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After Fair Haven: Police meeting with school officials From News & Staff Reports THE V ERMONT EAGLE
FAIR HAVEN | As part of Gov. Phil Scott’s overall plan to ensure Vermont’s schools remain safe – as outlined in a memo to legislators in February following the Florida shooting and the thwarted Fair Haven Union High School incident – officials of the Vermont State Police, Vermont sheriffs and municipal police departments have begun meeting with school officials throughout the state to conduct school safety site assessments. » Fair Haven Cont. on pg. 3
VERMONT PREMIERE: The Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Vermont Premiere of “The Wolves,” a play by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Assistant Professor Michole Biancosino. It will be performed April 5-6, at 7:30 p.m., and April 7, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the Seeler Studio. For tickets or information, call 802-443MIDD (6433) or online.Pictured: Quincy Simmons, Shannon Gibbs, Eliza W. Renner (below), Hannah Mohammed Abdelaal, Emily Ballou, Ursula Alwang, Rebecca Berlind, and Emma Zetterberg. Photo by John Schurer
Gov. Scott’s office responds to critics of gun control
MIDDLEBURY PLANS LARGE SOLAR ARRAY
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By Lou Varricchio EAGLE EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | The Middlebury Selectboard will hold a public hearing on a proposed solar array and battery storage project planned for the corner of Old Middle and Halladay Roads. The planned industrial facility will be one of the largest in Vermont. The public hearing will be held at Middlebury Town Offices, 77 Main St., Tuesday, March 27, at 8 p.m. At the regularly-scheduled meeting March 27, the Middlebury Selectboard will hold the hearing and discuss the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between Global Resource Options, Inc. (dba “groSolar”) and the Town of Middlebury regarding groSolar’s designing, permitting, and constructing the 4.99-megawatt solar installation. ■
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The Scott administration is responding to a backlash from gun rights groups amid a wave of gun-control initiatives advancing at the Statehouse following the mass school shooting last month in Parkland, Fla. Scott spokesperson Rebecca Kelley and legal counsel Jaye Johnson said in a joint interview that the governor’s supporters — many of whom are strong supporters of the Second Amendment — are speaking out against new regulations on firearms. Kelley said Scott continues to be a “fierce and strong supporter of all constitutional rights,” and reasserted that any policies he endorses will adhere to both the federal and state constitutions. Nonetheless, she acknowledged receiving passionate feedback from constituents. “We’ve had a lot of phone calls on both sides, really, since the shooting in Florida,” she said. “It’s been a broad range of sentiment from people, including people that want to take a range of actions, and people who express
Rebecca Kelley of Gov. Phil Scott’s ofice commented on a recent close-call in Vermont, in which Jack Sawyer, 18, of Poultney was arrested for allegedly planning a shooting at Fair Haven Union High School. The plan was foiled by Angela McDevitt, a friend of the shooter from New York. File photo
House Judiciary concerning S.221, which concerns extreme risk protection orders. The initial version of the bill had support from Second Amendment groups, but bipartisanship may not last. “I’ve heard that from a few people that there’s a very fragile coalition behind the bill — that is a warning that I think we’ve received a number of times,” she said. “The governor is committed to moving forward with common sense reform and at the same time protecting our constitutional rights.” She said the administration’s perspective is that the governor does not support proposals which would infringe on Second Amendment or Article 16 of Vermont’s Constitution. “If anything, you are talking about the Fourth Amendment and working with folks to be very clear that there is no violation of an individual’s search and seizure rights, basically having property and having it unlawfully taken by the government.” Kelley said the administration wants to take action that strikes the right balance between rights and safety, adding that it is “important to listen to all voices.” » Gun control Cont. on pg. 5
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their support for the Second Amendment.” In recent weeks, Johnson testified to the
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