CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 CALEDONIANRECORD.COM ESTABLISHED 1837 SPORTS 75 CENTS LYNDON Essex Cuts Down Hilltoppers COMMUNITY Board Weighs Waste Treatment Plan PAGE B1 Families Celebrate Milestones PAGE A3 PAGE B5 SUTTON ST. JOHNSBURY PRINCIPAL BUYOUT REPORT: PRUE COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL TO BLOW UP BUDGET Jenkins Murder Suspect Still Wants To Take State Offer Of Life Without Parole By todd wellington Staff Writer Stradling To Receive Two Years Salary Plus Benefits By James Jardine Staff Writer The separation agreement negotiated with Sutton School Principal Roberta Stradling will swell Sutton’s school budget. On Monday afternoon, the Sutton School Directors released a statement detailing the financial package negotiated with Stradling as part of her departure. Under the agreeRoberta Stradling ment, Stradling will receive her full salary for both the 2015 fiscal year and the 2016 fiscal year. In addition, she will receive paid health insurance coverage for both fiscal years. Essentially, Stradling will receive the agreed upon salary and health insurance in her current contract, which ends on June 30, 2016. Her salary for the current year is $75,300, while next year’s salary is $77,600. Because Stradling is not employed by the district, the cost of her insurance is higher. The Sutton School District will pay an estimated $22,000 for insurance coverage for her. See Principal, Page A6 BARTON TRUSTEES DISCLOSE FINANCIAL CRISIS Village Accountants, Lawyer Detail ‘Serious Problems’ From Bond Mismanagement A psychiatrist has found Patricia Prue competent to stand trial for the kidnapping and murder of St. Johnsbury resident Melissa Jenkins in March of 2012. Prue, 35, was examined by Montpelier psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Weker on Dec. 24 at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington, where she is being held prior to her upcoming murder trial scheduled for March. Marsicovetere, who attended the conference by speakerphone, asked Judge Robert Bent to schedule a competency hearing for the court to consider Weker’s report, and determine if Patricia Prue was able to understand the charges against her and the related legal proceedings at trial. Marsicovetere also told the court that his client still wants to accept the state’s initial offer of a plea agreement in which she would plead guilty to the Jenkins murder in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, as long See Prue, Page A6 PEACHAM REFLECTIVE REVEREND ROLLS DESPITE DISRUPTIONS Seasoned Through Sixties, Rev. Potter Counters Statehouse Protesters With Levity By taylor reed Staff Writer PEACHAM – Rev. Robert Potter, the Peacham Congregational Church pastor interrupted by protesters while delivering a benediction Thursday in Montpelier at Gov. Peter Shumlin’s inauguration, said it was the most extraordinary 12 minutes of his life. Potter, who was acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King and was pastor to famed actress Katherine Hepburn, wasn’t offended but said the 100 plus Statehouse protesters were disrespectful by any measure. They chanted, sang and unfurled a banner decrying Shumlin’s December decision to dump his goal of establishing single payer health care in Vermont. “I’m a product of the sixties,” Potter said Tuesday during an interview at the quaint Peacham Congregational Church. “I once led 4,000 people down the main street of Hartford, Connecticut. It was a rally to protest what happened at Kent State, the shooting. So I’m not a chicken in these things. It didn’t throw me off that they were up there chanting. I could handle that and I did.” Potter said his prepared four minute benedic- By roBin smitH Staff Writer tion took 12 minutes to deliver, and he spoke every word of it. There were five interruptions and upon conclusion he was whisked through an exit behind the podium contrary to typical protocol. “I was surprised,” Potter said. “The question was how to handle it all. It was kind of an out of body experience for me. The power of humor got us through it. Laughter is the carbonation of holiness.” Potter was interrupted before he even started Thursday. “I said to them, ‘When you think of how other countries stifle dissent, aren’t you glad you’re an American?’” Potter said. “Everyone stood up and cheered. It was everyone outshouting the shouters and it seemed like it wouldn’t stop. The protesters weren’t the only guys who were spirited. We all are.” The young protesters occupied the House chamber balcony and Statehouse hallways, Potter said. Balcony protesters, in addition to chanting PHOTO BY TAYLOR REED and singing, unfurled a banner that read someRev. Robert Potter of Peacham Congregational thing like “The Time is Now,” Potter said. Church reflects this week on being interrupted by “I said, ‘In 55 years in the ministry I’ve never heath care protesters Thursday during his benediction at Gov. Peter Shumlin’s inauguration. See reverend, Page A6 SUPERIOR COURT By Jennifer Hersey Cleveland Staff Writer NEWPORT CITY — An Irasburg couple with flood lights to spot deer in their back yard and a shooting port in their bedroom was released on minimal conditions after pleading not guilty to charges related to whitetail deer poaching, spotting and baiting. Wayne Dion, 66, pleaded not guilty to nine misdemeanor counts, while his wife, Jennie Dion, 61, pleaded not guilty to one count of possessing a big game animal taken by illegal means. But before pleas were entered, attorney Kyle Hatt argued against probable cause on a count of shooting a blue jay. “I didn’t know that was a crime either,” Judge Timothy Tomasi said, noting that he had to look it up. TODAY: Mostly sunny INSIDE VOL. 177, NO. 134 © T HE C ALEDONIAN -R ECORD HIGH: 22 LOW: -5 Details on Page A2 NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK $ 18,095,494,980,977 Population: 319,799,613 Your share: $56,583.86 “The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.” –Cicero, 106-43 B.C. Deputy State’s Attorney Sarah Baker said Wayne Dion confessed to shooting the jay because it was eating food he’d placed in a bird feeder, which Dion also admitted was placed there to attract wildlife to the area. The charges came about as a result of a multiyear investigation into reported illegal hunting by the couple, according to a press release from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. While not noted in the many affidavits filed, wardens located 91 antler plaques and 15 shoulder mounts in the couple’s home on Young Lane during the execution of a search warrant after Wayne Dion was caught shooting a nine-pointer the night before rifle season opened in November. Baker asked Tomasi to set conditions of release forbidding the couple from possessing firearms or hunting. In his argument on behalf of Wayne Dion, Hatt said the no hunting condition would violate France To Boost Anti-terror Measures As Official Says Arms For Deadly Attacks From Abroad ––––– Chicago-area Police Officer Stands Trial For Fatally Shooting 95-year-old With Beanbag Gun ––––– Boy Driven Away In Stolen Car Is Found After Answering Phone VSAC Page A9, A10 Information Night TONIGHT • 5:15–9 PM Main Building (MAC)/Library Black Cyan Magenta Yellow REGION See Barton, Page A6 COUPLE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO LARGE-SCALE POACHING OPERATION NATION BARTON – Barton Village trustees on Monday announced serious problems in the village electric department with mismanagement of a $1.85 million bond. The three trustees, in a letter to the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) and at a village trustees meeting to a handful of residents, promised to find out how the bond money intended only for construction of a new 46 kV utility line was co-mingled with general electric department funds and used to cover operating expenses. They also may have to seek a rate increase soon. The flush of bond funds as general revenue masked a lack of operational funds in the electric department. The problems are not criminal, the village’s utility attorney Elijah Emerson and certified public accountant Ron Smith of HRH Smith & Company said. “It is critical to state … that Barton has not discovered any conduct that rises to a criminal nature,” Emerson stated in the letter to the PSB. “The problems … are the result of either a lack of understanding of, or a disregard for, the applicable rules, coupled with a lack of expertise in how to track the flow of funds,” Emerson stated. “In providing this disclosure, the Barton trustees fully un- Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . B8 Entertainment. . . . . . . B6 For the Record . . . . . . A2 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1 Television . . . . . . . . . . B7 Caledonia Superior Court “Dr. Weker has now weighed-in and has given the opinion that Ms. Prue is competent,” said Prue’s defense attorney Brian Marsicovetere of White River Junction at a status conference in Caledonia Superior Court Tuesday. The hearing was attended by Patricia Prue’s mother-in-law, Donna Prue of Waterford, who recently watched her son Allen Prue get sentenced to life in prison for his role in the murder of Jenkins. “I’m just here to make sure justice is served,” said Donna Prue. “Her and all her little games.” Dion’s constitutional right to hunt in Vermont and the no firearms condition would violate his Second Amendment right to bear arms. To do either would be to punish Dion for being accused, but not convicted, of fish and game violations, Hatt argued. Theses aren’t just tickets, Baker said, but misdemeanor offenses, and the conditions would prevent Dion from committing further crimes. Furthermore, she said, Wayne Dion confessed to some of the criminal activity involving both firearms and hunting. But Hatt said that’s an improper use of conditions of release, which are supposed to assure the defendant’s appearance at future court hearings. Here, there is no risk of flight, he said. Tomasi agreed and set basic conditions as well as one mandating that the couple obey fish and See Poaching, Page A6 Vermont Man Heads To Trial In Wife’s Death In New Hampshire ––––– Effort To Draft Warren Into 2016 Race Heads To New Hampshire Page A5, A7 Scan For Mobile Web Access www.caledonianrecord.com/m CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow A2 THE REcORD • WEDnESDAY, JAnuARY 14, 2015 FOR THE RECORD OBITUARIES DOROTHY PIERCE MAIN NEWS BRIEFS PRISCILLA ELIZABETH POWERS About 2/3’s of Vermont dairy farmers get price protection 1916-2015 Dorothy Pierce Main, 98, Groton, Vt., formerly of Scott Highway, died at Woodridge Nursing Home, Berlin, Vt., on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Dot was born in Ryegate, Vt., on Nov. 2, 1916, to Herbert and Beth (Renfrew) Pierce. She was a graduate of Woodsville High School and Plymouth State College. On May 7, 1938, she married Walter G. “Spicer” Main. For many years, Dot was an elementary and high school teacher and for a time she worked with special education students. Since 1939, Dot was a member of the Groton United Methodist Church where she served as organist, choir director, and belonged to the women’s group. She was active in the town of Groton as a member of the Groton Historical Society, the Groton Library, and as the Auditor. She was a member of the IONA Chapter Order of the Eastern Star in Bradford and served as the secretary. Along with Spicer, Dot enjoyed traveling, taking multiple trips to Arizona, Europe and a cruise in the Caribbean. For eight years they wintered in Sedona, AZ. She had a great love of antiques and for decorating her home to the time period. Dot was predeceased by her husband of nearly 70 years Walter “Spicer” Main on April 17, 2008, and her sister, Margaret Pierce Davidson. She is survived by two daughters, Ann Winter and husband Owen of Barre, Vt., and Susan Page and husband Gordon of Cottonwood, Ariz.; a son, Jon P. Main of Phoenix, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Jon Winter, Melissa Mauro and Steven Page; five great-grandchildren, Dustyn, Logan and Kaylin Thomas, Taylor Winter and Christian Page; two great-greatgrandchildren, Piper Jean Thomas and Parker Thomas; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held later on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the Groton United Methodist Church, with Pastor Candace Ricker officiating. Burial will follow in Groton Village Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Groton United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 157, Groton, VT 05046. For more information or to offer an online condolence, please visit www.rickerfh.com. Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of Woodsville is in charge of arrangements. Priscilla Elizabeth Powers, 92, of Monroe, N.H., died unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Priscilla was born on Sept. 24, 1922, in Monroe to Forrest and Ruby (Beattie) Emery. She was a graduate of McIndoe Falls Academy. On Feb. 8, 1950, she married Merle R. Powers. Priscilla raised her family and helped on the family farm. She also worked at the Monroe Town School. She was a member of the Monroe Methodist Church and was a member and officer of the Monroe Grange. Priscilla was a former 4-H leader and would cook for her group when they would be attending fairs. She belonged to the North Country Chorus, McLure’s Student Band and the Monroe Town Band. Along with her husband Merle, they ran the old Monroe ski tow where she would make hot chocolate and provide homemade donuts for the skiers. She enjoyed both downhill and cross country skiing. For many years she made mittens for the mitten tree. She was an avid birdwatcher and loved sewing and tending her garden. Priscilla was predeceased by her husband, Merle Powers on Sept. 25, 1988. She is survived by her daughter, Heather Long and husband John of Axtell, Texas; her son, Daniel L. Powers and wife Jan of Monroe; three grandchildren: Scott Powers of Franklin, Vt., Hilary Noyes of Plainfield, N.H., and Brett Lamont of Luling, Texas; three great-grandchildren: Dillon Powers, Talan Patkul, and Connor Noyes; and her sister, Edith Anne Emery of Monroe. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the Monroe Community Church in Monroe. Burial will follow in the Monroe Village Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Monroe Community Church, c/o Mr. Winston Currier, Harley View Drive, Monroe, NH 03771. For more information or to offer an online condolence, please visit www.rickerfh.com. Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of Woodsville is in charge of arrangements. MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s congressional delegation says about 67 percent of the state’s dairy farmers have signed up for a new price protection program. Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch say that figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that 582 dairy farmers are now enrolled in the Margin Protection Program that began last year. The voluntary program offers financial assistance to participating farmers when the difference between the price of milk and national average feed costs falls below the coverage levels selected by individual farmers. An additional 28 Vermont dairy farmers signed up for the Livestock Gross Margin Insurance program which offers protection based on the margin between the cost of feed and the average dairy income. RAYMOND “RED” WILLIAMS CALEDONIA COURT LOG FAYSTON, Vt. (AP) — Two lost skiers are safe after being rescued at Sugarbush Resort. Vermont State Police say the two men from Burlington went off the trail while skiing at Mount Ellen and became disoriented on Monday. Police received a report around 5:20 p.m. The Vermont State Police Search and Rescue team, Sugarbush Ski Patrol and Warren constables were called in to help with the search. The skiers were located quickly. Police say it was snowing and the skiers were not dressed appropriately for the conditions. 1922-2015 Vermont State Colleges to mediation with faculty union MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The administration of the Vermont State Colleges system is heading into mediation with the union that represents 262 full-time faculty members. Lisa Olson, president of the colleges’ Faculty Federation and a sociology professor at Castleton State College, says the contract expired in August, and negotiations through December have broken down. Olson said the administration did not make counteroffers after hearing proposals from the faculty. She says the proposals from faculty touched on salaries, teacher evaluations and contract language about layoffs. The colleges’ chief financial officer, Thomas Robbins, tells the Barre Times Argus he disagreed with the union’s characterization of the status of the negotiations, but he declined to discuss the details of the bargaining. Goddard College finalizes divestment PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s Goddard College says it has completed its divestment from fossil fuel company investments, making it the third college in the state to divest after Sterling and Green Mountain College. Interim President Robert Kenny says the college’s recent efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have led to a number of energy-saving activities, including a proposal to converts its 20, oil-burning heating furnaces to a locally sourced wood chip plant. He said the divestment is a logical extension of those efforts. Kenny said Tuesday the college has moved its endowment funds into fossil fuel-free accounts at Trillium Asset Management in Boston. Two lost skiers found at Sugarbush 1925-2015 Raymond “Red” Williams, 89, of Westfield, Mass., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Westfield Care and Rehab Center. Red was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Thomas Williams Sr. and Laura LaChance Williams on Dec. 10, 1925. He attended St. Johnsbury Schools. At age 19, March 14, 1944, he enlisted in the U. S. Military Marine Corps. and served in the Asiatic Pacific Area from Nov. 12, 1944, to April 26, 1946. He was stationed on Okinawa from April 1, 1945, to July 2, 1945. In June of 1944 he married the love of his life, Margaret “Peggy” Dresser in St. Johnsbury and went off to war. After his discharge he went to work at Red Wing Express until he landed a job with St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. as a truck driver. He worked his way up the ladder with the Zabarsky Brothers, who owned St. Johnsbury Trucking and became VP until the business was sold to Sun Oil. He retired after 22 years of service and they moved to Johnson, Vt., and Florida. After Peggy passed away in 2009, he moved to Massachusetts. Red was one of six children. Survivors include Pauline Hawkins (sister) of St. Johnsbury, Aline and George Trask (sister) of Randolph, Vt., Jacqueline Williams (sister-in-law) of St. Johnsbury, Marjorie Dresser (sister-in-law) of St. Johnsbury, Elwin Dresser (brother-inlaw) of Gilman, Beverly Walker (sister-in-law) of Lancaster, and many nieces and nephews and families. He was predeceased by his parents, wife Peggy in 2009, two sisters, Lucille McGinnis (1996), Beatrice Liberty (2004) and one brother, Thomas Williams Jr. (2000). Burial will be in the spring at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. 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Advertisers will please notify the management immediately of any error which may occur. ONLINE? Check us out: ► www.caledonianrecord.com Editor’s note: All information is from Caledonia Superior Court documents. Steven C. Colflesh, 53, St. Johnsbury, pleaded guilty by waiver to taking big game by illegal means in St. Johnsbury by pouring “apple crush juiced sweet and salty mineral lick” under his tree stand on Dec. 13 in the woods behind the FedEx building on Route 5 in St. Johnsbury and was ordered to pay a $500 fine and $222 in court surcharges. Gary Walker, 52, Brownington, pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license on Nov. 25, 2014, in St. Johnsbury in exchange for 59-60 days on the work crew. David Poginy, 22, St. Johnsbury, pleaded guilty by waiver to noise in the night on Dec. 20, 2014, at 1194 Main Street, Apt. 302 and was ordered to pay a $50 fine. Heath R. Doyon, 26, Waterford, pleaded guilty by waiver to negligent operation of a motor vehicle on High Street in Lyndon on Jan. 3 and was ordered to pay $1,297 in fines and court surcharges with $500 suspended if he completes the DWI reparative panel and a safe driving course. Nicholas Boivin, 21, Lyndonville, pleaded guilty to drunken driving on Main Street in Lyndonville on Jan. 1 in exchange for a sentence of 1-3 months on administrative probation and an order to complete the DWI reparative panel and a safe driving course. POLICE LOG HAVERHILL, N.H. Bruce Lemear, 58, of Monroe, was taken into protective custody Jan. 6 for alcohol intoxication after police responded to a Woodsville residence for the report of an unwanted person. ———— Dustin Huntington, 17, of Newbury, was arrested Jan. 5 for driving after suspension. He was released on $500 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 9. ———— Donna Marie Rowe, 49, of Irasburg, Vt., was arrested Jan. 3 for shoplifting at Walmart. She was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 9. ———— Nicholas Cacio, 27, of Woodsville, was arrested Jan. 3 for simple assault after police responded to a Woodsville residence for the report of a domestic disturbance. He was released on $500 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 9. ———— On Dec. 27, police arrested Allison Hirschman, 19, of North Haverhill, for possession of drugs in a motor vehicle and unlawful transportation of alcohol; Tyrone Rock, 19, of Newbury, and Nicholas Nunn, 19, of Bradford, each for drug possession and unlawful possession of alcohol. All were released on personal recognizance bail and are scheduled to appear in court Jan. 26. ———— Cameron Gover, 19, of Woodsville, was arrested Dec. 23 on a Haverhill Police Department warrant for disorderly conduct. He was released on $250 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 9. ———— Devin Paquin, 20, of Woodsville, was arrested Dec. 22 for drunken driving, unlawful possession of alcohol, unlawful transportation of alcohol and littering. He was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail. ———— Peter Mossey, 59, of Libson, was arrested Dec. 22 on a Haverhill Police Department warrant for issuing bad checks. ———— Snow ban parking violations were issued to Lorna Jewell, 62, of Colchester; Carol Marcot, 68, of Fairlee; Alyshia Mitchell, 24, of Groton; Robert Valliant, 52, of Bradford; Scot Gordon, 25, of Woodsville; Peter Lavoice, 57, of Woodsville; and Robert Gelsleicter, 47, of South Ryegate. Citations for speeding were issued to Deborah Davidson, 59, of Haverhill; Frank Gilroy, 47, of Prospect, Conn.; Tina Woods, 44, of Benton; and Mary Blanchete, 39, of Haverhill. ———— Citiations for driving an uninspected vehicle were issued to Richard Hannaford, 29, of North Haverhill; Natalie Jackson, 26, of Woodsville; Katherine Perkins, 30, of Woodsville; Elizabeth Dunnells, 49, of Haverhill; and Travis Levreault, 20, of Woodsville. ► www.orleansrecord.com ► www.littletonrecord.com FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/caledonianrecord Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Teachers union: Loss of single-payer hurts cost-saving MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The head of Vermont’s statewide teachers’ union says efforts to trim school costs may have been set back by Gov. Peter Shumlin’s decision to shelve his push for a universal, publicly-financed health care system. Joel Cook of the National Education Association made the comment to the House Education Committee on Tuesday, adding later that the NEA had a plan to save between $35 million and $100 million in statewide property tax funds, but it depended on a publicly financed health care system. Shumlin announced last month he was shelving plans to ask the Legislature to approve a financing plan for the health care system, which some call single-payer. House Education Committee Chairman David Sharpe says he agrees that health insurance adds significantly to school costs. Local Forecast Today: Mostly sunny and not as cold. Highs from the mid teens to around 20. Light winds, variable to south. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows ranging from 5 to 15 below. Light and variable winds. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny early, then some high clouds in the afternoon. Highs in the low to mid 20s. Winds again light, variable to south. Extended Forecast: Thursday Night: Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower teens. Friday: Mostly to partly cloudy. Slight chance of a snow shower. Highs in the lower 20s. Friday Night: Scattered clouds. Lows around zero. Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs around 20. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the low to mid teens. Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s. Daily Weather Highlights Arctic high pressure is now nearly overhead, with its oval-shaped center extending from the Adirondacks and toward the northeast, into the waters off of Nova Scotia. This high will continue to drift northeastward today. As it does so, clockwise circulation around it will generate a slight southerly wind. Although sunshine will be filtered through some high clouds at times, southerly flow should interact with it in order to boost temperatures back to near 20 degrees today. A similar but slightly warmer day appears likely for tomorrow. By tomorrow night a cold front will be approaching our region form the northwest. This could generate a few periods of light snow or snow showers on Friday. Another system over the northern Great Lakes will be pushing a warm front in our direction on Saturday. That front could bring some additional light snow on Sunday, as well as temperatures in the 30s, says Lawrence Hayes of the Fairbanks Museum weather station. CONDITIONS AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY Clear TEMPERATURE Temp. at 4 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Maximum past 24 hours . . . . . . . . .28 Minimum past 24 hours . . . . . . . . . .-6 Yesterday’s average . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Normal average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Maximum this month . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Minimum this month . . . . . . . . . . .-22 Maximum this date (1932) . . . . . . .62 Minimum this date (1914) . . . . . . .-38 HUMIDITY 54% DEWPOINT -9 WINDS 7 mph,11 max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NNW BAROMETER 30.59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Falling PRECIPITATION New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.06 in. Total for Month . . . . . . . . . . . .1.11 in. Normal Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.05 in. SNOWFALL Past 24 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.3 in. Monthly Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.5 in. Season Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.6 in. Season Norm To Date . . . . . . .37.4 in. Snowpack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.8 in. ALMANAC Sunrise today . . . . . . . . . . . .7:21 a.m. Sunset today . . . . . . . . . . . .4:33 p.m. Length of day . . . . . . . .9 hrs. 11 min. DEGREE DAYS Average temp. difference below 65° Yesterday* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 To date since July 1 . . . . . . . . . .3525 To date last year . . . . . . . . . . . . .3826 * calculated for the day before yesterday CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow THE REcORD • WEDnESDAY, JAnuARY 14, 2015 A3 LOCAL ST. JOHNSBURY ST. JOHNSBURY FIRST STATE GOVERNMENT SOLAR PROJECTS COMPLETE ings each year and provide over $2.5 million in taxpayer savings over 20 years with no cost and no risk to the state. The projects were developed by SolarSense, a provider of reliable and affordable renewable energy in the U.S. “Vermont is at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution in America, and this is just one more example of how we are leading the way,” Gov. Shumlin said. “We will continue to invest in energy innovation going forward because it creates jobs, saves money for Vermonters and helps ensure a more livable planet for future generations.” “Let the sun shine on Vermont, where its captured renewable energy will power state buildings and save the taxpayers’ money while protecting the environment,” said Buildings & General Services Commissioner, Michael Obuchowski. The projects in St. Johnsbury, St. Albans and Windsor all utilized Vermont-made AllEarth Solar Trackers, which follow the sun throughout the day to maximize energy production. They are manufactured in Williston, Vt. by AllEarth Renewables. Construction of the projects began this past September and were installed utilizing local labor from ECI of Williston, Vt., Stone Hammer of Marshfield, Vt., and Timberline Electric of Williston, Vt. “Through the hard work of our manufacturing team and local installation partners, we are making great progress on this initiative. 