me,” Hathaway said, “with at least eight or nine little fi res set along the hillside on the east side of the road.” The fi res broke out just south of the town sewer-line cistern and quickly spread into Hathaway’s pony pasture. Hathaway said she no longer pastures horses in the fi eld. “My plan is to brush hog the fi eld, remove a wooden shed and old barbed wire fencing, and plant a row of sunfl owers,” Hathaway said. “So, I was pretty nervous about this blaze since every thing is so dry. Looks like this fi re got a jump on some of my work.” Hathaway said she last burned brush nearby on April 21, the last day residents were permitted to legally burn twigs and CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
A fast moving brush fire April 22 along Halladay Road in Middlebury required two fire engines and a special brush truck from the Middlebury Fire Department. After approximately 15 minutes of work, the suspiciously set blaze was extinguished. The fire occurred around 2:10 p.m. and was spotted by Holly Hathaway, a resident of Halladay Road. Photo by Lou Varricchio
NPR live game show broadcast in Middlebury By Karen Lefkoe
“Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!” radio show hosts Carl Kasell and Peter Sagal record a segment with panelists. Photo by NPR
MIDDLEBURY — For fans of National Public Radio, Saturday morning wouldn’t be complete without it. Radios all over the country carry the one-two punch of Car Talk followed by the laughter and political commentary that is “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!” Now those who wonder what the hosts of “Wait Wait!” actually look like will be able to see them live, via satellite broadcast at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Peter Sagal, Carl Kassel and show regulars make their live cinematic debut on Thursday, May 2. The broadcast will feature the show’s most popular panelists, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca and Tom Bodett, in a broadcast originating from the Skirball Center at New York University. The format of the live broadcast will follow the radio show with familiar segments “Who’s Carl This Time,” “Bluff the Listener,” “Not My Job,” and Limericks,” all written around the news of the week. The special live broadcast will run two hours. “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!” will be broadcast live at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Thursday, May 2, at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at 802-382-9222.
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