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EAST BURKE
ST. JOHNSBURY
CONTRACTORS SAY BRIDGE
PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE
ACADEMY GRADS URGED TO PREPARE FOR THEIR EULOGY
By leah carey
Staff Writer
Rain was falling as the 2015 graduating class
from St. Johnsbury Academy processed into the
ﬁeld house, but it didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits.
Following a trio of bagpipers in traditional
garb, the 225 graduates greeted the audience of
over 2,000 people with grins … and a few tears.
Returning to the Academy to serve as commencement speaker was Leila de Bruyne Chambers, a 2003 graduate. In the intervening 12 years,
she has founded a non-proﬁt organization serving
underprivileged children in Kenya called Flying
Kites.
Numerous awards were given to both students
and faculty members.
Of note, the Class of 2008 Impact Prize is
given by the graduating class to a faculty member
who has had a profoundly positive impact on the
senior class. While Headmaster Tom Lovett
asked the students for anecdotes about the recipient, he admitted that he had contributed some of
his own stories because the recipient was his own
son, John Lovett.
Also of community interest was the Melissa
Jenkins Memorial Prize, given to a male and a
female who exemplify the traits that deﬁned
Jenkins including perseverance, kindness, patience, honesty and compassion. Awardees were
Monica Steffey and Patrick Schoolcraft. “It’s
such an honor,” said Steffey. “Especially because
our class is the last class that actually knew her.”
Chambers told the graduates that there are two
types of strengths: those you would list on a resume, which speak of what you do, and those that
would be spoken of in a eulogy, which speak to
who you are. She encouraged the graduates to
Photo By LEAh cArEy
pursue their eulogy qualities, surrounding them- Rachel Reis and Martin Gilmartin march into Commencement Exercises for the
See academy, Page A6 St. Johnsbury Academy class of 2015. See more photos on Pages A6 & A8.
Will Be Ready By June 15
By Brad UsaTch
Staff Writer
EAST BURKE — With one bridge-less week down and another
two to go, the village of East Burke appears to be coping with a
construction project that has left non-locals looking at 20-plus mile
detours to get from one side of babbling, 15-foot-wide Dishmill
Brook to the other.
Brian Emmons, the project manager for T Buck construction
said on Monday that work to replace the vintage 1925 span on
Route 114 was right on schedule.
“We couldn’t ask for anything more really,” said Emmons. “The
rain set us back a little bit today, but the beams should be in place
on Wednesday and the bridge will be open for travel on June 15 at
7 a.m.”
See Bridge, Page A6
Photo By BrAd USAtch
Workers for contractor T Buck Construction prepare precast concrete abutments on Monday for the beams that
will support a new bridge on Route 114 in East Burke.
ST. JOHNSBURY
JACKSON LAWYER:
COMMUNITY VISIT VOLUNTEERS
TO MEET WITH STATE EXPERTS
DOC ON BOARD WITH HOME DETENTION FOR POLICE SHOOTING VICTIM
from the waste down. He’s
being held in the medical wing
at the Southern State Regional
Correctional Facility in Springfield while he awaits trial on
multiple charges in three counties including 12 felonies, state
court records.
The wheelchair-bound Jackson has now asked the court to
allow him out of prison to be
held on home detention at his
mother’s residence on Charles
Street in Lyndonville. A home
detention order from the court
alone would not lead directly
See Jackson, Page A6
By Todd WellingTon
Staff Writer
The Vermont Department of
Corrections (DOC) will support Eric Jackson’s efforts to
be released from prison while
awaiting trial in connection
with a high-speed chase in
which he was shot by state police as he allegedly rammed
their cruisers last year.
Jackson, 27, was shot on
May
28, 2014, following a 13Photo By todd WELLINGtoN
Eric Jackson is wheeled out of Caledonia Superior Court by Capt. mile pursuit from West Burke
Steve Bunnell of the Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department to Barton and is paralyzed
Monday. At left is Jackson’s defense attorney David Sleigh.
By Taylor reed
Staff Writer
It’s time to get down to brass tacks for the ongoing Community Visit Process in St. Johnsbury, a popular effort to make positive change in five focus areas.
An organizational “resources meeting” is scheduled for
Thursday from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Father Lively Center on Summer Street. It was originally set for St. Johnsbury School but a
scheduling conflict forced a venue shift.
The meeting will include formation of five task forces focused on subjects that are improving downtown housing, redeSee Visit, Page A6
VERMONT
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“We still have work to do to ensure the Vermont
Health Connect system supports the level of customer service that Vermonters deserve, but today’s
successful deployment is a major step in the right
direction,” Shumlin said. He thanked the Vermont
Health Connect team for working long days and
weekends.
Shumlin again acknowledged the frustrations
many people have encountered while trying to sign
up for health insurance under the state system set
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WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Peter Shumlin
and other officials on Monday announced the successful completion of a crucial software upgrade
for the troubled Vermont Health Connect insurance exchange.
But they cautioned that though the new software
tools are in place, it may take some time before
many consumers see the benefits, as staff work to
clear a backlog of more than 10,000 people seeking coverage changes due to life changes like marriage or divorce, a new child or a new job.
And while the average time to process such a
change in circumstance is expected to drop from
two hours to 10 minutes, it’s likely to be fall before most consumers will be able to make account
changes from Vermont Health Connect’s website,
without staff assistance.
REGION
By daVe graM
Associated Press
up in keeping with the federal Affordable Care
Act. Shumlin in March set a May 31 deadline for
the state and its principal contractor, Optum, to get
the change-in-circumstance software working,
with a second deadline of having the backlog
cleared and smooth functioning by Oct. 1.
Failing to meet those deadlines would force the
state to consider joining the federal health exchange or a federal-state hybrid, creating a new
See exchange, Page A6
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FOR THE RECORD
OBITUARIES
SARAH H. CROCKER
KATHERINE CHASE
IRIS VASHAW GLIDDEN
Sarah H. Crocker, 61, of
Colchester, Vt., passed away
quietly at home surrounded by
loved ones on May 22 after a
long and heroic battle with cancer.
Sarah was happiest at home
on her land with her hands in the
dirt, the wind on her face and the
sun warming her entire being.
She will be remembered for a
sense of beauty and style, her
philanthropy, commitment to
conservation, fondness for practical jokes and unique visual artistry. Her bronze sculptures touched
many including a commissioned work in Burlington, Vt. on permanent
display at the Main St. Landing.
Sarah is survived by her sister, Dee Crocker McKown (Keith), her
brothers, Jay Crocker (Maria) and Sam Crocker, very special nieces
and nephews, Alyssa McKown (Silas Gilbert), Nikki Villarreal
(Dustin), Cary Crocker, Brett Crocker, Sam Crocker and Carter
Crocker and a great-nephew, Asa Gilbert. She was pre-deceased by
her parents, Julian and Edith (Cunningham) Crocker of Dover, Mass.
Sarah was born in Boston, attended Winsor School in Mass., California College of Arts & Crafts in CA and Goddard College in Vermont. Sarah’s volunteer work included gardening projects for
non-proﬁts, support of local efforts to promote visual arts and most
recently, Meals on Wheels. A private memorial service is planned.
Contributions may be made to the Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust,
aconservationtrust.org.
A Committal Service will be held On June 6, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the
Grove Cemetery in East St. Johnsbury for Katherine Chase who died
on Jan. 10, 2015, and her son, Roy Chase who died on Jan. 12, 2015.
Iris Vashaw Glidden, 91, died May 26, 2015, at The Morrison nursing
home in Whiteﬁeld. Iris was the long time proprietor of White Mountain
Properties, a realty agency which she successfully managed for 28 years.
She is survived by her husband George of Whiteﬁeld; a brother Murray Vashaw of Lancaster; two daughters; Melanie Valentine of Poulsbo,
Wash., and Melissa Cole of Washington, N.H.
There will be a memorial gathering of friends and relatives Saturday,
June 20 at 1 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Whiteﬁeld.
Donations may be made to Recreation Department, Town of Whiteﬁeld, NH 03598 for the children of Whiteﬁeld.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster, NH. Please go to www.baileyfh.net for more information or to
send an online condolence.
SHARON ELAINE HUNTINGTON
‘NANA’
Feb. 23, 1944 – May 22, 2015
Sharon Elaine Huntington
formerly of Barton, Vt., passed
away peacefully surrounded by
her family in Newport. She was
born in Troy, N.Y. to Ralph and
Elizabeth DeCota. Sharon enjoyed crocheting, crafts, bingo
and going to yard sales. She
loved to feed the birds and other
small creatures. She had a great
appreciation for ﬂowers and all
of God’s landscape. But her
greatest joy was found spending
time with her family. Sharon
will be remembered by her selfless acts of kindness and dedication to the Lord. She is predeceased
by her father and mother; Ralph and Elizabeth DeCota of Stillwater,
N.Y., her husband; James Huntington, of Barton, Vt., son-in-law, Dennis Lizotte, and grandson, Michael Lizotte and nephew Heath DeCota.
