Sunday, December 23, 2012
Chelsea/Williamstown, Vt. — Louise Amber, 92, died on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at her home at The Gardens in Williamstown. Louise was born on Feb. 22, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Robert D. and Camille G. (Sirois) Joyce. She was raised in Upper Darby, a small …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Chelsea — More than two years after he was arrested, a Thetford man was charged with attempted murder this week for allegedly firing several gunshots at men who drove onto his property in the culmination of a months-long domestic feud. The slow-moving prosecution of Thomas Q. Berecz, 43, …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Strafford — The Newton School is searching for a new principal after the abrupt resignation of Judy Ross, who left Friday after four months on the job. Ross announced her departure to parents on Thursday in an email, and then to the wider community Friday in a post …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Chelsea, Vt. — Frances Bryant Ladd, 96, of Chelsea, died peacefully at her home on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Born March 31, 1916, in the house where she lived most of her life, she was the only daughter of Harry and Marion (Camp) Bryant. Frances was a graduate …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Chelsea — A Vermont man who pulled a handgun and threatened to shoot officers after leading them on a high-speed chase in Newbury, Vt. last week had been on the lam for six months, authorities said. Michael J. Hoehl, 28, of Topsham, Vt., was arrested last week after …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Vershire — Family and friends of a 21-year-old Vershire resident in need of a double lung transplant will hold a fundraiser for her on Saturday at The Pines bar and grill, 1 Maple Ave., Chelsea. Erica Ward, who has cystic fibrosis, will soon need the transplant in order …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Chelsea — Having seen the smoke from the nearby school where he worked, firefighter Patrick Barnes was the first to arrive at the home on Vershire Center Road on Nov. 14. The front door was hot to the …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and selects the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. This week, …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Chelsea — Vermont State Police are resisting requests by a Thetford woman to turn over records of a June incident in which her boyfriend died after a trooper shot him with a Taser. Theresa Davidonis, who has sued police for emotional distress and trespass after a trooper fired …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Chelsea — On Nov. 5, police officers — wearing plain clothes and declining to use handcuffs, in order not to rattle students — entered Oxbow Union High School and ushered Brian Musty out of the building and into an unmarked vehicle. The longtime coach was arrested on a …
