“We need to be there for them,” Deml said, choking up, “and we’re not doing a good enough job.”
Final Reading: Corrections commissioner delivers emotional testimony on staffing issues
Author: Ethan Weinstein
Ethan Weinstein is a general assignment reporter focusing on Windsor County and the surrounding area. Previously, he worked as an assistant editor for the Mountain Times and wrote for the Vermont Standard.
After Orange County Sheriff’s Department cancels contract, Randolph will reestablish its own police force
Amid mass resignations, the sheriff’s department canceled its 120-hour-per-week patrol contract with Randolph. Now the town hopes to expedite the creation of its own police department.
Facing a crisis, House panel considers transforming property value reappraisal system
As drafted, the proposed system could transfer responsibility for updating property values — the basis for property taxes — from municipalities to the state and require reappraisals on a regular schedule. It would also impose a moratorium on the reappraisals that would otherwise be ordered in two-thirds of Vermont towns this year.
Manchester man arrested for allegedly assaulting police at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
William Arthur Nichols Jr., 41, was arrested Monday on charges related to his participation in the Capitol riot.
Lawsuit alleges mismanagement, sexual harassment and retaliation at Woodstock Inn
Filed by two former board members of the Woodstock Foundation against their former colleagues, the suit describes an abusive culture that was allegedly upheld by leadership of the Woodstock Inn and the nearby Billings Farm.
More than half of Orange County’s sheriff deputies will leave with the current sheriff next week
Eleven part- and full-time deputies and all five of the department’s administrative staffers, also called duty clerks, will no longer work for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department when George Contois takes over next week.
New arrest made in connection with November’s Valley Street raid in Springfield
James Hines, 53, was arrested last week and charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine. He’s the fifth person indicted on those charges. A sixth individual has been added to the indictment, but the person’s name is redacted.
Woodstock approves $330,000 in grants to create up to 79 new child care slots
Four separate child care providers are expected to receive funding, which will expand day programs for kids under 3 and after-school care for children up to 12.
Days ahead of his departure, Orange County sheriff settles case involving improper assignment of investigative work
The Vermont Criminal Justice Council agreement found Sheriff Bill Bohnyak engaged in “unprofessional conduct” when he delegated sexual abuse investigations to an unqualified deputy.
Group says it received threats in advance of meeting to support equity in Randolph schools
Rights & Democracy said it had received online threats in advance of an upcoming meeting. The group has worked to support students in the Randolph area in the wake of hate speech directed toward LGBTQ+ youth.