She is survived by her brother, Greg DeCota and wife Myrna of
Alaska; her nieces, Cathy Darrow and husband Mike, Becky DeCota,
Heidi DeCota and nephew, Danny DeCota and his partner Kim
Coombs, all of New York and her many children: Pamela Lizotte and
husband Michael Sargeant of Essex, Tina Bowen and partner, Rick
Biladeau of Newport, Kimberley Small and husband Gary of Newport
Center, Debbie Bianchi and husband Sean of Derby Line, Tammy
Huntington and partner Andre Brosseau of Glover, Carrie Helfant and
husband John of Brookﬁeld, Naomi Bryant and partner Sam Seney
of Barton.
She is also survived by several Grandchildren: Cassidy Villeneuve
and husband “Duffer,” Ashley Bowen and Fiance’ Weston Brisco,
Kristen Bowen, Jeremy Lucas, Amber Huntington and partner Shane
Robitaille, Meghan Royer and husband Drew, Courtney Bianchi and
Fiance’ Matthew Etheze, Chelsea and Garrett Bianchi, Alishia Cleveland and husband Lance, Tyler Goad and Fiance’ Jenna Betts, Brandon Huntington, Nikia, Kylie, Grace, James and Caleb Helfant,
Rebecca, Hannah, Alec, Charlie and Paisly Bryant, and great grandchildren: Skyler Lizotte, Angel Brock and Olivia Lucas, Arrianna
Sprowl and Abigal Botella, Gabreil Huntington, Daniel Royer, and
Berkley Etheze. Sharon will be sadly missed by all who knew and
loved her. We are comforted to know that she is home at last with our
Lord, Jesus Christ Almighty. “Years are but seconds in Heaven,” see
you in a second Mom.
WAYNE E. MILLER
1929-2015
Wayne E. Miller, 85, of 95
Bishop St., Littleton, N.H., died
Thursday, May 28, 2015 at The
Morrison in Whiteﬁeld, N.H.
Wayne was born in Littleton on
Aug. 22, 1929, The son of Elmer
E and Eleonora (Prescott) Miller.
He had many wonderful stories of growing up in Apthorp
where he attended elementary
school. He graduated from Littleton High School in 1947.
On July 9, 1949 Wayne married Jean Jackson at All Saints’
Episcopal Church in Littleton.
Wayne was employed as a mechanic by Downing’s Garage from
1948-1961. In 1961 until his retirement in 1991 he worked for the New
England Power Company- Hydro Division. Many lasting friendships
and happy memories were created at both workplaces.
His sense of humor, generous spirit and helping hands touched many
lives whether it be in his neighborhood on Bishop Street, at Littleton
Regional Healthcare where he volunteered his time during retirement
or at All Saints Church where he was a devoted member. For many
years he was an active member of the IOOF Maplewood Lodge #100
Bethlehem.
Wayne was a lover of aviation. He fulﬁlled that passion when he
became a licensed pilot and owner of a small plane. He found great
joy in taking friends and family for long rides over his much beloved
North Country.
Wayne and Jean vacationed in Florida and Myrtle Beach, S.C. for
many winters. They always looked forward to “wing dings” at Elliott’s
cottage on Lake Memphremagog and to September days at Wells
Beach, Maine with family and friends. Their trips with the PALS to
remote Maine ponds for hiking, ﬁshing and wonderful camaraderie
were also a highlight of each beautiful New England September.
After his stroke in 2013, he was fortunate to have had many loving
caregivers at his home whom he considered dear friends.
Wayne was predeceased by his parents, brother Robert Miller and
son-in-law David Harding.
He leaves his loving wife of 65 years, Jean of Littleton, daughter
Melanie Harding, of Bethlehem, son Ronald Miller, of Concord, Vt.,
granddaughters Christine Brooks of Lincoln, N.H., Kate Price and husband Chris of Bow, N.H. and great grandchildren Amy Brooks, Piper
and Ty Price.
A celebration of Wayne’s life will take place on Saturday, June 6,
11a.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 35 School St, Littleton.
In remembrance of Wayne, those who wish, may make contributions
to All Saints’ Episcopal Church 35 School St. Littleton NH 03561 or
The Morrison, 6 Terrace St. Whiteﬁeld, NH 03598
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Phaneuf
Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
NEWS BRIEFS
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Police say a 12-year-old boy in southern
New Hampshire who feared he would get in trouble for being late
fabricated a story that someone tried to kidnap him.
Police say the Nashua boy will not face criminal charges after
telling police a man grabbed his wrist on May 22 and tried to take
him to an unknown location. He described the man as being in his
mid-to-late 30s wearing sunglasses, ripped jeans and a gray sweatshirt with a hood over his head.
He said he broke free and ﬂagged down a passer-by.
Police investigated the area, asked the public for assistance and
brought in detectives from the department’s special investigations
division. Investigators worked several days on the case, canvassing
the area, interviewing residents and reviewing video surveillance
cameras.
Man charged in bounce house crash
that hurt 2 toddlers
Joshua Erlon Michaud passed away April 16, 2015 as a result of
self-medicating after years of suffering brain injury and undiagnosed
Lyme disease. Josh was the son of Gerald Michaud and Joanne Martin
of Greenbush, Maine, born May 3, 1977. He was pre-deceased by his
uncles George Michaud of New Britain, CT and Dennis Michaud of
St. Johnsbury, VT.
He is survived by his parents; Uncle Reggie Michaud of New
Britain, CT; his cousins; and many friends who tried to provide for
Josh these last few years. His Aunt Sheila Michaud of Glenburn,
Maine, died the day after Josh.
A Memorial Gathering will take place at Catamount Arts, 115 Eastern Ave, St. Johnsbury, VT on Sunday, June 7 from 2 - 5PM. A potluck
meal will be shared.
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A man who ran an inﬂatable bounce
house on a New Hampshire farm has been charged with three misdemeanors after it lifted off the ground last year and ﬂew 40 feet before crashing, injuring two toddlers inside.
Authorities said the two boys had climbed into the bounce house
at Sullivan Farm in Nashua last October before it went airborne, ﬂew
over a fence and crashed.
Farm co-owner Gary Bergeron said the bounce house was inﬂated
so it could dry and wasn’t open at the time. But the father of one of
the boys said a farm volunteer led visitors to believe it was open.
The 61-year-old Bergeron was charged with failure to register the
bounce house, obtain an amusement ride decal and have an inspection. Bergeron, scheduled for a June 24 court appearance, didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL
REPORT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATION
TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
You are hereby notified that the Annual Report for the calendar year 2014 of
Nancy J. and Scott M. Stevenson as Trustees of the Jason C. Somerville Trust is
available for inspection within 180 days from the date of this notice at the offices of UBS Financial Services at 1155 Elm Street, Manchester, NH, agent for
the Trustees, during regular business hours.
Nancy J. Stevenson, Trustee – Scott M. Stevenson, Trustee
NOTICE
TOWN OF SHEFFIELD
The Select Board of the Town of Sheffield is requesting quotes for the replacement of the roof on the municipal building at 37 Dane Rd. in
Sheffield.
Specifications and scope of job information is available from the Town
Clerk – Phone: 802-626-8862, Fax: 802-626-0424, email:
[email protected], mail: PO Box 165, Sheffield, VT 05866-0165
The Select Board reserves the right to reject any and/or all quotes for any
reason(s).
1932-2015
Margaret V. (Peggy) Smith
passed away peacefully Thursday,
May 21, 2015, at the Concord
Hospital surrounded by her children at the age of 83. She was born
March 12, 1932, in Bart0n, Vt., to
Raymond DeGreenia and Dellamoor (Gunyaw) DeGreenia. She
lived most of her life in the Penacook and Boscawen area.
Predeceased by brothers, Forrest
DeGreenia and Welcome DeGreenia; sons, Jerry Smith in 2001 and
Raymond Smith in 1999.
Survived by her sisters, Marcella Smith of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and
Drusella Rice of East Burke, Vt.; and her children, Virginia Smith of
Franklin, Vernon Smith of Boscawen and his wife Susan, Thomas Smith
of Webster and his wife Darlene, Susan Nasis of Connecticut and her
husband Louie, Elizabeth Smith, Evelyn Baron and Jeffrey Smith of
Boscawen and Margaret LaBrecque of Northﬁeld and her husband Armand. She has too many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces
and nephews to mention by name but know that she loved them all very
much.
