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GLOVER
VERMONT
LAWMAKERS BROKEN BOILER FORCES NURSING HOME EVACUATION
ADJOURN AFTER
PASSING $30M
TAX BILL
By Jennifer Hersey CLeveLand
Staff Writer
GLOVER — A broken boiler hose led to
the evacuation of the 40 residents of Union
House Nursing Home Saturday evening.
Thanks to a coordinated effort of people
and facilities from as far away as Morrisville
and Danville, by 11 p.m., everyone was safe
and sound at another facility.
“The show of assistance was totally unbelievable,” said owner Pat Russell of Barton.
By dave Gram
Associated Press
“Everyone was there for us.”
Russell said the main line from the boiler
separated at a joint right about the ceiling in
the main hallway. The boiler contains water
that is roughly 160 degrees, and when hit
with steam at that temperature, the sprinkler
system went off, with an alarm alerting the
Glover Fire Department.
Since there was no fire, the damage is limited to water from the sprinkler and damage
to the ceiling while firefighters attempted to
See evacuation, Page A6
Photo By JeNNIfer herSey CLeveLAND
The state fire marshal inspected Union House Nursing Home Sunday, after
steam from a broken boiler hose set off the sprinkler and alarm systems Saturday, causing the evacuation of 40 residents to other facilities.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont lawmakers approved
spending plans totaling about
$5.5 billion, raised taxes by
about $30 million and declared
their 2015 session complete Saturday night.
The final gavel came down in
the Senate at 10:23 p.m., and in
the House at 11:04 p.m., nine
hours after Gov. Peter Shumlin
and legislative leaders emerged
from the governor’s office to announce agreement on the tax
bill.
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state’s 6
percent
sales tax to soft drinks for the
first time and its 9 percent meals
tax to vending machines were
the keys to an agreement announced Saturday afternoon.
By shortly after 8 p.m., both
chambers of the Legislature,
dominated by Shumlin’s fellow
Democrats, had approved the
deal, the Senate by 18-8 and the
House by 78-51.
“Of all the things we did together, this was the most difficult,” Shumlin told lawmakers in
remarks closing the session.
Republicans balked. “Taxing
our way out of a spending problem, which we’ve done for
years, is not responsible fiscal
policy,” House Minority Leader
PROSECUTORS, POLICE
AT ODDS OVER
BREATH TEST RESULTS
Photo By JAMeS JArDINe
The Catamount Pipe Band leads the Lyndon State College graduation procession Sunday morning as LSC
held its 103rd commencement exercise.
LYNDON STATE COLLEGE HOLDS 103RD GRADUATION
Families, classmates, faculty and
staff wished the new graduates well.
The Catamount Pipe Band lead the
graduation procession across the rear
Lyndon State College held its 103rd
lawn of the campus to a waiting tent.
graduation ceremony Sunday morning
President Joe Bertolino provided the
under bright blue, sunny skies.
By James Jardine
Staff Writer
Ceremonial Welcome and served as
Master of Ceremonies. Attending his
first LSC graduation as the Chancellor
of the Vermont State Colleges, Jeb
Spaulding congratulated the College on
SURVEYS CONTINUE AFTER LYNX FAMILY DOCUMENTED IN AREA
By Lisa raTHKe
Associated Press
CourteSy Photo By Steve Legge
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“The budget should be balanced; the
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debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be
controlled.” –Cicero, 106-43 B.C.
REGION
Lyndon Institute seniors Anesha Wilkie-Johnson and Dakota Sargent
enjoy the breeze as they arrive at LI’s prom Saturday evening at Burke
Mountain in East Burke. The event is a draw for family and friends, who
gather along the driveway to the base lodge at Burke Mountain to watch
and cheer as the students arrive. See more photos on Page A6.
TODAY: Mostly Sunny
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Some Vermont
law enforcement officials are at odds with prosecutors over publicly releasing the blood alcohol
content of people arrested on suspicion of
drunken driving.
David Cahill, executive director of the Vermont State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, recently
wrote to public safety commissioner Keith
Flynn on behalf of 14 elected state’s attorneys
and their appointed deputy prosecutors. The letter urged state police to stop releasing alcohol
test results because prosecutors believe making
the information available before court appearances could cause unfair prejudice against defendants.
Flynn told the Burlington Free Press
(http://bfpne.ws/1KYgWwr) that he disagrees,
and that the information must be public. He said
he doesn’t want the violent protests that have
erupted in other places in response to police action to happen in Vermont.
“We can’t get into a position like Baltimore
and Ferguson where the police are being questioned about transparency,” he said. “We have
nothing to hide.”
Rob Ide, commissioner of the Department of
See Breath Test, Page A6
NORTHEAST KINGDOM
LI CELEBRATES AT PROM
INSIDE
See Graduation, Page A10
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Researchers are
still surveying for Canada lynx in northern
Vermont and New Hampshire after evidence of a family of the federally threatened
animals was discovered in 2012 and 2013,
the first time in Vermont’s history that a reproductive lynx had been documented.
Biologists found tracks as well as scat
and hair from a family of three, possibly
four, animals traveling together in the Nulhegan Basin in northeastern Vermont in the
winter of 2012. The following winter, tracks
of a family of four were spotted but no
DNA evidence was found.
“What’s newsworthy is that it’s definitively reproduction. So that was the first
“There’s potentially times when conditions might be
just right that lynx can occur in Vermont and New
Hampshire ... but probably not consistently.”
— said Mark McCullough,
endangered species biologist
time in Vermont’s history have we ever documented reproduction of lynx,” said Chris
Bernier, furbearer biologist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Biologists suspect that a decline in Maine
of the population of snowshoe hares — the
primary food source for lynx — has caused
some of the snow-loving big cats to travel
to the southern edge of their range into
northern Vermont and New Hampshire.
Historic 2011 US and Canada flooding
prompts water study
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Vermont suspect who fled custody
arrested in Massachusetts
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Police: Manchester bank
robbed Saturday
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First-time conference to highlight
aerospace, defense in NH
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VERMONT
COMMENCEMENT SEASON
Researchers have not seen evidence of
reproducing lynx in the two states since
then, but a single lynx was photographed in
the Nulhegan Basin in 2014 and tracks have
been found in Pittsburg, New Hampshire,
where in 2011 four lynx kittens were captured on video.
“Along with the knowledge that we had
reproduction comes the obligation and the
See Lynx, Page A6
Police in Central Texas say 9 dead in
shooting involving rival biker gangs
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Islamic State group takes Iraqi city of Ramadi
as premier orders Shiite militias to mobilize
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FOR THE RECORD
OBITUARIES
G. EDWARD NORWAY
1939-2015
G. Edward Norway, 75, of
Nashua, N.H., husband of Lucienne L. (Begin) Norway, passed
at his home, Wednesday
evening, May 13, 2015, after a
period of declining health.
Born in Cranston, R.I., on
Oct. 4, 1939, he was a son of the
late Reginald and Aldea (Daveau) Norway. After his high
school graduation, Ed served
with the Vermont Air Force National Guard as a Sergeant from
1958 to 1967. He then continued
his education at the University of
Vermont, where he earned a
bachelor’s degree.
A resident of Nashua for the past 44 years, Mr. Norway had been employed with several businesses including Anrik Irrigation as a Senior
Technician for 10 years.
Active in the Nashua community, Ed was a member and Past Exalted
Ruler of Nashua Lodge 720 Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks; and
held memberships in the Loyal Order of Moose, Toastmasters and the
New Hampshire Real Estate Association. He was a communicant of St.
Christopher Church. Ed was a devoted husband and father, was a very
selfless, kind hearted man of great integrity, honesty, full of life and full
of love and pride. He will be greatly missed but Never Forgotten. In his
leisure time, Ed enjoyed hunting, deep sea fishing, camping and Bingo.
Members of his family include his wife Lucienne, whom he married
on Oct. 14, 1961, and shared over 53 years together; two sons, Micheal
Norway of Nashua and David Norway and his wife Louise of Merrimack; a daughter, Annmarie Nantel and her husband Rick of New Ipswich; eight grandchildren: Austin Norway and Levi Norway of Nashua,
Scott Werner of Hardin, Ill., Tyler Nantel of Webster, N.C., Megan Nantel of Milford, N.H., Trevor Nantel and Mallorie Nantel both of New Ipswich, and Jillian Norway of Merrimack; a great-granddaughter, Isabel
McKown of New Ipswich; a sister, Linda Sayers of Greensboro Bend,
Vt.; a brother, Paul Norway of Barre, Vt.; best friends, Brendan and
Diane Murphy of Nashua, Candy Peters and Tom Greenwood of Derry
and Dennis and Ellen Joy of Nashua; also several nieces, nephews and
cousins. Ed was predeceased by four brothers, Reginald, Robert, Thomas
and B. James Norway.
Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18
Lock Street, Nashua on Tuesday, May 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Christopher Church, 62 Manchester Street, Nashua, Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Friends are invited to attend and will gather at the church.
Donations may be made in his memory to the Elks National Foundation, 2750 North Lakeview Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614-2256 or Inspire,
Inc.
Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneral.com
MEMORIAL
PRISCILLA E. POWERS
A memorial service is planned for Priscilla E. Powers, 92, of Monroe,
N.H., who died on Jan. 9, 2015.
The memorial service will be on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 11 a.m.
at the Monroe Community Church in Monroe, with Rev. Earl Brock officiating.
Burial will follow in the Monroe Village Cemetery.
Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of Woodsville is in charge
of arrangements.
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MEGA MILLIONS (May 15)
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MEGABUCKS PLUS (May 16)
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GIMME 5 (May 15)
13-27-28-32-37
DAILY PICKS (May 17)
Day Draw — Pick 3: 5-7-5; Pick 4: 6-5-0-6
evening Draw — Pick 3: 7-1-8; Pick 4: 7-1-9-9
DO YOU HEAR BUT
NOT UNDERSTAND?
NEWS BRIEFS
US Forest Service to waive fees
in Vermont, New York forests
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it’s waiving dayuse and campground fees for a day in the Green Mountain and Finger
Lakes National Forests in Vermont and New York.
The June 13 event is in recognition of the National Get Outdoors Day.
Forest Supervisor John Sinclair says the fee-free days are a way of
thanking visitors while encouraging more people to enjoy the national
forests.
The Forest Service says it expects to waive its fees several times during
the 2015 season.
The only overnight campground fee that will not be waived, due to high
maintenance costs, is that at the Hapgood Pond Campground in Peru, Vermont.
Habitat efforts working
for New England cottontail
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department says efforts to improve habitat for the endangered New England cottontail seem to be working.
Heidi Holman, a wildlife biologist with the department and leader of
the cottontail restoration project, said five to 10 of the rabbits can be found
through 11 acres of habitat around the Stonyfield Farm site in Londonderry.
Only one or two had been documented in the area before work started to
make space for young forest to grow at the site.
Work on cottontail habitat also is being done on several properties
owned by the town of Londonderry. The animals depend on a special
shrubland habitat for food and shelter.
Restoration of New Hampshire’s only native cottontail is a major effort
among the region to restore their population and protect them before they
disappear forever. New England cottontails are endangered in New Hampshire and are a candidate for listing under the Federal Endangered Species
Act. Their current distribution is less than a fifth of their historic range.
To help bring back the rabbits, the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife
Program is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Wildlife Management Institute and other
partners to create more habitat.
High schoolers can register
for UNH agricultural camp
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — High school students interested in agricultural science can take part in a weeklong summer camp at the University
of New Hampshire.
Students will be learning about their local food system and how the
process enables food to arrive on their plates. They also will be able to
spend time canoeing on the Great Bay.
Campers will visit the UNH dairies, research farms and greenhouses
operated by the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, and
learn about healthy eating and nutrition.
The camp offered by the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture is
scheduled for Aug. 2-8 for students ages 15 to 17, and is open for registration.
The camp fee is $700.
Ayotte co-sponsoring bill
to protect infants from drugs
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is co-sponsoring a bill that would address a growing number of infants
being exposed to opioids while in the womb.
The bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of
Kentucky and Democratic Sen. Robert Casey of Pennsylvania would di-
By PaT JaUCH
Being outdoors in summertime
exposes your pet to a myriad of potential problems, not the least of
which are bug bites. While the elevated temperatures in hot weather
pose their own hazards to your dog
and/or cat, the insects that abound
can breed their own risks.
