Shelburne News - 11-9-23

Steel art

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Hinesburg man crafts heirloom-quality knives

Marten’s return to state intrigues researchers

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After 14-year-old Madden Gouveia, a former Shelburne Community School student, was fatally shot last Monday night, Shelburne, surrounding communities, and his family have grappled with the sudden loss.

“While Madden was not currently enrolled at Champlain Valley Union, he was a Champlain Valley School District student, a resident in our community, and was connected to classmates and educators within our community,” Bonnie Birdsall, communications coordinator for Champlain Valley School District, said. “He did maintain social connections with students and some staff, and they were all shocked and saddened by his death.”

She added that the district is employing trained profession-

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als, counseling staff and support from the Howard Center to assist students and staff.

“We encourage parents and caregivers to check in with their students to see how they are feeling,” she added. “As we know, loss of any kind can create strong emotional responses and remind us of past events.”

Gouveia’s sister, Nicole Worthen, started a GoFundMe page to help Gouveia’s father and stepmother to bury the teen and said the family is completely lost and heartbroken, especially since the family was still grieving the loss of its oldest brother, Russell Worthen, who died in an accident in 2020.

“Madden was so full of life, so fearless, smart and had a heart of gold,” his sister wrote on the fundSee GOUVEIA on page 17

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The Champlain Valley Union High School boys’ soccer team won its 20th state title Sunday against South Burlington on penalty kicks. See our story, page 19.

High school production of ‘Newsies’ opens this weekend COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Addie Nevitt oversees many things as the head stage manager, but she’s also the co-head of set, the co-head of the run crew, and she lends a hand in costumes and props. In other words, Abbie does everything, another student says, so she has a lot going on today.

“Hair and makeup is not happening today — that won’t happen until Wednesday,” she says to a passing group of students.

It’s Monday at 4:30 p.m., and there are four days left before the premiere of the Champlain Valley Union High School’s production of “Newsies,” a historical musi-

cal and drama that was produced

by Walt Disney Pictures in 1992.

As is true of most theater productions, there’s a mix of excitement and dread building as the show’s opening nears.

But for the 70 students making up the cast and crew, this year comes with a sense of stability. For seniors, it’s the first year COVID19 hasn’t had a hand in production delays or all out stoppages.

Their freshman year fall production, “Mama Mia,” stopped dead in its tracks two weeks before opening thanks to a huge spike in Covid in Vermont. They ended up performing outside to comply with social distancing guidelines. Their sophomore production of “Some-

thing Rotten” was also mired by stoppages.

And through its four years, CVU’s theater program has had four different directors — one of whom left outright in the middle of production. So, Elisa Van Duyne serves as a guiding presence for a group of students who have had quite a tumultuous experience throughout their performing arts careers.

“They’ve had a lot of change over the last couple of years, with different musical directors that have come in and out,” she said.

“I wanted to choose a show that really was an ensemble piece that really celebrated the ensemble and made what I hope — and so far,

it’s come to fruition — everybody is appreciated, everybody feels like they are an integral part of the show.”

For the students, Duyne has given the students “a really good way of communicating with the actors that makes the learning process really smooth,” Veronica Miskavage, a senior, said. “It’s been a great learning environment.”

Given the times, this year’s production is apropos. New union strikes pop up every week nowadays. From Hollywood and Detroit to Portland, Oreg., just last week, union activism and the battle for fair working conditions and more equitable pay has come to a head

this year.

The “Newsies,” loosely based on the New York City Newsboys’ Strike of 1899, follows 17-yearold Jack “Cowboy” Kelly, who works as a newspaper hawker selling copies of the New York World on the streets on Manhattan.

New York World publisher Joseph Pulitzer raises the prices required for newsies to buy newspapers from his distribution centers, galvanizing Kelly and his fellow newsies to go on strike.

“It’s still relevant to this day,” said Cole Williams, a senior who is playing Jack Kelly.

See MUSICAL on page 8

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Steel beginnings

Hinesburg craftsman explores love of art LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER

For craftsman Phil Seeley, everything starts with a slab of steel.

The Pennsylvanian-turned-Vermonter spends most of his days in the red shed that sits behind his picturesque Hinesburg home, moving through his workshop from one station to the next until the shapeless steel has turned into a perfectly crafted knife.

Aside from just creating a marketable brand, the endeavor has turned into a passion project he says was inherited from a long line of men before him who worked with their hands.

“I grew up in Pennsylvania, so there’s a lot of farmers,” he said, shuffling methodically around the shop in his dusty boots. “I remember my grandpa pulling out his pocketknife and his old, worked hands opening it.

Knives have been in me for that reason, for a long time.”

Seeley found his love for art during a two-year stint at the defunct Burlington College, where he learned quickly that he wasn’t fit for “the cookie cutter college,” he said. “It was fun because I got to experience a bunch of different mediums of art.”

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Phil Seeley shows the raw materials of his knife-making process in his Hinesburg workshop.

The son of a traditional sign maker and woodworker, Seeley followed in his father’s footsteps shortly after graduating and began working in sign shops to support himself.

Aside from the daily grind, he explored a variety of mediums, including painting pinstripes on hot rods, portraits and sculpture, but the

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first time he saw someone make a handmade knife, the course of his life changed.

“I remember getting a burn inside,” he said, holding a freshly polished knife, the passing November sun reflecting off its blade. “I got an old saw blade and cut it out and I made my first knife in that barn. It just like grabbed me and I just couldn’t stop doing it.”

That first knife still hangs above his worktable as a reminder of the moment.

But it took years for him to master the most effective process for turning concepts into usable objects. Seeley said it takes roughly two to three weeks to complete a batch of 10 knives. To start, he hand draws and carves a design into wood that acts as a pattern for the steel.

“Then I can get a feel for it and a sense of

if it’s going to ride correctly,” he said.

From there, he turns to what he calls “the heartbeat of the shop,” grinding and shaping the freshly cut design.

“I clean it all up through this process,” he said. “I sand, I grind. Then I heat treat them myself and there’s a science to this since each steel has a different formula.”

He then starts the intricate operation of crafting the handle with different stone and wood pieces.

Working only with high-carbon steel and stabilized hardwood, his designs quickly begin to take on a life of their own, and mastering this entire process, he said, is when he truly fell in love with the idea of functionSee SEELEY on page 3

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“Something that is beautiful, but also serves a purpose,” he said.

“It’s not just the end product but I love it from the time it starts.

There are hard parts and some of it is grunt work but of all the processes that I’ve dipped my toes in, this was clearly it.”

His knives, which range in size from small pocketknives to chef’s knives, have gained popularity on social media in recent years with the product selling out almost as soon as he makes it.

“I made my first batch of knives, and they sold within like 30 seconds. I didn’t even know that that was something that could happen,” he laughed.

Now, the bigger endeavor is learning how to streamline his processes to build his brand, Barn and Brook Supply Co., even bigger.

