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Rutland knife attack: a case of ‘reefer madness’?
WEST RUTLAND RECEIVES $10K GRANT
By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
WEST RUTLAND | According to Dave Reville, associate director of communications for AARP Vermont, the awardees for the senior organization’s 2018 AARP Community Challenge grant program received notice last week of their grant status. This year’s awardees include West Rutland, which received the largest grant amount, as well as Bethel and Swanton. The Town of West Rutland will receive $10,000 from AARP for the creation of pedestrian walkway to the West Rutland Recreation Area, providing access to the Clarendon River and forest for all residents, especially senior citizens. “Each of the projects, which must be completed by Nov. 5, is designed to achieve on one or more of the following outcomes,” according to Reville. Reville noted that the community projects must deliver a range of transportation and mobility options that increase connectivity, walkability, bikeability, and/or access to public and private transit; create vibrant public places that improve open spaces, parks and access to other amenities; support the availability of a range of housing that increases accessible and affordable housing options; and address other issues of importance for communities. In addition to West Rutland, the Bethel Recreation Department received $5,000, for a pathway connecting a school to recreational trails, and the village of Swanton received $4,000 to help create traffic “calming” features. ■
By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
BIG DIG: Jim Gish, community liaison for the Middlebury Bridge and Rail Project, reported on downtown construction progress in Printer’s Alley by contractors Kubricky, ECI, and Maine D&B. The crews continued to prepare the launch pit for the arrival of the railroad tunnel boring machine scheduled for the week of Aug. 13. Some of the needed equipment is already on site alongside the pit. The photo shows both contractors working together to install rock netting to protect workers in the launch pit from any falling rock.
RUTLAND | Even as recreational marijuana advocates celebrated the legalization of small amounts of pot for personal use by the Vermont legislature earlier last month, troubling reports about the botanical, and its psychoactive ingredient THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), are casting a pall on pro-cannabis euphoria in the Green Mountain State. Late last month, the Rutland Herald reported about the arrest of Anthony X. Gaines, 19, by multiple Rutland Police officers for aggravated assault with a knife and resisting arrest at a car rental outlet on Main Street. The California teen, whose father lives in Proctor, was allegedly high on pot which may have been laced with an unknown chemical. Judge Thomas Zonay of Rutland County Superior Court released Gaines on $10,000 bail. The attack on an unidentified citizen was termed a mentalhealth episode by police. According to a July 31 news statement, in response to the incident, released by Guy Page, executive director of the non-profit Physicians, Families & Friends for a Better Vermont, “Although, fortunately, no one was injured, the scene of a screaming, knife-wielding, apparently psychotic man whose lawyer suggested he had been smoking marijuana should give pause to Vermont legislators and other policy leaders who are considering (the) regulated sale of marijuana.” » Marijuana Cont. on pg. 5
Photo by Jim Gish
Jim Douglas endorses Gov. Scott By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
The Town of West Rutland will receive $10,000 from AARP for the creation of pedestrian walkway to the West Rutland Recreation Area, providing access to the Clarendon River and forest for all residents, especially senior citizens. Pictured: A scene along the West Rutland Marsh pathway.
MIDDLEBURY | Two respected Vermont Republicans have endorsed Gov. Phil Scott for reelection. Former Gov. Jim Douglas of Middlebury, and former Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, have endorsed Scott in advance of the upcoming Aug. 14 GOP primary election. “I know how hard it is to be governor, and I’m impressed with the job Phil Scott has done,” said Douglas. “He’s been a strong leader in his efforts to grow the economy and make Vermont more affordable, and we desperately need him to continue this work in Montpelier. I’m proud to support his bid for reelection and I hope you will too.”
President Obama appointed Douglas co-chair of the Council of Governors in 2010. Since leaving the governor’s office, Douglas has been an executive in residence at Middlebury College. He is an active member of Middlebury’s graduating class of 1972. The election will take place on Aug. 14. You can vote now by absentee ballot in the mail, or by visiting the local town clerk’s office. ■
Former Gov. Jim Douglas endorsement: “(Gov. Phil Scott) been a strong leader in his efforts to grow the economy and make Vermont more affordable, and we desperately need him to continue this work in Montpelier.” Photo by Lou Varricchio
Photo courtesy of West Rutland
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