Vershire News

Murder charges have been reduced against the man accused of masterminding a 2006 drug killing in Barre.

On 08-23-08, at approximately 2314, Sgt. Amadon, VSP Bradford, attempted to stop Bacon's vehicle, a 1990 Jeep Wrangler, after it drove around in a circle with its tires squealing in the intersection of Cross ...

Heavy rains this week wreaked havoc on Corinth and Vershire, tearing a canal through a section of Tullar Road.

A man charged as an accessory after the fact in the slaying of an alleged drug dealer is going to prison.

Joshua Darling, a defendant in the James Saunders murder case, intends to raise a "diminished capacity and/or duress defense," saying he lacked the specific intent to commit second degree murder, court records ...

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court slashed a civil judgment of $5 billion originally awarded  to Alaskan fishermen and other businesses that were harmed in one of the most notorious environmental disasters in American history. In March, 1989 the Exxon Valdez struck a reef off of Alaska spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the Prince William Sound that washed up on hundreds of miles of coastline.

The Court's decision limited punitive damages to the civil plaintiffs to $500 million, but the legacy of the accident will persist long after the attorney's fees have been settled. Part of the incident's notoriety has been sustained by stunning images of oil-fouled marine birds and animals.

It is business as usual at the Crossroad Farm in Post Mills. For those "localvores" who like it fresh, the farm stand is a weekly stop.

A 70-year-old man was accidentally killed on Wednesday, when he fell down a mine shaft at the old copper mines in West Fairlee.

A Vershire, Vt., man was killed Wednesday after falling 60 feet down one of the mine shafts at the West Fairlee Copper Mines.

Have you seen the one in front of the Inn at Montpelier? Or, ridden the vintage McDonald emblems in front of City Hall? Maybe the wind was blowing when you passed the one in front of Chittenden Bank and it ...

“I think I can publicly say we'll be seeking bail”

A key witness to the two-year-old drug-related murder of a Barre man is now sitting in a Texas jail cell awaiting extradition to Vermont. via Rutland Herald

“It was a good decision for all victims of domestic violence in Vermont”

A narrowly divided Vermont Supreme Court has determined a victim's right to be free from abuse outweighs an individual's right to defend personal property by force. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

A son, Daegan Bailey Spinks, was born Feb. 2, 2008, to William Spinks and Christy Miller of Chelsea. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

Two men are expected to plead guilty in a Barre murder case. James Saunders was beaten to death and buried behind a home in Vershire two years ago. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“I just want to see them in jail.”

Two defendants in the 2006 murder of 33-year-old James Saunders of Barre are planning to go through with plea deals. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“Until there is a resolution, we aren't going anywhere.”

WEST FAIRLEE-There will likely be some changes to the service area in 2008 between the town of West Fairlee and the Thetford FAST Squad, but no specific date has yet been determined. Negotiations are ongoing between the Thetford FAST Squad and the West Fairlee Selectboard with the hope of coming to some kind of agreement that will avoid an interruption in emergency response service to West Fairlee, while limiting the burden on the FAST Squad.

The issues stems from problems that may arise as squad members respond to emergency calls in West Fairlee-far from their base in Thetford Center. At present, Thetford's service area is stretched to capacity and they need to focus on their core area, lest they become compromised. Read more