Bee stings, while painful to people, can also affect pets with pain
and suffering. In addition to pain,
a bee sting can lead to an allergic
reaction and the potential for serious respiratory problems. Antihistamines can be helpful but a
veterinarian should treat any signs
of severe distress as soon as possible.
Mosquitoes are responsible for
the transmission of heartworm.
When a female mosquito breaks
the animal’s skin it injects heartworm larvae that travel to the heart
and pulmonary artery. As the
worm larvae take hold they can
grow to as much as a foot in
length. When this occurs the flow
of blood is restricted, causing lung
disease, liver failure and heart failure. If your dog shows signs of
breathing difficulties, fainting, excessive tiredness, or weight loss
despite a good appetite, you should
seek help from your veterinarian
immediately. There are medications available to protect your pet
against this disease and even the
dog that stays indoors should receive it since mosquitoes can easily enter the residence and infect
the pet.
Deer ticks transmit Lyme Disease, a potentially fatal condition
that manifests itself through
swollen lymph nodes, temperature elevation, listlessness, joint
pain, and loss of appetite. In recent years Lyme Disease has
spread to states well beyond the
confines of the northeast. Vaccinations can prevent the disease
and antibiotics can treat it, so be
sure to contact your veterinarian
if you have any concerns that your
pet is demonstrating any of the
aforementioned symptoms. People are susceptible to Lyme Disease too, but it is not transmitted
from dogs to people.
Fleas can cause itching and
pain. These insects are present year
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UVM breaks ground on
$104 million STEM complex
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The University of Vermont has broken
ground on a $104 million STEM — science, technology, engineering and
math — complex that will include two new buildings for classrooms, science labs and meeting space.
It’s UVM’s largest capital project to date.
UVM President Tom Sullivan said the groundbreaking on Friday was
a transformative day for the university, Burlington, the state of Vermont
and well beyond its borders.
Gov. Peter Shumlin thanked Sullivan for making the project a priority.
The construction starts this summer and will take place in three phases
over four years.
UVM expects to increase the number of its STEM majors by 50 percent
over the next decade.
Vermont bears getting into
garbage, bird feeders
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says it’s gotten a rash of reports about hungry bears getting into
garbage, bird feeders, bee hives and chicken houses.
The department is reminding residents to take steps to secure food
sources and make them inaccessible to bears.
Vermont’s wardens are responding almost daily to events involving
bears in search of easy food.
Vermont’s bear biologist Forrest Hammond says once bears become
used to these food sources and come into frequent human contact, people
sometimes call them nuisance bears. But, they are just being bears. He
says it’s nearly impossible to relocate nuisance bears and they frequently
have to be put down.
The department says purposefully feeding bears is not only bad for the
bears but is illegal in Vermont.
Bishop asks Catholic parishes for
donations to Nepal
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Bishop Peter Libasci
is asking Catholic parishes across the state to take up a special collection
the weekend of May 30-31 to support recovery efforts in Nepal following
devastating earthquakes.
Libasci says given the reports of overwhelming devastation, it seems
likely that the country will need a long time to recover.
Donations collected will benefit Catholic Relief Services, the international humanitarian agency representing the U.S. Catholic Church. The
organization is providing relief and assistance in coordination with Caritas
Nepal.
For more information about CRS efforts in Nepal, or to donate online,
see www.CRS.org.
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rect the Health Department to develop a strategy to address the alarming
number of infants diagnosed with newborn withdrawal.
The Protecting Our Infants Act also would work on developing recommendations for preventing and treating prenatal opioid abuse and for treating infants born dependent on opioids.
In New Hampshire, Catholic Medical Center reports that the number
of babies born with newborn withdrawal is up 7 percent from 3 percent
the previous year.
“New Hampshire is facing a growing opioid and prescription drug abuse
epidemic, and infant withdrawal is a heart-breaking consequence of this
sad reality,” Ayotte said. “We must work diligently to address all repercussions that result from drug abuse. I am co-sponsoring this important
legislation because I believe that we must do everything we can do address
the alarming opioid and prescription drug abuse problem in New Hampshire and across the country.”
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round but thrive in warm weather.
Their presence can cause an allergic reaction and all infestations
should be treated immediately in
order to avoid serious illness.
Enjoy being outdoors with your
pet in warm weather. Just be mindful that biting bugs can cause seri-
ous illness and possibly death unless your animal is adequately protected.
Pat Jauch is secretary of Caledonia Animal Rescue Inc., P.O.
Box 4054, St. Johnsbury, VT
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Local Forecast
Today: Partly to mostly sunny.
Highs 67-72. Southeast to south
wind 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Clouding over, showers
developing after midnight. Lows
near 55. South wind 5-15 mph.
Tomorrow: AM showers likely, then
mostly cloudy with a chance for a
shower or thunderstorm through
mid-PM. Late in the PM, a shower
or thunderstorm becoming likely.
Highs 70-75. Wind becoming southwest 8-15 mph with some higher
gusts.
Extended Forecast: Tuesday Night:
An evening shower or thunderstorm
likely, then variable clouds, slight chance
for a hilltop shower. Lows 45-50.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy hills, variable clouds valleys. Isolated hilltop sprinkles. Breezy. Highs 55-60. Wednesday
Night: Partly cloudy, a bit breezy, and
chilly. Lows 34-38, but with a few low 30s
possible over high terrain. Thursday:
Partly to mostly sunny, still a bit cool.
Highs 59-64. Thursday Night: Partly
cloudy. Lows 35-40, cold hollows near
32. Friday: Partly cloudy, highs 57-61.
Daily Weather Highlights
A backdoor cold front will introduce a
shallow maritime polar air mass to the
region late tonight. A wind shift into the
southeast, then south will mark the air
mass’ arrival, along with a few low
clouds. Tomorrow any low clouds should
break up early on, and the day should
feature a good deal of sun from midmorning to early afternoon as HIGH
pressure slides southward across Nova
Scotia. Later in the day, the HIGH will
move over the waters south of that
province and winds aloft will turn into the
southwest. This will draw a plume of
moisture into the state ahead of a cold
front arcing from LOW pressure that’ll
move across Lake Superior this afternoon, to southwestern Quebec by tomorrow morning. Clouds will increase
once again—this time of the high variety.
An area of showers will cross the north
country later tonight through mid-morning Tuesday. Then there’ll be a relative
break in the action from late morning
until mid-afternoon. Late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening, a line of
showers and thunderstorms is expected
to accompany the cold front itself. Chilly
air will follow for the second half of the
week, says Steve Maleski of the Fairbanks Museum weather station.
CONDITIONS AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY
Partly Cloudy
TEMPERATURE
Temp. at 4 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Maximum past 24 hours . . . . . . . . .81
Minimum past 24 hours . . . . . . . . .57
Yesterday’s average . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Normal average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Maximum this month . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Minimum this month . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Maximum this date (1906) . . . . . . .92
Minimum this date (1983) . . . . . . . .26
HUMIDITY
38%
DEWPOINT
52
WINDS
5 mph, 12 max . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NNW
BAROMETER
30.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Falling
PRECIPITATION
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.09 in.
Total for Month . . . . . . . . . . . .1.34 in.
Normal Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.84 in.
ALMANAC
Sunrise today . . . . . . . . . . . .5:18 a.m.
Sunset today . . . . . . . . . . . .8:12 p.m.
Length of day . . . . . . .14 hrs. 54 min.
DEGREE DAYS
Average temp. difference below 65°
Yesterday* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
To date since July 1 . . . . . . . . . .8274
To date last year . . . . . . . . . . . . .8344
* calculated for the day before yesterday
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LOCAL
WHEELOCK
GOLDEN PARTY AT DOG MOUNTAIN
VOTERS TO CONSIDER FUTURE OF TOWN HALL, GARAGE
By James Jardine
Staff Writer
WHEELOCK — On Tuesday,
voters will be asked to make a decision that will impact their town’s
future.
At 6 p.m. they’ll gather at the
town hall to decide on a plan of action to address the needs of the
town garage and town offices.
According to selectmen, the
town hall is inaccessible to people
with disabilities and annual town
meetings exceed the building’s
safe capacity. In the town garage,
there is no working bathroom and
no spot for a computer that can be
used by the road crew.
Options that have been considered include:
1) Keep things as they are;
2) Build an addition to the existing town hall and a new town
garage;
3) Build a new town hall and
town garage in one facility.
Estimated costs to build a new
facility could exceed $1 million.
The meeting Tuesday evening is
designed to seek feedback from
Wheelock residents and provide
results of research conducted by
the select board. It is hoped the
people will vote at the meeting on
a preferred option.
A second part of the decision to
be made by the voters is how to
pay for whatever option chosen. In
addition to normal bonding options, the town could also investigate government and private
grants. Wealthy donors could be
solicited, perhaps through Crowd
Funding, to see if substantial sums
could be raised without adding to
residents’ tax burden.
Douglas Reid, Wheelock Town
Clerk, urges input from Wheelock
residents at the meeting Tuesday.
Once the board has a voter-approved direction, more definite
plans and cost options can be explored.
Photo StePheN gArfIeLD
Orleans Superior Court
Editor’s note: All information is
from records in Orleans Superior
Court – Criminal Division unless
otherwise noted.
Jessica Roberts, 33, of Brownington, pleaded guilty to driving
with a suspended license (DLS).
Tomasi sentenced her to a suspended sentence of one to three
months and 20 hours of community service. He ordered her to take
steps to get her license back.
MacFarlane saw her driving
without her license on Jan. 29.
Keith Davis, 48, of North Troy,
pleaded guilty to DLS.
Tomasi ordered him to serve
nine to 10 days on pre-approved
furlough.
Investigator Matthew Gonyo
saw Davis speeding on Route 105
in Newport Center on Sept. 12,
2014.
Davis has multiple criminal
DLS convictions.
Mindy Lee Maskell, 35, of
Greensboro, pleaded guilty to
careless and negligent operation
and driving with a suspended license.
Tomasi sentenced her to one to
three months, all suspended, and
100 hours of community service.
Trooper Robert Helm said she
crashed her vehicle on July 21,
2014 and left the area, after driving
with a suspended license. She has
a record of multiple DLS convictions.
Thomas Tullis Jr., 34, of Newport City, was held for lack of $100
bail after pleading not guilty to two
charges of violating conditions of
release.
Police said he was seen watching and following his wife despite
court orders.
He has pleaded not guilty to aggravated domestic assault in the
second degree, with a prior conviction, and was ordered not to go
near or contact Virginia Coleman.
Police said he choked and
scratched her on Nov. 4, 2014.
He is now ordered not to go near
or contact a witness, Heidi Dowling.
Nathan Graves, 34, pleaded
not guilty to drunken driving.
Newport City Officer Nicholas
A gaggle of golden retrievers and others gather at Saturday’s Golden Retriever Jubilee at
Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury. When not retrieving tennis balls, the canines were the object of affection and adoration throughout the day.
Rivers said he responded to Crawford Road where Graves was
slumped over the wheel of his vehicle at 6:01 a.m. April 20. The vehicle was in gear and the brake
lights were on, Rivers said.
Collins, when awakened, took
his foot off the brake and the vehicle began rolling backward toward
Rivers’ cruiser 20 feet away,
Rivers said. Rivers was able to
reach into the vehicle and put it in
park, two feet from the cruiser.
Brooklyn Bernier, 20, of
Ashville, N.C., pleaded guilty to
driving under the influence of alcohol. Bernier was fined $750.
Newport police stopped Bernier
on Route 5 in Derby for failing to Christopher Williams, left, Charles Thomas, center, and Lindsay Applewhite, all of Brooklyn,
stop at a stop sign on Dec. 19, N.Y., were cited with drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Bradford
2013.
Friday. Police are looking for a fourth man who ran from the car at the time of the stop.
Justin Forcier, 18, of Derby
Line, saw a charge of driving anBRADFORD
other’s vehicle without permission
dismissed.
Cloris R. Arel, 30, of Belvidere
Center, saw a charge of DLS dismissed.