“You’ll never have it all figured out,” he said. “It’s a constant learning process and a constant flow of creativity and learning and it just never stops.”

His success, he said, isn’t just

a stroke of good luck. It comes from hours of sweat equity, and more than anything, a deep-seated passion to work with his hands.

“It’s just like somebody that dedicated their life to be a good

teacher or a good carpenter, or someone that has a trade,” he said.

“Well, I’ve done that as well. I’ve dedicated my life to working with my hands. It’s not unusual that I would be here. It’s a good fit.”

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Shelburne Police Blotter: Oct. 23 - Nov. 5 Total reported incidents:130 Traffic stops: 21 Warnings: 9 Tickets: 1 Medical emergencies: 37 Mental health incidents: 3 Suspicious incidents: 22 Agency assists: 10 Citizen assists: 13 Welfare check: 3 Motor vehicle complaints: 2 Automobile incidents: 1 Car crash: 8 Fire: 1 Theft: 11 Fraud: 2 Harassment: 1 Burglary: 2 Alarms: 11 False alarms: 4 Pending investigations: 10

Oct. 23 at 3:57 p.m., a two-car crash with no injuries was reported on Shelburne Road.

Oct. 24 at 1:46 p.m., a two-car crash was reported on Shelburne Road. Everyone refused transport to the hospital.

Oct. 25 at 4:16 p.m., a caller told police they were being threatened by another guest at the T-Bird Motel.

Oct. 26 at 10:10 a.m., a grass fire was reported on Route 116 and was quickly extinguished.

Oct. 28 at 7:23 a.m., a commercial burglary was reported on Spear Street. The case is under investigation.

Oct. 28 at 9:56 a.m., a soccer goal was reportedly found in the middle of Pinehurst Drive.

Oct. 28 at 10:01 p.m., a Bishop Road homeowner was spoken to about a noise complaint.

Oct. 30 at 10:59 a.m., a one-car collision was reported with

Oct. 23 at 1:37 p.m., a theft was reported from a Shelburne Road residence and is now under investigation.

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Oct. 30 at 6:40 p.m., two callers reported that items were stolen from their cars while parked at Vermont Teddy Bear.

Oct. 30 at 7 p.m., two more callers reported they had items taken from their car, this time from Fiddlehead Brewing.

Oct. 30 at 7:49 p.m., Shelburne Police assisted Vermont State Police with contacting a family member of an individual shot in Bristol (see related, page 1).

Oct. 31 at 11:46 a.m., a fraud complaint was reported from a Shelburne Road residence.

Oct. 31 at 12:18 p.m., a caller reported that a person had fallen from a tree near Pinehurst Lane and was unresponsive. Police and EMS arrive on scene and found Maximo Merino Rivas, 50, of Manassas, Va., had died. The officer investigated and determined the death was not suspicious.

Nov. 1 at 3:32 p.m., a two-car crash was reported on Shelburne and Marsett roads with some injuries, but everyone refused transport to the hospital.

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OPINION End of the road might be where we should start wolves (they’re scary), a mama grizzly bear with two cubs — she was scarier — a Guest Perspective zillion buffalo, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs Bob Stannard and wild burros. Yes, they look tame, but don’t try feeding them. Once the chips run After 24 days on the road, we’re almost out, they’ll turn on you, as will any wild home. My wife, Alison, and I left home animal.

Oct. 7 to take a little drive out West to Looking back, it really wasn’t so much celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We about the vistas and the wildlife as it was sort of had an idea of what to expect, but the people. One of the reasons I’ve always not really. Nothing could have prepared us for what we saw and the people that we met wanted to do this trip was to get out of my comfort zone. You may not be aware along the way. of this, but we Vermonters truly do live in Our trip began by visiting some of a bubble. We live close together in tightAlison’s family. We stayed in a camp on knit communities. If someone wants to do the appropriately named Lake Superior for something like put up a communications a couple of days. This lake might as well tower or an affordable be an ocean. It’s one thing housing project, we learning about our Great So, get in your car, get all come together to Lakes, but it’s another share our opinions and thing entirely to stand on out of your comfort sometimes argue various the shore and experience points of view to death. their vastness. zone, go meet people Vermont is a state The same can be said of 9,615 square miles out there who live about our departure from and 643,000 people.

Duluth, Minn., to South differently from us, Wyoming, on the other Dakota. I’m not sure what hand, has 98,000 square you all think about our and you’ll discover that miles and 579,000 country, but one thing I people. Get your head can now state with some we are not as divided around that. There certainty is that there’s a are fewer people in whole of flat going on in as you might think.

Wyoming and they sure the Midwest. Vermonters are spread out. You will are rather accustomed to see a house with some outbuildings way being surrounded and protected by beautioff the road and then drive for many miles ful, soft-edged mountains. That’s the first before you’ll see another house. I couldn’t thing you miss when you come upon the help but wonder what these folks do if they Midwest. As the mountains recede the sky run out of butter. Miles and miles separate grows much larger. people and towns.

Driving through miles and miles of It does seem as though these people flat, fertile land supporting corn, wheat, aren’t wild about neighbors and not all that soybeans, cattle and lord knows what else reminds you that these folks are feeding the hot about government intrusion. They live in isolation because they want to. nation. It was interesting to experience the I met some truly wonderful people with drastic and dramatic changes of the landwhom I had nothing in common, that is, scape as we approached the Badlands. The until I started talking to them. We are all ground seems to explode before your very eyes. We’re not talking about soft hills here. Americans, and we all want pretty much the same thing. We want to be able to It felt like the earth just spit out agitating sheer, jagged spires, as if the earth had indi- raise our children in a safe environment.

We want to work hard, save money and gestion. I’m not sure that there’s anything like these rock formations anywhere else in retire with dignity. We have way more in the world, but either way they must be seen common than the constant chatter of division would allow you to believe. to be believed.

Oh sure, we are a nation divided, which That’s also true of our final, western plays right into the hands of those who destination: Yellowstone National Park. wish to capitalize on division. But get in Sure, we’ve all heard about this national treasure and maybe seen the show “Yellow- your car, get out of your comfort zone, go meet people out there who live differently stone,” but nothing can prepare you for the from us, and you’ll discover that we are not experience of driving through this majestic as divided as you might think. park that we all own. Everywhere your Talking with each other might very well eyes fall is a postcard. Spectacular views be the answer to most of our problems. and wildlife rain down upon you. The Enjoy the ride. beauty is breathtaking. The fact that you’re up around 8,000 to 10,000 feet above sea Bob Stannard has been a Vermont politlevel contributes greatly to the shortness of ical commentator for over two decades. breath.

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Vermont creates ‘culture of silence’ on tackling racism Guest Perspective Aaliyah Wilburn Racism is like a dark gray cloud that hangs over our world, covering the sun with inequality and injustice. Imagine a canvas tainted with prejudice, where some colors benefit through the exclusion of others. It is a toxic ideology designed to judge people based on their features and skin complexion, allowing stereotypes and discrimination to continue.