Margaret, better known to her children as “Maw Honey,” was the happiest when she was surrounded by her children and family. Family was
the most important thing to her. Often when asked what she needed she
would reply “Nothing I have you kids.” She was a loving mother and
will be greatly missed by all. Margaret enjoyed working at Rumford
Press and then Beede Electric for many years and had made many life
long friends.
No calling hours or services.
A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of ﬂowers, donations can be made to the Concord Visiting
Nursing Association in her memory.
The Numbers
GIMME 5 (June 1)
16-19-20-22-32
DAILY PICKS (June 1)
day draw — Pick 3: 7-6-9; Pick 4: 9-0-2-1
Evening draw — Pick 3: 2-1-5; Pick 4: 5-9-4-0
12-year-old worried about being late
lies about kidnapping
JOSHUA ERLON MICHAUD
1977-2015
MARGARET V. (PEGGY) SMITH
TOWN OF LYNDON
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
The Lyndon Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday,
June 18, 2015, at 7:00 PM in the Conference Room of the Municipal Building,
119 Park Avenue, Lyndonville, VT. The following permit application(s) will be
heard:
2015-036: John Berry is proposing to build an 85' X 40' garage for a new
automobile repair facility located at 566 Main Street. The parcel is in twozoning districts as identified in Section 8.2 of the by-laws. The Application
requires conditional-use approval for an automotive repair facility in the
Industrial District under section 3.5.2.9 of the by-laws, and site plan approval
under section 9.1.
2015-038: Harold and Nancy Dresser are proposing sub-divide 3.87 acres of
their 37.9 acres property located on Lynburke Road to sell to a neighboring
property owner. The application requires final plat approval as a minor subdivision under section 7.6 of the by-laws in the Commercial District.
Written and/or oral comments will be heard at this time. Any other proper
business will be transacted.
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Local Forecast
Today: Cloudy with showers diminishing by afternoon. Remaining unseasonably cool; highs in the mid to upper
50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with showers
ending during the evening, then partial
clearing with areas of fog developing.
Lows in the low to mid 40s. Winds becoming light northwest.
Tomorrow: Clearing and a bit warmer.
Valley highs in the mid 60s. North to
northwest winds less than 10 mph.
Extended Forecast: Wednesday
Night: Mainly clear, with patchy fog
late. Lows in the low to mid 40s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the
low to mid 70s. Thursday Night: Becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance
of a shower. Lows in the low to mid
50s. Friday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered
showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Showers diminishing. Lows in the lower 50s.
Saturday: Slight chance of a morning
shower, then clearing. Highs around
70.
Daily Weather Highlights
The damp and cool conditions will
persist into tonight. One last disturbance has been moving along a front
that’s stalled to our south, but this disturbance will be moving off to the east,
causing the showers to diminish today,
as the front sags farther offshore, and
high pressure starts to slowly build
southward from Québec. But it will remain unseasonably cool today, thanks
to cool southerly winds from the ocean,
combined with cloud cover. Partial
clearing will likely start to build in
overnight, with any clear patches combining with the light winds to allow fog
formation. High pressure from the north
will move more squarely overhead on
tomorrow, and then just off the New
England coast on Thursday, with more
seasonable temperatures being the result. A cold front dropping out of
Canada will make it showery and
slightly cooler on Friday, says Lawrence
Hayes of the Fairbanks Museum
weather station.
CONDITIONS AT
4 P.M. YESTERDAY
Light Rain
TEMPERATURE
Temp. at 4 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Maximum past 24 hours . . . . . . . . .53
Minimum past 24 hours . . . . . . . . .44
Yesterday’s average . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Normal average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Maximum this month . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Minimum this month . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Maximum this date (1934) . . . . . . .93
Minimum this date (1945) . . . . . . . .31
HUMIDITY
77%
DEWPOINT
45
WINDS
12 mph, 15 max . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ENE
BAROMETER
30.21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steady
PRECIPITATION
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.39 in.
Total for Month . . . . . . . . . . . .1.39 in.
Normal Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.13 in.
ALMANAC
Sunrise today . . . . . . . . . . . .5:06 a.m.
Sunset today . . . . . . . . . . . .8:26 p.m.
Length of day . . . . . . .15 hrs. 20 min.
DEGREE DAYS
Average temp. difference below 65°
Yesterday* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
To date since July 1 . . . . . . . . . .8376
To date last year . . . . . . . . . . . . .8476
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LOCAL
LISBON REGIONAL SCHOOL ANNOUNCES TOP GRADUATES
HAIR RAISING RIDE
Photo By GordoN ALExANdEr
Rory Carr of Newport screams with fear and delight as her daughter Dylan hangs on for
dear life on the “Sizzler” ride at a pre-summer carnival in Gardner Park in Newport Saturday.
The rains earlier left a mud puddle covered midway but area families enjoyed a day to cool
off on the rides as well as good carnival food and games, provided by Miller Amusements
of New Hampshire. This event, sponsored by the Newport Parks and Recreation Department, was a fundraiser for the ﬁreworks display to be held on July 4th in the park.
ST. JOHNSBURY
JUDGE HOLDS VIOLATOR WITHOUT BAIL IN ASSAULT CASE
By Todd WellingTon
Staff Writer
Caledonia County Superior
Court Judge Robert Bent ordered a
St. Johnsbury man held without
bail on charges of aggravated domestic assault, interfering with access emergency services, unlawful
restraint, providing false information to a police ofﬁcer and violating conditions of release.
Caledonia Superior Court
Mark A. Maskell Jr., 28, pleaded
not guilty to the charges which are
related to a series of alleged incidents on May 22 and May 23 in
which Maskell is accused of assaulting and threatening Megan
Taylor, 28, at 199 Mount Pleasant
Street in St. Johnsbury.
Bent also ordered a weight of
the evidence hearing on the no bail
order on June 16 at 2:30 p.m.
According to an afﬁdavit ﬁled
by St. Johnsbury Police Ofc.
Kevin Barone, Taylor sent a text
message to 9-1-1 on May 23 at
4:18 p.m. informing authorities
that Maskell was in her residence
and was refusing to leave. Police
said they found Taylor in the
home, in addition to Maskell, who
was sitting on Taylor’s couch.
Maskell was subject to conditions
of release from a prior incident
prohibiting him from contacting or
being within 300 feet of Taylor.
“Stand up and come with me,”
said Barone to Maskell, according
to the report.
“Oh, come on, for this?” re-
sponded Maskell. “But she wanted
me here. We’re trying to work this
out.”
Police allege in their investigation that Maskell dragged Taylor
on her knees and arms, held his
hand over her mouth so hard her
lip started bleeding, held her down
in a bathtub for 15 minutes, threatened to smash her cell phone, lied
about his whereabouts the previous
day to police and threatened to kill
Taylor.
“If you tell them I’m here I’ll
kill you and everyone else in this
house,” said Maskell as police
were knocking at the door to serve
an order, according to the report.
If convicted on all the charges,
Maskell faces a possible sentence
of 28 years in prison and $78,000
in ﬁnes.
Lisbon Regional School recently announced the top graduates
from the class of 2015.
Erin Proctor is Lisbon Regional
School’s Valedictorian. She is the
daughter of Mike Proctor and
Linda Kraft of Lyman. Erin plans
to major in Nursing at Norwich
University in Northﬁeld, Vt. Erin
is involved in her community, volunteering at the Dinner Bell in Littleton on Tuesdays, and serving on
her church nursery team. In the
summer of 2014 she attended St.
Paul’s Advanced Studies Program
studying Introduction to Arabic.
Throughout her junior and senior
year, Erin has earned 20 running
start credits, through White Mountains Community College. She is
the Vice President of National
Honor Society, and has earned
honors in math, science, and history. In the spring of her junior
year she was able to travel to
France with the school’s French
Club. She enjoys singing with the
school’s a capella group, No Boys
Aloud, and on her youth group
praise team at church, which she
has been a part of for four years.
She enjoys knitting, anything that
has to do with duct tape, playing
the ﬂute, and spending time with
her family.
Abby Bronson is Lisbon Regional Schools Salutatorian. She is
the daughter of Karen and Andrew
Bronson of Lisbon. Abby is planning to major in political science at
the University of New Hampshire
in Durham. Abby has been a member of the National Honor Society,
Senior Class President and a member of both the Chat and PAWS
clubs. Abby has completed several
college level courses and volunteered at the dinner bell in Littleton. She is also interested in
religious studies and politics and
enjoys to be outside kayaking and
Erin Proctor
Abby Bronson
Calsea Bryer
Damien McGuire
swimming when the weather is
warm. She is very thankful to her
parents and family for supporting
her throughout her education and
for the support from Lisbon Regional School and the town of Lisbon for helping the class of 2015
both inside and outside of the
classroom.