Heroin, Trafficking Heroin,
State Police are still looking to
Transportation of Heroin into the identify the passenger who had
State, Possession of Cocaine, fled. He is described as a black
Negligent Operation and Reck- male, approximately 6’ tall,
less Endangerment (3 Counts). weighing approximately 145
Lindsay
Applewhite
and pounds. He had short dark hair
State police from Bradford ar- Christopher Williams were also and was wearing gray or silver
ton, was fined $310 with an addi- rested three men from Brooklyn, arrested for the above violations gym shorts, a gray hooded
tional 250 suspended and handed a N.Y., for possession of drugs with the exception(s) of Negli- sweatshirt and sneakers. Anyone
90 day suspended sentence for ha- after stopping their vehicle early gent Operation and Reckless En- seeing an individual matching
this description in the Bradford
rassment in Dalton on April 10. Friday on the Interstate 91 exit dangerment.
16
off-ramp
in
Bradford.
A
All
three
subjects
were
lodged
and
Orange County area are
Charges of stalking, three counts
fourth
man
fled
on
foot
when
the
at
the
Northeast
Regional
Corasked
to contact VSP-Bradford
of harassment, and three counts of
rectional Center in St. Johnsbury at 802-222-4680.
violation of a protective order were vehicle stopped.
Charles Thomas, 50, Lindsay for lack of $50,000 bail.
not prosecuted.
Applewhite,
49, Christopher
Aaron M. Bangs, 17, of LanWilliams,
22,
and
the fourth man
caster, was fined $103.33 for
were
in
a
2014
Dodge
Charger
speeding on Route 3 in Lancaster
that
Trooper
David
Shaffer
noted
on April 9.
was
going
109
miles
per
hour
on
Ryan Collins, 30, of Groveton,
I-91
south
in
Bradford
at
approxwas fined $310 with an additional
$250 suspended for possession of imately 1:32 a.m. Friday. The
marijuana at the Village Motor Inn vehicle failed to yield for a short
parking lot on Route 3 in Groveton period before coming to a stop
on the off ramp. That’s when one
on Nov. 30.
Nick Collins, 27, of Lancaster, of the car’s occupants took off
waived a probable cause hearing on foot.
Troopers got a search warrant
for second degree assault. Collins
to
search the car after seeing cois accused of committing second
caine
inside the vehicle. More
degree assault at 43 Wesson Road
than
31
more grams of cocaine,
in Lancaster on Jan. 17. The case
6.5
grams
of heroin, a small
was bound up to Coos County Suamount
of
marijuana and apperior Court.
proximately
1,200 new, unused
Bench warrants for failure to apglassine
heroin
bags were
pear were issued for the following:
seized.
Robert P. Brazee, 52, of Berlin.
Thomas was arrested and
charged with Possession of
POLICE CATCH TRIO FROM BROOKLYN WITH DRUGS IN CAR
Police Seek 4th
Suspect Who
Ran From Car
NH District Court
April 22. The case was bound over
to Coos County Superior Court.
Jacob A. LaFrance, 21, of
Colebrook, was fined $310 for
negligent driving on Main Street in
Colebrook on Jan. 30.
Amanda Parker, 31, of Colebrook, waived a probable cause
hearing for possession of Lorazepam, two counts of possession
of a controlled heroin, two counts
of possession of Clonazepam, in
Colebrook on April 22. The cases
were bound over to Coos County
Superior Court.
LANCASTER
James Miles, 45, of Stark, was
ordered to serve 30 days in a house
of corrections with an additional
150 suspended for criminal trespassing in Lancaster on April 8.
Maureen A. Couture, 50, of
Jefferson, was fined $620 (with an
additional $250 suspended),
handed a six month suspended
sentence and placed on probation
for two years for driving with a
suspended license in Jefferson on
Dec. 20.
Timothy Nugent, 28, of Colebrook, was handed a six month
suspended sentence for fraudulent
use of a credit card in Colebrook
on Nov. 7.
Aaron Jones, 39, of Lancaster,
was handed a 60 day suspended
sentence for theft by unauthorized
taking or transfer at 41 Depot St.
in Lancaster on March 15.
Holt T. Harrison, 50, of Whitefield, was fined $186 for three
counts of dog a menace, nuisance
or vicious on Elm Street in Whitefield on Nov. 26 and Dec. 8.
Jonathan L. Argyle, 22, of
West Stewartstown, was fined
$124 with an additional $50 suspended for driving without a license in Lancaster on Jan. 31.
David R. Galipeau, 59, of Dal-
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Jacob Goodreau, 29, of Errol,
was fined $310, with an additional
$186 suspended, for driving with a
suspended license and misuse to
display plates on Route 3 in Colebrook on Feb. 26.
Adam W. Lavasseur, 23, of
Stratford, was fined $310 with an
additional $250 suspended and
handed a six-month suspended
sentence for committing simple assault at 30 State Line Road in
Stratford on April 8.
Michael Osip, 36, of
Clarksville, was fined $310 with
an additional $250 suspended for
carrying a .45 caliber European
American Arms Witness pistol
without a license in Colebrook on
April 25.
Eugene M. Riendeau, 35, of
Stewartstown, was fined $1,240,
he was ordered to serve 12 days in
a house of corrections (with an additional 12 days suspended), and
his license was suspended three
years for driving while intoxicated
and driving with a suspended or revoked license in Stewartstown on
April 17.
Kyle Sanders, 26, of Berlin,
was fined $310 for committing
simple assault at the Coos County
House of Corrections on Oct. 8.
Mackenzie R. Bimpson, 17, of
North Stratford, was fined $434,
with an additional $372 suspended, handed a 36-day suspended sentence and placed on
probation through January 2016
for unlawful possession and intoxication and theft by unauthorized
taking in Stratford on April 1.
Jason E. Hopps, 36, of Jefferson, waived a probable cause hearing for possession of a controlled
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Editorial Comment …
Budget Deficit Deficit
The Vermont legislature wrapped up its 2015 session on Saturday night with passage of next year’s budget. Democrats insist that
a Herculean effort was exerted to cover an anticipated $113 million
deficit (the difference between planned spending and expected tax
receipts).
Liberal leaders like Tim Ashe, Shap Smith and Peter Shumlin all
characterized the process as “painful” because (they insist) they
had to “cut” the budget by $56 million.
In truth, they didn’t really cut anything except the amount by
which they wanted to increase spending. In keeping with their tradition of living beyond their means, the Dems raised the general
fund over four percent and overall government spending by 1.1 percent.
To get there, they raised taxes (again) on just about everyone
($30+ million worth). Particularly hard hit (again) will be the scant
remaining few job creators, small-business owners and affluents.
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Amy Goodman
KPFT Houston, 45 years
after domestic terrorist
bombings, plays on
“Pacifica Station Bombed Off Air,” read the
Houston Chronicle’s banner headline on May
13, 1970. KPFT, Houston’s fledgling community radio station, had been on the air for just two months when its
transmitter was blown to smithereens. “An explosion which demolished the transmitter of Houston station KPFT-FM (Pacifica Radio)
was no accident and apparently the work of experts, authorities said
today,” George Rosenblatt of the Chronicle wrote. “The blast occurred at 11 p.m. Tuesday. The station was playing ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ and at the precise moment of the explosion, Arlo Guthrie was
singing, ‘Kill, kill, kill’ as he spoofed the draft.”
The attack on KPFT was no spoof. Someone had placed dynamite and destroyed the transmitter. The KPFT staff and volunteers
rebuilt the transmitter, and got the station back on the air — this
time with a concrete-reinforced transmitter shack. But by October,
this time with 15 sticks of dynamite instead of just one, the anonymous attackers again destroyed the transmitter. KPFT remains, to
this day, thankfully, the only radio station in U.S. history to have
been blown up.
Recovery from the second, more serious blast took longer. When
the station went back on the air in January 1971, Arlo Guthrie was
there in Houston, picking up where he left off, finishing his famous
song “Alice’s Restaurant” in person. KPFT had been blown up
twice, but the bombers did something for KPFT that, with no marketing budget, it couldn’t have done on its own: The station was
blasted into the consciousness of the potential listening audience
in Houston.
An investigation after the bombings led to the conviction of
Jimmy Dale Hutto, the Grand Dragon of the local Ku Klux Klan.
Hutto said blowing up KPFT was his proudest act. When you consider the Pacifica Radio network and its rich history, it is no surprise
that a hate group like the KKK would target it. Pacifica Radio provides a forum for people to speak for themselves, breaking down
stereotypes and caricatures that fuel hate.
Pacifica Radio was founded by Lew Hill, a pacifist who refused
to fight in World War II. When he came out of a detention camp
after the war, he said the United States needed a media outlet that
wasn’t run by corporations that profit from war, but instead run by
journalists and artists — or as the late George Gerbner, former dean
of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of
Pennsylvania, said, not run by “corporations with nothing to tell
and everything to sell that are raising our children today.”
KPFA, the first Pacifica station, began in Berkeley, Calif., on
April 15, 1949. Pacifica Radio tried something no one thought
would work: building a network based on the voluntary financial
support of individual listeners, a model later adopted by all of public radio and television. The Pacifica network grew to five stations:
KPFA in Berkeley, KPFK in Los Angeles, WBAI in New York,
WPFW in Washington and KPFT in Houston.
The Pacifica network broke important stories and never shied
away from controversy, especially when covering social movements. Luminaries from the civil rights movement, like Paul Robeson and Harry Belafonte, were regularly heard on the airwaves.
African-American writer James Baldwin was broadcast debating
Malcolm X on the value of nonviolent sit-ins. WBAI in New York
City sent reporter Chris Koch to North Vietnam in 1965 as the first
U.S.-based reporter to cover the war from the North. Musicians like
Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead got their first
over-the-air broadcasts on Pacifica stations.
Forty-five years after the bombings, KPFT continues to broadcast in Houston, serving the public as a beacon of alternative perspectives and a hub of local news and culture. Some say the
bombings weren’t aggressively investigated because of the close
relationship between the local KKK and the Houston police. Today,
we are facing a crisis of racial profiling and police targeting communities of color with seeming impunity. While there has been a
significant spike in hate-group activity since Barack Obama was
elected president, more significant and enduring change has taken
root over the decades.
Five years before the first bombing of KPFT, on Feb. 26, 1965,
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Temple Israel of Hollywood in
See Goodman, Page A5
Tina Dupuy
The Bush Years:
An Explainer
This week in Nevada, Jeb Bush
accidentally declared he’s running
for president to reporters. He was
supposed to say, “if I run” and instead said, “I’m running for president!”
So now that it’s official, I feel
it’s my duty to explain the Bush
years to younger/amnesiac Americans who may not remember what
life was like before Obama. For
example, Fox News used to cosign and coo over everything that
came out of the Oval Office. True
story. The party line at Fox News
was that “libruls” were an evil
plague and if George W. Bush
could just get his way—the country would be better for it.
So we invaded Iraq preemptively. Because, we were told,
we’d be greeted as liberators. And
Saddam was behind 9/11. Also, we
were told, it’d pay for itself, because, you see, there was oil and
stuff there. And Iraq had weapons
of mass destruction. And Fox
News was totally on board with
this. And Judith Miller was on
board. And anyone who wasn’t,
was a treasonous, flag-burning,
queer, vegetarian environmentalist.
On March 28, 2003—a week
after the invasion of Iraq by US
forces, the Fox News Ticker on
Sixth Avenue in Manhattan read,
“How do you keep a war protester
in suspense? Ignore them.”
“While young Americans are
dying in the sands of Iraq and the
mountains of Afghanistan,” said
pseudo-Democratic Senator Zell
Miller at the 2004 Republican National Convention. “Our nation is
being torn apart and
made weaker because of
the Democrats’ manic
obsession to bring down
our commander in chief.”
Basically, we preemptively put troops in
harm’s way and since
they’re now dying, anyone who
opposes it hates America.
And let’s not forget Dixie Chick
Natalie Maines saying in London
just before the invasion, “Just so
you know, we’re on the good side
with y’all. We do not want this
war, this violence, and we’re
ashamed that the president of the
the pages of The New
York Times. His wife,
CIA covert operative Valerie Plame, was outed
by Scooter Libby (read:
Dick Cheney). Cindy
Sheehan, a mother of a
soldier who died in Iraq,
was widely mocked for opposing
the war. Even 9/11 widows were
“fair game” on Fox during the
Bush years.
See, Bush was not a compromiser. “Either you are with us, or
you are with the terrorists,” he told
the country in 2001. He was not
one to reach across the aisle. He
If George were a great president,
it would bring up nostalgia for a
storied time in American history.
But he wasn’t. He was a brutish,
dim-witted, anti-science,
disastrous, short-sighted zealot
who perverted patriotism to mean
legal immunity.