Racism is a divider of people and a divider of joy and prevents the beautiful canvas of humanity from shining through.

Racism is like spilled coffee on paper, or like the sticker you forgot to take off your clothes before washing them. It is so embedded in society that it will take everyone to collectively help to get to that canvas of equality, unity and inclusion. In Vermont schools there is a lack of action.

People will say this reality is “horrible” and “upsetting” but that is as far as they go to show they care.

We’ve created a culture of silence, and it is a direct result from the lack of action, support and education. People of color fall victim to harm too often but we can’t talk about the harm that has been done because we are told that “a classroom is not the place for this type of discussion” and our pain is “too political.” Students of color are tired of having to keep quiet because

that’s considered more tolerable than hearing the truth.

But truth cannot be ignored. Students of color are drowning in a sea filled with slurs, stereotypes, biases and microaggressions. We gasp and wait for educators, administrators and policy makers to care and help us.

The helicopter might be in the sky but there is no ladder being put down to save us. You say you’re here to help, but actions speak louder than words. Where is the action?

We live in a state where racial diversity is merely a concept, where the population is over 90 percent white. We live in a state where oppression is real and not just a thing of the past like everyone says it is.

We live in a state where people of color, through there simple existence, are a political statement. Words and assumptions imprinted on our skin cannot be erased like footprints in now-dry cement.

Yet hope remains. We can create change, but it must be us. Some of us have been and are still currently fighting for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive education, but it needs to be all of us.

Angela Davis once said, “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” So here we are, activating toward change.

Folks of color, let this drive you to speak up and share your experiences no

matter how loud or quiet your voice is.

Vermont schools and presenting the survey White folks, allow yourself to use this results to school boards, administration opportunity to commit to doing the work and staff, discussing the findings from the of being an antiracist. student perspective and what can be done to foster a more inclusive environment.

Educators and administrators, put the Whether you want to be more involved in ladder down and help us. building the campaign, or Nelson Mandela said it you just want to receive best, “We can change the Students of color resources, we would world and make it a better love you to join. Sign place. It is in our hands to are drowning in up for any aspect of the make a difference.” With campaign at bit.ly/47fthis, we encourage you to a sea filled with G8iq. We hope you will join us in the Let Me Be be part of our collective Great campaign and make slurs, stereotypes, that difference. movement.

This campaign is a biases and collaboration between Aaliyah Wilburn is a the Vermont Student senior at North Country microaggressions.

Anti-Racism Network, Union High School in the Rutland NAACP, Newport. Originally from We gasp and wait Building Fearless Futures the South, she moved to and the Vermont Racial Vermont two years ago for educators, Justice Alliance, as well as to be closer to family in multiple students, equity Canada. Wilburn has administrators and directors and school staff. been battling racial This campaign came policy makers to care discrimination since the about because anti-racday she stepped foot in and help us. ism network and the Vermont but instead of NAACP sent out a survey giving up, she decided last school year asking about racism in to try and make change. She is now the schools, and topics such as diversity in coordinator of culture for an organizacurriculum, racial slurs and diversity, tion called Vermont Students Anti-Racism equity and inclusion coordinators. We got Network and has recently been appointed alarming results. to the Newport Recreation Committee and Through this campaign, we are touring the Vermont State Board of Education.

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OUTDOORS American marten reappears in Vermont, intriguing researchers PAIGE FISHER VTDIGGER

Elusive, beady-eyed and adorable, the American marten, colloquially known as a pine marten, has a long, tumultuous history. After being practically wiped from Vermont’s landscape in the 1800s, reintroduced in the 1990s and disappearing again, these mammals now scurry among the Green Mountains, intriguing and puzzling researchers.

Martens are medium-sized carnivorous animals in the weasel family. In direct competition with fishers, they mostly snack on small mammals like red squirrels. But, if enticed by denser calories, they can take down something as large as a snowshoe hare, Jill Kilborn, biologist for New Hampshire Fish and Game, said.

Native to Vermont and typically residing in high elevations, marten populations suffered when colonizers clear cut the old-growth forests that martens depended on for hunting. They were also major targets for trapping during the fur trade because of their coats, Kilborn said.

By the 1800s, the species was considered to be extirpated in Vermont and there was just a scattering of observations in the 1920s through the 1950s, said Bree Furfey, wildlife biologist and furbearer project leader at Vermont Fish & Wildlife.

The Endangered Species Act was legislated in 1973 and martens were listed as endangered in Vermont and New Hampshire, Paul Hapeman, a specialist in small carnivore conservation at Central Connecticut State University, said.

Still, it wasn’t until the 1990s that the U.S. Forest Service and Vermont Fish & Wildlife tried to reintroduce the species to southern Vermont, relocating 115 martens

from Maine and New York, according to Furfey.

The effort was a major one, but the follow-up was disappointing. Researchers couldn’t even detect them until the mid-2000s, when people started noticing hints of the sneaky creatures. Even then, the traces were scarce: a few pawprints in the snow, an offhand sighting.

The researchers finally confirmed a few sightings of martens in Green Mountain National Forest when three were caught in traps in the early 2010s, Furfey said.

That excitement prompted Fish & Wildlife to launch more robust research into the animals.

Now, a decade after those first sightings, researchers have determined two pools of marten populations, one in the Northeast Kingdom and another in the southern part of the state, Hapeman said. But they still have a lot of questions.

“Where did they come from? Were they left over, and did we just not detect them after the reintroduction?” he said. “Or are these new marten that have come from somewhere else and have now made their way to the southern Green Mountains?”

Because Vermont is the southernmost region of marten territory, there’s a good chance the martens that reside in the north are from neighboring states or Canada. And in southern Vermont, there’s a good chance they came from the reintroduction 30 years ago. And sightings of the mammals in the middle area of the state remain a puzzle, he said.

His team is working to unravel the mystery by looking at the populations’ genetics, Hapeman said.

Depending on those results, that initial reintroduction effort could be a huge victory for conservationists.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE

A brown American marten sits among tree branches against a blue sky.

“When you look at all the reintroductions of different species that have gone on in history in the U.S., you’ll see that a lot of the fur bearers like marten and fisher are really way up there in the number of reintroductions that have taken place,” Hapeman said.

Further research is also important for determining the future of the hard-to-find mammals, whose biggest threats are habitat loss and climate change, Furfey said.

Because martens are in direct competition with fishers, their only advantage is their ability to burrow through snow. Fishers have much bigger bodies and carry more weight.

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With smaller feet, they suffer in deep snow conditions, whereas martens are built for snow, Kilborn said.

Martens also need unfragmented land for their population to survive. If the species’ males can move freely, they can breed with other marten populations and make it more robust, Furfey said.