2015 should be another busy and exciting year. This initiative demonstrates some of the best recent advances in solar technology and project finance have to offer — reliable, local renewable energy that can save customers money right out of the gate,” said Andrew Savage, Chief Strategy Officer at AllEarth Renewables. WOMAN WHO RAMMED HUSBAND, HIS LOVER, SENTENCED SPWIN ABO AS ECTERUT OKU IA TIR R LS E ! NEWPORT CITY — A Newport Center woman who rammed her husband’s vehicle as well as his lover’s vehicle and threatened to kill them was sentenced in Orleans Superior Court-Criminal Division Tuesday. Tina Matten, 44, was sentenced to serve one to three years, suspended except the four months she’s spent in jail awaiting trial, as well as an additional 60 days on a work crew. Matten had to return to Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility Tuesday afternoon, but by press time, she had been released. Matten, who had a clean criminal record until her marriage to Allen Matten eroded, engaged in a series of events that included violence, injury to others, property damage, and violations of court orders in three incidents, State’s Attorney Alan Franklin said. In December, a jury found Matten guilty of grossly negligent operation, domestic assault, unlawful mischief, and three counts of violating conditions of release, while acquitting her of a count of leaving the scene of an accident. On Tuesday, Matten pleaded guilty to additional charges of resisting arrest and violating an abuse prevention order. The jury was hung on a count of reckless endangerment, and Franklin agreed to dismiss that, as well as counts of violating conditions of release and disturbing the peace by phone. Franklin wanted to Matten to serve a full year in jail, but in her argument for less time, Public Defender Jill Jourdan asked Judge Timothy Tomasi to consider who Tina Matten was before her marriage fell apart and her husband started cheating on her for the fifth time during their marriage. “This is not the sum total of Ms. Matten’s life,” Jourdan said. Matten told Tomasi that she knows she did not handle the end of her marriage well. “I’ve learned the hard way, unfortunately,” she said. Matten said she wants to be there for her three children and her grandchildren and to get back to work, “so I can feel good about myself again.” More jail time would do no good, Matten said, but her time there taught her some things. “It makes you appreciate the things you take for granted every day,” like opening doors for yourself, she said. She said she also learned that there are good people in jail who make bad mistakes and that she can’t judge people on a first impression. Matten apologized to Allen Matten, saying she wished she’d handled the situation better. “I hope someday he can forgive himself for the things he did,” she said. Matten apologized for not being able to provide her husband the happiness he sought, and she hoped their children don’t think this is what all relationships look like. In April, Tina Matten followed her husband in his state truck, rammed his truck, and back at home, retrieved a revolver that went off when Allen Matten tried to take it from her. In June, after Tina Matten had been ordered to stay away from her husband, she went to his home, rammed two vehicles - including the one belonging to Allen Matten’s girlfriend Donna Howard and then injured her husband when he attempted to take her car keys from her. In September, Tina Matten drove by her husband’s house after he’d obtained a relief from abuse order and during her son’s birthday party, called the house to find out who was parked outside, and then threatened to shoot everyone at the house except her own children. She refused to allow the police to handcuff her. In a sentencing memorandum, Jourdan wrote that Matten was abused by her father as a child, as was her first husband. “She felt that Allen was her Knight in Shining Armor, her great protector,” Jourdan wrote. But then Allen Matten became both verbally and physically abusive and started the first of a series of affairs with other women, Jourdan wrote. Jourdan asked Tomasi to consider letters from Tina Matten’s daughter Abbie Matten and from her sister Rose Royer. “My mom is the foundation for my entire life,” her daughter wrote. “She nurtured me, taught me, supported me and has been my example throughout the years.” Even though she worked extensive days and came home exhausted, Tina Matten made supper, helped with homework, and got everyone bathed and into bed. She made sacrifices for her children, Abbie Matten wrote. Abbie Matten has her own 2year-old son now, and it is hard to explain to him why he can’t speak to the only grandparent in his life, she wrote. “She is one of very few people I have who loves me selflessly and unconditionally,” Abbie Matten wrote. “Tina is not a perfect woman, but she is a loving, kind, compassionate, generous, giving and the greatest sister anybody could hope for,” Royer wrote. Tomasi said up until this series of crimes, Tina Matten was hardworking, a good mother, and a productive member of society. But she also committed eight crimes that damaged her family and the community, and a sentence with no jail time would minimize the seriousness of the crimes. Matten is subject to several special probation conditions. She must engage in counseling and her probation officer can set a curfew. She must submit to electronic monitoring, and is not allowed to possess firearms or deadly weapons or have contact with Allen Matten, his girlfriend Donna Howard, or her best friend Melissa Nelson. LYNDON SELECTMEN WEIGH WASTE TREATMENT PLAN By James Jardine Staff Writer Relief from persistent sewage odors reported by Lyndon residents for years may be near. Selectmen met Monday with engineer Gary Leach to review some final cost documents for a proposal to add a bio-filter to the Lyndon wastewater treatment plant. According to Lyndon Municipal Administrator Justin Smith, discussion of a method to reduce odors from the plant have been ongoing since 2010, when the first engineering study was undertaken. The treatment plant, according to residents living in the area, oc- casionally generates an offensive odor that smells like leaking propane gas or ammonia. Recently, Lyndon firefighters were called out for a report of a propane smell but determined the odor was coming from the plant, which is located on a private, dead-end street that runs parallel to Broad Street in Lyndonville. Leach told selectmen on Monday that an engineer from AMBIO company located in Ontario could design a filter to help with the stench. According to figures presented by Leach, the final estimate for the bio-filter project is $428,747.27. Lyndon has $369,617 available from the USDA. The local share would be $59,129. That amount would need approval by Lyndon voters. It could be presented as either a bond vote or as a question on the warning for Town Meeting. The project would accomplish two goals: reduce the offensive odor associated with the plant’s operation and reduce the amount of expensive chemicals needed to control odor at the plant. According to Smith, the bio-filter is essentially a slab with pipes underneath it and with chemically treated wood chips located on top of the slab. Air from the treatment plant passes through the filter and the odor is removed. CHARGES FILED FOLLOWING ROAD RAGE FIGHT By todd wellington Staff Writer Two people have been charged with assault following a road rage incident in Hardwick. Chad Hopkins, 28, of Morrisville pleaded not guilty to unlawful mischief and simple assault in October. Athanasios Koutkoutsis, 65, of St. Johnsbury appeared in Caledonia Superior Court Monday where he denied the allegation against him of simple assault. Judge Robert Bent then entered a pro-forma not guilty plea on Koutkoutsis’ behalf. Both were released on conditions. Caledonia Superior Court The charges stem from an incident police say occurred on June 15, 2014 and resulted in Koutkout- sis and Hopkins assaulting each other behind the Hardwick House of Pizza on Wolcott Street. According to an affidavit filed by Hardwick Police Ofc. Steven Mitchell, Hopkins told police he was a passenger in a car driven by Nicole Leonard, 25, that was traveling behind Koutkoutsis’ car as both drove from St. Johnsbury to Hardwick. “When she tried passing Koutkoutsis he sped up, so she slowed down and when he slowed she tried passing again,” wrote Mitchell in his report. “Koutkoutsis then sped up again so she followed him all the way back to Hardwick.” Hopkins told police the confrontation became physical after he and Leonard followed Koutkoutsis to the rear side of the pizza shop where Koutkoutsis pulled out a piece of PVC pipe from the trunk of his car and allegedly struck Hopkins with it. Koutkoutsis told police a different story about the confrontation with Hopkins behind the pizza shop. “He got out of the car and kicked my car door,” wrote Koutkoutsis in a sworn written statement he gave to police. “He was yelling at me saying he was going to kill me, you ****ing old man. He also said He was going to be looking for me. I walked around the car to the passenger side and that’s when he punched me. I then said ‘What the hell is your problem’ and thats when he kicked me in the left leg.” Koutkoutsis said he went to his trunk and retrieved the PVC pipe and that when Hopkins tried to hit him again he swung the pipe at him. By Jennifer Hersey Cleveland Staff Writer PHOTO BY DAnA GRAY Jaclyn Mertz, an Americorps volunteer from Maryland, uses a toothbrush to clean the polar bear’s base at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday. Mertz is assisting other volunteers and museum staff in a project to improve the museum’s displays and lighting. FINANCING AVAILABLE LOW INTEREST RATES! FLEXIBLE TERMS Maple Center Motors, Inc. 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The FDA has ruled the company’s products are perfectly safe, but that it isn’t filing the right paperwork or following the prescribed bureaucratic protocols. Specifically, the BFP reports, it hasn’t filed the correct chromatography data for all of the ingredients it uses in each of its products. Nor can it trace every single natural ingredient to its origin - even though it has all the paperwork on where it bought all of its raw materials and to whom it sold all its finished product. In order to be in compliance, the company will have to spend dozens of (unbudgeted) thousands of dollars to have its natural ingredients chemically fingerprinted. Then it will have to devote countless more hours to tracking the full life-cycle of each ingredient before hiring lawyers to file the “right” paperwork. The costs are the difference of profitability. It has six months to do these things. Or the FDA will shut it down. We can’t vouch for Urban Moonshine but we see this heavyhanded approach everywhere the feds decide to save the world. In the eyes of the enlightened bureaucrat, it’s always guilty until proven innocent. In My Opinion… China buying U.S. companies To the Editor: According to Forbes Magazine November 24, 2014 issue, which I paraphrase below, since the year 2000 Chinese companies have made almost 900 purchases of U.S. assets worth $43 billion. China’s billionaires are gobbling up U.S. companies at a record pace. Most disturbing are the implications of these purchases by Chinese Communist companies on our national security. Ralls/Sany purchased four wind farms in Oregon near a Navy weapons system base. Wanda group purchased 342 movie theaters previously owned by AMC Entertainment. WH Group bought Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor. Lenovo purchased Motorola and part of IBM’s server business. “In five years China’s direct investment in the United States has grown from $2 billion a year to $14 billion.” We should limit the purchase of U.S. companies by the Chinese Communist regime, and probably restrict the ownership of U.S. companies to less than 30% of outstanding shares of stock. Donald A. Moskowitz Londonderry, N.H. Wake up America before it is too late To the Editor: My mother and aunt always told my cousins and me about when they were young. I remember one story…. My grandmother couldn’t find my mother. She was calling “Rose, Rose.” My grandmother’s godmother called to her that my mother was in her apartment. At that time they were living in a 3 story apartment house in East Boston. My mother went downstairs to her godmother’s apartment. There my mother was sitting in front on the godmother’s Christmas tree. She was just sitting there looking at the tree with its lights and ornaments. The godmother took my grandmother aside and told her that she is now in America and must take on American traditions. She said she would watch my mother, so my grandmother could go out and get a Christmas tree . I still have ornaments from that first tree. Some of the paint is gone. They are so fragile… But to me they are the most beautiful ornaments on the tree. My family assimilated into the American culture. Yes, I still cook Italian food. I make my own sauce from scratch… but I am an American and proud of it. Today, America does not ask immigrants to assimilate. I don’t think a country can survive if it is being split apart. Let’s look at Europe to see how immigrants not assimilating is working. More and more of European cities have “No Go Zones” for non Muslims … Signs are posted that people are entering an area where they enforce Sharia law. Women must wear veils. In France there are 751 “Sensitive Urban Zones.” What is a Sensitive Urban Zone? These are no go zones by the French police. In Europe, these no go zones are areas where the police, fire departments and emergency workers do not travel. If you are not Muslim and do not follow the Muslim traditions, they make your life so miserable, that you move out. This is happening in England, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany and Netherlands. Most police will not admit this publicly in all countries but there are lists. A court in ordered that the list be released to the public. Is this what we want here in the United States? Well it is here already in Dearborn Michigan. About 45% of the city’s population is in its own no go zone. They have their own laws and their own schools. There is no separation of church and state. The mosques determine the law. I read that an FBI agent said that police