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By Lou Varricchio
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M I D D L E B U RY — A d dison County Court Diversion and Community Justice Projects, Inc. has a new executive director, Miche Chamberlain. Until her recent appointment. Chamberlain was the director of the Rutland Women’s Network and Shelter and a Windsor County deputy sheriff. Chamberlain takes over the job from six-year veteran Sharron Tasker-Dalton. Dalton is moving to Oregon to pursue career opportunities. According to Larry Simino, president of the community justic organization’s board of directors, “She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with her, in that she was a juvenile restorative probation project coordinator and on the board of directors of both the Rutland County Court Diversion and Restorative Justice Center, and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.” Chamberlain has a law enforcement and academic background that will bring a new perspective to the post. She was a deputy sheriff and served as an adjunct professor in at the College of St. Joseph and the Community College of Vermont. ACCDCJP works with the Court Diversion Program and Restorative Justice Services along side the Vermont Department of Correction, the Teen Alcohol Safety Program, and the Street Checker and Mentoring Program as well as the Vermont Department of Children and Families. ACCDCJP has an office located at 282 Boardman St. in downtown Middlebury.
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Middlebury father, son are Citizens of the Year
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By Lou Varricchio
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MIDDLEBURY — A father and his son shared this year ’s Better Middlebury Partnership Citizen of the Year Award. The BMP awarded its Outstanding Citizen Award to the duo of Roch and John MacIntyre of MacIntyre Services LLC. The MacIntyre family has been active in the local community for decades. According to outgoing BMP President Donna Donahue, “the MacIntyres have “done a lot of helping with no publicity about it. They silently step up to the plate when people need them to.” Newly elected BMP President Ben Wilson said that, “growing up near Middlebury, I saw that the MacIntyres were committed sponsors of local athletics, and that many people didn’t realize the extent of their generosity. The MacIntyre’s service to the community was so longstanding and consistent that it did See CITIZENS OF THE YEAR, page 3
Tim Cummings, piper, and Grant Baker, flag-bearer, lead the Monkton Town Band at last week’s 250th anniversary parade in Monkton. The town’s newly christened flag is hanging from flag poles downtown this summer. “We've received a lot of calls for flag orders,” said town champion Jonathan Corcoran. “You can order one by e-mailing me at ‘jcorcoran@madriver.com’ or visit town hall.” Each flag is $25, he said, and benefits the community. Photo by Buzz Kuhns
Vermont ponders ban on taser weapons By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MONTPELIER — At a news conference held June 27 in Montpelier, the progressive Vermont Mental Health Law Project strongly encouraged a ban on taser weapons in Vermont. The news of the proposal has created a stir within Vermont’s law enforcement agencies. According to a special public response about the proposal by Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn, law enforcement officials may not be too quick to embrace the suggestion. “We intend to gather data and thoroughly evaluate the incident to enable the department to make meaningful decisions regarding the continued use of tasers. Our taser and use-of-force policies are fluid documents that are continually evaluated based on industry best practices, as well as in response to incidents.” Flynn said a Vermont State Police committee evaluates every incident involving taser weapons. “Tasers afford troopers an opportunity to deescalate a potentially violent and dangerous incident without employing lethal force tools in an effort to maintain public safety and officer safety," Flynn added. “Once a thorough evaluation is complete, the Vermont State Police can determine if a change is warranted.”