To protect their habitats, Vermont Fish & Wildlife is working with private landowners to provide technical assistance on habitat conservation. It is an important consideration for timber management, particularly over 2,500 feet in elevation, Furfey said.

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MUSICAL

continued from page 1 Duyne has appeared on Broadway in “42nd Street,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “110 in the Shade” and “Finian’s Rainbow.” She’s taught theater in schools in both New Jersey and New York and says this year’s production is important for the students “to help rebuild that trust in the program.”

Just as important is telling the story.

“Yes, it’s got great dancing and really catchy songs,” she says to the students, “but it’s also a story about social justice, about a group of people who have been marginalized.”

“These were kids predominantly from poor immigrant families in the city,” she said. “And we continue in this country to abuse marginalized communities. We all have an obligation to tell the story of this group of kids who had the guts, the Moxie to stand up against capitalistic, wealthy business owners … And these Newsies and

anybody who’s from marginalized communities deserve your focus and your energy to tell the story.”

For the students, the program has provided them with a medium of expression that allows them to “show parts of yourself and discover yourself,” Williams said.

“It grew to be a way for me to really express myself.”

“It just makes me feel really alive and excited to be doing something that I’m good at, and to have other people who are also just excited to see it,” Miskavage said. “It’s just the energy of it.”

The show will premiere this Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., with shows on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., as well as a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m.

Tickets go for $10, while children, students and school faculty and staff can purchase tickets for $8. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketsource.us/cvutheater.

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COMMUNITY Community Notes Turkey luncheon set at St. Catherine of Siena St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are teaming up to offer a Thanksgiving turkey luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 16, in the St Catherine of Siena Parish Hall, 72 Church St., in Shelburne.

Check-in time is 11:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon.

There is a $5 suggested donation.

There’ll also be entertainment, 50/50 raffle and door prizes.

The menu is roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, carrots, cranberry sauce, wheat roll, pumpkin pie with cream and milk.

Register by Nov. 10 with Kerry Batres, nutrition coordinator at 802-662-5283 or kbatres@ agewellvt.org.

Shelburne Age Well hosts grab and go turkey dinner Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish in Shelburne are teaming up to provide a meal to go for anyone age 60 and older on

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Tuesday, Nov. 14.

The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church St. from 11 a.m. until noon and are available for anyone 60 or older. Suggested donation is $5.

The menu is roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, carrots, cranberry sauce, wheat roll, pumpkin pie with cream and milk.

To order a meal contact Kathleen at agewellstcath@gmail.com or 802-503-1107. Deadline to order is Wednesday, Nov. 8. If this is a first-time order, provide your name, address, phone number and date of birth.

Shelburne Rescue seeks public input Shelburne Rescue is preparing an application to increase its level of service to the paramedic level.

Part of this application is a public comment period, according to Jacob Leopold, chief of Shelburne Rescue.

He asks that residents direct

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comments and questions regarding the transition to paramedicine from the current advanced EMT service level to rescuechief@shelburnevt.org. The public comment period ends Nov. 10.

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OBITUARIES the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of the Ready Family. Send online condolences to the family at cremationsocietycc. com. Audrey J. Provost-Hall

Theresa Carey Theresa Carey, a longtime resident of Shelburne, and most recently of Essex Junction, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. She was 88 years old.

Born April 15, 1935, to parents Helen and Nicholas Meliti, Theresa was a bright and happy child who graduated from Catholic Central High School in Troy, N.Y., and then Albany Business College.

On Oct. 13, 1956, Theresa married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Emmett Carey. For the next 10 years Tom and Theresa lived in upstate New York and Florida where Tom worked on the space program for IBM and where they raised their three children, Kevin, Christine and John.

In 1969, the family moved to Shelburne and for the next 51 years, Theresa was an active and beloved part of the community. Education was always important to her, and she worked for many years as a secretary at the Shelburne Community School.

Theresa supported and nurtured the best in her children. While engendering a love of music, poetry and photography in her daughter Christine, she immersed herself in the athletic and academic passions of her sons, Kevin and John. Whether it be endless driving, cheerleading on the sidelines, volunteering at the snack bar or hosting team dinners, Theresa was

Audrey J. Provost-Hall

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always there, loving her family.

A proud mother and friend, she enjoyed entertaining, reading, cooking and playing golf with her husband and friends. Later, she treasured any time she could spend with her grandkids playing dressup, going on adventures and teaching them to cook her famous meatballs and Christmas cookies.

Theresa will be missed by so many.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas of Essex Junction; sister, Phyllis; son, Dr. Kevin Carey of Shelburne and his wife, Kathleen and their children, Allison Hamblin Macy, Grace Elizabeth Carey and Thomas Austin Carey, and great grandson, Henry Ross Macy; son, John David Carey of Perkasie, Pa., and his wife, Suzanna and their children, Emmet Matthew Carey, Michael Nicholas Carey and Daniel

John Carey.

Theresa was predeceased by her brother, Anthony, and by her beloved daughter, Christine Carey.

A very special thank you to the University of Vermont Medical Center and the McClure Miller Respite House for their special care and kindness. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the McClure Miller Respite House.

Calling hours will be on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, from 1-3 p.m. at Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home, 209 Falls Road, Shelburne. A blessing and moments shared will be at 2 p.m.

ed by family, after a bravely fought battle with bone cancer.

A traveler down many roads in his lifetime, a purveyor of foreign cars, grocery store owner, restauranteur, house designer and home remodeler, he leaves behind an award-winning legacy of over 40 custom built homes throughout Chittenden County.

With him on his journey and at the end of these many roads, stands the love and anchor of his life, Kathleen Flaherty Posey and their sons, William Breaker Posey and Samuel Flaherty Posey.

Born Dec. 31, 1951, in Burlington, a last-minute tax deduction for his parents, Richard “Dick” Posey and Doris Moore Posey, who predeceased him.

Bill was a member of Burlington High School Class of 1970, and he studied accounting at the University of Vermont.

He is also survived by his brother, Rick Posey (Pam) of Whidbey Island, Wash.; sisters, Andrea Comtois (Marc) of Angel Fire, N.M., and Michele Posey of Lyons, Colo.; along with nieces, nephews, and cousins in Vermont, Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Germany.

His family, friends and business associates alike will deeply miss his sharp wit, his grin and his loyalty to all those he cared about. The family deeply thanks Dr. Ahmed and his oncology team for their care of Bill as well as the hospice team in the end.

A celebration of Bill’s life — Adventures with Bill! — will be held at All Souls Interfaith Gathering, 291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at noon with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bill’s name can be made to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements are in the care of

William E. Posey William “Bill” Eugene Posey, the independent thinker of his family, died peacefully at home on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, surround-

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Audrey J. Provost-Hall (Sargent), 90, died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, with her daughters at her side at Birchwood Terrace Healthcare in Burlington after a long battle with dementia.

