Shaftsbury News

CASE #: Numerous TROOPER: Sgt. Brian Turner STATION: Shaftsbury Barracks CONTACT#: 802-442-5421 DATE/TIME: 11-20-09 / 1315 hours LOCATION : Towns of Stamford, Readsboro and Searsburg VIOLATION: Burglary ACCUSED: Stefan Veremko AGE: 28 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pittsfield, MA VICTIM: Numerous SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: The investigation into a rash of ...

It may be called State Park Road, but the access road to Lake Shaftsbury State Park is owned by the town.

A Massachusetts man will face charges he led a three-state burglary ring that struck five residences in southern Vermont.

With winter on the way, it's a good time to give and receive books - and maybe a Johnson Woolen Mills' blanket to wrap your favorite reader in.

Four break-ins since May and three in the past week in nearby Clarksburg, Mass., have prompted the VermontState Police to take special measures in order to prevent futureincidents and apprehend the person or persons responsible.

Rifle season in Vermont definitely was off to a wet start Saturday, and whether that meant a good or bad first day seemed to depend on where you were - and, of course, your luck in spotting a buck.

The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union released an analysis Tuesday at the request of the Shaftsbury School Board outlining two options that would save taxpayers a considerable among of money.

The Shaftsbury School District Board voted Tuesday to hire an education consultant to study the impacts of changing supervisory unions.

The investigation into a fatal crash in Rupert now includes the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the investigative wing of the Vermont State Police.

A Shaftsbury man was charged in Bennington District Court Tuesday with altering the dosage on a prescription for Suboxone, a drug used to treat opiate addiction.

Bennington County is sending 46 men and women to the war in Afghanistan, according to numbers released this week by the Vermont National Guard.

A man who fatally shot his brother-in-law in front of the victim's children says he's guilty.

A Shaftsbury man pleaded guilty Friday to shooting his former brother-in-law to death and to molesting children -- charges that would likely result in him serving 30 years to life in prison.

The Shaftsbury School District Board will decide soon exactly how committed it is to looking into a merger with North Bennington.

A 42-year-old Shaftsbury man is expected to plead guilty this week in the death of his former brother-in-law. A change of plea hearing is set for Friday for Michael Christmas, who is accused of killing Ronald Wilkins in August of 2007, as well as several counts of sexual assault on children.

In a letter sent this week, the Vermont Department of Education states that the composition of the Mount Anthony Union District Board apparently "fails to pass constitutional muster," and suggests that the board be "reapportioned to meet constitutional requirements." Commissioner Armando Vilaseca suggests in the letter addressed to MAU Chairwoman ...

A Shaftsbury man pleaded guilty Oct. 16 in Bennington District Court to embezzling $5,500 from his employer between March 2007 and February 2009.

A representative from the Vermont School Boards Association told the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union board Tuesday that governance studies are often expensive, time-consuming and "a lot of smoke but not a lot of fire." Winton Goodrich, associate director of the VSBA referred to more than 30 examples of supervisory unions or school districts ...

A stuffed animal leaned against a space heater, a curling iron was on the bed and a candle and burnt cigarettes were on the nightstand when the piercing beeps of the fire alarm sounded.

Troopers: Shaftsbury Barracks, Bennington County Sheriff's Office, Rupert Constable Location: Merck Forest, off Vermont Route 315, Rupert Operator / Accused: Various On October 16, 2009, State Police received a report of an underage drinking party at a cabin within the Merck Forest, off Route 315, in Rupert.