are afraid to enter. There are areas by our southern border where the drug lords rule, that have signs for people not to enter. So in Paris, 12 people died. It happened in Paris and it can happen here. Even here in NH. We are a tourist area. Bike week… Races at Louden… skiing at the mountains…. Summer at the lake….. America, wake up. Europe, wake up. There are fighters in ISIS that have American passports….. European passports which gives See letters, Page A5 Guest Commentary RECESSION ROULETTE By Cyrus Patten Last week, the Governor signaled where his attention will be directed during this legislative session: energy and the cleanup of Lake Champlain. Both are good issues that need his attention. But I can’t help but notice his inaugural speech seems to have been written for the few from whom he still enjoys strong support: his friends in renewable energy and environmental protection. The speech he styled as an announcement of policy proposals was light on actual policy recommendations. In fact he spent most of the speech touting his past accomplishments. It wasn’t until the end that he proposed some interesting initiatives – the creation of an RPS-like program and Clean Water Fund – both of which are already underway. As many have noticed, he left out issues that dominated not only the election but also the minds of voters for months and years. • A budget deficit caused by spending that has outpaced revenue since 2010; • A sputtering economic recovery evidenced by a shrinking workforce and stagnant job growth; • Rising education property taxes juxtaposed with declining pupil numbers. All of which contribute to an affordability trend line that is pushing middle class families out of Vermont. These are not sudden and unexpected issues. They have been festering and predicted for years. In a vacuum of leadership and action, these issues have grown to crisis proportions. Only now have they 1,700, willing to push on our leaders to affect change. We are, at our core, an economic prosperity advocacy group. The issues Vermonters are most concerned about pertain to their ability to survive here and thrive here. It is vital that the Governor and Legislature address budget reform, education funding reform, and our stagnant economy this session. While no one can predict the fu- While no one can predict the future, it’s clear that our statehouse leaders are playing “Recession Roulette” with the vital services of state government. become priorities for the Legislature and we can only hope, the Governor. Campaign for Vermont was formed because these critical issues were in plain sight, undermining our state’s well being. In response, we authored a series of evidence-based, detailed policy proposals (http://www.campaignforvermont.org/issues) and assembled a network of concerned citizens, now numbering over ture, it’s clear that our statehouse leaders are playing “Recession Roulette” with the vital services of state government. Since 1974, there have been six recessions – one every seven years on average. The last recession ended in June, 2009, over 5 years ago though its effect lingers. Should the next recession be just around the corner, Vermont stands naked to its cold winds. Our state budget is a mess and stretched well beyond avail- able revenues, our education funding system is chaotic and expensive and our overall economy is stuck in neutral and the state has less than a 5 percent reserve fund. Clearly our state government is not prepared for the next economic downturn, should it arrive soon. When staring down $100 million budget gap, advocates will be pouring out of the woodwork to defend their program budgets. The reality is if we don’t address the structural spending problems within the state budget and the next recession does hit it will decimate our social and healthcare services, environmental and consumer protection programs, our transportation infrastructure, and even our education system. The risk to middle class Vermonters is too great to ignore. If the Governor has truly heard the voice of Vermonters, he will give these matters prompt attention this session. To kick the can down the road another year or two is a dangerous path to take. Cyrus Patten is an educator and executive director of Campaign for Vermont, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization. He lives in Williston with his wife and two children. Guest Commentary REBUILDING THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS By sen. Bernie sanders Let me take this opportunity to wish all Vermonters a healthy and happy 2015, and give you a brief update on some of the issues that I’ll be focusing on as Congress begins a new session. There is, in Vermont and across this country, widespread frustration about the inability of Congress to address the most important issues facing the American people. The simple truth is that, over the last 40 years, the middle class of this country has been in decline. Millions of working families have seen a reduction in their incomes, young people are finding it harder to afford higher education and seniors are struggling to pay for their food, heat and medicine. At the same time, the wealthiest people in this country are doing phenomenally well, corporate profits are soaring and the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider. Where do we go from here? What kind of policies do we need to rebuild the middle class, lower the poverty rate and reduce the obscene level of income and wealth inequality? First, we need to understand that while the economy has significantly improved over the last six years, we still face a major crisis in terms of high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Today, while the official unem- ployment rate is 5.8 percent, real unemployment (counting those who have given up looking for jobs and those who are working part time when they want to work full time) is 11.4 percent, youth unemployment is 17.7 percent and African-American youth unemployment is close to 30 percent. We need to create millions of decent paying jobs NOW. The fastest way to create jobs is to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. Every day, in Vermont and across this country, we see bridges in disrepair, congested roads with potholes and inadequate transit services. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, nearly a quarter of the nation’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and more than 30 percent have exceeded their design life. Almost one-third of America’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, and 42 percent of major urban highways are congested. Our airports and seaports desperately need upgrades. Our passenger and freight rail lines are obsolete. Our water and wastewater systems, energy grid, dams and levees, schools and parks all need improvements. As the former mayor of Burlington, I can tell you that roads and water systems do not get better by ignoring their deterioration. If we want our country to be more productive, efficient and Black Cyan Magenta Yellow safe we need to make a substantial and sustained investment in infrastructure. The bad news is that the American Society of Civil Engineers says we must invest $1.7 trillion by 2020 just to get our nation’s roads, bridges and transit to a state of good repair – more than four times the current rate of spending. The good news is that a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure will create and maintain 13 million jobs. That is what we should do and I will introduce legislation to try to make that happen. Second, at a time when most of the new jobs being created are low-wage and part-time, it is imperative that we raise the national minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to a living wage. Vermont and a number of other states have made progress in raising the minimum wage but we must go further. Nobody in America who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty. We must also pass legislation that supports pay equity for women. It is not acceptable that nationally, women earn 78 cents on the dollar compared to men who do the same work. Third, I will fight for new trade policies that end the outsourcing of American jobs. American workers should not have to compete against desperate people in developing countries who make pennies an hour. Trade agreements like NAFTA, CAFTA, and Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China (PNTR) have cost us millions of decent-paying jobs and have led us to a race to the bottom. Since 1991, we have lost some 60,000 factories in our country and millions of good paying manufacturing jobs. Anyone who has recently done some holiday shopping can attest to the fact that it is increasingly difficult to buy products made in the United States. I will vigorously oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which continues the failed trade policies of the last three decades supported by both Democratic and Republican presidents. Fourth, in a highly-globalized and competitive economy, we need to have the best educated workforce in the world if our economy is to prosper. Tragically, that is no longer the case. Over 40 years ago, the United States led the world in the percentage of our people who graduated college. Today, we are in 12th place. For many working parents, higher education for their kids is now unaffordable and many of young people are graduating college and graduate school deeply in debt. In my view, all Americans who have the ability and the desire, regardless of the income of their families, should be able to receive a higher education. As a member of the Education Committee, I will do my best to make that happen. CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow THE REcORD • WEDnESDAY, JAnuARY 14, 2015 A5 NEW ENGLAND REGION BRIEFS Vermont inmate dies several days before prison release Man acquitted of negligent homicide in crash, judge killed BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Vermont inmate who was hospitalized days before she was to be released. State Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito says 43-year-old Annette Douglas died Friday after spending two days at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She was an inmate at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility and was scheduled to be released Wednesday. Pallito said Douglas was sent to prison Dec. 28 for allegedly violating a community service sentence for a petty larceny conviction. He confirmed she was moved to a special housing unit after allegedly threatening someone. Pallito said Douglas had a medical condition, but he was not able to discuss it, citing privacy laws. Douglas’ sister, Melissa Monfreda, tells WCAX-TV her sister had a drug problem, was depressed, and diabetic. DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A jury acquitted a man of negligent homicide in connection with a February 2013 collision that killed a retired judge, but convicted him of a lesser charge in causing injuries to his passenger. Police said 74-year-old Bruce Larson of Durham, a former Candia District Court judge, died in the Route 4 crash in Durham. He was heading west when he collided with a vehicle that appeared to have been attempting to pass another vehicle heading east. Police said 24-year-old Ryan Marchant of Wakefield, Massachusetts, was driving. Foster’s Daily Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/14vpQC2) the jury was deadlocked Monday on a second negligent homicide charge alleging Marchant caused Larson’s death by driving at an unsafe speed and passing in a no-passing zone. Marchant’s passenger, Martin Hyppolite, suffered a broken hip. Marchant awaits sentencing. Vermont mayors announce legislative goals New Hampshire providers offer “text to 911” services MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Mayors Coalition has released its priorities for the legislation session. The coalition of eight mayors is calling for education reform and waterway protection from stormwater runoff. The mayors released their legislative session goals and their commitment to advocate for these areas of common interest at a State House press conference on Tuesday. The coalition was created in 2013 and includes the mayors of Vergennes, St. Albans, Montpelier, Barre, Rutland, Newport, Winooski and Burlington. Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger says the Vermont Mayors Coalition will work hard this session “to see that action is taken to keep our education system strong and financially sustainable and to create a fair, effective, and efficient system for protecting our waterways.” CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — People in New Hampshire can now text emergencies to 911. The four biggest wireless providers — Sprint, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, began voluntarily providing the service last year and the Federal Communications Commission required it from all providers by the end of 2014. The FCC tells people to limit texts for help to circumstances when voice calls can’t be made, such as for the deaf, or in cases when it’s not safe to speak. People with a text plan type 9-1-1 into the “To” field on a mobile device then enter a brief description of the emergency. Don’t use abbreviations, shorthand, photos, video or emoticons. Use simple words and be prepared to answer the dispatcher’s questions. If a text message does not go through, the sender will receive a notification. 