She was born in Johnson on July 22, 1933, the daughter of Frank and Marion (Hooper) Sargent. She was predeceased by her first husband, John M. Provost, in 1986; her sister, Fran; brother, Sam Jr.; and her second husband, Dana Hall.

She was employed at Sears & Roebuck where she met her first husband, John. For several years, she was a licensed practical nurse at Clark’s Nursing Home in Vergennes, and then later a dorm mother at Northland Job Corp, where she met her second husband, Dana.

Audrey was a devoted, selfless and loving mother, wife and grandmother. She lived for many years in Winooski and in the Vergennes and Ferrisburgh area before moving to Essex Junction. In her earlier years, she and John enjoyed spending time with their many friends, and later traveling throughout the country with Dana. She adored her many dogs, enjoyed bird watching, was passionate about tending to her beautiful flower gardens and loved Sunday visits with her family.

She is survived by her daughters, Pam Provost (Danny Plouff) and Cindy Provost; son, Daniel Provost (Mary); sister, Virginia O’Brien; and granddaughters, Erin Wildman, Allison Provost, and Mia and Mykala O’Farrell.

The family of Audrey wishes to extend their sincerest appreciation to Birchwood Terrace Memory Care for its thoughtful and compassionate care, as well as Bayada Hospice for the companionship it provided.

A private ceremony and burial will be held for family at the Lamoille View Cemetery in Johnson. In remembrance of Audrey’s life, donations may be made to the Humane Society of Chittenden County or the American Diabetes Association.

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HONORING The Veterans Among Us

PVT. HENRI DE MARNE & PVT. CLAUDE DE MARNE Henri de Marne and his brother Claude, Patton’s 3rd army, WW2, 1944 following French resistance before liberation.

ROBERT F. WHITEMAN, SR. U.S. Air Force E6 1959-1979

LORENZO P. BUSHWAY, SR. April 28, 1960 Active Duty: Feb. 1953-Feb. 1955

ROBERT S. BORKOWSKI Sergeant (SFC) Medic VT Army National Guard 1982-2005

PETER PAUL ZUK U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Served 1955-57 Japan and Korea

DAVID F. LELAND United States Navy Lieutenant WWII 1944-1955

ROLAND W. WILBUR United States Army T/4, 14th Armored Division WW II 1942-46

PERRY D. MELVIN U.S. Navy, HM 3 3rd Marine Regiment Vietnam War

BRUCE NUNZIATA 1st Infantry Vietnam 1967-68

THOMAS C. GIBSON Royal Air Force Squadron Leader 1947-1952, Malaya

MICHAEL W. LYNCH U.S. Navy, Lt.J.G. Civil Engineer Corp 1967-1975 VT Air Guard 1976-1979

PETER GADUE US Army and VTARNG 1970-2009

SHANNON B. BLAKE U.S. Army, Major 1986-2006 Afghanistan War Veteran

DAVID WINER Corporal, Marine Corps March 1944-July 1946 Peleliu Campaign

WILLIAM A. READ JR. U.S. Navy Commander Gunnery Instructor Patrol Squadron 101 Southwest Pacific

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DOUGLAS BEANE U.S. Navy 2 years WW II USS Missouri

EUGENE A. MEILER U.S. Air Force Captain, 1956-1966

ARTHUR F. GREEN US Army/US Air Force/VTANG Master Sergeant 30 years of service

MIKE BOLDOSSER CVU Class of ‘76 Retired Lt. Colonel U.S. Air Force 1976-2001

PAT BOLDOSSER CVU Class of ‘73 U.S. Marine Corps Served 1973-1977

JODY LABOUNTY US Air Force Sargeant 6 years

MICHAELA LABOUNTY US Army, Specialist Vermont Army National Guard 2 years Currently serving

STEVE TAYLOR U.S. Army, Sgt. Co. B 6/27th Heavy Field Artillery Song Be Vietnam

AL DIPIETRO Petty Officer, 2nd cl.

US Navy SeaBees DaNang, Vietnam 2 Tours - 1967 & 1968

LLOYD EVARTS US Army retired, CWO W3, 1955-1976

RALPH M. BURGESS U.S. Army Master Sergeant 1947-1981 Korean War Veteran

D. K. ROTHENBERGER U. S. Air Force Airman First Class 1954-1962

JOHANNA CONDON U.S. Army Captain MI Iraq, Afghanistan

COL. W. SCOTT STIREWALT U.S. Army

LT. ALICIA STIREWALT U.S. Air Force

DONALD CONDON U.S. Army Captain INF Vietnam 8 Years

CPL. WILLIAM WILLETT PROUT, JR. USN USMC FMF 2nd Mar. Div. Vietnam Era 1965-1967

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WILLIAM WILLETT PROUT U. S. Army Second Lieutenant in WWII 101st Cavalry Regiment, Squadron A, Lieutenant Colonel in 1945

JAMES W. CORLISS U.S. Marine Corps 1989-1993 U.S. Army National Guard 1993-2011 E-4 Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom

GORDON LOWE Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division World War II 5 years service

COL. J. WARD STACKPOLE, MD Percy Jones Army Hospital, Korean War Fort Devins in MA, Desert Storm Reservist for 30 years

THEODORE J. FINK, MD Major, US Army Medical Corps 1972-1975

JAMES R. FINK 1st Lieutenant, US Navy Nuclear Submarine Service 1994-1999

THOMAS J. CANDON US Army Lieutenant Colonel Vietnam Active, Reserve and Guard

GERALD J. THOMAS U.S. Navy E-4 Aviation Radioman WW II - Pacific Theatre Served June 1942 - Dec. 1945

DONALD CHARLES HEIDER U.S. Air Force 1955-1960

HENRY “HANK” VIZVARIE Sgt., 77th Infantry Division (Statue of Liberty Division), WWII

PATRICIA G. LAVERY VT Army National Guard Sergeant First Class (SFC) Admin and Training 1976-2009

GREGORY DEUTSCHER U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl

CESARE BUFANO U.S. Navy Danang, Vietnam 1965-1969

JACK H. PRESS U.S. Army, TSgt Signals Intelligence European Theater 1944-1946

JAMES R. DONALDSON, JR. U.S. Army, PFC, two years WW II Occupation Forces Germany

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MARK J. GUSTAFSON U.S. Air Force, Major 1999-2013

JAMES A. MOORE United States Navy/ Navy Reserve Sonar Technician Chief, Retired 1966-1972 USN, 1975-1991 USNR

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CHARLES D. GRIBNAU U.S. Army Battle of the Bulge Infantryman Yankee Division

ROBYN A. LITTLE (NEE WHITEMAN) U.S. Navy E5 1981-1989

WALT HOUGHTON U.S. Air Force VT Air National Guard, MSgt. 12 Years

SAM FEITELBERG U.S. Army Korea

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RICHARD J. DUBOIS U.S. Navy FN 1949-1958 Korea