United States is from Texas.” They
were boycotted, vilified, and their
careers were ruined, becoming the
personification of liberal traitors
everywhere. In short: They were
Dixie Chicked.
President Bush commented on
this phenomenon and said, “They
shouldn’t have their feelings hurt
just because some people don’t
want to buy their records when
they speak out.”
Chilling? Yes. Other era
peacenik villains were diplomat
Joe Wilson, who had the audacity
to challenge faulty intelligence on
was right and never apologized.
All because god was in the White
House. God talked to George W.
Bush and told him to cut taxes for
the wealthy and put two wars on
credit cards. (During the Bush
years, god’s alternative spelling
was “The Heritage Foundation.”)
Like his brother, Dubya was
also a flubber. “Too many OBGYNs aren’t able to practice their
love with women all across this
country.” Pro-Bush pundits’ fulltime gig was interpreting for the
rest of us what the hell the president was saying. And how he was
really just a shoot-from-the-hip
guy and not just a puppet for war
profiteers (read: Dick Cheney).
Jeb has repeatedly said George
W. will be the person he listens to
on Mideast issues. Jeb is going to
get advice from the guy who destabilized the region, creating fertile
ground for ISIS and yet has never
regretted anything he’s ever “decided?!” What could go wrong?
Jeb did a fawningly friendly interview with Fox News’ Megyn
Kelly where he was asked if he
would, knowing what we know
now, invade Iraq. (A question,
you’d think, he’d prepared for
since the first day of the invasion.)
He said he would. He’d do exactly
as his brother did. Immediately, his
pocket pundit Ana Navarro took to
the airwaves to explain Jeb misheard the question.
So he wouldn’t invade Iraq? Before completely walking back his
comments, Jeb refused to answer
the question because it was a hypothetical and “such hypotheticals
were insensitive to the families of
fallen soldiers in the war.”
Sound familiar? It’s a re-run. A
three-peat. As recent nonagenarian
Yogi Berra once said, “It’s deja vu
all over again.”
If George were a great president, it would bring up nostalgia
for a storied time in American history. But he wasn’t. He was a
brutish, dim-witted, anti-science,
disastrous, short-sighted zealot
who perverted patriotism to mean
legal immunity. He tanked our
economy and we’re still reeling
from his foreign policy fiascos.
We need him and anyone who
refuses to learn from his mistakes
to be in the country’s rear view, not
on a ballot.
© 2015 tINADuPuy.CoM
Susan Stamper Brown
How’s that
coexistence
working out
for you?
What is it about those who
abandon American ideals that they
would otherwise hold dear the moment terrorist groups make threats
or when a particular point of view
stands against theirs in opposition?
Is it fear? A lack of moral grounding? Both?
Those who only stand for freedom for likeminded individuals or
just up until they feel threatened
might do well to analyze what it is
they really believe. Will they ever
be content living in a place that believes so much in freedom its soldiers are willing to go to the ends
of the earth dying to defend it?
But, then again.
The incident in Garland, Texas
on May 3 to which the Islamic
State terror group [ISIS] claimed
responsibility shows us the enemy
lives not just in distant lands, but
among us. President Obama’s
reckless approach to illegal immigration and border control and his
flim-flam foreign policy
is damaging our constitutionally-protected freedoms.
Progressive
liberals are either too
afraid to speak up or condone it with their silence.
ISIS not only claimed responsibility for the May 3 terrorist
attack at Pam Geller’s Freedom of
Defense Initiative cartoon contest,
but also announced they have a
military presence in 15 states
wherein followers are “awaiting
orders to carry out more operations.” Slow to the draw and
chronically reactionary, the Obama
administration benignly responded
by raising the terrorist threat level
on military bases across the country.
But wait.
Liberals told us that patting bad
guys on the back and trusting them
enough to respect our borders
would keep us safe. In their world,
there are no bad guys, just different. So how’s that nonexistent coexistence working out for you?
The last I checked, this is still
America. But, you wouldn’t know
that, listening to the lambasting of
Ms. Geller, suggesting she insti-
gated the attack. Implicating Ms. Geller is culpability misplaced. That
theory might fly up here
in grizzly country if one
were dumb enough to
leave the trash inside and
open the front door where
a “welcome” sign hangs above the
threshold. Theoretically, that’s
what the Obama administration
has done by keeping borders open
and befriending bad guys, believing they’ll play nice — just because. Playing nice is not in the
vocabulary of those who behead
children for sport and silence those
having opposing views with guns.
Liberals seem to side with Muslims because they feel sorry for
them. In reality, Christians suffer
abuse beyond measure these days
and liberals mostly remain silent.
But, it matters not. Christianity’s
true followers stand resolved and
mostly restrained because they understand who they believe in doesn’t need defending. Jesus was
cursed, crucified and history
proves he rose from the dead on
his own — so obviously he doesn’t
need help defending against detractors.
Consider: The 1987 “Piss
Christ” creator was not killed after
his depiction of a crucifix submerged purportedly in the photographer’s own urine that won a
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art’s award which was cosponsored and co-funded by a U.S.
government agency (tax payers),
the National Endowment for the
Arts. (And atheists lose sleep at
night worried about “separation of
church and state?”)
The Judeo-Christian values
America was founded on are a
threat to those who loathe us because they stand in direct opposition to theirs. Period. No matter
how much we may or may not care
for what Ms. Geller did, to suggest
she is the problem is a backhanded
justification for the idea that it is
somehow okay for people to kill
others simply because they disagree. In doing so, the enemy wins
twice. We willingly submit to their
ideology and hand over our freedom at the same time. The only
way we can coexist in a pluralistic
society is for everyone to agree to
disagree peacefully and nonviolently.
©SuSAN StAMPer BroWN
A5
NEW ENGLAND
HISTORIC 2011 US AND CANADA FLOODING PROMPTS WATER STUDY
By WiLsOn rinG
Associated Press
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Quebec — Unprecedented
flooding in 2011 in Lake Champlain
and the Richelieu River, which
drains the lake north into Quebec, is
prompting scientists in the United
States and Canada to begin a long
process of determining whether anything can be done to reduce future
problems.
The first steps, being taken now,
include developing detailed maps
that would show the effects of flooding at different levels. Future steps
could include recommendations for
flood control structures, such as a
dam that was begun in the 1930s in
Quebec but was never finished.
Low-lying areas around the lake
in Vermont and New York were inundated by the spring runoff that kept
the lake above flood stage for more
than two months in 2011.
In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a
Quebec city of just under 95,000
about 20 miles north of the border,
the two months of flooding began in
mid-April and lasted until mid-June,
affected about 3,000 homes in lowlying areas.
“I think when you look at the
number of houses and the population
impacted, it was much more on the
Canadian side in 2011 than the U.S.
side,” said Keith Robinson, the director of the New England Water Science Center for the U.S. Geological
Survey, who is working on the flood
study this year by helping develop
detailed flood maps of the lake and
the river.
While the intervening years
haven’t presented flooding problems,
memories of 2011 remain for people
in Quebec.
“Now we are aware of that and we
are going to be more prepared,” said
Jean-Marc Paquet, the city’s chief
building inspector. “Every year I prepare all my teams to be ready for a
flood, every year.”
Spring flooding is nothing new in
Lake Champlain or along the Richelieu River, but the scope of the 2011
flooding and the fear that more climate change-induced flooding is
likely as time goes on prompted the
governments of both countries to
begin looking for long-term solutions.
“The governments recognize, and
everybody living along the lake and
the river recognize, that 2011 was
bad and they’re likely to see it again,”
said Dereth Glance, one of three U.S.
commissioners on the six-member
International Joint Commission, the
organization overseeing the study.
The IJC was created by the 1909
Boundary Waters Treaty between the
two countries to manage boundary
water issues. In 2013, the IJC recommended a five-year, $14 million
study of flooding along the waterways to see if anything could be done
to minimize the effects of flooding.
But the recommendation didn’t
come with full funding. The first
steps in that process are underway
now with scientists developing de-
tailed, state-of-the-art flood maps.
The first phase is costing about $1
million, paid by both governments.
“If we don’t have a common base
for understanding how the water
flows and where it goes when it
floods, we can’t make rational policy
decisions in the United States or
Canada,” said Glance.
It’s the third time the IJC has addressed flooding in the Lake Champlain Richelieu River basin. In 1937,
it approved construction of a flood
control dam near Saint-Jean-surRichelieu. Part of what is now
known as the Fryers Dam was subsequently built, but it was never finished and put into operation.
In 1981, after a six-year study, the
commission concluded that flood
forecasting and flood plain regulation
were desirable. It also noted that a
flood control system could be built.
But any decision about whether to
proceed was left to the governments.
No action was taken.
There is no discussion now about
reviving the dam projects. Rather,
Robinson said this year’s work is developing detailed flood maps that are
being produced with the help of specialized radar imaging known as
LIDAR. Future studies could be
much broader.
“Really, (it could be) everything
from the modeling work that we
talked about, to identifying what kind
of structures may or may not be
needed to even socio-economic studies,” Robinson said. “You know,
what are the social impacts, what are
the economic needs for this? What
are communities in both countries
willing to accept?”
Back in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Paquet said he’s not waiting for a solution from the provincial or federal
government. He thinks the solution
is local.
“You can’t fight nature; nature is
strong,” Paquet said. “I don’t think
the solution is mankind’s. I think that
we can prevent things by making
better buildings and choosing better
ways to stay where we are.”
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Pedestrian hit, seriously injured
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s growing aerospace and
defense industry is planning its first conference next month.
Panel discussions will cover topics relating to export strategies at the
June 10 conference at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord. The keynote speaker is Paul Kling, deputy vice president of operations and supplier partnerships for BAE.
About 4 percent of New Hampshire’s gross domestic product is tied
to aerospace or defense, the sixth highest in the nation. In 2014, exports
in the aerospace sector increased more than 25 percent.
“New Hampshire is home to about 350 aerospace and defense companies, which employ over 7,000 people who earn an average annual
salary of about $97,000,” said Zenagui Brahim, chairman of the New
Hampshire Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium. “This conference
will focus on the state’s capabilities in aerospace and defense and provide
a forum for the industry to come together to strengthen the local supply
chain and increase our competitiveness in the global marketplace.”
Registration at the conference is required at www.nhadec.com/nhadconference.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A pedestrian has been seriously injured
after being hit by a truck in Manchester.
Police say the 58-year-old man was walking on South Willow Street Friday
evening when he was hit by a pickup truck as it pulled out of a parking lot.
The man suffered a head injury and was taken to Eliot Hospital where
he was listed in serious condition.
The crash is under investigation. Police say neither speed nor alcohol
appear to be factors in the accident. Anyone who may have information
about the crash is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at
603-668-8711.
Vermont suspect who fled custody
arrested in Massachusetts
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Officials say a burglary and assault suspect who escaped from a sheriff’s cruiser in Vermont has been captured
in Massachusetts.
Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Arsenault of Wilmington escaped Wednesday night while in custody in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro Reformer reports that police arrested him Thursday
night in Greenfield, Massachusetts, following an anonymous tip.
The Bennington County Sheriff says two deputies involved in the inciMANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire hits its peak for col- dent have been fired for violating several departmental policies.
lege commencements this weekend, with more than half a dozen schools
celebrating their graduating classes.
Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential nominee
Mitt Romney will be the keynote speaker at Saint Anselm College on
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of college students graduated
Sunday, while Gov. Maggie Hassan will be addressing graduates at the
from
Vermont institutions this weekend.
New Hampshire Institute of Art.
The
University of Vermont’s main commencement was on Sunday.
Saturday was a busy day for commencements, with ceremonies held
Nina
Totenberg,
National Public Radio legal affairs correspondent, delivat the University of New Hampshire, New England College, Franklin
ered
the
commencement
address.
Pierce University, and the community colleges in Portsmouth, Laconia
UVM’s
College
of
Medicine
ceremony was in the afternoon.
and Nashua.
Also on Sunday, Sen. Patrick Leahy spoke at Marlboro College’s commencement, and Lyndon State College held its graduation ceremony.
Vermont Law School, Green Mountain College and UVM’s graduate
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — A boil water notice has been lifted in the
college
had their commencements on Saturday.