5-year-old sitting in school bus driver’s seat causes crash MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — Police said a New Hampshire school bus driver allowed her 5-year-old son to sit in the driver’s seat with the bus running and the boy put it in reverse, sideswiping cars and crashing into a carport. Merrimack police said Tiffanie Brown was doing a safety check outside the bus last week at an apartment complex parking lot. Her 8year-old son was with her. Capt. Peter Albert tells WMUR-TV Brown instructed the 5-year-old to activate the different lights to check them. But the boy somehow put the bus in reverse. The 8-year-old was hanging onto a door at the time. No one was hurt, but Brown was arrested Monday and charged with reckless conduct and endangering the welfare of a child. It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer. Letters continued from Page A4 them access to our country. Let’s look at the Marathon bombing case in Boston. He hated us so much to bomb innocent people. Why didn’t he just leave! If you don’t like our laws, the laws of our Constitution, then leave. Go back where you came from.. But they sure do like our laws when they are in a courtroom and are on trial. Hypocrisy… Tsar- It’s cold enough for ice harvest at New Hampshire lake HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) — It’s cold enough for annual tradition of harvesting lake ice at a New Hampshire campground. Crews started sawing blocks for the Rockywold-Deephaven Camps in Holderness on Tuesday. The event goes back a century. It’s a timely start, helped by very low temperatures. In 2013, the threeday harvest at Squam Lake didn’t start until on Feb. 6, due to rain, warm temperatures and wind. Instead of refrigeration units, campers use lake ice packed into insulated ice houses that keep the blocks frozen through summer. The 16by-19-inch ice blocks weigh between 120 and 160 pounds each. On their Facebook page Tuesday, organizers honored Norman Lyford, who headed out to the ice for his 70th year of harvesting. The posting said, “We are grateful that he continues to share his wisdom with us.” naev’s lawyers asked the court for a change of venue, thinking he would not get a fair trial in Boston. How fair was he to the people he killed or maimed. We all know he committed the crime. I welcome legal immigrants who want to be here and want to be a part of our country. But the rest, go back where you came from! I bet the French are saying that now. Linda Riley Meredith, N.H. MEADOW LEASING Littleton, N.H. Ground Level Containers 20’ - 40’ Office Trailers Storage Trailers 28’ - 48’ 1-800-762-7026 • 603-444-7026 Let Us Help You With All Your Storage Needs. Black Cyan Magenta Yellow VERMONT MAN HEADS TO TRIAL IN WIFE’S DEATH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE By lynne tuoHy Associated Press NEWPORT, N.H. — Kelly Robarge texted a friend that she had just filed for divorce from her husband of 21 years. As she pulled into her driveway, she added: “He’s here.” Then, she vanished. That was on the morning of June 27, 2013. Her husband, James Robarge of Saxtons River, Vermont, was eventually charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection with her death. Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday in Sullivan County Court in New Hampshire. The same night Kelly Robarge disappeared, James Robarge was picked up by police on a road about two miles from where his 42-year-old wife’s body would ultimately be found. He had blood on his shorts and the car he said had broken down had a bloodstained trunk. Kelly Robarge’s decomposing and animal-ravaged body was found nine days later in a remote area of Unity, about 10 miles from her home. State police Sgt. John Sonia testified at a hearing last year that her neck was missing. “It’s a grisly scene. It really is quite disturbing,” public defender Alex Parsons said as he asked a prospective juror Tuesday whether he could closely study the images. Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell focused on the one thing investigators don’t know for sure: How Kelly Robarge was killed. She declined to comment on the trial, which is expected to last five weeks. Jurors will visit Kelly Robarge’s home Wednesday and testimony will begin Thursday. Public defender Caroline Smith said Robarge has maintained his innocence. “He’s looking forward to trial so he can have his day in court,” she said. AP PHOTO In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, file photo James Robarge, right, talks during his arraignment in Sullivan Country Superior Court in Newport, N.H. At trial, jurors will hear friends testify that Kelly Robarge told them her husband had threatened to put her through a wood chipper if she left him. They will also testify about comments she made in the days before she disappeared that his abuse and mood swings were escalating. Superior Court Judge Brian Tucker ruled last week that the jury can see text messages and pictures of wounds on James Robarge’s body — including a large scratch through a tattoo that reads “Love Dies Slowly.” Sonia, the state police detective, testified in January 2014 that 45year-old James Robarge texted one of the couple’s two adult children, Sierra, on June 27 to ask if she knew where her mother was. He also asked when Sierra would be home. He told her that he had found his 18-month-old grandson alone in the house. Sonia said he believes Kelly Robarge’s body was in the trunk of James Robarge’s car when their daughter arrived about an hour later to the house she shared with her mother. Robarge has pleaded not guilty. He has been held without bond since his arrest the week Kelly Robarge’s body was found. CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow THE CALEDONIAN-RECORD A6 Prue continued from Page A1 as she can have written communication with her husband. “Nothing’s changed in terms of Ms. Prue’s wishes and I’ve confirmed them as recently as yesterday evening,” said Marsicovetere. “I do not see a trial…that’s what I can tell you and I don’t think there’s anything in Dr. Weker’s report from his meeting with Ms. Prue that suggests that she is not interested in moving forward exactly as stated and as I confirmed yesterday evening.” But Marsicovetere is not giving up efforts to find a doctor that might declare his client to be incompetent prior to trial. A diagnosis of incompetence would open up the possibility that Patricia Prue could avoid criminal liability for the Jenkins killing and be turned over to the Vermont Department of Mental Health for hospitalization instead of facing trial and incarceration. “I do have concerns about Ms. Prue’s competency notwithstanding Dr. Weker’s report,” said Marsicov- Principal continued from Page A1 According to the Sutton School Directors, the base salary and usual health insurance costs are already in the proposed FY16 budget. But $80,000 will need to be added to meet the salary and insurance costs of a new principal. “The Sutton School Directors, Caledonia North Supervisory Union Business Manager Tisha Hankinson and school administrators are all carefully monitoring this year’s budget,” the school board wrote in their statement. The board anticipates any deficit will be paid through future budgets. The board has scheduled a FY2016 proposed budget informational meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at the school. The board will also discuss tentative Reverend continued from Page A1 had anybody tell me the time is now to give a benediction,’” Potter said. “Everybody laughed…I also said, ‘Don’t be scared, I’ve got the mic.’ Everybody stood up again.” Potter’s benediction, his second for Shumlin, was likewise popular. It attracted laughter and ovations, he said. “We Vermonters are not given to doubt, despair and difficulties beyond doing,” Potter said during the benediction. “We are, after all, Green Mountain boys and girls. We have come across these hills and valleys and up too many mountains to ignore the beautiful view over this land we love. We are folks of vision and vitality both in the valley and on the mountaintop. You and I know the precious people of Vermont expect and pray that we will figure it out, fund it out, tough it out and faith it through because we are together Poaching continued from Page A1 game rules. The Affidavits Wayne Dion is charged with the following counts: failure to tag big game, baiting deer, feeding deer, taking game by illegal means using lights, taking deer out of season, taking a big game animal by illegal means, taking bird in closed season, possessing a big game animal taken by illegal means or in a closed season, and transporting big game taken by illegal means or during a closed season. Wardens Jenna Reed, Jason Dukette, Marc Luneau, and David Gregory, Specialist Russell Shopland, and Colonel Jason Batchelder essentially surrounded the Dion house Nov. 14, the day before the opening of rifle season. At 5:12 p.m., Dukette heard a gunshot from the vicinity of the Dion home, and more than an hour later, saw Wayne Dion leave the residence with a flashlight, looking down at the ground and searching a field. When the shot rang out, Dukette could see that the flood lights in the yard were on. From that point until the rifle season opened at 6:16 a.m. the next morning, no other shots were heard in the area from several vantage etere. “I would like for our expert Dr. (Philip) Kinsler to conduct his evaluation of competency.” The court ordered the December competency evaluation at Marsicovetere’s request. Marsicovetere argued at the time that his client’s recent interest in accepting the state’s offer was a sign she was suffering from mental problems. On Tuesday he told Bent he’d like to have Prue evaluated again but that he needed the court’s help to make it happen because he’d already been turned down for additional funding by the Vermont Defender General’s Office. He said he would file a motion with the court formally asking for help in getting the money. “I do not have authorization from the defender general’s office,” said Marsicovetere. “My only recourse is to ask the court to order it and that is something I plan to file by tomorrow.” “Alright, you can feel free to file it,” said Bent. Marsicovetere has been preparing an insanity defense for Patricia Prue claiming she suffered from multiple personality disorder - known clini- cally as disassociative identity disorder (DID) - when she killed Jenkins. He told the judge that Weker’s report did not fully address the DID theory but did not rule it out. Bent said he wasn’t convinced it was a critical factor. “I’m not so clear that even a diagnosis of disassociative identity disorder creates incompetence,” said Bent. Patricia Prue has previously pleaded not guilty to all the charges against her. Under the terms of the state’s Nov. 12, 2014 offer she would plead guilty to 1st degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murder in exchange for life in prison without parole, while all other charges – including aggravated murder, improper disposal of a dead body and multiple counts of possession of child pornography – would be dismissed. Allen Prue was convicted by a jury in October on all charges related to the kidnapping and murder of Jenkins. He was sentenced in December to life in prison. plans for the principal search and selection process at this meeting. Stradling has been the principal at the Sutton School for six years. Her resignation was accepted by the Board on Jan. 2. Attorney Pietro Lynn negotiated the resignation on behalf of the board. In November, Stradling was accused of assaulting a school staff member. In the weeks that followed the reported assault, the Vermont State Police investigated the incident, then forwarded the results of its criminal investigation to Caledonia County State’s Attorney Lisa Warren for review. Warren reviewed the investigation and made the decision not to file any criminal charges against Stradling. In the meantime, Caledonia North Supervisory Union Superintendent Victoria Scheufler placed Stradling on administrative leave the day the assault was reporter to her, then returned Stradling to her position the day after. After Scheufler and the Board met with a large group of parents, Scheufler rescinded her earlier decision and placed Stradling back on leave. In several meetings with parents, The Board and the Superintendent heard from numerous parents who were unhappy with Stradling’s job as principal, which went beyond the alleged assault. In releasing the details of Stradling’s agreement, “We would not have made this decision given its financial implications unless we thought it was very important for educating our children to make this agreement. It was clear to the Board that that the recent controversy would not permit us to move for- continued from Page A1 ward without distraction unless derstand the gravity of the situathere was a change of leadership.” tion.” Last August, the village trustees unexpectedly eliminated the position of village supervisor, removing eight-year supervisor Brian Hanson from his position and revealed that sponded to that closing line by the village had severe financial difficulties. chanting “yes yes yes.” While the ongoing audit has He was thrilled by the experishown no criminal activity or fraud, ence, protesters and all. “It was a precious moment,” Smith told the six residents present Potter said. “If I had handled it any Monday that “some of the trustees’ other way the whole spirit of the concerns were validated.” The village trustees last fall had day would have been lost. It’s unfortunate though because it’s dis- to borrow $300,000 in a short-term tracting. Gov. Shumlin said he was loan to cover expenses and launched disappointed and saddened. I think an investigation into the village’s practices. Only that’s part of the feeling people accounting $150,000 of that loan has been had.” Potter said a handful of protest- needed so far, trustees said. Accountants are trying to find ers later called to apologize for interrupting the benediction. He where $230,000 of the bond proceeds went, and haven’t found the appreciates that. records to show how it was used. Ironically, Potter said, the proSmith said he did not know if the testers, Shumlin and essentially the whole of Vermont harbor the same letter would trigger an investigation by the PSB. But Barton Village has goal. to show willingness and ability to “We all want a healthy Vermont fix the problem, he said. “You have but clearly we can’t pay for it,” Potter said. “The governor simply so much explaining to do.” “Our concern is that there are so said that we have a huge deficit many compliance issues you failed and we can’t afford it right now. to follow. Basically it’s a lack of I’ve said that to my kids all my paying attention,” Smith said. life.” The village is going to the PSB with the story about the situation, asking for forgiveness, Smith said. Trustee Nate Sicard said the three trustees, all new to the board, will be working closely with consultants for Luneau asked where he could the next couple of months. find the deer’s heart and liver, and They were disappointed that only Wayne Dion told him, “My wife six residents attended the meeting put them in the refrigerator.” Monday, advertised in the local The shooting port was located newspaper. above a table holding containers of The consultants urged the trustees spent and live ammunition in the to keep talking to residents about the bedroom. Wardens found three situation. light switches to control the flood Bond Obligations lights and a tripod used for shootBond bank consultant Paul Giuing. liani assured concerned residents Jennie