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Oxbow coach Brian Musty during an Oxbow girls lacrosse game in Chelsea in Spring 2011. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

Ex-Oxbow Teacher In Court

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Chelsea — The woman police say was sexually assaulted as an Oxbow Union High School student by former teacher and coach Brian H. Musty said she is uncomfortable returning to the Upper Valley and trying to cope with her role in the ongoing case. In a statement filed in Orange Superior Court, the woman, now 30, said she attends weekly …

Police Chiefs Back Route 4 Rumble Strips

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Hartford — Police in the two towns that have responded to a rash of fatal car accidents along a Vermont state road in recent months are swinging their support behind the installation of centerline “rumble strips” along portions of Route 4. The endorsement comes just as the state prepares to undertake $300,000 of maintenance work on a stretch of the road. Hartford Deputy …

Suit Claims Employee Stole Funds

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Newport — The owner of the North Country Smokehouse has filed a lawsuit against the company’s longtime office manager, accusing her of stealing more than $600,000 from his Claremont business since 2005 and using the money to buy luxury vehicles, snowmobiles and expensive jewelry. In filings in Sullivan County Superior Court, Mike Satzow accused Bonnie Johnson, whom he says he trusted with his …

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Oxbow’s Nate Smith slides into home for a run during the Olympians’ home game with Randolph yesterday. Oxbow prevailed in eight innings, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

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Randolph at Oxbow baseball in Bradford, Vt., on May 21, 2013. Oxbow won, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

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In West Fairlee yesterday morning, Shay Paffenroth reaches for the fish she just caught, which she called a “pumpkin seed.” Paffenroth, of West Topsham, Vt., and her husband, David, were fishing in Lake Fairlee for the first time. “A lot of people don’t like catching small fish,” she said, laughing. “I don’t give a damn, as long as I catch something.” (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

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Brookside Honors Volunteers

Monday, May 6, 2013

Orange County Deputy Sheriff Dan Bohnyak demonstrates a knee strike with student Branda Field as Kay Jorgensen, left, and Ellen Hosford, right, look on during a self-defense and situational awareness class at the Tunbridge Town Hall on April …

The Chapel at the Joseph Smith Memorial in Royalton was damaged by a car that rolled over a bank Thursday and ruptured the side of the building. No one was in vehicle at the time and there were no reported injuries. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Car Rolls Into Mormon Chapel

Monday, May 6, 2013

South Royalton — A parked car rolled into the chapel at the Joseph Smith historical site early Thursday evening after its emergency brake apparently failed, according to Vermont State Police. Police said the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder was not …

Hartland Man in Hit-and-Run Charge

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Hartland — A Hartland man has been charged with driving into a pedestrian in the breakdown lane of Route 5 in November and then fleeing, Vermont State Police said. David Hook, 25, was cited to appear in Windsor Superior Court in July on felony charges of leaving the …

Bradford’s Copeland Furniture Still Open After Small Fire

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — A small fire in the main sawdust collection silo at Copeland Furniture caused some minor damage Wednesday evening, but the furniture plant and store was open for business yesterday, company officials said. “This was an external facility and did not affect the factory interior in …

Man Pleas Guilty to 2011 Sharon Crash Fatality

Thursday, May 16, 2013

One week after backing out of an agreement to resolve his charges, a Sharon man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two charges from his role in a 2011 collision that killed one person and seriously another. Carlos Garcia, 20, pleaded guilty to DUI (fatality) and DUI (serious injury), …

Man Charged In Claremont February Standoff

Thursday, May 2, 2013

A Sullivan County grand jury has indicted a Claremont man on charges that he tried to destroy evidence of drug possession while engaging in a brief standoff with police who wanted to search his home in February. Anthony Jarvis, 33, was indicted on two charges of falsifying physical …

Reading, Vt., firefighter Eric Joyal, left, sprays water on a hot spot as Windsor Lt. Tim Lang moves to a different area at a brush fire in Mt. Ascutney State Park yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Dry Spring Ignites Brush Fires in Upper Valley

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ascutney — A spring with little rain has left the ground covered under a dangerous mix of dead grass and dry leaves that has made conditions ripe for brush fires — and that’s exactly what happened yesterday as …

Kyle Bolaski on August 18, 2008, at his arraignment in Windsor District Court. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

New Trial Sought in Vermont Murder; Lawyers Argue Jury Denied Evidence

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Montpelier — Two years after watching a jury convict their son of murder, David and Kathy Bolaski stood outside the hushed chamber of the Vermont Supreme Court last week, hoping that a 15-minute argument that had just been …

Bethel firefighters Jacoby Young, left, and Jon Hodgdon spray water and look over what is left of a shed after a fire in Royalton yesterday. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Shed Fire in Royalton

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bethel firefighters Jacoby Young, left, and Jon Hodgdon spray water and look over what is left of a shed fire in Royalton yesterday. Owner Gair White was working in the woods when a friend called him to tell …

Will Hunter talks with Dave Nowlan at the house in Springfield, Vt., that Hunter renovated for former prison inmates in need of affordable housing and a “caring environment.” Hunter wants to open a similar “sober house” in Mount Holly, Vt., for women. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Jim Kenyon: A Chance to Turn Lives Around; Former State Senator Eyes Mount Holly, Vt., Inn as Rehabilitation Center for Women

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Mount Holly, Vt. — On a flat, desolate stretch of Route 155 in southern Rutland County, an old-fashioned roadhouse sits vacant. The Blue Spruce Inn was once a place where skiers and other travelers could stop for a …