Calsea Bryer is Lisbon Regional
School’s third honor. She is the
daughter of Stephanie Bronson.
Calsea plans to study genetics at
North Carolina State University.
She is the senior class Vice President, National Honor Society President, Student Council President,
and actively involved in P.A.W.S.
(Panthers and Wilderness Society).
Calsea plans to achieve her bachelor’s degree in genetics and continue on to study medicine.
Damien McGuire is Lisbon Regional Schools Fourth Honors recipient. He is the son of Michael
and Karen McGuire. He plans to
major in music education at the
University of New Hampshire in
the fall. Damien has participated in
four North Country Music Festivals. He has made the All-State
Music Festival, the All-State
Chamber Music Festival, and the
All-New England Music Festival
since his sophomore year of high
school. This past year he held the
second highest score in the state.
Some of the other music festivals
that Damien has participated in include the All-New England Band
Festival held at Plymouth State
University and the John Philip
Sousa National Honors Bands New England Region Festival.
ST. JOHNSBURY
MAN CHARGED WITH CHOKING PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND
By Todd WellingTon
Staff Writer
A St. Johnsbury man has been
accused of choking his pregnant
girlfriend.
Tyler Wilson, 25, pleaded not
guilty to misdemeanor counts of
domestic assault and disturbing the
peace and was released on conditions in Caledonia Superior Court
Tuesday. Judge Robert Bent ordered Wilson to have no contact
with Melinda McClintock, 20.
Caledonia Superior Court
According to an afﬁdavit ﬁled
by Vermont State Police Tpr.
David M. Roos, McClintock called
police on May 24 at 11:56 a.m. to
say Wilson had choked her and
was kicking her out of their residence at 85 Ridgewood Drive in
St. Johnsbury.
“Melinda advised she has been
dating Tyler for over a year and
had been living with him for 5-6
months,” wrote Roos in his report.
“Melinda advised she is pregnant
with Tyler’s baby and is due in
July of 2015.”
McClintock told police she and
Wilson were arguing in a hallway
at their home when he attacked her
after she told him she was going to
leave in the morning.
“He put both his hands around
her neck [and] squeezed,” wrote
Roos. ‘Melinda advised she could
not recall if Tyler said anything as
he choked her. Melinda advised
she did not black out or anything
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and Tyler just stopped choking her.
Melinda advised she was surprised
that he would do that to her knowing she was pregnant.”
McClintock also told police that
Wilson pushed her against a wall
after she told him he “wasn’t a
coUrtESy Photo
man” and that his behavior was not
that of a real man, according to the A ribbon is cut on Friday at Lyndon State College honoring Gordon Mills. From left are Bob
Fuehrer, Jocelyn Mills, John Goodrich, Jake Wheeler, Ann Mills, Jason Mills, Ann Nygard and
report.
McClintock told police that Wil- LSC President Joe Bertolino.
son sent her threatening text messages the following day.
“I will slit ur f****** throat,”
reads one of the text messages
from Wilson to McClintock, according to police.
values of leadership, entrepreneurties Center.
If convicted on the charges, WilThe dedication of the Gordon ship, and innovation,” she said.
son faces a possible sentence of up
Mills Center for Business Educa- “As a legacy to his vision and his
to 21 months in prison and over
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(now known as WEIDMANN his good work.”
Vice President of WEIDMANN
Electrical Technology, Inc.) in
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civic leader and entrepreneur, was was directed to the Center for great way to honor his friend.
“What really drove Gordon was
honored at Lyndon State College Rural Entrepreneurship (CRE).
Ann Nygard, the director of the his spirit of entrepreneurism and
down.
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zoning variance from the Newport bon Cutting and Dedication fects on the community. “I wasn’t their lives better. He ﬁrmly beCity Development Review Board to Ceremony of the second ﬂoor of fortunate enough to know Gordon. lieved that free enterprise was the
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Todd M. Smith, Publisher
OPINION
Dana Gray, Executive Editor
Editorial Comment …
Put It On Ice
Two weeks ago New Hampshire Governor Hassan signed into
law SB30, which came to be known as “The Balsams Bill.” The
Governor was ﬂocked by legislators and everyone smiled wide for
the cameras. But we think it’s too early for celebrations.
Clearly the Governor and legislators recognize the overwhelming need for jobs in the northern most part of the State. Factories
and mills have closed and the end of the Great Recession has never
made it to northern New Hampshire. Many residents are extremely
happy that SB30 was signed into law which will allow developer
Les Otten to proceed with his grand development plans.
Unincorporated towns, such as Dixville where the Balsams Resort is located, could not previously apply for a state bond guarantee
program through the BFA. The new law changes that so the developer can request backing from the BFA. In addition the law increases the guaranteed bond amount available.
All this will now allow Les Otten and his investors to apply for
$28 million in bonds from the BFA. This is not a slam dunk by a
long-shot. The BFA is not intended to be a political tool that bends
at the will of elected ofﬁcials. The members of the BFA will perform their due diligence on the application and ask the necessary
questions to determine if New Hampshire taxpayers should be
placed on the hook for this venture.
And the project faces a slog through state and local planners.
We are rooting, big-time, for the Balsams and jobs in the North
Country. But it’s also clear that a lot of work will remain long after
the pols are done toasting themselves.
Ron Paul
Welfare for
the one
percent
This month Congress will consider
whether to renew the charter of
the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im
Bank). Ex-Im Bank is a New
Deal-era federal program that
uses taxpayer funds to subsidize
the exports of American businesses. Foreign businesses, including
state-owned
corporations, also beneﬁt from
Ex-Im Bank. One country that
has beneﬁted from $1.5 billion
of Ex-Im Bank loans is Russia.
Venezuela, Pakistan, and China
have also beneﬁted from Ex-Im
Bank loans.
With Ex-Im Bank’s track
record of supporting countries
that supposedly represent a
threat to the US, one might expect neoconservatives, hawkish
liberals, and other supporters of
foreign intervention to be leading the effort to kill Ex-Im
Bank. Yet, in an act of hypocrisy
remarkable even by DC standards, many hawkish politicians, journalists, and foreign
policy experts oppose ending
Ex-Im Bank.
This seeming contradiction
may be explained by the fact
that Ex-Im Bank’s primary beneﬁciaries include some of America’s biggest and most
politically powerful corporations. Many of Ex-Im Bank’s
beneﬁciaries are also part of the
industrial half of the military-industrial complex. These corporations are also major funders of
think tanks and publications
promoting an interventionist
foreign policy.
Ex-Im Bank apologists claim
that the bank primarily beneﬁts
small business. A look at the
facts tells a different story. For
example, in ﬁscal year 2014, 70
percent of the loans guaranteed
by Ex-Im Bank’s largest program went to Caterpillar, which
is hardly a small business.
Boeing, which is also no
one’s idea of a small business, is
the leading recipient of Ex-Im
Bank aid. In ﬁscal year 2014
alone, Ex-Im Bank devoted 40
percent of its budget — $8.1 billion — to projects aiding Boeing. No wonder Ex-Im Bank is
often called “Boeing’s bank.”
Taking money from working
Americans, small businesses,
and entrepreneurs to
subsidize the exports of
large corporations is the
most indefensible form
of redistribution. Yet
many who criticize welfare for the poor on
moral and constitutional
grounds do not raise any objections to welfare for the rich.
Ex-Im Bank’s supporters
claim that ending Ex-Im Bank
would deprive Americans of all
the jobs and economic growth
created by the recipients of ExIm Bank aid. This claim is a version of the economic fallacy of
that which is not seen. The products exported and the people
employed by businesses beneﬁting from Ex-Im Bank are visible
to all. But what is not seen are
the products that would have
been manufactured, the businesses that would have been
started, and the jobs that would
have been created had the funds
given to Ex-Im Bank been left in
the hands of consumers.
Another ﬂawed justiﬁcation
for Ex-Im Bank is that it funds
projects that could not attract
private sector funding. This is
true, but it is actually an argument for shutting down Ex-Im
Bank. By funding projects that
cannot obtain funding from private investors, Ex-Im Bank
causes an inefﬁcient allocation
of scarce resources. These inefﬁciencies distort the market and
reduce the average American’s
standard of living.
Some Ex-Im Bank supporters
claim that Ex-Im Bank promotes free trade. Like all other
defenses of Ex-Im Bank, this
claim is rooted in economic fallacy. True free trade involves the
peaceful, voluntary exchange of
goods across borders — not
forcing taxpayers to subsidize
the exports of politically powerful companies.
