December 14, 2013
Homehealth caregiver convicted in Superior Court Worker falsified timesheets
By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@ denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY Ñ A home-health care worker, Candice Swan, of Middlebury, pled guilty Dec. 4, in Superior Court, to six misdemeanor counts of false pretenses. According to court documents, Swan falsified timesheets in order to obtain payment for services that were not provided under a Vermont Medicaid program. Swan was sentenced to two-and-one-half to six years, all suspended, and placed on probation with conditions including that she not work as a care provider or serve as the employer-of-record under any Medicaid waiver program for a period of five years. She was also ordered to pay $6,206 in restitution to Vermont Medicaid. The investigation and prosecution of this matter was handled by the Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit within the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, and from the Social Security Administration.
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Martin’s seeks fed permit for Hinesburg supermarket
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By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com HINESBURG Ñ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in now involved in permitting of the construction of a new Hannaford Supermarket in Hinesburg. According to Tim Dugan of the Corps’ regional office in Concord, Mass., MartinÕ s Food, based in South Burlington, is seeking a permit from the Corps to place fill material, totaling 72,880 square feet or 1.67 acres, in the Patrick Brook wetlands. The site is planned for the construction of the 36,000-square-foot supermarket, pharmacy, parking, and related facilities. Dugan said there are secondary impacts in the fill work; it may impact an additional 17,450 square feet or .4 acre of the same wetlands. coNtiNUed oN PaGe 14
Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts will contain a new Steinway model D concert grand piano for use by students, faculty and the world-renowned pianists who appear as part of the college’s Performing Arts Series. The piano was a gift of the Ray, Meredith and Nathaniel ’12.5 Rothrock family in honor of President Ron Liebowitz and his wife Jessica. See related article on page 5 inside. Photo courtesy Liza Sacheli/Middlebury College
F-35 jets to be based in Burlington in 2020 By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com BURLINGTON Ñ The U.S. Air Force announced last week that it will base the F-35 program in Burlington with the Vermont Air National Guard. The decision, which caused tensions in the Burlington area between local residents, the military, and anti-military activists, is expected to create aviation-support jobs, boost the local economy, and keep the nation safe from attack. Ò When this new generation of aircraft lands in Vermont, it will deliver an important message: The future of the Air Force, and thus our nationÕ s security, is in the best of hands,Ó said Lt. Gov. Phil Scott (R). Before the decision, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont said, Ò IÕ m very proud of the role that the Vermont National Guard has played in our state and I do not want to see that role diminished or eliminated. Further, IÕ m deeply concerned about the possible loss of many hundreds of jobs in Vermont if the current aging fleet of F-16s is phased out and not replaced here by an advanced fighter jet.”
Controversial USAF F-35 fighter jets will now be based in Burlington. File photo