New Hampshire city of Lebanon after tests results show the water is clear
Colleges across New Hampshire
hold commencement ceremonies
University of Vermont
commencement Sunday
Boil water notice lifted in Lebanon
of bacteria.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services had
warned residents to boil their water before using it following the detection
of bacteria in the city’s water distribution system.
City officials said monthly test results returned Thursday confirmed
the presence of coliform and E. coli bacteria in the water.
The boil water order had affected nearly 15,000 residents and also includes the Alice Peck Memorial Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, which had plans to use safe water.
City officials said Saturday that follow-up testing came back negative
for the bacteria.
Police: Manchester bank
robbed Saturday
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police are looking for a suspect who
robbed a Bank of New England branch in Manchester.
The male displayed a note demanding money to a teller Saturday
morning and then left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police say no weapon was used.
The suspect is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, with short blond hair
and a thick beard. He was wearing a hooded camouflage sweatshirt, a
Philadelphia Eagles baseball cap and dark pants.
Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at 603-668-8711.
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Lynx
CourteSy PhotoS By Steve Legge
ABOVE: Lyndon Institute senior Maya Gershun-Half and
her date, Connor McCarthy,
pedal their way to prom.
RIGHT TOP: Lyndon Institute
seniors Levi Daniels and
Samantha Smith lead a group
of fellow students into prom.
RIGHT BOTTOM: Lyndon Institute seniors Dalanna Newton
and Casey Deth arrive in style.
BELOW: Lyndon Institute seniors Lizzy Vinton and Ian
Yarnall pose for photographs
before heading into prom.
excitement … to make sure that
we’re properly accounting for these
animals and providing protection
and making sure that we’re doing
what we can to help them persist,”
Bernier said.
Aside from the Nulhegan Basin
in the Silvio O. Conte National
Wildlife Refuge in the Ferdinand,
Brunswick and Lewis areas, biologists have also surveyed an area
about 30 miles to the south that is
suitable habitat for the animals —
the Victory Basin, in Victory, Vermont. Both areas are lowland,
spruce-fir dominated basins that are
boreal in nature, which are rare
habitats in Vermont but common
north of the border, Bernier said.
The areas have deep snow, long
winters and abundant snowshoe
hares.
In addition to annual surveys for
tracks in winter in northern Vermont and Pittsburg, New Hampshire, researchers have set up
cameras in those areas and in the
White Mountains, and not all the
cameras from this past winter in
New Hampshire have been checked
yet.
The animals disappeared from
New Hampshire in the late 1960s,
which biologists suspect was due to
habitat changes and overtrapping.
The state Fish and Game Depart-
Lawmakers
Evacuation
locate the hot spot causing the
problem.
Russell said people worked past
midnight and were back at the
nursing home Sunday morning to
repair damage. She hopes to have
all residents back in their rooms by
Tuesday.
Glover Fire Chief Allen
Matthews said his department was
toned out a little after 4 p.m. Saturday for a sprinkler and alarm activation.
Once in the building, finding the
problem was a struggle, however.
“I could smell something hot,
but I couldn’t find it,” Matthews
said.
Nothing was on fire, and there
was no smoke, but something was
hot enough to set off both systems,
he said.
To err on the side of safety, Allens ordered the building evacuated.
Glover Ambulance Chief Adam
Heuslein coordinated the evacuation, which Matthews said he really appreciated.
Matthews said the hot area
seemed to be directly above the
sprinkler in the hallway. “We had
to tear into the ceiling there,”
Matthews said. Crew members
said parts were hot to the touch and
started ripping them out.
Quick action probably averted a
more serious problem, Matthews
said.
“We were all ready for the worst
case scenario,” Matthews said. “It
was a well-orchestrated situation.”
“I’m just glad for the patients
that it wasn’t 10 degrees,” he said.
The Glover department didn’t
leave the scene until almost 9 p.m.
Unaware of the cause at that point,
Matthews said he wanted to make
sure they were right there in case
there was another flare-up after the
electricity and other systems were
turned back on.
Matthews also wanted to stay
until the fire alarm system was reactivated. The firefighters didn’t
know if the cause of the hot spot
was still a problem, so that piece
was essential in case the problem
came up later after everyone was
back home.
Evacuation
All residents were taken to
Maple Lane Nursing Home in Barton, which served as a staging area
before transports to other facilities
with open beds took place, Russell
said.
“Everybody was in a bed last
night,” Russell said. “Family
members were notified.”
Russell’s staff followed residents to other facilities with clothing and personal items.
“It was a big move, but it went
very well. Everybody was just
wonderful,” Russell said.
As of Sunday morning, Russell
said, “Everybody’s warm and safe
and had their breakfast.”
Russell had to take breaks from
her conversation with the Orleans
County Record to take calls from
worried family members and from
staff, who were busily keeping
track of which residents went to
which facilities.
The ceiling has to be repaired,
and the boiler is out of commission, Russell said. There is significant water damage.
Workers from Restoration Unlimited worked until midnight and
were back Sunday morning in the
hopes of completing the job by
early this week. The sprinkler guys
came from Burlington last night to
get that system up and running, she
said.
“We’re halfway there,” Russell
said.
Too many people helped to
name them all, but Russell and
Matthews said electricians and employees of Blanchard Oil checked
all systems and got them back up
running; Barton and Orleans fire
departments helped determine the
hot spots and keep everyone safe;
ambulance services from Orleans,
Barton, Newport, Danville, and St.
Johnsbury helped transport residents to other facilities, Rebecca
Williams from the Red Cross kept
people fed and hydrated; and nursing facilities Maple Lane, North
Country Hospital, Bel-Aire, Newport Health Care, Scenic View in
Westfield, Copley Hospital in
Morrisville, and The Pines in Lyndonville accepted residents into
their care.
Russell couldn’t say enough in
appreciation of her staff, who went
above and beyond to help care for
the people who live at Union
House.
Breath Test
Motor Vehicles said state law requires his department to release
test results promptly at the time of
arrest.
For several years, state police
and most other law enforcement
agencies released breath test results when making drunken driving arrest. State police stopped the
practice for about 15 months but
resumed last October after a legal
review by Flynn’s department.
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Information from: The Burlington
Free
Press,
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.co
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AP Photo
A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after
being released near Creede, Colo., in this 2005 file photo. Researchers in Northern New England have found breeding populations of the Canada lynx for the first time in northern
Vermont and New Hampshire in recent years and are continuing to survey the threatened predator.
ment has picked up signs of the animals in Coos County over the last
dozen years and had a few occurrences of lynx in the White Mountain National Forest in 2012-2013,
said Jill Kilborn, a New Hampshire
Fish and Game assistant regional
biologist based in Lancaster.
Clear-cutting in Maine in the
1970s and ’80s — in large part to
eradicate spruce budworm — created prime habit for snowshoe
hares, which caused the lynx population to grow. Estimates from federal scientists put the number of
Canada lynx in Maine at 500; that’s
fewer than a state estimate of 750 to
1,000 lynx about five years ago.
Scientists say lynx face challenges in New Hampshire, Vermont
and areas outside of northern
Maine, such as competition from
other species, like bobcats and fishers, fragmented habitat and warming trends.
“There’s potentially times when
conditions might be just right that
lynx can occur in Vermont and New
Hampshire and in western Maine
and Downeast Maine but probably
not consistently,” said Mark McCullough, an endangered species
biologist with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service in Orono, Maine.
Session Saw Launch Of School
Overhaul, Water Cleanup Efforts
Don Turner, R-Milton, told his
colleagues.
By dave Gram
Rising health care costs and
Associated Press
cuts in federal funding more than
offset the $30 million in new MONTPELIER, Vt. — The 2015 legislative session in Verrevenues, resulting in $56 mil- mont saw lawmakers curtail personal liberty on vaccines
lion in what a budget summary but not so much on guns, launch new school governance
distributed to senators called reform and water cleanup efforts and decide to wait until
“cuts and funding changes” to next year to debate marijuana legalization.
state programs.
The session neared its end Saturday with a decision for
It was an odd session. It began state government to take a $30 million bigger tax bite out
with the election by lawmakers of Vermonters by limiting some income tax deductions, apof Shumlin, who failed to win a plying the 6 percent sales tax for the first time to soft drinks
majority of the vote in Novem- and other measures.
ber. In such a circumstance the The new money will go mainly to address rising health care
state Constitution calls for law- costs and reductions in federal funding; beneficiaries of
makers to elect the chief execu- some state programs will see cuts even with the new revtive.
enue coming in.
Near the end of the session, Here are some of the highlights, and some of the things left
the Statehouse was shaken by for further work when lawmakers return for the second year
the arrest of Sen. Norm McAllis- of their two-year term in January:
ter, R-Franklin, on sex charges. ———
He has pleaded not guilty. He — Lawmakers passed a measure eliminating the philosophwas absent the last seven days, ical exemption that has been used by parents who don’t
but rejected calls for his resigna- want to get their kids fully vaccinated. The Senate first
tion.
passed the measure in 2012 but the House rejected it; this
The session ended with a bit time the House went along. Religious and medical exempof a whimper, with more than 50 tions will remain. The debate pitted those arguing that vacof the 150 House seats empty cines are a key public health measure and work best when
during Shumlin’s farewell ad- nearly everyone gets them, versus those worried about posdress.
sible negative reactions and arguing that the decision
Lawmakers met Shumlin’s should be left to parents.
goals laid out in his third inaugu- — They rejected a push to require background checks for
ral address in January for a bill private gun sales after heavy lobbying by gun-rights groups.
to streamline school governance The ended up passing a bill calling for reporting to the fedand one to address pollution in eral background check registry when a court deems someLake Champlain and other wa- one dangerously mentally ill, and making possession of
ters.
firearms by most convicted felons a state crime parallel to
“Our rivers, lakes and streams the already existing federal one.
are more than just a part of our — They passed legislation calling on school districts to
everyday life; they help define merge with their neighbors in hopes of trimming adminiswho we are as Vermonters,” trative costs and expanding student offerings. Merging
Shumlin said in his farewell re- schools would get reductions statewide property taxes —
marks to lawmakers. The blue- the sooner they merge the larger the incentive. Those slow
green algae blooms in Lake to come around could eventually be required to do so by
Champlain and some other lakes, the state Board of Education.
blamed on phosphorus-laden — Under pressure from the federal Environmental Protecrunoff, “are a living testament to tion Agency, the Legislature agreed with a request Gov.
our collective failure.” He said Peter Shumlin made in his inaugural address in January for
the water quality bill would be about $7.5 million worth of programs to clean up Lake
“an extraordinary legacy to our Champlain and other waters of the state. Most of the
children and their children.”
money will come from a surcharge on the state’s property
But they did not give the gov- transfer tax. The lake has been plagued in recent years with
ernor his highest-priced agenda toxic blue-green algae blooms during the summer months,
item: $90 million in a new pay- tied to phosphorus flowing down rivers emptying into the
roll tax, mainly to address com- lake. About 40 percent of the phosphorous is tied to farm
plaints from doctors, hospitals runoff, and a focus of the new programs will be helping
and other providers that Medi- farmers reduce manure-laden runoff.
caid has underpaid them for — Lawmakers honored another request from Shumlin by
years, forcing them shift costs passing a bill on renewable energy. It fixes a complaint
onto people with commercial in- from critics who had charged double-counting in that Versurance.
mont currently allowed utilities to sell “renewable energy
Both Shumlin and House credits” to power companies out of state, helping them
Speaker Shap Smith acknowl- meet their states’ requirements that they use renewable enedged that the health care agenda ergy, while using the wind-powered and other plants that
remained unfulfilled.
generated those credits to meet in-state renewable energy
“Every session, there is work goals. Vermont will create its own renewable energy stanthat is not completed, and that dard, which must be met before credits can be sold out of
needs to be continued in future state. The bill also creates incentives for utilities to help
years,” Smith said.
consumers save on home-heating costs.