Ex-Im Bank distorts the market and reduces the average
American’s standard of living in
order to increase the power of
government and enrich politically powerful corporations.
Congress should resist pressure
from the crony capitalist lobby
and allow Ex-Im Bank’s charter
to expire at the end of the
month. Shutting down Ex-Im
Bank would improve our economy and beneﬁt most Americans. It is time to kick Boeing
and all other corporate welfare
queens off the dole.
©2015 roN PAUL
Letters to the Editor…
Preserve ﬁnancial
lifeline
To the Editor:
The Vermont legislature recently passed S 73, which places a
one-year moratorium on Consumer Legal Funding while lawmakers evaluate how to properly
regulate it. As lawmakers make
this evaluation, I ask that they take
into consideration the citizens of
Vermont who, like me, have used
consumer legal funding, and others
who may need it in the future.
In July of last year, I was a passenger in an SUV. We were driving
through a construction zone when
a steamroller being loaded onto a
ﬂatbed truck snapped off its chain
and smashed into us. My foot was
severed, and I was airlifted to the
hospital.
The recovery has been painful
physically, emotionally and ﬁnancially. I am still in physical therapy
and may need more surgery. I’ve
been unable to do the simplest
things a parent loves to do with her
children, like taking a walk in the
park or a trip to Ben & Jerry’s. In
addition, I was unable to provide
for my family ﬁnancially, and as a
result we were at risk of losing our
apartment. It even caused me to
miss doctor’s appointments, as I
had no transportation to get there.
Things changed for the better
when I called a legal funding com-
pany. They were respectful and
they helped. By using the assistance they provided me, I was able
to catch up on my bills and get a
car to go to the doctor. The help I
received was so important to the
well-being of my family. I still get
emotional just thinking about it. It
changed my life.
In a recent newspaper article, an
out of state corporate lobbyist was
pushing to permanently take away
the option of legal funding by saying people like me bring “frivolous
lawsuits.” Since when is a steamroller smashing my car and severing my foot a frivolous lawsuit?
That is just false and, personally,
an insulting statement. The highpriced lobbyists are also saying
people like me are being tricked
into using legal funding. I was not
tricked. The beneﬁts, and fees, of
legal funding were listed clearly on
the agreement before I signed it.
Especially helpful was that I would
need to pay no fees until my case
is successfully settled. I made a decision based on what was best for
me and my family. I don’t need an
out of state lobbyist telling me
what is best for us.
I ask our state legislators to do
what’s right for the people of Vermont by ensuring this ﬁnancial
lifeline will be there for people
who need it.
Tiffany Simard
Wheelock, Vt.
I am sorry
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter about
the unlawful taking of stolen
goods back in July/August 2014
in the Lyndonville area in which
I was asked during that time to
drive someone to these residents
to acquire about jobs. During
that time I was not aware of the
actions that were going to take
place until after the burglaries
happened. At one of the residents a safe was taken and I had
asked for them to put it back but
they didn’t so I drove off as I
was scared. This has created an
uncomfortable situation for
which I am very sorry.
It was an inexcusable lapse in
judgment and moral behavior on
my part not to report these burglaries to the cops at that time.
While it was an embarrassing
experience, it is an experience I
intend to learn and grow from.
I understand that stealing is
wrong and what happened back
in July/August at the Lyndonville residents has taught me
that the consequences are not
worth the unlawful gain.
Again, I am very sorry for my
misbehavior.
Joshua Call
Lyndonville, Vt.
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In My Opinion…
DEAR BIG SODA
By anThony iarrapino
Dear Big Soda,
You have not beaten us, because
the ﬁght for a healthier Vermont
will continue.
While your supersized spending—more than $500,000 in just
three months— succeeded in soaking the airwaves and newspapers
with deceptive advertising, most
Vermonters were not fooled. In
fact, a Castleton State poll found
57 percent of Vermonters supported our proposal to tax your unhealthy products to raise money
for affordable health care programs.
Sadly, Vermont is not immune
to the costly epidemic of obesity
and diet-related illnesses such as
diabetes, heart disease, stroke and
many forms of cancer that, thanks
in part to big jumps in sugary
drink sales over the last 50 years,
has made our nation one of the
least healthy in the industrialized
world. These diseases cause great
suffering and impose substantial
costs on our health care system.
Though we may be the “second
healthiest state” in America, when
it comes to obesity rates, we are
just the best of the worst. One in
four Vermont adults is now obese,
and 30 percent of our children are
overweight or obese. These rates
have more than doubled since
1990.
Annually, the cost of treating
obesity-related health problems in
Vermont, just among adults, is at
least $200 million and may be as
high as $600 million when factoring in childhood obesity. As a result, health researchers now
predict that this will be the ﬁrst
generation of American children to
live shorter lives than their parents.
The obesity epidemic has many
causes, but the overwhelming consensus of independent researchers—those who aren’t on
your industry payroll—is that your
sugar-loaded, low or no nutrition
largest source of calories for our
kids.
Vermont doctors, nurses, dentists, and dental hygienists see this
story play out with their patients
whose habits of drinking multiple
sugary drinks each day have given
rise to a range of diet-driven diseases. That is why the Alliance for
a Healthier Vermont’s sugary drink
excise tax proposal enjoyed the
support of every major health care
provider organization in the state
along with public health organizations including the American
Heart Association, the American
Yet your industry spends nearly
a billion dollars each year to
drown out public health
education about the risks of
drinking too many sugary
drinks.
drinks are a major factor. The U.S.
Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Council recently warned that
heavy doses of added sugars in the
American diet are to blame for
spikes in Type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, and other illnesses linked
to obesity. The Council also conﬁrmed that sugary drinks are the
largest source of added sugars in
the average American diet, surpassing milk in the 1990s as the
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Cancer Society and many others.
Unlike the Vermont doctors
who supported an excise tax on
sugary drinks, your highly-paid
spin doctors say that better education is the solution. Yet your industry spends nearly a billion dollars
each year to drown out public
health education about the risks of
drinking too many sugary drinks.
Your ads often target children with
cartoon characters, computer
games and use misleading claims
about the health beneﬁts of the liquid sugar you sell. You know that
public educational efforts about
the health risks of drinking too
many sugary drinks don’t stand a
chance when they stand alone.
It appears that you’ve learned a
lot from Big Tobacco when it
comes to deceptive advertising,
denying accountability for the
health risks your products pose,
and scaring elected ofﬁcials who
might support policies that would
curb unhealthy consumption levels. We’ve learned something, too.
We’ve learned that, as with tobacco, a substantial excise tax that
increases the shelf price on sugary
drinks and funds effective health
care and nutrition programs will
help reduce unhealthy levels of
consumption. We’ve also learned
that it takes time for elected ofﬁcials to ﬁnd the courage to take on
your powerful, wealthy industry.
Though we fell short this legislative session, we helped more legislators ﬁnd that courage this time
around.
You may have won this latest
round, but we want you to know
that the struggle for a healthier
Vermont is far from over.
Anthony Iarrapino is the director of the Alliance for a Healthier
Vermont, a statewide coalition
working to enact policies that reduce preventable diseases by supporting healthy eating and active
living.
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NEW ENGLAND
State police ofﬁcer crashes into
guardrails in heavy rain
MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say one of their ofﬁcers
is ﬁne after his car struck some guardrails along Interstate 89 in Middlesex
during heavy rain.
Police said 38-year-old Detective Sgt. Michael Dion was on duty and responding to an untimely death. At about 6:30 a.m. Monday, he hydroplaned
and struck the guardrails.
Dion, who works in the state police Bureau of Criminal Investigations,
was evaluated and released from a hospital.
Massachusetts man charged
in groping of woman, teen
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police in Burlington say they’ve caught the
man responsible for groping a woman and a teen at a marathon.
John Discola pleaded not guilty Thursday to two felonies for lewd and
lascivious conduct, one of which was with a child.
Police say Discola stared down a woman and grabbed her buttocks at the
Vermont City Marathon in Battery Park on May 24. They say he did the same
to a 14-year-old girl.
The lawyer for the 37-year-old Massachusetts native says he wanted to
lower Discola’s bail from $25,000, but the judge says his inability to pay
didn’t mean it was excessive.
Prosecutors say Discola is a person of interest in other crimes. A sexual
assault charge was dropped against him last month.
His next court appearance is scheduled for July.
2 electric car charging stations
up in Bennington
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Two electric car charging stations are up
and running in Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington was one of six towns in the state to receive an Agency of Natural Resources Grant to install the stations. Bennington received $22,000 and
had to provide a 25 percent match. One is behind the Town Ofﬁce and the
other is at the municipal parking lot on Pleasant Street.