HILTON H. BROOKS Naval Reserve Seabees Seaman 1st Class USS Arkav, Okinawa, HI 1943-1945

MARC LEWIS 2nd Class Petty Officer E-5 USS Josephus Daniels 1980-1985

GEORGE BEDARD U.S. Army Specialist 5 Artillery/Survey Division Vietnam / 3 years of service

GEORGE R. ELLWOOD U.S. Army, Sergeant 2000-2008 Operation Iraqi Freedom

DAVID S GARDNER Gunner Navy USS Topeka WW II

STUART JACOBS Sgt. First Class U.S. Army Korea 1952-1954 Bronze Star Medal R&R Toykyo, Japan, 1953

CARROLL A. “BUD” OCKERT Col. U. S. Army 1958-1988 Viet Nam

RICHARD C. LAFRENIERE Army E-7 Sargent Desert Storm 1991-current Iraq and Afghanistan

LAWRENCE H. RIGGS U.S. Marine Corps World War II Served 3.5 yrs in South Pacific Received Expert Rifleman Award; became rifle instructor

JOHN ARNOTT Corporal U.S. Marine Corps Served 1951-1955 Korean War

RUSSELL HORNE, JR. Coast Guard Served Aug. 1942-Aug. 1945 WWII

ARTHUR S. KUNIN (Dec. 1944, age 19, Metz, France) Private First Class Army Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 347 Infantry 84th Division Served Nov.1943-July1945

GERARD R. TESSIER U.S. Army, SFC WW II, Korea, Vietnam 26-year veteran

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GEORGE J. ELLWOOD Lt. Col. U.S. Army Vermont National Guard Vermont State Guard 1943-1999

JOHN J. NAILOR United States Marine Corp.

Sergeant Vietnam 1964-1968

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MATTHYS LAURENS LEVY U.S. Army Engineers 1st Lt. 1952-1954

BOB BENNETT U.S. Air Force A/2C 1955-1959 Reporter, Pacific Stars & Stripes, Tokyo

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Prosecutor defends adult murder charge against 14-year-old boy Juvenile issues

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A 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his peer when a gun discharged as he was waving it around in a car was released into the custody of his parents in a case that has raised questions around charging juveniles as adults and where they should be held.

Asked by a reporter why she decided to bring a murder case against the teen in adult court, Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos called it “a good question.”

“A life was lost because of what happened, so we have to address that in the most serious of terms,” Vekos said after a hearing in the case concluded Wednesday, Nov. 1 in Addison County Superior criminal court in Middlebury.

“Being charged as an adult doesn’t mean he’s necessarily going to be convicted as an adult, but it’s a starting point,” Vekos said. “This was a loaded weapon and the behavior as far as we’re concerned was so, you know, reckless to an extreme where somebody’s dead because of it.”

Over the course of a hearing that started the day before and stretched into Wednesday morning, Vekos initially sought to have the teen held without bail.

But she ultimately dropped her request after hearing testimony from a Department of Corrections employee who said the defendant would have to be housed with adults or separated in a setting that is similar to solitary confinement.

Through his attorney, the teenager, a resident of Burlington, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the fatal shooting Monday night in Bristol of another 14-year-old, Madden Gouveia of Shelburne.

VTDigger generally does not identify juvenile defendants and is not doing so in this case at this time.

Police said they interviewed the two other passengers who were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting, including an 18-yearold who said that after the gun discharged, he heard the defendant say, “I didn’t mean to shoot you.”

Marshall Pahl, Vermont’s deputy defender general, who is representing the teen, said after the hearing Wednesday that it was too early for him to say if he believed the evidence supported a second-degree murder charge.

“We’re at the very beginning of the investigation,” Pahl said. “This is a case where the allegation is one of essentially tragic carelessness. Whether or not that’s enough to support a second-degree murder

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Marshall Pahl, Vermont’s deputy defender general who is representing a 14-year-old boy charged with murder, talks to reporters in the Addison County Superior criminal court in Middlebury.

charge, it’s going to depend on a lot more facts coming out.”

The defense attorney also said that it was too soon to say if he would attempt to have his client’s case moved to family court, where the defendant would be treated as a juvenile and the proceedings would be closed to the public.

Vekos, the prosecutor, declined to say if she would challenge a bid to have the case moved to family court. “Not clear yet,” she said when asked.

Where to be held A second-degree murder conviction carries the possibility of life in prison. That potential penalty made the defendant eligible to be held without bail while the case against him is pending.

Vekos said she dropped her push for the teenager to be held without bail after the court heard from Joshua Rutherford, a facilities administrator for the corrections department.

If a judge ordered the corrections department to hold the 14-year-old boy, the department would house that teen out of “sight and sound” contact with other incarcerated people in an adult prison, Rutherford told the court. That would be like solitary confinement, he said.

A judge’s order could include a provision that would let the corrections department allow the teen to interact with the adult population, but Rutherford said that raised a number of concerns for the teen’s welfare.

Following that testimony, Vekos asked for a break so she could talk to the teen’s defense team. After about 20 minutes, the attorney came back into the courtroom, and she told Judge David Fenster that the parties had reached an agreement to seek the defendant’s release on conditions.

Fenster accepted the deal.

The teen was released to the custody of his parents in Burlington and must abide by a 24-hour curfew at his home except for school, medical appointments, therapy sessions and court hearings. In addition, the teen is not permitted to possess any firearms or other dangerous weapons.

“After hearing that testimony, it was evident, and should be brought out to light, that the only option is really to house a youth with adult inmates, which is never a good idea,” Vekos told reporters.

“From my point of view, it didn’t seem to be consistent with public safety to put this youth in a situation where he would learn from adult criminals, or become mentally, physically harmed by being housed with them or also physically and mentally harmed by being in isolation.”

The prosecutor also talked about the lack of options that have existed in such situations since the 2020 closing of the state’s only secure detention facility for minors, the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex.

“The case has brought to light one of the serious failings that our state has made when it comes to

juveniles, crime and how to deal with it,” Vekos said.

The state closed the 30-bed Woodside facility after a federal judge granted an injunction calling for improvements, amid accusations of improper use of restraints and seclusion, as well as the mistreatment of youth held in the facility. At the time, a declining number of youth were being held at Woodside.

Asked why she initially pushed to hold the teen without bail when it is widely known that there are limited options for housing a youth in custody in Vermont, Vekos again called it a “good question” and a “starting point.”

She had since worked to have “all the issues fleshed out,” including meeting the teen’s family and hearing about the options at corrections facilities.

Defense attorney Pahl said the question of where to hold juveniles in custody facing serious offenses is one that may be addressed in the coming months. The state hopes to open four secure residential beds in Middlesex at the site of a former psychiatric facility. The facility is not expected to be ready until at least January.

“We need placements for children who find themselves in situations like this,” Pahl said. “If this had happened eight or nine months from now when the Middlesex facility is up and running, I would expect we wouldn’t have had this type of a hearing. But as (it) is we just simply do not have placement available for (Pahl’s client).”

