Archive - Mar 2012
March 22nd
Big crowd at a college basketball game, full of noisy anticipation as tip-off approaches.
The public address announcer presents the starting teams: “And now, for YOUR (insert home team’s name)!” Crowd goes wild.
The last ritual before the game starts is the P.A. announcer reading a statement that urges “good sportsmanship . . . and cooperation by supporting participants and officials in a positive manner,” and indicates that “profanity will not be tolerated.”
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Padraic M. Mulcahy, 23, of Leicester for domestic assault and unlawful restraint, following an incident on Route 30 on March 15. A witness told police she had seen a man force a woman into a vehicle he encountered on Route 30 in Cornwall. Police tracked down the vehicle in Middlebury and arrested Mulcahy.
In other action last week, Middlebury police:
• Assisted a local man who reported receiving unwanted phone calls on March 12.
VERGENNES — Vergennes police on March 13 arrested New Haven Road resident Russell Hulst, 51, for violating the conditions of his release on earlier domestic assault charges.
Police said they spotted Hulst in his truck on Main Street making contact with the victim of the assault, thus violating an order to stay away from her. Police lodged Hulst in the Chittenden County Correctional Center following the March 13 incident.
In other action between March 12 and 18, Vergennes police:
ADDISON COUNTY — A veteran triathlete and owner of a popular Middlebury fitness center was injured Monday while riding his bicycle in Leicester.
According to Vermont State Police, Steve Hare, 55, of Middlebury was riding his bike west on Fern Lake Road toward Leicester Four Corners at about 4:20 p.m. Monday. A minivan driven by Matthew Newton, 42, of Leicester was traveling on Fern Lake Road in the same direction.
March 21st
Stripped down to its structural elements, Middlebury's Pulp Mill Bridge is undergoing a $1.7 million renovation. The project, which will provide new siding, roofing and decking for the 192-year-old span, is scheduled to be completed by November. But don't worry walkers, joggers and bikers, the adjacent footbridge of the Otter Creek will remain open during construction.
Last week, our one and only Trent campbell got down and dirty in construction rubble to expose the fabled bridge's bare essentials. Click below to enjoy the slideshow!
MONTPELIER — As a result of unusually warm and dry weather, lack of snow and projected weather forecast over the next few weeks the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets in agreement with the Agency of Natural Resources and Vermont Association of Conservation Districts, is lifting the winter spreading ban that normally is in place until April 1st.
According to Secretary Chuck Ross, “I am lifting the ban because I believe it will help farmers best manage their manure resources and is in the best interests of Vermont’s waterways.”
March 20th
BURLINGTON — Late Friday the Office of the I.S. Attorney in Vermont said that an Addison man who had gained prominence as a storyteller was involved in fraud that bilked potentially millions of dollars from investors in the “Birth of Innocence” film project.
March 19th
George Till represents the town of Jericho. He is a Democrat by choice and a doctor by trade. Presumably, he thought his professional background would be an asset as the Legislature dealt with health care reform and its many variants.
He is experiencing, first-hand, the frustration that results from a commonsense objective being thwarted by the politics of money and the difficulty of individuals assuming responsibility for their own health.