Michael Harrington, economic and community development director, tells
the Bennington Banner the plan is to see how much the stations are used over
the next three years, then decide whether to keep them free for people to use
or impose a fee to recoup some or all of the service software plan funds.
The service plan is run through a company called ChargePoint. People
have to sign up with it to use the charging stations. ChargePoint will keep
track of how often the stations are used and how much electricity is moved
through them.
Harrington said that since a full charge takes a few hours, that’s likely time
visitors will spend going around town spending money on food and other items.
Other towns awarded grants were Barre, Burlington, Middlebury, Morristown, and St. Albans.
Prison inmate accused of assaulting
fellow inmate in kitchen
Hall is not scared. She turns 18 this month and plans a backyard campout
the state Department of Labor is sending a warning to both public and private
employers by ordering Rockingham County to pay Harold “Butch” White- with friends to celebrate.
house the punitive award.
Coyle says Whitehouse was owed about $24,000 and was paid on the next
pay day.
But state law says all employees must be paid within 72 hours of leaving,
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman listed in court documents as one of
if they give at least one pay period of notice. County Commissioner Kevin
victims in a sexual assault case against a Vermont state senator has died.
three
St. James says the county does not plan to appeal.
The Burlington Free Press reported Monday state police say the unidentiﬁed woman died over the weekend, apparently of natural causes. An autopsy has been ordered.
The newspaper hasn’t reported which woman died.
Republican Sen. Norman McAllister was arrested May 7 outside the StateCLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — Thirteen ducklings have been rescued from
house. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault and prohibited
a storm drain in New Hampshire.
WMUR-TV reports Sarah Barrette and Monica Landry noticed a mother acts. He’s accused of demanding sex in exchange for rent and assaulting
duck and three ducklings huddled around a storm drain grate Sunday evening women who worked on his dairy farm.
He has refused calls to resign. His lawyer has declined to comment on the
in Claremont.
As they approached, the ducks ﬂed the area — only one stayed with the woman’s death.
It’s unclear what impact the death will have on the case against McAllister,
mother when they arrived. Landry says the mother then ﬂew away.
They heard peeping coming from the storm drain, so they called the Clare- who’s from Highgate.
mont Police Department, who responded and then called animal control. Responders removed the storm drain grate, and a police ofﬁcer used a net to
scoop the ducklings.
They have since been taken to a small cage where they’ll be transported
to a rescue and rehabilitation facility.
1 of 3 women to accuse
Vermont senator in assault case dies
13 ducklings rescued from
storm drain in New Hampshire
Remains of POW from Exeter
on their way home
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — The remains of a New Hampshire soldier taken
prisoner during the Korean War are returning to his hometown of Exeter for
burial with full military honors.
Family members of Army Cpl. Elmer Richard say his remains — identiﬁed through his brother’s DNA — are scheduled to be returned Monday. A
church service and burial will be Wednesday on what would have been his
85th birthday.
Richard was captured in Korea in 1950 at the age of 20 and died in captivity.
His sister, Jeannette McDonnell, said their mother died in 1993 after
decades of trying in vain to learn her son’s fate.
Richard was one of 12 Korean War POWs from New Hampshire to be
posthumously awarded a Purple Heart ﬁve years ago.
McDonnell said it was just before last Christmas when she received a
phone call regarding her brother.
She told the Portsmouth Herald she had already seen four brothers ﬁght
in World War II, and when Elmer announced he would be volunteering for
the Korean effort, the family was ﬁrmly against it.
“We’d already been through four years of worrying - we just thought we
couldn’t take it anymore,” McDonnell said.
In a letter dated Nov. 17, 1953, McDonnell and her family ﬁrst received
word that Richard had possibly died due to wounds and dysentery, and an
investigation would ensue.
McDonnell added, “My mother had great faith in Elmer and in the war
effort . this would be closure for her.”
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont prison inmate has been charged with
assault after police said he got into an argument with a fellow inmate and
head-butted him while the two were working in a kitchen.
Police said 40-year-old Shawn Macomber got into an argument at the MarCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House is preparing for
ble Valley Regional Correctional Center in Rutland with 32-year-old Joseph
Wright, saying he was working too fast. Wright suffered a minor cut to the a busy day Wednesday, when lawmakers will take up workers’ compensation
reform, voter residency requirements and more.
lip during the incident Friday.
Efforts to reduce workers’ compensation costs fell short in the Senate, but
Macomber, who has been at the prison since last year on resisting arrest
a compromise effort being put forth in the House could gain traction. The
and other charges, was scheduled for a hearing July 20.
voter residency bill would require a person to live in New Hampshire for 30
days prior to registering to vote.
Another bill before the House will allow private employers to grant preference to veterans in the hiring process.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has become the 14th state to allow
The Senate, meanwhile, will vote on its $11.3 billion budget Thursday.
voters to register up to and including Election Day.
This week marks the ﬁnal session days for both chambers before committees
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Monday signed into law a bill to allow of conference begin, when House and Senate lawmakers negotiate on bills
same-day voter registration. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2017.
they both want but passed with different details.
Shumlin says the change will encourage more participation in elections.
He calls voting the cornerstone of our democracy.
Under existing law, people must register by the Wednesday before Election
Day. That will remain the case for the 2016 election.
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A western Massachusetts teenager says she
Currently the one way to vote and register on the same day is to ﬁll out an
feels
lucky after suffering just minor injuries in a bear attack.
absentee ballot immediately after registering to vote.
Seventeen-year-old Carly Hall of Belchertown tells The Daily Hampshire
Gazette she was walking a family friend’s dog with three other teens in
Amherst on Saturday night when they encountered a black bear.
The teens scattered, but the bear followed Hall, who had the dog on a
EPPING, N.H. (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old boy is in critical condition leash.
after he was found ﬂoating in a backyard pool in Epping, New Hampshire.
She let go of the leash when the bear got too close, and the dog ran. She
Police Chief Michael Wallace tells WMUR-TV the boy was found in the says the bear scraped her back twice before she jumped on the roof of a
pool at about 8:50 a.m. Monday and taken to a hospital.
parked car and the bear went after the ﬂeeing dog.
The gate to the pool was locked; it was not immediately known how the
Her mother took her to the hospital.
boy reached the pool.
His family had recently moved into the home.
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Fire at furniture store
causes $80K in damage
WEST LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — A ﬁre has caused about $80,000 in
damage to a furniture store in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.
The ﬁre happened at Defelice Family Furniture on Main Street early Sunday. A sprinkler system had put out the ﬁre. Crews said the ﬁre was not considered suspicious. They found evidence of the ﬁre near a desk in the
showroom.
No injuries were reported.
County ordered to pay $12,000
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TuESDAy, JuNE 2, 2015
Bridge
continued from Page A1
Preliminary work began several
weeks ago with alternating oneway trafﬁc still being allowed to
pass through the village on a temporary bridge. When the old bridge
was removed last week and crews
began installing new precast abutments, all vehicular trafﬁc was diverted around the construction. A
temporary pedestrian bridge still
allows people to cross from one
side of the village to the other.
Commercial trafﬁc has been diverted off the entire length of
Route 114 from Route 5 in Lyndonville to Route 105 in Brighton,
but local detours are available
using White School or Marshall
Newland Road to access Burke
Hollow Road, or using Mt. Hunger
Road from south of the village to
PhotoS By LEAh cArEy
Commencement speaker Leila de Bruyne Chambers and Headmaster Tom Lovett survey the the Mountain Road north of the
construction site.
entering graduating class.
Bill and Carolyn Quirk, owners
of the East Burke Market on Route
114 on the south bank of Dishmill
Brook could not be reached for
continued from Page A1
comment on Monday, but Burke
town
clerk Priscilla Aldrich said
selves by people who are “lit from
Bill has told her he’s had no probwithin,” and develop compassion for
those who are less privileged.
“Whatever path you choose,
whatever career calls to you, live
your life to the fullest by helping
other do the same,” she said. “Let
those moments when you wake up in
continued from Page A1
the middle of the night fearing that
you are not enough, or that you have
veloping St. Johnsbury rivernot done enough, or that you do not
front, redeveloping and revitalizhave enough, push you toward your
ing
downtown
buildings,
eulogy virtues, not your resume
establishing a warming shelter
ones.”
for homeless people, and bolster“So in closing and with that in
ing community connections plus
mind,” she said, “I wish you a lifepromoting a positive image of St.
time of deep fears and inadequacy. I
Johnsbury.
know you will do great things.”