The prosecutor said that the judge’s ruling against her request to close the courtroom to the public limited her ability to bring in additional evidence related to juvenile matters that have to be kept confidential.

“It was really unfortunate that we couldn’t bring in evidence that we wanted to yesterday, because I think that would have painted a different picture, but we were barred by confidentiality rules,” she said.

A motion filed by Vekos seeking to hold the defendant in custody without bail stated that he had been in violation of conditions of release by possessing a firearm and being with the three other people in the vehicle when the shooting took place. The filing does not mention why conditions had been imposed on the defendant, nor whether they stemmed from juvenile or adult court proceedings.

In another Addison County case in September a juvenile allegedly shot and killed a 48-year-old woman in Waltham, according to police. The victim was identified by police as Michelle Kilbreth, but citing the juvenile’s age, the authorities did not name him.

Police said Kilbreth had been in a fight with another woman and Kilbreth lost control of a handgun she had in her possession. A juvenile picked up the gun and fired it, striking Kilbreth several times and killing her, according to police.

Her death has been ruled a homicide.

Vekos said Wednesday that the Waltham case remained under investigation and that she was meeting weekly with state police on it. The prosecutor pushed back on a suggestion that the Waltham homicide was similar to the Bristol case — but treated differently.

“A lot younger, a lot younger than 14 in the Waltham case, so age made a big difference in that case and there were just extenuating circumstances there,” Vekos said. “Those two shootings, fatalities really aren’t comparable in my mind.”

Vekos declined to reveal the age of the juvenile in the Waltham case, saying, “We’re talking about a juvenile and an open investigation.”

The teen entered the courtroom Wednesday with his ankles in cuffs and wearing a dark-colored T-shirt and gray pants. On Tuesday, he was dressed in red prison clothing.

He left the courtroom Wednesday with family members who attended the court proceeding and sat behind him in the gallery.

Lola Duffort reporting.

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continued from page 1 raising site. “We lost our oldest brother in 2020 in an accident, so this is our parent’s second son they have had to bury.”

Donors have given more than $10,000 in less than a week’s time.

The family said turnout at Gouveia’s funeral, held Nov. 4 at Elmwood-Meunier Funeral Home in Burlington, was “absolutely amazing,” and showed how much he was loved.

“Definitely one of the hardest days of my life but together we made it through,” Nicole wrote.

Gouveia’s brother, Ricky Worthen, wrote on social media about losing a second brother.

“I watched Russell die in my arms and for the past three years I’ve fought to overcome it and now this,” he said.

He wrote that his relationship with Gouveia had been slightly estranged in recent years but recounted one final moment with his brother — a moment he had no idea would be his last.

“Thankfully, through God’s work, (Madden) came to my house a week ago,” he wrote. “He walked to Battery Park with me and my daughter and spent two hours with us.

I know now that was God’s way of showing me, I should cherish every moment and from this day forward I will.”

Police investigation Vermont State Police Det. Sgt. Seth Richardson said in an affidavit that Gouveia was in a car with friends, 14-year-old Hussein Mohamed and 18-year-old Mason Bullock, as they headed to the home of a juvenile — referred to only as L.L. — in Bristol when he was fatally shot.

Police responded to a 911 call at 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, reporting a 14-year-old male had been shot in the back and was not breathing.

Bristol Police Department Officer Frances Smith arrived at the home just five minutes later and saw Bullock and L.L. standing in the driveway.

First responders rendered aid before transporting Gouveia by ambulance to the University of Vermont Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m.

While on scene, both Bullock and L.L. described the incident as a drive by shooting, but officers found the rear window intact and closed, according to the affidavit. A trooper found a small cylindrical hole on the backrest of the front passenger’s seat of the vehicle, later determined to be owned by Bullock.

State police detectives said Bullock told them that he arrived at L.L.’s home during the afternoon that day with Gouveia and Mohamed.

Bullock said Gouveia had a black 9mm, Smith & Wesson, M&P handgun. He said L.L. and Mohamed, sitting in the back seats, had the gun as he spoke with Gouveia, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, when he heard the gun fire and Gouveia say he was shot.

Bullock then heard Mohamed say, “I didn’t mean to shoot you,” according to the affidavit.

Bullock said L.L. told them to tell the police the shooting was a drive-by.

Detectives interviewed L.L. in the presence of his mother, who said Gouveia had a gun that he believed was stolen.

L.L. said Gouveia passed the gun to him and he removed the magazine and racked the gun to clear it. He said he put a round in the magazine and put the magazine back into the gun, but Mohamed grabbed the gun and racked it. L.L. said he was able to remove the magazine, which he placed in his hoodie pocket, while Mohamed held it.

“He said Mohamed was waving the gun

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around at which time it went off,” according to the affidavit. L.L. heard the bang and checked himself to see if he had been shot, he told officers.

“He said he heard Gouveia say he himself was shot,” at which point L.L. told police he ran inside his home and told his mother’s boyfriend and placed the magazine under his bed in a panic, according to the affidavit.

The next day, police located the gun on the lawn of the home. The slide of the firearm was closed, but the chamber was empty.

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Police arrested Mohamed on a charge of second-degree murder, and Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos charged the teen as an adult.

The court proceedings were held in open court. (See related, page 16) The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont has criticized Vekos’ decision to charge Mohamed as an adult and said it was “deeply troubled” of the charge “for an accidental shooting that occurred in Bristol this week.”

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SPORTS In title bid, volleyballers lose to Essex LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT

For the third year in a row, the Champlain Valley girls’ volleyball team faced top-seeded Essex in the Division I state championship.

For the third season in a row, the Redhawks walked off the court as D-I runners-up.

The Hornets won in straight sets — 25-14, 25-21 and 25-10 — to three-peat.

“To beat them, you have to play your very best for the whole match,” CVU coach Joey O’Brien said. “You can’t let up for a moment. And if you do, unfortunately, that’s just how it goes.”

In the first set Champlain Valley traded points and runs with the defending champs.

The two teams went back and forth until midway through the first when Essex used a 9-0 run to pull ahead. After a brief back and forth, the Hornets went on another quick 5-0 run to finish out the set.

In the second set, both teams traded the lead up until the end when Essex’s Hannah Knickerbocker took over from the service line, securing three points and giving her team the 24-20 edge. Two quick points sealed the win for the Hornets.

“That’s part of what makes them such a good team is, they play at a high level, and they play very, very consistently at a high level,” O’Brien said. “We were able to match that for some parts of the match, but it’s very tough to maintain that level over the course of best of five sets.

“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to

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The CVU Redhawks talk it over in a timeout as Essex takes a early lead in the first set during their 3-0 win in the Division I volleyball championship loss to the Hornets at St Michael’s in Colchester on Sunday.

match it.”