Dion claimed to have that the village’s credit should be been sleeping and said she didn’t OK, as long as the bond is paid back hear her husband shoot the deer. properly and the village tackles the “Given the proximity of the bed current problem successfully. The and pillows to that shooting port, it bond bank will watch what happens is impossible to conceive that Mrs. before the PSB, he said. The village has not defaulted on Dion would not have heard the report of a high powered rifle shot in the bond, Giuliani said. “It’s not catastrophic conseher own bedroom,” Reed wrote. Reed examined the deer carcass quences for the village.” The village is expected to hire fiand found a large amount of hemorrhaging from the front shoulder nancial help while preparing to ask to the thigh. “Given the lack of the for an expected rate increase for the vital organs being struck, combined village’s 2,300 electric customers. with the extent of the damage to the The impact on the village budget deer, it was evident that the deer and tax rate is not known. “It seems pretty obvious – some did not die immediately,” Reed sort of increase is necessary,” Emersaid. Luneau said the bed where the son said. In the end, the village trustees deer died indicated that the deer laid there for many hours, melting will decide how to manage the electric department or whether to sell its all snow beneath it. The couple also had coyotes assets. One thing that must be done is hanging near the house that Wayne Dion said had been shot the week build up the trust that will be lost with the disclosure of the problems, prior. Emerson said. As a utility, the village has an ob- smart, resilient, strong and spirited, and in our heart of hearts we are able to rely on a strength greater than our own when we are at our best. It’s just that simple. We may not see eye to eye but that does not mean that we cannot walk arm and arm and hand in hand to do the work of the people who sent us here.” Potter in the benediction also recalled a meeting with Dr. King. The men were acquainted through Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, where Potter studied. The particular meeting occurred in 1964 at Springfield College in Massachusetts when King delivered a commencement address and Potter gave the benediction. “In the recessional, Martin put his arm around me and said, ‘Great benediction, but Bob, it’s easier to pray it than to do it,’” Potter said. “For the sake of the king, Martin, that is, let’s not just pray it, let’s do it.” Potter said lawmakers re- points of wardens. No shots were heard from the start of the season until Wayne Dion approached Batchelder and Reed, who were parked at the end of Young Lane, at 8:25 a.m. Wayne Dion told the wardens, who were in plainclothes, that he’d shot a 9-pointer that morning that probably weighed 200 pounds. Wardens observed deer blood and hair in a path where the deer had been dragged behind an ATV from the a bed in the woods. In the yard, wardens saw a swept path surrounding an apple tree about 15 yards from the shooting port in the couple’s bedroom, where corn and a neat row of apples had been left. The dead blue jay was found in the same area, according to affidavits. In the basement, wardens found the ATV with deer hair attached to a rope, an eviscerated whitetail hanging from the rafters, and deer entrails in a bucket, with the stomach contents including apple bits. The temperature of the deer indicated it had been taken well before the 6:16 a.m. start of the season, affidavits state. The basement also held seven large chest freezers, six of which were full of apples, seven containers of corn, and two five-gallon pails of apples that appeared to be thawing out. WedNeSdAy, JANuARy 14, 2015 LRH CELEBRATES GROWTH, PREPARES FOR CHALLENGES By roBert BleCHl Staff Writer LITTLETON, N.H. — A dedicated hospital staff was celebrated and health care challenges highlighted during Littleton Regional Healthcare’s 108th annual community meeting Tuesday. “We continue to grow,” said,” said Bill Bedor, vice-chairman and treasurer of LRH’s board of trustees. “The success of the hospital is the ability to take care of the community, which is the most important thing.” Growth in recent years equates to 14 percent annually and the hospital continues to hire, said Bedor, who took a few minutes to break down the numbers. Today, LRH, the largest employer in the immediate region, has a current total of 518 staff members, including 285 full-time employees and 135 part-time. Practicing physicians at LRH total 127, with 38 working directly for the hospital, he said. LRH projects revenues at $145 million, with a $85 million net, and total community benefits at $3.66 million. Annual payroll, too, which helps drive the local economy, has increased from $21 million in 2007 to $35 million today. “Our vision calls us to be the employer of choice in the region,” said LRH CEO Warren West. Health care is not without its challenges, however, and the changing health care environment across Barton Black Cyan Magenta Yellow the nation is being felt locally. With LRH’s operating margins experiencing a downward trend, health care is getting tougher going forward, said Bedor. “There will be continuing pressure on cost control,” said Stevan Trooboff, chairman of LRH’s board of trustees. “No one is going to pay us more, but we’re going to have to do more with the same amounts.” The shortage of primary care physicians that will not go away will also change future care, said Trooboff. Still, with LRH’s growth, it is financially stable and that allows the hospital to reinvest in the community and take care of residents who, with LRH’s services, don’t have to travel outside the North Country for health care, said Bedor. And with modern equipment and talented staff, the hospital is positioned well for the future, and its ongoing profitability enables it to make good investments, said Trooboff. “We’ll be here for many, many years continuing to take great care of the community,” said Bedor. As a new year begins, LRH’s 240 volunteers continue to grow in number as do its current total of 116 auxiliary members, said West. Last year, total patient visits, which includes some repeat patients, reached 124,132. “Patients are getting a great experience here because of the LRH family,” said West. In recent years, LRH has seen a reduced door-to-doctor time for patients of 40 to 18 minutes, he said. For LRH’s Charitable Foundation, a total of $161,244 was donated last year from 334 businesses and individuals, including 100 new donors, said LRH Charitable Foundation board Chairman Dr. John Sauter. Donors to the charitable foundation helped improvements to the hospice room and helped launch programs such as the Care-A-Van, which transports patients who can no longer drive, as well as created the Paramedic Intercept Program and finalized the acquisition of a mobile PET scan, which can detect spreading cancer. After Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Weeks Medical Center and Cottage Hospital closed their birthing centers, LRH is seeing a demand for its labor suite, with 336 deliveries last year. A new campaign for 2015 involves renovating two labor suite rooms as well as equipment, at a cost of $500,000, said Sauter. The charitable foundation can raise $200,000, and has already raised $100,000, he said and a “very special donor,” New England Wire Technologies, will donate $50,000. During Tuesday’s meeting, LRH thanked outgoing trustees Milton Bratz and Wayne Rioux, both of whom served in full their 10-year board terms, and trustee Mell Brooks, who served eight years and is taking a consulting job outside the North Country. “It was an absolute pleasure,” said Brooks. “This is a great organization.” TRUSTEES LAY OUT NEXT STEPS By roBin smitH Staff Writer BARTON – The Barton Village trustees told the Vermont Public Service Board that they are committed to resolving the financial problems plaguing its electric department. In a letter to the board Monday, the village trustees promised to provide more information about how a $1.85 million bond that the board OK’d was spent. They also will send that information to the Vermont Department of Public Service, acting as consumer advocate for the 2,300 ratepayers in the Barton Village electric service area. The service area includes customers in the Barton area, including Charleston, Sutton and Westmore. The plan for getting out of the problem of mismanagement of the bond for a 46 kV new distribution line is detailed in a letter to the PSB, sent Monday by the trustees’ attorney, Elijah Emerson of Primmer, Piper Eggleston & Cramer. By the end of January, the trustees intend to hire an interim finance and accounting consultant and an interim business manage, with both positions expected to be part-time. The trustees last fall eliminated the position of village supervisor, and not renewing the contract of supervisor Brian Hanson after eight years. “It is critically important to install non-elected officials that bring the necessary set of skills to guide the village through the upcoming transition,” the letter to the PSB states. The trustees want to make sure that the bond payments continue as required to maintain the village’s credit. Also by the end of January, the trustees plan to have the 2013 audit complete. The audit, commissioned in the fall, will allow Barton to analyze if and how much of a rate increase might be needed to pay for ongoing electric department operations. It’s possible, the trustees’ attorney says, that the co-mingling of money from the bond with operating income in the electric department “disguises a need for an increase in revenues.” Then Barton will start the process of adopting proper internal controls and procedures to avoid similar problems in the future. By the end of March, the trustees hope to know if they will need to ask for a rate increase and what size. And then, Barton has to convert a short-term $300,000 loan taken out last fall to cover expenses into a long-term borrowing, which will require taxpayer and board approval. Final decisions will include whether the trustees should hire a full-time electric department manager, create a board of electric commissioners or contract out the management of the department. The trustees may also consider selling the department’s assets, which would require Barton Village voter approval and approval of the PSB. ligation to continue serving its ratepayers, Emerson said, regardless of the situation. Lack Of Records Smith said the worst case scenario is that $600,000 of the bond was used to cover other expenses in the village’s other departments. They suspect the real amount is closer to $230,000. The irony is that the 46 kV project, done with Orleans Electric, came in under budget. One of the problems is that there are no records to record when the village’s manpower did work, which could be billed to the bond proceeds, the consultants said. Another concern is that part of the 46 kV project, what’s called the “underbuild” of Barton distribution lines from the 46 kV line costing $274,978, was not put out to bid as it should have been, Smith said. The Barton trustees are telling the PSB that more than $600,000 might have been used for purposes beyond what the bond bank and the PSB approved. The accountants found that $731,082 of the $1.85 million bond are not tied to invoices for the 46 kV project. There is only $111,598 left – now in a segregated account to help pay off the bond. What’s left to track is $619,483 in bond proceeds that cannot be tied to 46 kV expenses. They found that $372,565 was spent toward payments on the bond, paid out of the general fund in the electric department and could have come from the bond. That is allowed under bond bank rules, the consultants said. But there is $230,000 that has not been tracked down. Some may have gone to other departments in the village. For example, the electric department loaned $100,000 to the water department on Aug. 27, 2012, with interest charged. The balance was paid off over two years. If that was from the bond, that was not allowed under the bond bank’s rules or under the PSB order allowing the village to raise a bond for the 46 kV project. There is a possible deficit in the department which will have to be made up. Pleading The Case “Barton fully understands the seriousness of the problems that it is disclosing in this filing” to the PSB, Emerson stated in the letter. “The trustees are committed to providing the board and the Department of Public Service with additional information that will aid in the board and department’s review,” the letter states. “By making these disclosures, Barton understands that this is likely the beginning of a lengthy process to get Barton on the right track. It is Barton’s objective to work collaboratively with the board, the department, its ratepayers, its taxpayers and other stakeholders to make sure that process is as successful as possible,” Emerson concluded in the letter. CALEDONIAN Black Cyan Magenta Yellow NEW ENGLAND WedNeSdAy, JANuARy 14, 2015 A7 NEW HAMPSHIRE Effort To Draft Warren Into 2016 Race Heads To New Hampshire By Holly ramer Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Progressive activists hoping to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the 2016 presidential race will hold their first meeting in the key early-voting state of New Hampshire on Saturday. Members of MoveOn.org and Democracy for America are starting their “Run, Warren, Run” New Hampshire effort with a meeting in Manchester. The groups hope to persuade the populist Massachusetts senator to seek the Democratic nomination in 2016, even though she has repeatedly said she is not running. In an interview published Tuesday in Fortune, Warren answered a simple “no” when asked, “So, are you going to run for president?” Asked for comment, Warren spokeswoman Lacey Rose said Tuesday: “As Sen. Warren has said many times, she is not running for president.” The architect of President Barack Obama’s consumer finan- cial protection agency, Warren would be able to quickly raise millions from an enthusiastic following, many of whom are wary of the leading potential Democratic candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Saturday’s meeting comes a month after a similar gathering attracted about 75 people in Iowa, which traditionally holds the earliest presidential caucuses just beNew Hampshire’s fore first-in-the-nation primaries. MoveOn plans to spend $1 million on its Warren effort, and Democracy for America has pledged $250,000. The groups are seeking staffers in both states and are trying to build volunteer and donor support. Such work also has been underway on behalf of Clinton in both states for at least a year, and Clinton herself has a strong network of New Hampshire support that she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have nurtured for more than two decades. Both Warren and Clinton campaigned for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire last fall. MASSACHUSETTS Paris Attacks Could Prompt New Bid To Delay Tsarnaev Trial By denise lavoie AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON — The terror attacks in Paris could provide new grounds for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers to argue that his trial should be delayed and moved outside Boston because it may be even more difficult to pick an impartial jury with a new terror attack fresh in the minds of prospective jurors, legal analysts said Tuesday. Tsarnaev’s lawyers have asked repeatedly to delay the trial and to move it outside Massachusetts, where almost everyone seems to know someone connected to the marathon or personally affected by the 2013 bombings. Federal Judge George O’Toole Jr. has rejected the defense requests, and Miriam Conrad, one of Tsarnaev’s lawyers, declined to comment Tuesday on whether the defense would renew the request in light of the Paris attacks. But Jeffrey Abramson, a professor of law and government at the University of Texas at Austin, said that if he were one of Tsarnev’s lawyers, he would ask for a delay of three to six months “until the Paris comparison fades a bit.” “Whatever scabbing or healing had begun to take place, the Boston wound is freshly ripped open by the events in Paris,” said Ambramson, who has written extensively about the jury system in the United States. In the marathon case, authorities say Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, planned and carried out the attack as retaliation for U.S. wars in Muslim countries. Three people were killed and more than 260 were wounded when twin bombs exploded at the finish line April 15, 2013. