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Vermont’s $15 minimum wage: Opinions
THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN FERRISBURGH
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FERRISBURGH | On May 10, at approximately 2:57 p.m., Vermont State Police responded of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 7 and Monkton Road in Ferrisburgh. State Police arrived on scene and identified Carissa Berry, 29, of Vergennes, as operator one. Berry, driving a Nissan Rogue, told troopers that prior to the collision, she was stopped at the red light at the intersection of Route 7 and Monkton Road. » Crash Cont. on pg. 11
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CHOWING DOWN: A woodpecker enjoys a feast of suet, composed of hard white animal fat, dangling in cage from a bird feeder at a residence on Rolling Acres Street in Middlebury. Photo by Lou Varricchio
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BEAR ALERT ON CHIPMAN HILL MIDDLEBURY | The Middlebury Police Department issued a bear alert May 11. Police said that a black bear with three cubs has a den in the Chipman Hill area of Middlebury. The bear and cubs roam about the entire area, along the Trail Around Middlebury through D.M. Means Woods and Battell Woods and adjacent fields. “Do not go near the bear, if seen,” said Middlebury P.D. Chief Tom Hanley. “A sow tending cubs can be very aggressive and may cause injuries, while cubs have no fear and can appear playful. The bears will generally avoid human contact.” Hanley added that walkers should not try to approach the bears or try to get close for a photograph. “If encountered leave the area immediately,” he said. ■
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MIDDLEBURY | On the evening of May 7, an accident on Route 116 involved two Middlebury Police Department cruiser vehicles with some injuries. Shortly before 9 p.m. on May 7, two Middlebury P.D. officers were en route to a domestic disturbance call at a Mead Lane home. While the two police cars were en route northbound on Route 116, a southbound vehicle struck the rear driver’s side of the lead police car, driven by Officer Connor Sousa. Middlebury Police Chief Thomas Hanley reported that the vehicle, a Dodge Durango, then went sideways into the northbound lane and was struck by the following police car, driven by Officer Kevin Emilio. The first police car suffered extensive damage to the left rear, the second police car suffered extensive damage to the front of the car.
Two Middlebury Police cruisers were involved in accaident on Route 116 last week. Pictured is one of the vehicles after halon, a fire retardant, was applied. Photo courtesy of the Middlebury P.D.
Officer Kevin Emilio received injuries to his face and legs and was transported from the scene to UVM-Porter Medical
Center by Middlebury Regional Emergency Medical Services. Officer Sousa was unhurt. » Accident Cont. on pg. 10
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MIDDLEBURY | If Gov. Phil Scott signs Senate bill S.40 into law in the next few days (he may have already made a decision by the time you read this), Vermont will have a $15 minimum wage by 2024. If Scott vetoes the bill, as suspected, then it’s back to the drawing board for advocates of a higher minimum wage. Reaction to a $15 minimum wage is mixed with differences falling mostly along party lines. While most small business owners appear to resist the increase, others do not. Shane Shouldice, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Montpelier, opposes the idea. “Affordability was the theme at the outset of the current legislative session. Passing a $15 minimum wage without addressing the benefits cliff sends the wrong message to Vermont business owners,” Shouldice said. According to Shouldice, “Some lawmakers seem hellbent on enacting bills that place huge costs on the backs of small Vermont businesses and residents.” The Senate approved H.196 which would give employees up to 12 weeks of paid parental or family leave.