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A sewer plant expansion project has turned up some unlikely things in Hartford — including artifacts that could be thousands of years old. The archaeological dig, which is part of the planned site of a White River Treatment Plant expansion, was required by the federal government. Charles Knight, assistant director of the University of Vermont's consulting archaeology program, says non-native stone flakes found in the soil suggest that people occupied the river bank there, and that the number and age of  

A man found running wearing no pants on a South Burlington rec path Saturday was arraigned and charged today with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious conduct at Vermont District Court in Burlington. Court records state that Richard Michaud, 38, of Williston, exposed himself to two female victims near Brewer Parkway. Michaud has prior conviction for "open and gross lewdness" in Massachusetts, Corporal Paul Kissell, the investigating officer, wrote in a court affidavit.  

Police arrested a homeless man Thursday they say entered South Burlington High School with a pellet gun earlier this month. Prince Crawford, 28, was charged with disorderly conduct and false public alarm for the Oct. 18 incident. School was not in session.  

Updates on large- and small-scale projects -- ranging in scale from dog parks to airports and police stations -- found air time at Monday night's South Burlington City Council meeting. Last week's solid vote for a new police station in South Burlington has cleared the way for yet another "incredible amount of work to do," Chief Trevor Whipple told City Council members Monday night. During the mandatory 30-day waiting period after the election before the city can take legal possession of the property a

incredible amount of work to do   -Trevor Whipple

 

Police say a Vermont nail salon manager upset with a man smoking outside of his business stabbed him after they started to fight. The Burlington Free Press reports 40-year-old Stephen Le of South Burlington was cited for aggravated assault and was to be arraigned Friday. Police say 23-year-old Daniel Dennis of Essex was treated for an abdominal wound.  

Police Chief Trevor Whipple said Le apparently became upset that Dennis was smoking outside Le's business Wednesday and began arguing with him. Whipple said the men scuffled and Dennis pushed Le to the ground. He said Le pulled out a knife and stabbed Dennis.  

A dispute over cigarette smoking rights turned violent Wednesday afternoon when a shopkeeper at a South Burlington shopping center on Shelburne Road stabbed a man in the abdomen and was later arrested, according to police. He is expected to be arraigned on the charge today at Vermont District Court in Burlington. The injured man, Daniel A. Dennis, 23, of Essex, was taken to Fletcher Allen Health Care where he was treated for a wound to his lower right abdominal area, according to a statement issued by

When we arrived there, he had the gun in his waistband   -Trevor Whipple

 

Voters in South Burlington threw their support behind a new, $7.2 million police station Tuesday. A bond to fund the purchase and refitting of an industrial building on Gregory Drive passed 1,984 to 855, with about 70 percent of voters approving the bond vote, City Clerk Donna Kinville said. Police officers, volunteers, and municipal workers in the Dorset Street station cheered when the numbers were released shortly after 7 p.m. Upgrades to South Burlington's undersized station have been under spiri

With this news, we blink — and then we get on with our work   -Trevor Whipple

 

Chief Trevor Whipple and his force are putting their hope in a property at 19 Gregory Drive. Saturday they held an open house in the building they want to make their new headquarters. There will be a special election September 15 on whether the city should spend the money for the move.