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police days after the bombings. Dzhokhar, 21, could face the death penalty if convicted. In the Paris attacks, two gunmen, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, burst into the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people. A total of 17 people were shot dead in a three-day terrorist killing spree, including four hostages. The Kouachi brothers and a third gunman were killed by police. While “Boston Strong” became the slogan used to show unity following the marathon attacks, “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) has become a popular slogan since the Paris attacks. Abramson said it would be difficult for any jury pool not to see similarities between the two cases and be potentially influenced by them. “It just cries out for comparison,” he said. Veteran Boston defense attorney Jeffrey Denner said Tsarnaev’s defense could argue that the pall cast by the Paris attacks will make it difficult to find jurors who can be impartial in Tsarnaev’s case. “Emotions are really running high now. The terrorist problem, while it’s always this 800pound elephant sitting in the room, right now it’s the 800pound elephant sitting right on the defendant,” Denner said. “It’s hard to ever view terrorist threats in an impartial way, but it’s almost impossible where the events are so fresh and poignant as last week.” Jury selection began last week in Boston, with more than 1,350 prospective jurors called in to federal court to fill out lengthy juror questionnaires. The judge will begin questioning individual jurors Thursday. Jury consultant Beth Bochnak said if she were a member of Tsarnaev’s defense team, she would renew the requests to delay and move the trial, citing the potential impact of the Paris attacks. “These high-profile cases — especially involving terrorism — frequently make anti-death penalty people into pro-death penalty people, and I’m sure what’s happened in Paris is just making it harder,” said Bochnak, who was a jury consultant for the defense in the trial of New York mobster Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano and the trial of Kristen Gilbert, a Massachusetts nurse convicted of killing four patients at a Veterans Administration hospital. Both Basciano and Gilbert were spared the death penalty. Denner said suspending a trial after jury selection has begun would be highly unusual. “The fact that they’ve already called a big group of people in and the process has begun makes it more difficult to be undone, as a practical matter,” he said. “On the other hand, the central issue still remains: Can any defendant get a fair trial given the circumstances and context of the case? The context has changed when the whole terror situation has been exacerbated dramatically over the past week,” he added. Denner said he also thinks it’s unlikely the judge would reconsider moving the trial because of the Paris attacks. “Right now, I think it would be hard to get a fair trial anywhere,” he said. REGION Commemorative guns mark Fish and Game anniversary CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two firearms manufacturers are creating limited edition guns to mark the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s 150th anniversary. Ruger is issuing a limited run of 150 collectible M77 Hawkeye rifles featuring the Fish and Game Department’s anniversary seal in 14 karat gold, and LHR Sporting Arms is making a commemorative muzzleloader rifle. A portion of all sales will benefit the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire. In addition, the guns bearing serial number 001 will be auctioned, with the proceeds going to the heritage foundation fund. BRIEFS House Republican Leader Ken Fredette said his caucus is ready to work with Democrats on important issues, like lowering energy costs, lowering the tax burden and continuing to move people off of welfare. “Now that the campaigns are over, Republicans look to Democrats to show their sincerity to working in a bipartisan fashion with their votes, not just their rhetoric,” Fredette said. The Legislature’s session is underway, but much of the real work hasn’t started yet. Lawmakers got their first look at Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s $6.3 billion budget on Friday. Meanwhile, the House and Senate have been busy referencing dozens of bills to committees, where the proposals will be vetted before they are sent back to the chamber floors. Two New Hampshire students selected for Senate Youth Program CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire students will be part of 104 student delegates attending the annual United States Senate Youth Program. The program brings outstanding high school students to Washington, D.C., for an intensive, weeklong study of the federal government and the people who lead it. The program, funded by The Heart Foundations, provides each student with a $5,000 undergraduate college scholarship with encouragement to continue coursework in government, history and public affairs. It’s held March 7-14. Devin McMahon of East Hampstead is a senior at Pinkerton Academy who serves as the Student Council president and Future Business Leaders of America community service coordinator. Jessie Osgood of Henniker attends John Stark Regional High School and is a student representative to the School Board. She’s a Model United Nations Leadership Team member. Navy SEAL to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery SERVICE CENTER I-91 EXIT 22 ROUTE 5 • ST. JOHNSBURY, VT Nick Pilotte, Service Advisor Pat Wheelock, Service Manager • Josh Bagley, Service CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 31-year-old Navy SEAL from New Hampshire who died during a military parachute training exercise in Florida will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. A celebration of William “Blake” Marston’s life has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bedford Presbyterian Church. Visiting hours will be held Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bennett Funeral Home in Concord. Marston died Saturday after landing on the grounds of an airport in DeLand, Florida. Police said after he was found on the ground unconscious and with a broken leg, he was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A witness told police that something flew off his parachute as he was in free fall between 40 to 60 feet above ground. Fire causes plant evacuation; plant fully operational RS LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Firefighters say the New Hampshire Ball Bearing plant in Laconia is fully operational hours after the plant was evacuated due to a fire. WMUR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1KFmw8G) firefighters said the fire broke out shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday in the duct work above a heat treating machine. Firefighters believe combustible material in the flue caught fire. They said no one was hurt. Report highlights need for better science, math education CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A new report says New Hampshire is falling behind in science, technology, engineering and math education and must take concrete steps to better prepare students for careers in those fields. A task force created by Gov. Maggie Hassan released its report on this topic Tuesday. The report says New Hampshire ranks 21st and 32nd, respectively, in the percentage of students receiving associates and bachelor’s degrees in the so-called STEM fields. It also says less there were only enough qualified teachers to fill half of the open science and math positions in the 2012-2013 school year. The report recommends giving students more career-prep opportunities in high schools, creating an advisory committee to promote STEM education for girls and better preparing teachers to teach STEM classes, among other things. Maine Democrats say focus this session will be on jobs AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Top Maine Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday their policy focus this session will be on workforce development, job training, college affordability and attracting young people to the state. 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The newspaper unapologetically skewered other religions as well, and bragged that Sunday’s turnout of a million people at a march in Paris to condemn terrorism was larger “than for Mass.” “For the past week, Charlie, an atheist newspaper, has achieved more miracles than all the saints and prophets combined,” it said in the edition’s lead editorial. “The one we are most proud of is that you have in your hands the newspaper that we always made.” Working out of borrowed offices, surviving staff published an unprecedented print run of 3 million copies — more than 50 times the usual circulation. It was to appear on newsstands Wednesday, one week to the day after the assault by two masked gunmen that killed 12 people, including much of the weekly’s editorial staff and two police officers. It was the beginning of three days of terror that saw 17 people killed before the three Islamic extremist attackers were gunned down by security forces. Before the new edition was even released, one of Egypt’s top Islamic authorities had warned Charlie Hebdo against publishing more cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Dar al-Ifta, which is in charge of issuing religious edicts, called the planned cover an “unjustified provocation” for millions of Muslims who respect and love their prophet and warned the cartoon would likely spark a new wave of hatred. Indeed, criticism and threats immediately appeared on militant websites, with calls for more strikes against the newspaper and anonymous threats from radicals, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based terrorism monitor. The latest cover shows a weeping Muhammad, holding a sign reading “I am Charlie” with the words “All is forgiven” above him. Zineb El Rhazoui, a journalist with the weekly, said the cover meant the journalists are forgiving the extremists for the attack. Renald Luzier, the cartoonist who drew the cover image under the pen name “Luz,” said it represents “just a little guy who’s crying.” Then he added, unapologetically: “Yes, it is Muhammad.” Speaking at a news conference in which he repeatedly broke down crying, Luzier described weeping after he drew the picture. “I wrote ‘everything is pardoned’, and I cried,” he said, adding that at that moment the staff understood the drawing would be the cover. “It is not the cover that the world wanted us to do,” he said, tearfully putting his head down on the table at one point as colleagues embraced him in a group hug. Charlie Hebdo had faced repeated threats and a firebombing for depictions of the prophet, and its editor and his police bodyguard See Hebdo, Page A10 CONNECTICUT $5M Settlement Reached In 2011 Christmas Fire By dave Collins Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — A contractor who accidentally caused a fire at a Connecticut home that killed three girls and two of their grandparents on Christmas 2011 has agreed to settle part of a wrongful-death lawsuit by paying the children’s father $5 million. Court records obtained by The Associated Press show that the contractor, Michael Borcina, and his company settled Matthew Badger’s lawsuit in Hartford Superior Court on Dec. 10. Badger’s lawyer confirmed the settlement amount Tuesday. The fire in Stamford killed 7year-old twins Grace and Sarah Badger, 9-year-old Lily Badger and their maternal grandparents, Lomer and Pauline Johnson. The girls’ mother, Madonna Badger, and Borcina were dating at the time and escaped the fire. Authorities said the fire began after Borcina left a bag of fireplace ashes in a bin in a mudroom in the house. Borcina, who was renovating the $1.7 million Victorian home, was accused in the lawsuit of contributing with other defendants to make the house a “firetrap,” including failing to install a smoke detection system during the construction. A lawyer for Borcina didn’t return a message Tuesday seeking comment. A phone listing for Borcina could not be found. Matthew Badger and Madonna Badger did not return messages seeking comment. Richard Emery, a New York lawyer representing Matthew Badger, said the $5 million settlement is the first in the lawsuit, which remains pending against several other defendants. “It is nowhere near reflective of the ultimate