Both the House and Senate ———
had called for nearly $35 million Some items were left for next year. Among them:
in new general fund revenues, — Marijuana legalization. A Senate committee held study
while Shumlin wanted to hold sessions on Friday afternoons throughout the 2015 session
the line at about $15 million. and is likely to draft legislation when lawmakers return next
After hours of closed-door talks year.
over recent days, lawmakers got — Banning ivory sales. Advocates have been going statemost of what they were looking by-state trying to shut down a market they say is leading to
for.
the slaughter of African elephants by poachers who are
Most of the money comes using some of the proceeds to fund terrorism. The proposed
from limiting income tax deduc- ban ran into opposition from antiques and piano dealers
tions for tax filers who itemize. who worried it could halt the sale of old furniture with ivory
There would be no limits affect- inlays and pianos with ivory keys.
ing charitable deductions or catastrophic medical expense would be capped at 2.5 times the $15,500 for an individual,
deductions, but mortgage inter- standard deduction: about $31,000 for couples.
est, moving expenses and others
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Police in Central Texas say 9 dead in
shooting involving rival biker gangs
WACO, Texas (AP) — A shooting involving rival biker gangs at a Central
Texas restaurant has left nine people dead and some others injured.
Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says eight people died at the scene
of the shooting at Twin Peaks restaurant about noon Sunday and another person died at a hospital.
Swanton says the fight began with punches and then escalated to knives
and firearms. It’s not immediately clear if bystanders are among the dead.
The severity of injuries to others was not immediately known.
He says police were aware that gang members were gathering at the restaurant and officers were present when shots began.
Islamic State group takes Iraqi city
of Ramadi as premier orders
Shiite militias to mobilize
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State militants seized control of the strategic
city of Ramadi on Sunday as Iraqi forces abandoned their weapons and armored vehicles to flee the provincial capital in a major loss despite intensified
U.S.-led airstrikes to try to save the city.
Bodies, some burned, littered the streets as local officials reported the militants carried out mass killings of Iraqi security forces and civilians. Online
video showed Humvees, trucks and other equipment speeding out of Ramadi,
with soldiers gripping onto their sides.
“Ramadi has fallen,” said Muhannad Haimour, a spokesman for the governor of Anbar province. “The city was completely taken. … The military is
fleeing.”
With defeat looming, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered security
forces not to abandon their posts across Anbar province, apparently fearing
the extremists could capture the entire desert region that saw intense fighting
after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to topple dictator Saddam Hussein.
Sunday’s retreat recalled the collapse of Iraqi security forces last summer
in the face of the Islamic State group’s blitz into Iraq that saw it capture a
third of the country, where it has declared a caliphate, or Islamic State. It also
calls into question American officials hopes of relying solely on airstrikes to
support the Iraqi forces in expelling the extremists.
Malaysia launches talks, but no
quick fix to Southeast Asia’s
deepening migrant crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia launched high-level talks
with its neighbors Sunday to try to solve the deepening problem of refugees
stranded in boats off Southeast Asia’s shores, but there appeared to be no
quick solution to the crisis.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman met with his counterpart from
Bangladesh, Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, ahead of a meeting with the Indonesian and Thai foreign ministers scheduled for Wednesday, officials said.
But more than two weeks into a regional humanitarian crisis, the stance
of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia remained unchanged — that none wants
to take the migrants in, fearing that accepting a few would result in an unstoppable flow. Myanmar, from where many of the migrants have fled, appears unwilling to engage in talks.
“I have already stated that we cannot afford to accept more of them, as a
huge number already exist here — and so far no countries want to settle
them,” Anifah was quoted as saying after Sunday’s talks by the online edition
of Malaysia’s government-linked mass daily New Straits Times.
The Malaysian and Bangladeshi foreign ministers met in Sabah state on
Borneo island as part of a pre-planned annual consultation between the two
countries, officials said.
Amtrak to restore full Northeast Corridor
service Monday; deadly crash
investigation continues.
Amtrak says it will restore full operations along the busy Northeast Corridor early Monday morning following the deadly train derailment in
Philadelphia.
Amtrak president Joseph Boardman says in a statement Sunday that repairs were made with passenger safety in mind and “complete compliance”
with the directives of federal regulators.
The Federal Railroad Administration on Saturday ordered Amtrak to expand use of a speed-control system long in effect for southbound trains near
the crash site to northbound trains. The company was also ordered to look at
all curves on the Northeast Corridor for safety and increase speed limit signs.
Meanwhile, investigators are trying to determine the reason for the train’s
acceleration and sorting through conflicting reports about an object striking
its windshield. The derailment Tuesday killed eight people and injured more
than 200 others.
Amtrak: Northeast Corridor trains
resume Monday in ‘complete
compliance’ with safety orders
been working “around the clock” to restore service along the route between
Washington and Boston following Tuesday night’s crash that killed eight
people and injured more than 200 others.
“Our infrastructure repairs have been made with the utmost care and emphasis on infrastructure integrity including complete compliance with Federal
Railroad Administration directives,” Boardman said in a statement Sunday.
Federal regulators on Saturday ordered Amtrak to expand use of a speedcontrol system long in effect for southbound trains near the crash site to northbound trains in the same area. The agency also ordered the company to
examine all curves along the Northeast Corridor and determine if more can
be done to improve safety, and to increase speed limit signs along the route.
Service along the corridor will resume with departures from New York
City at 5:30 a.m. Monday and Philadelphia at 5:53 a.m. Monday, and all
Acela Express, Northeast Regional and other services will resume for the
first time since the accident, the company said.
Liability cap means Amtrak could pay
no more than $200 million
to Philadelphia crash victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, Amtrak could face a $200
million payout to train crash victims — the limit set by Congress. But that
may be too low to cover the costs of the eight lives lost and more than 200
people injured in last week’s derailment in Philadelphia.
That payout cap for a single passenger rail incident was part of a late effort
in 1997 to pass a law that would rescue Amtrak from financial ruin and help
it one day become independent.
Adjusted for inflation, which the law does not consider, that amount would
be just under $300 million now. And Amtrak is still far from independent.
An Associated Press review of past cases found that Amtrak never before
has been liable for a $200 million payout for a single passenger rail incident.
The Philadelphia crash could be the first time the liability ceiling — designed
specifically for Amtrak — would actually apply to the railroad.
BOSTON (AP) — Does putting Boston Marathon bomber
It’s not known how high the costs of victims’ deaths and injuries from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death make him a martyr for the cause?
Tuesday’s crash will run.
Some analysts worry that Tsarnaev’s eventual execution could inspire more attacks. But others, including Islamic leaders, say no:
Tsarnaev was more of a lone wolf with a low profile among radical
jihadists and no known links to the Islamic State group, al-Qaida or
other influential terror organizations.
It will take years, possibly decades, of appeals before Tsarnaev
— sentenced Friday by a federal jury in Boston to death by lethal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen years later, American politics has injection — is executed.
reached a rough consensus about the Iraq War: It was a mistake.
The martyrdom question surfaced during his trial for his role in
Politicians hoping to be president rarely run ahead of public opinion. So the 2013 attack that killed three spectators and wounded more than
it’s a revealing moment when the major contenders for president in both par- 260 others near the marathon finish line. Tsarnaev’s defense had arties find it best to say that 4,491 Americans and countless Iraqis lost their gued for life imprisonment as a better option because it offered “no
lives in a war that shouldn’t have been waged.
martyrdom”; prosecutors insisted he had a chance to die as a martyr
Many people have been saying that for years, of course. Polls show most during a firefight with police trying to capture him but instead hid
of the public have judged the war a failure by now. Over time, more and in a boat.
more GOP politicians have allowed that the absence of weapons of mass deYet the notes Tsarnaev scrawled inside that boat condemned U.S.
struction in Iraq undermined Republican President George W. Bush’s ration- actions in Muslim countries and asked Allah to make him a “shaale for the 2003 invasion.
heed,” or martyr.
It hasn’t been an easy evolution for those such as Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, who voted for the war in 2002 while
serving in Congress. That vote, and her refusal to fully disavow it, cost her
during her 2008 primary loss to Barack Obama, who wasn’t in the Senate in
2002 but had opposed the war.
In her memoir last year, Clinton wrote that she had voted based on the information available at the time, but “I got it wrong. Plain and simple.”
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alarmed about cities trying to
Will death sentence make Boston
Marathon bomber Tsarnaev a martyr?
Experts say it depends
With benefit of hindsight,
politicians hoping to be president
say Iraq War was a mistake
States increasingly block cities,
counties from imposing
mandates on businesses
Pope canonizes 2 nuns from
19th-century Palestine in hopes of
encouraging Mideast Christians
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canonized two nuns from what
was 19th-century Palestine on Sunday in hope of encouraging Christians
across the Middle East who are facing a wave of persecution from Islamic
extremists.
Sisters Mariam Bawardy and Marie Alphonsine Ghattas were among four
nuns who were made saints Sunday at a Mass in a sun-soaked St. Peter’s
Square. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and an estimated 2,000 pilgrims from the region, some waving Palestinian flags, were on hand for the
canonization of the first saints from the Holy Land since the early years of
Christianity.
Church officials are holding up Bawardy and Ghattas as a sign of hope
and encouragement for Christians across the Mideast at a time when violent
persecution and discrimination have driven many Christians from the region
of Christ’s birth.
They were canonized alongside two other nuns, Saints Jeanne Emilie de
Villeneuve from France and Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception
from Italy.
“Inspired by their example of mercy, charity and reconciliation, may the
Christians of these lands look with hope to the future, following the path of
solidarity and fraternal coexistence,” Francis said of the women at the end
of the Mass.
NOTICE
The Waterford Town Clerk’s
Office will be CLOSED on
Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains will resume
service Monday in “complete compliance” with federal safety orders following last week’s deadly derailment, officials announced Sunday.
Company president Joseph Boardman said Amtrak staff and crew have
TOWN OF WHEELOCK
SPECIAL MEETING WARNING
TUESDAY, MAY 19 • 6:00 P.M
WHEELOCK TOWN HALL
Article 1:
To present the research required of the selectboard by the town at town meeting; and to select and vote upon a plan that addresses the needs of the town
garage and town offices.
TOWN OF LYNDON
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
The Lyndon Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday June 4,
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:
2015-028: Greg & Jelena Gervais are proposing to add a garage bay to Greg’s Auto
located at 724 Broad Street. The application requires approval as an expansion of a
Conditional Use in the Commercial District 3.6.2.7 of the by-laws, and site plan approval
under section 9.1.
2015-034: Kevin & Deborah Moore are proposing to sub-divide a 3 acre portion of
their 34 acre property to be transferred to an adjoining 149 acre parcel also owned by the
applicant. The application requires final plat approval for a minor sub-division in the
Rural Residential District under section 7.6 of the by-laws.
2015-035: Alan Brink, Jr. is applying for a permit for an above ground pool at his
property on 76 White Pine Lane. The pool does not meet the minimum setbacks and is
seeking approval as a Conditional Use under section 4.4.3 of the by-laws and site plan
approval under section 9.1 of the by-laws.
Written and/or oral comments will be heard at this time. Any other proper business will
be transacted.
SketCh By JANe fLAveLL CoLLINS vIA AP
In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, center, stands with his defense attorneys as a death
by lethal injection sentence is read at the Moakley Federal
court house in the penalty phase of his trial in Boston, Friday,
May 15, 2015. The federal jury ruled that the 21-year-old Tsarnaev should be sentenced to death for his role in the deadly
2013 attack.
Joanne Jurentkuff, Clerk
NOTICE OF TAX,
WATER, WASTEWATER
& SANITATION SALE
The resident and non-resident owners, lien
holders and mortgagees of lands in the
Town of Lyndon, in the County of
Caledonia are hereby notified that the
taxes (2014), water/wastewater (one year)
and sanitation (2014) assessed by such
town remains either in whole or in part,
unpaid on the following premises in said
town, to wit:
1. Being all of the same land and premises as conveyed to Darryl Whitcomb by Quit
Claim Deed of David Whitcomb dated
November 20, 2009 and recorded in Book
198 at Page 565 of the Lyndon Land
Records.
A taxpayer may be able to receive an
abatement of their taxes in the event that
any of the criteria of 24 VSA, Sec. 1535 are
met (copy enclosed).”
“A taxpayer may also be able to request in
writing that a portion only of their property may be sold at tax sale according to the
provisions of 32 VSA, Sec. 5254 (copy
enclosed).”
NOTICE OF TAX AND
SANITATION TAX SALE
The resident and non-resident owners,
lien holders and mortgages of lands in
the Town of Lyndon, in the County of
Caledonia are hereby notified that the
taxes and sanitation assessed by such
town for the year 2013 and 2014
remains either in whole or in part,
unpaid on the following premises in said
town, to wit:
Being all of the same land and premises
as conveyed to Ronald Comeau by
Warranty Deed of Norman and Deborah
Judkins dated July 9, 2002 and recorded
in Book 146 at Pages 436-437 of the
Lyndon Land records.