After the first two sets, Champlain Valley seemed to fade in the third and the Hornets’ experience took over. Essex quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead and kept pushing the advantage until it sealed the win — and the trophy — with a 25-14 victory in the third.

For Champlain Valley, it is their sixth appearance in the D-I girls volleyball title game. After trading titles with Essex — its opponent in every one of those six matchups — CVU has lost the last three to the Hornets.

“I’m incredibly proud of all the indi-

viduals on this team,” O’Brien said. “The culture that they set. They work hard, they have defined success and, you know, it hurts to lose in the state championship, but they’ve worked so hard to be here and the fact that it hurts so much just means how much they care.

“It shows how much work they put in.”

Football’s run end The CVU football team’s push to defend its Division I state title ended Saturday in the semifinals.

The Redhawks lost to No. 2 Burr and Burton 34-27 in Manchester to finish the

season with at 8-2.

Burr and Burton took a 20-0 lead in the first half before the CVU launched a comeback to tie the game 27-27 in the fourth quarter.

But the Bulldogs sealed the win with a 46-yard touchdown pass from Jack McCoy to Zakariah Chani, followed by two key defensive stops.

Quarterback McCoy finished the game with 215 passing yards, two touchdown passes, 130 rushing yards, and one rushing TD. Chani had two touchdown catches for the Bulldogs, who advanced to their first championship game since 2019.

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CVU boys’ soccer wins 20th state title LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT

Last year the Champlain Valley girls’ soccer team made some history, becoming the program with the most state championships after grabbing its 20th state title.

This year, the Champlain Valley boys’ soccer team joined them at the top.

The top-seeded Redhawks defeated No. 2 South Burlington on penalty kicks Sunday night at the University of Vermont’s Virtue Field to win the Division I state championship — the program’s 20th overall and first since 2019.

“It’s been four years since we won a state championship, so it’s not a very long drought or anything but it always it feels great finishing the season with a win,” CVU coach Rob Cole said.

“Only one team gets to do that.”

The path to its 20th title was not without drama. After 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of extra time, the two teams were tied 2-2 and headed to a shootout to decide the winner.

After the two teams traded goals through the first two rounds, there was some confusion on CVU’s third attempt. South Burlington goalkeeper Will Goyette appeared to make a save on the RedHawks’ shot attempt, but the goalie did not hold onto the ball and it trickled into the net.

The two teams traded celebrations after the attempt, with the Wolves initially thinking they had taken the lead, and then CVU realized that the two teams were still tied.

South Burlington stepped up next on its fourth attempt and hit the crossbar. That slight opening was all the Redhawks needed.

Mick Menard nailed his attempt to consolidate the lead and senior captain Charlie Jennings clinched the win with his final shot.

“I know it’s kind of a cliche thing to say, but it’s always been a dream of mine,” Jennings said.

“I knew one day I’d be here representing my school, my team, my family, and being in this moment just is so joyous. I’m so grateful

for this moment.”

After a scoreless first half, the action picked up dramatically in the second. Less than five minutes in, South Burlington struck first.

Milo Schmidt got on the end of a free kick to put the Wolves up 1-0.

Champlain Valley responded just three minutes later, when a free kick was served into the 18-yard box. Jennings got ahold of the ball and tapped it to Menard, who banged it into the back of the net for a 1-1 score.

“They came out firing and at first we weren’t, we weren’t ready, but when they scored that first goal, we knew it was game on,” Jennings said. “We gotta play, we gotta work hard, we gotta come back.”

The Redhawks took the lead with about 16 minutes remaining in regulation. After making a run down the right side, Caleb Greenslit centered the ball into the box. A quick pass from Julian Sicotte got the ball to George Charlson, who put the shot past Goyette — who had entered the game about a minute earlier after South Burlington starting goalie Oliver Payson went out with an

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injury — for the 2-1 lead.

The Redhawks tried to make the goal stand up but South Burlington scored with just under three minutes remaining in regulation to tie the game.

CVU got the winner in extra time, with the Redhawks getting three quick shots on goal that Goyette and defender Romaric Mahe cleared off the line. But

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that was the best of the chances for either team in extra time and the two teams headed to penalty kicks.

“It’s kind of an epic game to go all 30 extra minutes and get to PKs,” Cole said, “They’re all tired and I just encouraged them

to just focus and clear their minds and just try and execute one more kick. We did that well enough that we ended up winning.”

Luke Sampson, Chandler Turner, Henry Frost, Menard and Jennings each got goals in penalty kicks for the Redhawks.

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Shelburne Parks & Rec News Youth basketball This is the last call for youth baskeball. Registration deadline is Nov. 10. This program is open to youth in grades one to six. Grades one and two are co-ed and will practice and scrimmage on Saturday mornings only. Grades three to six have separate girls’ and boys’ teams.

Organized practices will begin in December, and regular practices and games will start the first week of January and continue to February Break. Older will compete against other towns’ recreational teams from the Champlain Valley Recreation Association.

Travel is required. Find complete program details atshelburnevt.org.

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by Monday, Nov. 27.

The class is Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. with instructor Richard Spitzer in the Shelburne Municipal Center. The fee is $10.

Parents, athlete workshop series Does your budding athlete get down on themselves after making a mistake in practice or competition? Are they putting pressure on themselves? This free workshop, “Handling Poor Sports Performance in Healthy Ways,” is designed to help parents and kids better manage their expectations and their emotions in sports.

By the end of the workshop, everyone will have tools to have fun in sports, no matter how well they do.The date is Monday, Nov. 13, 7-8 p.m., in the municipal building with health coach Steve Fuchs.

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Senior centers host Veterans Day lunch The Charlotte Senior Center and Residence at Shelburne Bay are teaming up for a complimentary lunch for all veterans and guests on Friday, Nov. 10.

Registration is required for the lunch as space is limited. To register for the lunch please stop by the Charlotte Senior Center or call 802-425-6345.

Bella Voce chorus presents ‘A Ceremony of Carols’ Kick off the holiday season with Bella Voce women’s chorus and its rendition of Benjamin Britten’s Christmas classic, “A Ceremony of Carols,” with guest harpist Rebecca Kauffman as the concert’s centerpiece, Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. at the College Street Congregational Church, 256 College St., Burlington.

The second concert will be held Sunday Dec. 3, 4-6 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Both concerts will feature festive and lively arrangements of carols and songs of the season with woodwinds, piano and percussion.

For information, contact Sarah Pettineo at sarah@bellavocevt.org or call 215-4787336.

Webinar at CVU explores teens and social media Virtually join ParentIN CVSD at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, as it hosts Erin Walsh of Spark and Stitch Institute for a free, live webinar for caregivers and educators called “Teens, Social Media and mental health that addresses screen time struggles and questions with science and understanding.

The group will explore questions like the impact of social media and gaming on mental health is, whether technology connects young people or isolates them, if internet, gaming or phone addiction real, and what kids need from parents as they navigate online risks and opportunities.

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