value of this case: three little girls’ lives,” Emery said. “No money could compensate for that.” Matthew Badger filed the lawsuit in July 2012 against Borcina, his company Tiberias Construction of New York City, the city of Stamford and others. Claims against the city and other defendants remain unresolved. “The girls died before they could escape the home, which had become a firetrap as a result of months of substandard construction leading up to the fire,” according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also says city officials knew or should have known that Borcina served as the home’s general contractor but didn’t have a state home improvement contractor’s license. Stamford officials previously denied any wrongdoing in connection with the fire. The city’s corporation counsel, Kathryn Emmett, declined to comment Tuesday. The home’s architect, electrician and general contractor listed on the building permit also were included as defendants. A state prosecutor concluded in 2012 that no criminal charges should be filed. Madonna Badger has said Borcina ran his hands over the ashes to make sure they were out before putting the bag in the bin in the mudroom, just before they went to sleep after wrapping presents early on Christmas morning. Madonna Badger, an advertising executive in New York, also is suing Stamford, alleging city officials intentionally destroyed evidence when they demolished the home without notice shortly after the fire. City officials denied that. PUBLIC NOTICE LUNENBURG FIRE DISTRICT #1 2015 ANNUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 2015 7:00 PM at the Lunenburg Town Hall WORLD BRIEFS France to boost anti-terror measures as official says arms for deadly attacks from abroad PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister demanded tougher anti-terrorism measures Tuesday after deadly attacks that some call this country’s Sept. 11 — and that may already be leading to a crackdown on liberties in exchange for greater security. Police told The Associated Press that the weapons used came from abroad, as authorities in several countries searched for possible accomplices and the sources of financing for last week’s attacks on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police. A new suspect was identified in Bulgaria. “We must not lower our guard, at any time,” Prime Minister Manuel Valls told Parliament, adding that “serious and very high risks remain.” Lawmakers in the often argumentative chamber lined up overwhelmingly behind the government, giving repeated standing ovations to Valls’ rousing, indignant address — and then voted 488-1 to extend French airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq. “France is at war against terrorism, jihadism, and radical Islamism,” Valls declared. “France is not at war against Islam.” Beyoncé’s husband, rapper Jay-Z, of “exploiting his wife” like a “pimp.” The first lady’s office declined to comment on Huckabee’s comments. Romney sparks new competition among GOP establishment 2016 contenders DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A shake-out among fiery conservatives with White House ambitions was always a sure thing. 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And the House passed a regulatory reform bill that the White House says would impose “unprecedented and unnecessary” requirements on agencies trying to write rules. It would require more justifications and notice. That was to be followed by votes Wednesday on two other bills: One A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Facility would alter a key section of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul in a way that would help banks, and the other would block Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including removal of protections for immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children. The Keystone bill passed the House last week and is expected to clear the Senate next WITH week and head to Obama’s desk. W E N A T E G ! 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Voters judge a jailed Virginia Unlike many criminal trials where there is a dislawmaker seeking to regain seat agreement over exactly what happened, the prosecuhe’s vacating after sex scandal tion and defense in Taylor’s trial agreed on the basic RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The writers of TV’s facts of the case in their opening statements. “Scandal” would be hard-pressed to invent a crisis Black lab in Seattle hops more difficult to manage than the case of “Fighting on bus, takes solo ride Joe,” a jailed Virginia lawmaker running in Tuesday’s special election to fill the same seat he’s supposed to to her dog park stop be resigning from. SEATTLE (AP) — A black Labrador named Eclipse Through four elections, most voters have over- just wants to get to the dog park. So if her owner takes looked or even embraced Joseph D. Morrissey’s flam- too long finishing his cigarette, and their bus arrives, boyant history of fistfights, contempt of court citations she climbs aboard solo and rides to her stop — to the and disbarment. The 57-year-old bachelor, who fa- delight of fellow Seattle bus passengers. thered three children out of wedlock with three differKOMO-TV reports (http://is.gd/R9Fa86 ) that local ent women, repeatedly won at least 70 percent of the radio host Miles Montgomery was amazed to see the vote as a Democrat. pooch get off the bus, without an owner, at a dog park But would voters be OK with his conviction in a sex last week. scandal involving his 17-year-old secretary, whose The dog and her owner, Jeff Young, live right near a nude photo was found on his cellphone and allegedly bus stop. In Young’s words, “She’s a bus-riding, sideshared with a friend? Would they mind that the young walk-walking dog.” Young says his dog sometimes woman — who denies they had sex — is now preg- gets on the bus without him, and he catches up with nant? her at the dog park three or four stops away. Virginians were watching in suspense until polls Bus riders report she hops onto seats next to closed Tuesday at 7 p.m., as voters cast ballots in a strangers, and watches out the window for her stop. three-way race for the seat Morrissey was supposed to 3-year-old boy driven away in be vacating. Morrissey, who claimed his phone was hacked and stolen car is found denies any wrongdoing, has made a career of never after answering phone backing down. He hung boxing gloves in his office and promised “Joe will fight for you” in campaign ads on SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say they city buses. At one point, he waved an assault rifle inside found a 3-year-old boy who was sitting in a car stolen the House chamber while arguing for gun control. outside a Utah day care Tuesday after he answered his mother's Chicago-area police officer stands attention.cellphone and honked the horn to draw their trial for fatally shooting 95-yearThe boy's mother, Elizabeth Barrios, left the car unlocked and running on a snowy morning as she old with beanbag gun dropped off another child, a baby, at the day care MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago po- around 7 a.m. in Ogden, a town about 40 miles north lice officer had better and safer options than to fire of Salt Lake City, police said. When she walked out, beanbags to subdue a confused, knife-wielding 95- she saw someone driving her car away with her 3-yearyear-old World War II veteran, a prosecutor told the old son Aiden inside. court Tuesday at the outset of the officer’s trial on a Police arrived and called her cellphone, which was felony reckless conduct charge in the man’s death. in the car, hoping to reach the thief and negotiate the With all of their police equipment, training and boy's release, Lt. Tim Scott said. Instead, the boy an“common sense,” Craig Taylor and the other Park For- swered the phone. He told his mother that a stranger est officers didn’t have to storm into John Wrana’s had driven away with her car and was going through room at an assisted living center on July 26, 2013, her purse. She told him to stay calm as the man took Cook County State’s Attorney Lynn McCarthy said things from her purse and ran away. during her opening statements. They did so, though, When the man was gone, officers told him to honk and Taylor ended up firing five beanbags at Wrana, in- the horn and followed the sound to the car, which was cluding the fatal one that struck his abdomen and abandoned about three blocks away. caused internal bleeding, she said. "He was scared, but it was a good thing at his age Taylor’s attorney, Terry Ekl, countered that Taylor that he was able to get himself out of his child seat and did what he was trained to do to subdue a dangerous honk the horn," Scott said. suspect who was coming at him with a knife. Wrana Police reunited the boy with his mother about 20 was determined enough that he kept coming at Taylor minutes after the car was stolen. Officers are searching with a knife “over his head” until the final shot knocked for a suspect. it from his hand, Ekl told Judge Luciano Panici, who "He left my son, that's all that matters to me," Elizwill decide the case. abeth Barrios told reporters on Tuesday. Taylor, 43, could face up to three years in prison if WedNeSdAy, JANuARy 14, 2015 House GOP Majority Aiming To Soften Financial Overhaul Law By marCy gordon AP Business Writer WASHINGTON — The House moved Tuesday toward approving a measure aimed at softening legislation responding to the 2008 financial crisis that put banks and Wall Street under the most sweeping rules since the Great Depression. Amid a veto threat from the White House, the legislation pushed by the newly bulked-up Republican majority came under discussion in the House for the second time in less than a week. This time it's likely to pass, with a vote expected Wednesday that will advance a key Republican priority. The bill would alter sections of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul. Most notably, the measure would give U.S. banks another two years — until 2019 — to ensure that their holdings of certain complex and risky securities don't put them afoul of a new banking rule. On the House floor, Democratic lawmakers objected to the measure being whisked through the House in the first days of the new Congress without the chance for discussion or changes at the level of congressional committees. The Democrats also were blocked late Hebdo continued from Page A9 were the first to die. Many Muslims believe all images of the prophet are blasphemous. The latest issue of Charlie Hebdo maintained the intentionally offensive tone that made the newspaper famous in France. The first two pages included drawings by the slain cartoonists: One showed a well-known late French nun talking about oral sex; another showed Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders dividing up the world. The lead editorial laid out a vig- Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Monday from bringing about a dozen proposed amendments to a vote on the floor. Republicans insisted that since most of the provisions of the bill already had been voted by the House in the last Congress as separate measures, there has been ample opportunity to consider them. The bill would revise the socalled Volcker rule, a key part of the financial overhaul law, which would limit banks' riskiest trading bets. That kind of risk-taking on Wall Street helped trigger the 2008 crisis. "Just one week after being sworn into office, the House of Representatives is already showing the American people that its priorities are all wrong," Dennis Kelleher, president of Better Markets, a group that advocates strict financial regulation, said in a statement. The bill won a 276-146 majority in the House last Wednesday — only the second day of the new Congress — but failed under fasttrack rules that required a twothirds vote. This time it's likely to pass under rules that require a simple majority. Republicans in the House have been trying for years to chip away at the Dodd-Frank law, which Congress enacted with mostly Democratic support to tighten reg- ulation with an eye to preventing another crisis. Republicans have denounced the law as an excessive expansion of regulatory authority that's stifling the competitiveness of the U.S. financial industry. As passage appeared closer, the Obama White House issued a formal veto threat Monday, saying the bill "would weaken and undermine" the Dodd-Frank law. Referring to the proposed two-year delay for certain securities under the Volcker rule, the White House said in a statement, "taxpayers should not have to wait that long to have limits in place that protect them from risky practices." The Federal Reserve in April gave banks until July 2017 to sell off their holdings of so-called collateralized loan obligations, which are mainly backed by commercial loans to higher-risk companies. That came atop a previous oneyear extension by the Federal Reserve, to July 2015. The rule is named for Paul Volcker, a former Fed chairman who was an adviser to President Barack Obama during the financial crisis. Volcker urged a ban on high-risk trading by big banks to diminish the likelihood that taxpayers might have to rescue them, as they did after the crisis, with hundreds of billions of dollars in government aid. orous defense of secularism, and of the newspaper’s right to lampoon religions and hold their leaders accountable — and ended with a critique of the pope. But most of the controversy centered on the cover and its depiction of the Prophet Muhammad. Around the world, news organizations took different approaches to illustrating stories about the Charlie Hebdo cover. In the United States, CBS programs and The New York Post ran images of the cover, while the ABC network didn’t. The New York Times also didn’t publish it, but included a link to it. CNN didn’t show the cover online or on the air. The Associated Press had not run previous Charlie Hebdo cartoons showing Muhammad, and declined to run the latest one as well, based on its policy to avoid images designed to provoke on the basis of religion. In Europe, Spain’s leading daily newspapers published the image online and the state broadcaster showed it on news bulletins. In Britain, The Times of London, the Guardian and the Independent went with the image, while The Daily Telegraph didn’t. The BBC showed the new cover on news programs. Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung all used it on their websites.
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