“A taxpayer may be able to receive an
abatement of their taxes in the event that
any of the criteria of 24 VSA, Sec. 1535
are met (copy enclosed.)”
“A taxpayer may also be able to request
in writing that a portion only of their
property may be sold at tax sale
according to the provisions of 32 VSA
Sec. 5254 (copy enclosed).”
So much of said lands will be sold at public auction at LYNDON TOWN CLERK’S
OFFICE, a public place in such town, on the
17th day of June, 2015, at 11 o’clock in the
forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge
such taxes, sanitation, water and wastewater with costs, unless previously paid.
So much of said lands will be sold at public auction at LYNDON TOWN CLERK’S
OFFICE, a public place in such town, on
the 17th day of June, 2015, at 11 o’clock
in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to
discharge such tax and sanitation with
costs, unless previously paid.
Dated at Lyndon, Vermont, this 19th day of
March, 2015.
Dated at Lyndon, Vermont, this 19th day
of March, 2015.
Linda C. Lee,
Collector of Delinquent Accounts
Linda C. Lee,
Delinquent Tax and Sanitation Collector
outlaw plastic bags, the director of the Missouri Grocers Association
decided to do something about it. So Dan Shaul turned to his state
legislator— himself — and guided a bill to passage barring local
governments from banning the bags.
Shaul’s dual role in state government and business may be a bit
out of the norm. Yet his actions are not. In capitols across the country, businesses are increasingly using their clout to back laws prohibiting cities and counties from doing things that might affect their
ability to make money.
In the past five years, roughly a dozen states have enacted laws
barring local governments from requiring businesses to provide paid
sick leave to employees. The number of states banning local minimum wages has grown to 15. And while oil-rich states such as Texas
and Oklahoma are pursuing bills banning local restrictions on
drilling, other states where agriculture is big business have been
banning local limitations on the types of seeds sown for crops.
It seems no issue is too small for businesses to take to capitol
halls.
Wisconsin has banned local bans on sugary drinks. Arizona and
Florida have barred local governments from forbidding toys in fastfood meals. And Utah has barred cities from requiring bicyclists to
be served in drive-thru lanes.
INVITATION TO BID
BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT
WOOD PELLET PLANT
The Bethlehem School District invites interested contractors to bid the installation of a
112 KW capacity pellet boiler plant at Bethlehem Elementary School located in Bethlehem, NH. The project will include demolition of an existing oil fired boiler, removal
of an existing underground fuel oil storage tank, installation of two new pellet boilers
along with the associated storage silo and all other required specialties. Contractors
must be Maine Energy Systems Certified. Bid Documents will be available on May 15,
2015, with bids due May 29, 2015. Sealed proposals must be submitted in accordance
with applicable specifications by May 29, 2015.The intent is to construct the plant this
summer and be up and operating for the upcoming heating season. To request Bid
Documents, or for more information, contact:
Tina D. Peabody, Business Manager
White Mountains SAU 35
260 Cottage Street – Suite C
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone 603-444-3925 X304
Email [email protected]
The School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids either in whole
or in part.
MOWING BIDS WANTED
The Brighton Elementary School is requesting bids for the mowing, and trimming of the
school grounds. The bid must contain a fixed dollar cost for the 2015 season. A Certificate
of Liability Insurance needs to be attached to the bid. For additional information contact
the Brighton School District at 802-723-4373. Bids must be in a sealed envelope labeled
“Mowing/Lawn Care Bid.” Mail bids to Brighton School Board, P.O. Box 419, Island Pond,
VT 05846. Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Bids will be
opened by the Brighton School Board who reserve the right to reject any or all bids. The
bidder will:
1. Provide adequate insurance coverage for all his/her employees; exempting the Brighton
School District and all of its assigns from all liability.
2. Adhere to all regulations of the State of Vermont Department of Labor.
3. Provide a current “Certificate of Insurance”.
4. Meet with the principal to set up guidelines for mowing and trimming
5. Take care not to damage landscape
6. The bidder will mow – trim – clean up clippings - on call - at the discretion of the building principal or her appointed designee.
7. Sealed bids are to be received by 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27th at school at 825
Railroad Street, or addressed to Brighton School Board P.O. Box 419, Island Pond, VT
05846. ‘MOWING/LAWN CARE BID’ will be noted on the front of the sealed envelope.
The Brighton School Board reserves the right to accept or reject any bid for any or no reason without recourse by any bidder and to award a contract to any bidder under any basis
which the owner in its sole and absolute discretion determines to be in the best interest of
the owner. The bidder agrees to abide by all conditions of this bid.
A8
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dear Abby
By Abigail Van Buren
©2011, Universal Press Syndicate
MONDAY, MAY 18
On May 18, 1980, the Mount St.
Helens volcano in Washington state
exploded, leaving 57 people dead or
missing.
In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.
In 1765, about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.
In 1896, the Supreme Court, in
Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed "separate but equal" racial segregation, a
concept renounced 58 years later in
Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka.
In 1910, Halley's Comet passed by
earth, brushing it with its tail.
In 1926, evangelist Aimee Semple
McPherson vanished while visiting a
beach in Venice, California. (McPherson reappeared more than a month
later, saying she'd escaped after being
kidnapped and held for ransom.)
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
In 1934, Congress approved, and
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed, the so-called "Lindbergh Act,"
providing for the death penalty in
cases of interstate kidnapping.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied
forces finally occupied Monte Cassino
in Italy after a four-month struggle with
Axis troops.
In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the
sound barrier as she piloted a
Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers
Dry Lake, California.
In 1969, astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford and John W.
Young blasted off aboard Apollo 10 on
a mission to orbit the moon.
In 1973, Harvard law professor
Archibald Cox was appointed Watergate special prosecutor by U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson.
In 1995, ballet dancer Alexander
Godunov was found dead at his West
Hollywood, California, home at age 45.
Actress Elizabeth Montgomery, 62,
died in Los Angeles.
Ten years ago: President George
W. Bush offered his unqualified support for Egypt's political reform process
as he received Prime Minister Ahmed
Nazief (AHKH'-med ah-ZEEF') at the
White House.
Five years ago: Grilled by skeptical
lawmakers, Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar acknowledged his agency had
been lax in overseeing offshore drilling
activities, and that might have contributed to the disastrous oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico. A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy
in Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including six troops — five from the U.S.,
one from Canada. Following a 2009
party switch, Sen. Arlen Specter was
defeated in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, ending his re-election
bid.
One year ago: AT&T Inc. agreed to
buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for
$48.5 billion, or $95 per share (completion of the deal is pending government approval). Singer Jerry Vale, 83,
died in Palm Desert, California. Cinematographer Gordon Willis ("The Godfather," ''Annie Hall" and "All the
President's Men") died on Cape Cod,
Massachusetts, at age 82.
TUESDAY, MAY 19
On May 19, 1935, T.E. Lawrence,
also known as "Lawrence of Arabia,"
died in Dorset, England, six days after
being injured in a motorcycle crash.
In A.D. 715, Pope Gregory II assumed the papacy.
In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second
wife of England's King Henry VIII, was
beheaded after being convicted of
adultery.
In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and
part of Canada in the early afternoon.
In 1913, California Gov. Hiram
Johnson signed the Webb-Hartley Law
prohibiting "aliens ineligible to citizenship" from owning farm land, a measure targeting Asian immigrants,
particularly Japanese.
In 1924, the Marx Brothers made
their Broadway debut in the revue "I'll
Say She Is."
In 1943, in his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
pledged his country's full support in the
fight against Japan.
In 1958, British actor Ronald Colman died in Santa Barbara, California,
at age 67.
In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe
sang "Happy Birthday to You" to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York's
Madison Square Garden.
In 1973, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes, the second of his Triple
Crown victories.
In 1981, five British soldiers were
killed by an Irish Republican Army
landmine in County Armagh, Northern
Ireland.
In 1992, in a case that drew much
notoriety, Mary Jo Buttafuoco of Massapequa, New York, was shot and seriously wounded by her husband
Joey's teenage lover, Amy Fisher. Vice
President Dan Quayle sparked controversy by criticizing the CBS sitcom
"Murphy Brown" for having its title
character, played by Candice Bergen,
decide to have a child out of wedlock.
In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis died in New York at
age 64.
Ten years ago: Republicans and
Democrats tangled over President
George W. Bush's judicial nominees
and the Senate's filibuster rules, with
Democrats accusing Bush of trying to
"rewrite the Constitution" and Republicans accusing Democrats of "unprecedented obstruction."
Five years ago: President Barack
Obama condemned Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration and
pushed instead for a federal fix he said
the nation could embrace, showing
solidarity with his guest of honor, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who
called Arizona's law discriminatory. Rioters in Bangkok torched the stock exchange and other landmark buildings
after a deadly army assault on an antigovernment encampment ended a
two-month siege.
One year ago: The U.S. charged
five Chinese military officials with
hacking into U.S. companies' computers to steal vital trade secrets, intensifying already rising tensions. A federal
judge threw out Oregon's same-sex
marriage ban that had been approved
by voters. April Jace, the wife of actor
Michael Jace, was shot to death in
their Los Angeles home; Michael Jace
has pleaded not guilty to murdering
her. Lucy Li, at age 11, became the
youngest player to qualify for the U.S.
Women's Open by winning the sectional qualifier at Half Moon Bay in California.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
On May 20, 1915, Israeli soldierstatesman Moshe Dayan was born at
Deganya Alef Kibbutz.
In 1712, the original version of
Alexander Pope's satirical mock-heroic
poem "The Rape of the Lock" was
published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln
signed the Homestead Act, which was
intended to encourage settlements
west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming.
In 1902, the United States ended a
three-year military presence in Cuba
as the Republic of Cuba was estab-
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lished under its first elected president,
Tomas Estrada Palma.
In 1925, the newly built headquarters of the United States Chamber of
Commerce was formally dedicated in
Washington D.C.
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off
from Roosevelt Field in Long Island,
New York, aboard the Spirit of St.
Louis on his historic solo flight to
France.
In 1932, Amelia Earhart took off
from Newfoundland to become the first
woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
(Because of weather and equipment
problems, Earhart set down in Northern Ireland instead of her intended
destination, France.)
In 1942, during World War II, the Office of Civilian Defense was established.
In 1959, nearly 5,000 JapaneseAmericans had their U.S. citizenships
restored after choosing to renounce
them during World War II.
In 1961, a white mob attacked a
busload of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, prompting the federal government to send in U.S.
marshals to restore order.
In 1970, some 100,000 people
demonstrated in New York's Wall
Street district in support of U.S. policy
in Vietnam and Cambodia.
In 1985, Radio Marti, operated by
the U.S. government, began broadcasting; Cuba responded by attempting to jam its signal.
In 1995, President Bill Clinton announced that the two-block stretch of
Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the
White House would be permanently
closed to motor vehicles as a security
measure.
Ten years ago: The U.S. military
condemned the publication of photographs showing an imprisoned Saddam Hussein clad only in his white
underwear after the pictures were
leaked to a British tabloid. President
George W. Bush said he would veto
legislation intended to loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell studies,
and he expressed deep concern about
human cloning research in South
Korea, research that was later discredited.
Five years ago: Under pressure following security lapses, retired Navy
Adm. Dennis Blair resigned as national
intelligence director. Mexican President Felipe Calderon took his opposition to a new Arizona immigration law
to the U.S. Congress, telling lawmakers it ignored "a reality that cannot be
erased by decree." A masked intruder
stole a Picasso, a Matisse and three
other masterpieces from a Paris museum. Floyd Landis admitted for the
first time that he was guilty of doping
for several years before being stripped
of his 2006 Tour de France title.
One year ago: In Kentucky's primary, Senate Republican leader Mitch
McConnell dispatched his tea party
challenger, Matt Bevin, with ease; Democrats chose Alison Lundergan
Graimes to oppose McConnell in the
fall (McConnell went on to win). Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage was
overturned by a federal judge. A group
of retired professional football players
filed suit against the NFL, accusing the
league of cynically supplying them with
powerful painkillers and other drugs
that kept them in the game but led to
serious complications later in life. Two
car bombs hit a busy bus terminal and
a market in the central Nigerian city of
Jos, killing at least 118 people.
THURSDAY, MAY 21
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis
monoplane near Paris, completing the
first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.
