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HARTFORD VILLAGE — Investigators have identified the man who was shot and killed by a Hartford police officer Thursday as 35-year-old Joseph John Howard, of Bradford, Vt.The officer who killed Howard is Cpl. Eric Clifford, a member of the force for 12...

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HARTFORD VILLAGE — A 28-year-old Woodstock man who was charged with wielding a machete in West Lebanon in the spring is facing new charges after Hartford police say he brandished a knife, ran from officers and jumped into the White River earlier this...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Most of the five candidates vying for two Hartford Selectboard seats say they’re focused on issues that include finding “common ground” among Hartford residents and villages.The candidates all submitted their names this month...

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CHELSEA — Standing in front of her garden Tuesday morning, Sheilagh Smith pointed a finger across Route 110 at the South Common in front of the Orange County Courthouse.“I’ve watched drug deals happen there,” she said. “I’ve been in front of the store...

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NEWPORT — A former Valley Regional Hospital doctor who voluntarily disclosed his relationship with a patient has taken a plea deal that will allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry.Eric Lee Knight, 53, of Derry,...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Lebanon High School baseball coach resigned after he was charged this week with assaulting his wife with a bat and breaking four of her ribs, according to court documents.Travis Pelletier, 35, of Hartford, pleaded not guilty...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A 37-year-old Hartford man has pleaded not guilty to charges he stole over $10,000 from the Reading Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization while he served as treasurer.Wade Mullins was arraigned on two counts of...

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ROYALTON — More than a year after a suspicious fire burned through Eaton’s Sugar House on a Halloween night, little remains of the landmark restaurant at the corner of Route 107 and 14, on the banks of the White River.A large, charred stone fireplace...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Bundled in snow pants and a thick knitted hat, Scott Alexander stepped over the wet leaves that lined the remote woods along the train tracks and moved through the trees before stopping in front of a small white hut. “Sorry...

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CONCORD — A former Fortune 500 executive from Sunapee who drove across the median on Interstate 89 in Lebanon seven years ago, killing a pregnant woman and her fiancé, has been granted parole following an emotional hearing Thursday.Robert Dellinger,...

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WINDSOR — The Mount Ascutney School District Board this week affirmed its decision to fire Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley following a Facebook post she made that was seen as critical of the Black Lives Matter movement, calling the post...

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CANAAN — A 40-year-old Canaan man plans to plead guilty to multiple child pornography charges after police found thousands of sexually explicit images of children on digital memory cards he owned, according to court documents.Last week, a Grafton...

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RUTLAND — It was almost two years ago when Vanessa Wall examined the financial records of her family’s small business and discovered something that she says made her “whole world fall apart.”Ryan Wall, her business partner and husband of 13 years, had...

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CHELSEA — A 62-year-old Randolph man has pleaded not guilty to accusations he sexually assaulted two children and secretly recorded several children and adults in his home, according to court documents.Michael Hartigan was arraigned last week in...

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ROYALTON — The Royalton man charged with a fatal shooting early Tuesday morning is claming self defense.Attorneys for Francis Phelps III say the 28-year-old was protecting himself and his family when he killed his mother’s ex-boyfriend outside of a...

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CROYDON — The town police chief stripped down to his briefs and boots and left the Croydon town offices — and his job — after he was ousted by the Selectboard on Tuesday night.The three-member board voted unanimously to abolish the police department,...

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A teenage girl stood at the podium in Windsor Superior Court on Wednesday morning and in a shaky voice recalled the moment she learned a former South Royalton School principal had been secretly recording her at his house.“It’s a...