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May 16, 2015
Waitsfield bank robbed—again
WAITSFIELD Ñ Vermont State Police detectives arrived on the scene of another armed bank robbery in Waitsfield at the Northfield Savings Bank. At approximately 4:20 p.m. May 4, an armed individual displayed a gun and demanded money at the same bank that suffered a robbery on April 28. Witnesses described the suspect as a male, scruffy beard, medium build, dark clothes, a winter hat, and tan jacket. The suspect left the bank on foot and is suspected to have left the area in a tan Toyota Corolla, possibly with another individual. The car went west on Bragg Hill Road in Waitsfield. It is unknown at this time if the two robberies are related. Anyone with any information about this incident or having seen the suspect in the area please contact VSP detectives at the Middlesex barracks at 802-229-9191.
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Complete START YOUR ENGINES streets law may hike road repair By Bruce Parker Vermont Watchdog Report RUTLAND CITY — A one-mile road repair estimated at $263,910 could rise as high as $629,561 if lanes are added for cyclists and pedestrians, according to an analysis from the City of Rutland Department of Public Works. In the Ò complete streetsÓ estimate for Dorr Drive, the standard approach to reclaiming and paving the two-lane, 25-footwide road between River Street and the city line would cost $263,910. But since the passage of Act 34 in 2011, all municipal road projects must consider use by cyclists and pedestrians. That means Dorr Drive may need to be widened to provide bike lanes on each side of the road. Sign-up for our Vermont Watchdog email list to receive the latest news and in-depth CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
A fleet of NASCAR stock cars were on display in downtown Rutland last week to help celebrate the start of the racing season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway located on Route 22A in West Haven. Drivers mingled with the fans and everyone had a chance to size up the competition. Photo courtesy of the Alger Family
Saddle up: Vermont, horses, trail rides, and relationships By Lou Varricchio
Man arrested for assault
RUTLAND — On April 26, troopers from the State Police Barracks in Rutland responded to a report of a physical altercation at a residence located on River Road in the Town of Killington. A VSP investigation found that Charles Ray Dean, Jr., 33, of Hot Springs, N.C., put his hands around the neck of a household member impeding her ability to breathe. Dean was subsequently arrested for first degree aggravated domestic assault and transported to the State Police Barracks in Rutland for processing. After processing Dean was lodged at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.
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East Middlebury resident Danielle LaBerge, an employee of Kingsland Bay Stables in Ferrisburgh, is one of a number of Vermonters involved in the growing business of horse ownership, boarding, and trail riding. Photo by Lou Varricchio
MIDDLEBURY — Long-time horse owner Heidi Littlefield of Fairfax said that there’s something about Vermont and horses that is magical. Littlefield, who is a Vermont Eagle newspaper account representative, said that her having to retrain her horse, using natural horsemanship-round pen training techniques, has taught her many lessons about life and herself. Littlefield’s relationship with her horse “Bud”, a National Show Horse (Arabian x Saddlebred), has so inspired her that she is in the process of writing a nonfiction book about her experiences with the human-horse connection. While not revealing the title of her lifestory memoir with “Bud”, Littlefield hopes that the book will be published sometime within the next year or two. So, why the Vermont love affair with horses? For horse observer Littlefield, the Green Mountain State is inextricably linked to Justin Morgan’s famous breed, the Morgan horse, among the USA’s first horse breeds of note. Both the University of Vermont’s Morgan Horse CONTINUED ON PAGE 8