In 1471, King Henry VI of England
died in the Tower of London at age 49.
In 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching for
gold along the Mississippi River.
In 1881, Clara Barton founded the
American Red Cross.
In 1892, the opera "Pagliacci," by
Ruggero Leoncavallo, premiered in
Milan, Italy.
In 1924, in a case that drew much
notoriety, 14-year-old Bobby Franks
was murdered in a "thrill killing" carried
out by University of Chicago students
Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb
(Bobby's cousin).
In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the
first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern
Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving
Newfoundland.
In 1941, a German U-boat sank the
American merchant steamship SS
Robin Moor in the South Atlantic after
the ship's passengers and crew were
allowed to board lifeboats.
In 1945, actors Humphrey Bogart,
45, and Lauren Bacall, 20, were married at Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio (it
was his fourth marriage, her first, and
would last until Bogart's death in
1957).
In 1955, Chuck Berry recorded his
first single, "Maybellene," for Chess
Records in Chicago.
In 1972, Michelangelo's Pieta, on
display at the Vatican, was damaged
by a hammer-wielding man who
shouted he was Jesus Christ.
In 1982, during the Falklands War,
British amphibious forces landed on
the beach at San Carlos Bay.
In 1990, CBS aired the final episode
of the sitcom "Newhart" in which it was
revealed in the closing scene that the
entire series about a Vermont
innkeeper played by Bob Newhart had
been a dream of Bob Hartley, the psychologist played by Newhart in his previous show, "The Bob Newhart Show."
Ten years ago: Afleet Alex regained
his footing and his drive after being cut
off by Scrappy T in a frightening collision and breezed home to win the
Preakness Stakes; Kentucky Derby
winner Giacomo finished third. The
Belgian film "The Child" won the
Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Comedic actor Howard Morris died
in Hollywood at age 85.
Five years ago: President Barack
Obama directed the government to set
the first-ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and to tighten rules for
future cars and SUVs. Citing overwhelming evidence that North Korea
had sunk a South Korean warship, the
Cheonan, U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton warned the
reclusive communist state of consequences.
One year ago: With outrage mounting over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared that
misconduct alleged at VA hospitals
would not be tolerated. China signed
a $400 billion gas deal with Russia,
binding Moscow more closely to Beijing amid international sanctions for
Russian actions in Ukraine. Wendell
Scott became the first African-American driver to be elected to the
NASCAR Hall of Fame.
MONDAY, MAY 18
Bingo, doors open at 5. 6 p.m., Orange
East Senior Center, Bradford.
Bingo, refreshments. 1 p.m., Good Living
Senior Center, St Johnsbury.
Growing Stronger, weight bearing exercise classes for seniors. For more info call
748-5182. 9-10 a.m., Lyndon Town Offices, 802-626-5785, Lyndonville.
Growing Stronger, weight bearing exercise classes for seniors. For more info call
748-5182. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lyndon
Town Offices, 802-626-5785, Lyndonville.
How to Write an Application for a
Gallery Show, with Katherine Ferrier. 68 p.m., WREN, Bethlehem.
St. Johnsbury Band rehearsals, all
wind instruments welcome, info: [email protected]. 7 p.m.,
Caledonia Courthouse, St. Johnsbury.
Strength Building Class, . 9 a.m., Orange East Senior Center, Bradford.
Tai Chi, . 8:30 a.m., Good Living Senior
Center, St Johnsbury.
TUESDAY, MAY 19
After Lunch Concert, North Country
Ramblers. 1 p.m., Good Living Senior
Apply The Bible To Your Daily Life, with
Edie Goff. Non-denominational. 10:30
a.m., Good Living Senior Center, St
Johnsbury.
Auditions for “Agnes of God”, a St.
Johnsbury Players production. 3 female
roles available: 1 age 50-60, 1 age 30-40,
1 age 18-25. Info: 751-1175 or St. Johnsbury Players Facebook page. 6:30 p.m.,
St. Johnsbury School, St. Johnsbury.
Breakfast Club, . 9 a.m., Barton Senior
Center, Barton.
Growing Stronger, improving strength
for seniors. 9 a.m., Good Living Senior
Growing Stronger, . 10 a.m., Barton
Senior Center, Barton.
Line Dancing, for exercise and fun. 10
a.m., Orange East Senior Center, Bradford.
Mah Jongg, . 1 p.m., Good Living Senior
Square Dancing, . 1-3 p.m., Barton Senior Center, Barton.
Story hour, pre-school through 3rd
grade. Books and craft, free. 10 a.m.,
Bath Public Library, Bath.
Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or
P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Sister Getting Married Opts
Out Of All-Inclusive Affair
DEAR ABBY: My only sister,
“Carolyn,” is getting married in two
months. I’m ecstatic for her. She
and her girlfriend turned 50 this
year, and this is the happiest I have
ever seen her. They are perfect together. Carolyn asked me to be her
maid of honor and I gladly accepted. I am also decorating for her
small wedding and reception.
When I received my wedding invitation last week, I was shocked
and saddened. It was addressed to
me and my kids only. My significant
other, “Greg” (the kids’ father), and
I were married for 22 years and divorced three years ago. We have
had some tough times but did reconcile. Even though we are divorced, we stayed together and
never split households.
I have no idea how to tell Greg. I
asked Carolyn if excluding Greg
had been an oversight, and she
said she would just prefer that he
not be there. I can respect that, and
I don’t want to cause any drama or
take anything away from her day.
Does this seem appropriate? My
feelings are hurt, and I could have
used Greg’s help with things. How
do I tell him he’s not invited?
– IN A WEDDING QUANDARY
DEAR QUANDARY: Tell Greg
the same way you told me. And
after you do, don’t be surprised
that the relationship Greg has
with Carolyn and her wife will be
more distant than it has been.
It’s possible that when you
and Greg divorced, she developed a dislike for him that didn’t
abate after you reconciled, and
it’s sad that she chose this occasion to display it. Personally, I
think her choice is one she’ll regret in the future, but neither you
nor I can change it.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a high school
student, but it’s not easy for me.
Studying is hard at home because
I just want to goof off after a long
day at school. My grades are OK,
but I’m worried that if this continues
they will slip.
Then there’s my eating habits
and fitness. My school lunch period
starts late in the day, so it’s hard to
stay satisfied from breakfast. When
I get home, I’m still hungry and eat
whatever’s around, not usually
healthy. And sitting all day at school
doesn’t help my fitness. Recently, I
decided to have only a cup of water
or soda until dinner, but I’m not sure
that’s healthy. Exercising at home
doesn’t happen because I’m either
goofing off or doing homework.
Finally, there’s my sleep habits. I
go to bed at 8 or 9, but I have to
wake up at 5 the next morning.
How can I have good grades, be fit
and be rested while having fun,
too?
– MULTI-TASKER IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE
DEAR MULTI-TASKER: If you
arrive home with low energy, put
on some walking shoes and go
for a walk/jog or do some other
form of exercise. When you return home, your mind will be
alert. Then, have a piece of fruit
with some cheese or a boiled
egg. This should hold you until
dinner. Water is healthy, and you
should be able to drink it in unlimited amounts.
After you have had your
snack, get your homework out of
the way. If you do, there should
be an hour or so in the evening
for you to “goof off” before bedtime without feeling guilty.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips.
Your Horoscope
By Eugenia Last
©2010, Universal Press Syndicate
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS
DAY: Tina Fey, 45; George Strait,
63; Reggie Jackson, 69; Robert
Morse, 84.
Happy Birthday: Concentrate on
what you can do to get ahead.
Search for new possibilities that
will add to your skills and expertise. You would like to see some
changes, but be careful of the
costs involved. Sticking to your
budget will be half the battle this
year. Strive for greater security
and stability in your relationship
and finances. Discipline will pay
off. Your numbers are 3, 9, 13, 20,
27, 35, 42.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep
busy. Sign up for a physical challenge or pursue something invigorating that will help you
accomplish your goals. Love and
affection are highlighted, so offer
to do something nice for the person you cherish the most. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Being
stubborn will not help you get your
way. Emotional matters will escalate quickly, putting you in an awkward position. Don’t make an
impulsive move that could compromise your chances of getting
ahead. Be positive and compromising. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t
trust what people tell you. Empty
promises or false information will
lead to poor choices. Put greater
emphasis on what you can do to
improve your domestic life and
bring about healthy changes in
your community. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Love
and romance are highlighted. Be
sure to have some fun. Make
plans to do something unusual or
artistically stimulating. Don’t neglect time-sensitive paperwork.
Take care of business first and
you’ll enjoy your downtime even
more. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being
overly generous will not make a
difference. Instead, try to be a fun
person to be around. The gains
from people wanting to be on your
team will far exceed what you can
accomplish by trying to buy favors.
4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take
life one step at a time. Problems
within partnerships will arise if you
force your will on others. Learn
from past experiences and don’t
put yourself or others in a vulnerable position. You will accomplish
more on your own. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll
pick up information quickly. Discover new ways to bring about
healthy lifestyle changes. Trips,
conferences or just surfing the Internet will give you the knowledge
you require to make a good move.
Don’t believe everything you hear.
5 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A
problem with a contract, investment or health issue is best taken
care of personally and swiftly.
Don’t allow anyone else to take
care of your business. Only you
will have the foresight to know
what’s best for you. Self-improvement is highlighted. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Get moving and make the
changes that will improve your
standard of living. Gather information and discuss your plans with
the people you care about. A solid
relationship will lead to a better
lifestyle. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Refrain from making changes just
because someone wants you to.
Research your options and do
what works best for you. You may
not please everyone, but you are
best to protect your interests. Back
away from unpredictable situations. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Keep your emotions in check and
your mind focused on what you
want to accomplish. An opportunity to work alongside someone
with vision will spark ideas that will
be profitable. Hard work will bring
good results. 2 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Size
up any situation you face before
you make a commitment. Conflicts
will develop due to poor information or deception. Rely on your
own ability and knowledge to get
what you want. Love is on the rise
and romance is encouraged. 4
stars
Birthday Baby: You are determined, imaginative and popular.
You are adaptable and entertaining.
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injured in a motorcycle crash in 1966, when she was 21. The
Frances Desrochers, St. Johnsbury, center, is surrounded by her proud family following her graduation from Lyndon State Col- accident left her with serious injuries that prevented her from
lege Sunday. Frances earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Arts Management. on left Grace and Dennis Desrochers. on completing her teaching degree. She has volunteered every
right are Bettina and Kate Desrochers.
day contributing to her community of Newport.
Graduation
Robert Shetterley, described as
a humanitarian, educator, activist
and artist, was the Commencement
speaker. For more than ten years,
Shetterly, who is the President of
the Union of Maine Visual Artists,
has been working on the portraits
of 50 individuals chosen by Shetterley as “Americans Who Tell The
Truth.” He criticized President
George W. Bush for “using every
means to promote the Iraq War except the Truth.”
Shetterly told the graduates,
“The greatest asset of every state
is its people.” Speaking of the
State, Shetterly said “It’s government is its head, but its people are
its heart.” “Without Courage,
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core of society.”
Micheline Auger, of Newport,
who attended Lyndon State College in the 1960s, until a tragic mo-
recently being named one of the
most affordable, best value colleges among small colleges in the
United States. Spaulding said as he
began his role as chancellor, it became clear early on the LSC was a
tremendous community asset.
Bertolino began his welcoming
speech by asking the audience to
join him in a rousing rendition of
the song “Happy Days Are Here
Again.” He said students need to
be “compassionate, generous and
kind” and spoke briefly about the
“Year of Social Justice” completed
this year at LSC. Speaking of the
importance of working hard to
Kaytlin Riendeau was awarded a B.S. Degree in Exercise Science by Lyndon State College Sun- bring equality to our society,
Bertolino said an important way
day. Congratulating Kaytlin, are her mother, Donna Conley, right, and her father-in-law and we can do that is to “Be Intentionmother-in-law, Russell and Anne Riendeau.
ally Kind.”
torcycle accident left her severely
and permanently injured, was
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President Bertolino presented a
Presidential Medal of Distinction
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Renee Swain, Executive Director of Umbrella, accepted a Presidential Medal of Distinction
awarded to Umbrella. The award
states, “Umbrella has been elevating the voices of women, families
and survivors of interpersonal violence in the Northeast Kingdom of
Vermont since 1976.”
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