More than 80 people have alIt was Valedictorian Luke Jackready volunteered. The focus
mauh who stole the show when he
opened his address saying that he had
written no fewer than ﬁve dreadful
speeches in the last 20 days. The
common denominator of what made
them so awful, he said, was that they
continued from Page A1
rested on the idea that “We did it!”
to Jackson’s release because he
That, he said, was not actually the
is currently serving an unrelated
truth. “This graduation is not as
prison sentence for prior convicmuch the fruit of our labor as it is the
tions.
work of the adults in our lives. Yes,
However, Jackson’s lawyer,
we exerted ourselves in high school,
David
Sleigh of St. Johnsbury,
but who provided the foundation of Graduate Josiah Kimball gives a thumbs-up as he enters the
now
says
the DOC has informed
our personal development?”
ﬁeld house for Academy graduation Monday morning.
him
that
if
the court approves the
Noting that librarians did more
home
detention
order it will rethan check out books and parents did
lease
Jackson
from
prison to
more than set curfews, he said, “We
continue
serving
his
prior
sennow can see that beyond performing
tence
on
medical
furlough
in
the
seemingly insigniﬁcant tasks, the
community.
adults in our lives gave themselves
“What they told me is they
entirely to us … for our entire lives,
would
support medical furlough
we have subsisted on their selﬂess
if
the
court determined that
generosity.” He then exhorted his
home
detention
will be granted,”
classmates to “become the creators,
said
Sleigh
during
a home detennot just the consumers, of good
tion
hearing
in
Caledonia
Supethings.”
rior
Court
Monday.
Class of 2015
Bent said he would issue a
Abdullah AbuGhazala, Laura De
written
decision on Jackson’s reLa Caridad Acosta Salcedo, Caban
quest
for
home detention followAguilar Roel, AlMuhaidib Khaled,
ing
the
hearing
in which Jackson
Conrad Fitzgerald Anderson, Ryan
himself
testified
in person about
Isaiah Andrews, Jose Maria
his
physical
condition
and inAranguren Rosique, Isaac Bacon,
juries.
Jackson
told
the
court
he
Christopher M. Baesemann, Rachel
had
“no
feeling
from
the
belly
L. Balch, Brandon Marc Bathalon,
button down” and still had a bulKatelynn Rose Bean, Camden
let lodged in his spine.
Joseph Beck, Zachary T. Bedard,
“I sustained 13 gunshot
Joseph Maurice Bedor, Taylor Mae
wounds,”
said Jackson, as he tesGraduating
senior
Molly
Fried
receives
the
Shannon
Lynne
Belknap, Stephanie Anne Beltran,
tified
from
a wheelchair at the
Narey
Memorial
Prize
from
Erin
and
Jan
Narey.
Sydney Isabella Benjamin, Jacob
defense
table.
“One through my
Craig Billings, Gerald Robert Board- Colton F. Hudson, Erin P. Hudson, Robert Warren Purnell, Nicholas
face…One
entered
right next to
man III, Cassandra Rose Boemig, Jonah Cameron Hutchins,
Michael Quimby, Rachel Elizabeth my right ear and exited my left
Mina Radharani Bozeman, Colin
Koyo Inayama, Luke M. Jack- Reis, Jessica M. Remick, Kobe
Brett Brennan, Bea Jianmei Brody, mauh, Abagail Meloy Jacobs, Vin- Justin Richardson, Jeffrey Joel
Holly Elizabeth Brown, Daniel J. cent P. Jenulevich, Linzong Jiang, Roberts, Brandon W. Rodd, Tristen
Byford,
Shuhong Jiao, Heidi Vail Johannen, Brian Dolmont Ross, Mickey N.
Jordan Marie Cady, Clay Michael William Stewart Jones, Shelby R. Ruiz,
Carbone, Justin Jonathan Carpenter, Kantor, Takuma Kato, Daniel Paul
Natthapat Sahawat, Kaylee Lynn
Carlos Carrasco Sanz, Keith Truman Keenan, Katherine Elizabeth Sandvil, Chonticha Sawatyanon, continued from Page A1
Casa, Sittipat Chaimuttayompol, Keenan, Caitlin Tess Kellogg, Lind- Ethan Thomas Sawyer, Patrick Mor- round of multimillion-dollar exSiyuan Chen, Xiaolei Chen, Hong sey Sullivan Kerr, Seth N. Killian, ley Schoolcraft, Kaysha V. Serrano- penses and disruptions, someCheong Cheng, Hyeong Choi, Min- Soyeon Kim, Valeriy A. Kim, Josiah Ortiz, James Leader Sheridan, thing officials made clear they
soo Choo, Mackenzie J. Clifford, O. Kimball, James Anthony King, Tshering Doma Sherpa, Brennan wanted to avoid.
Cameron Kaine Cloutier, Javier Co- Mackenzie Elizabeth Knights, Sohee James Silver, Alexandria N. SimShumlin and Lawrence Miller,
bian Ron, Chris M. Connolly, Kayla Koh, Esther J. Konkel,
mons, Brandon Micheal Skinner, the state’s director of health care
Corday, Regina Cortina Rueda,
Cailin Lacaillade, Emma R La- Brennan Michael Smith, Zijian reform, said getting the changeJames Ray Dagesse, Wokie Coss, KaitLynn H. Lakus, Dalton J. Song, Sarah E. Spiro, Anna Emily of-circumstance function to
David, Alicia M. Davis, Kaylee Mae Lavely, Patrick Newhall Lawlor, Yu Steesy, Monica Ann Steffey, Kevin I. work properly has been the
Devenger, Irene Devereaux, Rebecca Jin Lee, Anna Elizabeth Leeper, Troy Steiner, Jadan Arthur Sterling, toughest hurdle for the system to
S. DeWitt, Zack Dickenson, Soﬁa M. D. Leonard, HongYu Li, Jiahui Li, Kelsey Erin Stewart, Samantha date. Until now, staff have been
DiMartino, Zelda Jean Dively, Rory Jingyi Li, Leyi Li, Quinton D. Lib- Esmé Storz, Caleb Bruce Stowell, required to manually enter data
Craig Donnelly, Desirae D. Down- erty, Yichun Liu, Ching Man Angel Morgan Elizabeth Sulham, Devon related to such changes in up to
ing, Holly Ann Downing, Kara Eliz- Lo, Brandon B. Locke, Hannah A. Joseph Switser,
six different computer systems,
abeth Downing, Mitchell David Logsdon, Diego Lopez Castaneda,
Gabriel Taney, Jay Keith Tilden, including Vermont Health ConDresser, Amanda Brooke Ducharme, Trent Howard Lowell, Natalia F. Aren Romas Tulp, Lauren E. Urie, nect, the private insurers who
Leah J. Duckett, Mikel Ellena Mar- Lundin, Weston M. Lunnie, Cody B. Chloe Martha Valence, Christopher pay health claims, the state Medtinez ,Tyler C. Emerson,
David Valley, Mary Elizabeth Paiva icaid system and a private comLyon,
Conor Lee Flanagan, Molly M.
Alexander C. Mandigo, Geor- Vanderhoop, William Michael Vear, pany that handles claims
Fried, Mitchell Gregory Frost, Mon- gianna Simone Marchesseault, Larkyn P. Wagner, Joplin Maycomb
ica Lynn Frost, Andrejs Gailis, Sky James T. Meckes, Courtney E. Weeks Wallace, HuiAn Elva Wang,
Thomas Gilbert, Lauren Gillott, Meisel, Cara Christine Metivier, Tiantian Wang, Laurie Ellen Warden,
Martin Gilmartin, Peter Gilmartin, Ronald W. Morrissey Jr., Roy Chan- Cody Scott Warren, Brandon Scott
Matthew Gingue, Jacob C. Glen- dler Mosher, Molly Grace Mulcahy, Wells, Eli S. Wendell, Holly C.
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Goodine, Eli H. Goss, Andrew Newell, Nathan C. Newland, Eliza- Megan Lucia Wilcox, Taylor Marie
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A barricade south of Dishmill Brook on Route 114 in East
Burke stops trafﬁc at a construction zone where a 90-year-old
bridge is being replaced. Contractor T Buck construction says
work is on schedule, and the road should reopen on June 15.
lems and things appeared to be
running smoothly.
Aldrich said the contractor reports to her ofﬁce weekly and she
too has been reassured that everything is on, or even slightly ahead
of schedule. She also said that
town selectmen have been making
almost daily visits to the site to assess the progress.
The village itself, which in recent years has been packed with
bicycle and pedestrian trafﬁc on
most days was quiet on Monday.
But Lilias Ide, operations manager
for Kingdom Trails, said the construction has not had a noticeable
impact on numbers, and most visitors using the trails seem to have
been prepared for what to expect.
