Part Two: The recent arrest of an alleged wildlife trafficker in Vermont has placed a spotlight on the devastating effect of poaching on vulnerable turtle species. On Oct. 11, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Burlington accepted a guilty plea from Wan Yee Ng, a 41-year-old Chinese national arrested by border patrol officers in Canaan in June.
BRADFORD—David Gilmore, 46, who has previously lived in Corinth and Newbury, is facing several charges including four counts of grand larceny, leaving the scene of an accident, and methamphetamine possession, after a rampant weekend of theft from four local businesses.
BRADFORD—After a steady stream of customers flowed into the Bliss Village Store and Deli in the morning, by the afternoon it had trickled down considerably to a few people wandering in to buy a cold drink.
Two seek Grafton 6 seat: Farmer, Franz. Four seek Grafton 5 seat: Bjelobrk, Booth, Ladd, and Vigneault
BRADFORD—Selectboard chair Ryan Lockwood and member Nikki Stevens submitted their resignations from the board at the regular meeting on Oct. 10.
Situated along 500-acre Lake Wallace, (one-third of which sits in the United States and the other two-thirds in Canada), Canaan has become what some state and federal authorities are calling a new trade route for the fast-growing international trade in illegal wildlife trafficking.
The race to fill Sen. Jane Kitchel’s seat, Caledonia County district in the Vermont Senate is down to two candidates. The two candidates in the Orange-Caledonia House race come from different parties, but they care about many of the same issues.
This column explores the history of student vocational organizations in local high schools. These include the Future Farmers of America, the Future Homemakers of America, and the Future Business Leaders of American chapters, as well as other vocational organizations.
BRADFORD—The Democratic and Republican candidates for Orange County Senate touched on such topics as affordable housing, Vermont’s drug problem, and safe injection sites during a forum held on Oct. 2 at Oxbow High School. The segment for Orange-1 state Representative covered such issues as weather, senior assistance, and lobbyists. Orange 2 Democratic incumbent representative, Monique Priestley fielded questioned solo and her challenger Republican Zach Lang did not appear.
ORFORD—At the Oct. 1 regular meeting of the Rivendell Interstate School Board, superintendent Jennifer Botzojorns reported that she had met recently with the district’s four town clerks, who made recommendations in preparation for a possible change in the way the districts vote at its annual meeting.