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Woman Who Fled US to Keep Child Custody in 2009 Says Her Lawyer Encouraged Flight
A Virginia woman who left the United States for more than a decade with her child to avoid sharing custody of her daughter with her former partner says her lawyer suggested she flee. In a document filed May 19 in federal court in Vermont as part of a long-running civil case, Lisa Miller outlined what led her to leave the…
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Vermont School Parents Back Gender-neutral Terms for Kids
Parents and community members who attended a school board meeting in Vermont’s largest district mostly supported a decision to use the gender-inclusive terms “person who produces sperm” and “person who produces eggs” in a 5th grade health class rather than the words male or female. In the first school board meeting since a letter about the policy was distributed,...
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Northern Border Immigrant Death Highlights Crossing Spike Affecting Parts of New England
The death of a Mexican man who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting the spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec and parts of New England, officials say. The number of illegal border crossers is tiny compared with those entering the country illegally from Mexico, but the death of the man who entered…
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Discarded Cigarette Butt, DNA Tests Solve Vt. Teacher's 52-Year-Old Murder
A discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her after having a fight with his wife, police said Tuesday.
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After Brawl at School Basketball Game, Vermont Governor Presses for Civility
Speaking in the aftermath of a brawl at a middle school basketball game that ended with the death of one of the participants, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott Tuesday says there is too much anger in contemporary society and he called for a return to civility. The civility challenges are not unique to Vermont and they have been building over the last...
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Worcester's Catholic Diocese Publishes Nameless Clergy Abuse Report
A Roman Catholic Diocese that covers central Massachusetts has published a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022, but unlike similar reports released by many other dioceses, the report did not include the names of the priests who were found to have committed abuse. In the report made public Friday, Bishop Robert McManus of the…
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Vermont's Leahy Ponders His Legacy as 48-Year Senate Career Comes to a Close
Sen. Patrick Leahy lingered on a narrow balcony on the west side of the U.S. Capitol, soaking in a panoramic view of the National Mall, the Washington Monument and, beyond, the Lincoln Memorial. “Now this I will miss,” he said. As Leahy closes out a Senate career that has spanned 48 years, the Vermont senator is saying goodbye to Washington…
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Vermont's Largest City Sees 5 Homicides, Most Since 1960
The five homicides committed in Burlington this year are the most since 1960 and the number of killings in those two years could tie the most ever reported in Vermont’s largest city in one year, the city’s police chief says. Burlington police are investigating the city’s fifth homicide in 2022, a stabbing death that took place early Sunday. Department...
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Vermont Police Charge Sheriff Candidate for Kicking Detainee
A fired Vermont deputy who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff of the county where he served was charged Friday with simple assault for kicking a shackled detainee, authorities said. John Grismore, 49, of Fairfax was cited on the charge Friday through his attorney. He is due in court Monday in St. Albans to answer…
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Fake 911 Call Helped Unravel Vermont Murder for Hire Plot, Cops Say
A 911 call that sent Vermont State Police troopers on a search for a nonexistent man claiming to have shot his wife was a big clue that helped detectives unravel an international murder-for-hire plot tied to a potentially lucrative — yet troubled — oil deal. Within hours of Gregory Davis’ body being found by the side of a snowy Vermont…