“We have had the construction
on the front page of our website
and it shows the detour map,” said
Ide. “There’s no reason it should
affect our visits and it really hasn’t.”
Visit
areas were determined by residents during a forum last month.
The Thursday meeting will include visiting experts in each priority area. The list includes
representatives from nonprofits
and state agencies like Middlebury-based Landworks, Lyndonbased
RuralEdge,
Middlebury-based
Vermont
Community Foundation, and the
Vermont Department of Housing
and Community Development.
“The task forces will come to-
gether for meetings with skilled
facilitators to identify key priority action steps that can help
move their initiative forward,”
said Jenna Whitson from the Vermont Council on Rural Development. “They will consider action
items that will advance their
goals that are actionable and
doable.”
The Vermont Council on Rural
Development is sponsoring the
Community Visit Process. It
costs St. Johnsbury nothing.
Jackson
cheek. One that went across the
top of my head. One hit my
hand. Two in the abdomen. One
in this shoulder. One in my spine
- at the thoracic level which injured my spinal cord severing 95
percent of it leaving me paralyzed for the rest of my life. Two
in this shoulder and four in this
arm which has created severe
nerve damage and, um, basically
I can still use my arm but it’s
rather limited as to the extent of
how much I can use it.”
Jackson also told the court he
may have to have his leg amputated due to medical complications.
Sleigh told the judge that due
to Jackson’s injuries he was no
longer a threat to flee or a threat
to the public. Sleigh also argued
that Jackson’s costly medical
care made him a financial burden on the Department of Corrections.
“Eric presents an absolute
poster case for home detention
as an alternative,” said Sleigh.
“It’s a win-win for everyone.”
Prosecutors from three counties including Caledonia County
State’s Attorney Lisa Warren are
opposed to Jackson’s request.
Warren argued that Jackson’s
history of violence, his criminal
record, repeated violations of
probation and that he was on escape status from the furlough
when the confrontation with po-
lice occurred made him a bad
choice for home detention. Warren also wondered how the court
could release Jackson to live
with his mother – Stephanie
Jackson – when she was herself
the victim in prior assault convictions against Jackson.
“We believe that public safety
still is at risk,” said Warren.
“The simple fact that Mr. Jackson is still in a wheelchair does
not make him immobile.”
Sleigh said the argument that
Jackson was still a threat to anyone in his condition was simply
without merit.
“The risk that Eric presents as
a threat to do anything except
roll back and fourth inside his
mother’s house is approaching
zero,” said Sleigh.
According to court documents, Jackson was wanted for
escape from furlough after fleeing his probation officer’s office
May 15, 2014, after testing positive for buphrenorphine, cocaine and opiates. Police said
they pursued Jackson after he
stole three motor vehicles.
An investigation determined
that the troopers who shot Jackson – VSP Sgt. Denis Girouard
and Tpr. Seth Loomis – were justified in their decisions to fire
their weapons. Both have returned to regular duty.
Exchange
processing. The process has been
labor-intensive and prone to
error, officials said.
The software installed during
the weekend will enable the systems to communicate with one
another, meaning data can be entered just once.
The milestone does not end all
of Vermont Health Connect’s
problems. It still is unable to enroll businesses, as originally envisioned and required by federal
law. The state has received extensions of the deadline to meet
that goal, and will push to have
it dropped, because a workaround of having businesses deal
directly with the private insurance carriers is working well, the
governor said.
Because of what has been an
often spotty information flow
from Vermont Health Connect to
private insurers, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Vermont still is owed
more than $1 million for claims
it paid for people whose Vermont
Health Connect accounts had
been discontinued and Blue
Cross had not been informed,
said the company’s president and
CEO, Don George, who appeared at Monday’s news conference.
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ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY
Clockwise from left: Ching Man Angel Lo, Felisha Olmstead
and Holly Downing celebrate the successful completion of high
school just moments before walking into St. Johnsbury Academy’s graduation ceremonies Monday; Rachel Reis presents
the opening invocation; Lindsay Kerr receives the Catherine
Matey Venner Memorial Prize from Headmaster Tom Lovett;
Lovett presents retiring director of admissions Mary Ann Gessner with the unsung Hero Award.
EAST BURKE SCHOOL
BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY
Photo By cALEIGh croSS
Markus Vogt congratulates East Burke graduates after presenting them with their diplomas
Saturday afternoon.
EAST BURKE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 5 SENIORS
By caleigh cross
Staff Writer
Graduating seniors at the East
Burke School were reminded of the
importance of gratitude and hard
work during their afternoon graduation ceremony on Saturday.
Five seniors in total left their alma
mater in a small and intimately casual ceremony at the school. As they
processed out of the room, their parents and family members blew bubbles. Cake, punch, and assorted
homemade snacks were served after
the ceremony in the school’s library.
The ceremony may have been
small, but it had real impact.
“Education is the most important
thing we do as a country,” said Ric
Prescott, one of the school’s
founders, in his commencement
speech. He impressed on the graduates the importance of thanking
everyone who made their education
possible, from their parents to their
teachers to community members.
“We don’t get through the world
alone,” he reminded the audience.
“We need a lot of help. People always deserve thanks.”
Prescott also took the listening audience through the stages of a student’s life, illustrating how much
responsibility the graduates take on
when they walk through the door for
the last time. “The best thanks you
can give everyone who got you here
is to be the very best you can be,” he
urged the ﬁve students, who listened
raptly. Prescott wrapped up with a
hearty congratulations to the students, the school, and the community
as a whole.
Shannon Burke, Arec Cole, Benjamin Parisi, Dakota Spicer, and
Richard Tomasko III received their
diplomas from teacher Markus Vogt,
who joked with each of them as he
shook their hands.
Dakota Spicer, who began attending the East Burke School in his
sophomore year and studied there for
three years, remarked after the ceremony that the students were “like
family.” He cherished the close
bonds between students and teachers,
exempliﬁed in the personal gifts
given during the ceremony to the
graduates from the freshman class.
“You can’t get that anywhere else,”
said Spicer. He plans to attend a twoyear college degree program before
pursuing a career in meat fabrication
and nutrition.
Ric Prescott ended his commencement speech on a high note. “Be a
good citizen,” he urged graduates. If
the looks on their faces when they
accepted their diplomas are anything
to go by, they are prepared to go forth
and do just that.
Photo By BrENdAN KoZLoWSKI
The Burkie Ranger Chorus performs during the Burke Mountain Academy graduation on Saturday morning.
BMA CELEBRATES 17 GRADUATES
By Brendan KoZloWsKi
Staff Writer
EAST BURKE — Seventeen students, including three Vermonters,
graduated from Burke Mountain
Academy on Saturday morning.
The graduating class included students from Canada, California, New
York, New Jersey, Colorado, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and
Maine.
Steve Berlack, the men’s FIS
coach, delivered the graduation address.
“I wanted to ﬁnd you. I wanted to
ﬁnd a place where risk was embraced; where success and failure
was lived every day,” Berlack said of
his decision to coach at BMA. “You
took a risk coming to the cabin on the
hill. What you’re carrying forward is
a tool kit.”
About 130 people attended the
BMA graduation. Superstars such as
Mikaela Shiffrin, the reigning
Olympic, World Cup and world
champion in slalom, have attended
Burke Mountain Academy and continued forward with extreme success.
“Their will be setbacks, that’s the
other side of risks,” Berlack said. He
went on to mention the successes and
failures of Steve Jobs, whom Berlack
said experienced several setbacks in
life, but his drive and determination
allowed him to become wildly successful.
Due to the small size of the class,
each student had family members
and friends give speeches before receiving his or her diploma from
headmaster Kirk Dwyer. Several student recounted stories of fun times
had throughout their time at BMA,
while the brothers and sisters who
spoke tended to give accounts less
known to the students and faculty.
Class of 2015
Christian Gallagher (Waitsﬁeld),
Corey McConville (Ontario), Max
McVey (Ontario), Kalle Wagner
(Fresno, California), Alli Price (Rutland), Cole Janco (Dix Hills, New
York), Dannica Ashnault (Mahopac,
New York), Ryan Donohue (West
Milford, New Jersey), Nina O’Brien
(Edwards, Colorado), Jordan Watts
(Bedford, New Hampshire), Bridget
Currier (Meredith, New Hampshire),
Jonny Hutchison (Canada), Patrick
Kenney (Hingham, Massachusetts),
Madison Lord (Kittery Point,
Maine), Sam Matel (North Pomfret),
Timmy Regan (Newton, Massachusetts) and Paul Sheils (Rochester,
New York) composed the class of
2015.
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