State police have closed I-91 north due to a tractor trailer accident involving several vehicles, sending at least two people to the hospital. Fire crews scrambled to extricate the car’s occupant.
Photos by Len Emery
A tractor-trailor loaded with transformers crashed with a car on Interstate 91 in Springfield around 7 a.m. and sent at least two people to the hospital.
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CHESTER — Ready for the holidays? Locals are set to raise the baton on a town-wide “Overture to Christmas” this Saturday.
The 28th annual community celebration — often named one of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s Top Ten Winter Events — will feature a full day of holiday activities.
From 10 a.m. to noon, Chester-Andover Elementary School at 72 Main St. will host a morning of holiday crafts, stories and costume making for an afternoon “Parade of Presents.”
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 313 Main St. will hold its annual Christmas Tea and Sale, featuring a $6 lunch of hot brewed tea and coffee and mulled cider, Christmas cookies and bars and tea sandwiches, as well as homemade baked goods, crafts and decorations.
From 2 to 4 p.m., Paul and Norma Ippolito will present children’s music and stories at the Hugging Bear Inn at 244 Main St.; the Whiting Library at 117 Main St. will offer a Christmas puppet show; and the First Baptist Church of Chester at 162 Main St. will recreate a nativity scene.
At 4 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will appear in a “Parade of Presents” from the Chester-Andover Elementary School to the Fullerton Inn on the Common.
At 4:30 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will help light the town tree before visiting with children at the Fullerton Inn, which will serve cookies, cocoa and candy canes.
At 7:30 p.m., the Springfield Community Chorus will present a free concert at the First Baptist Church of Chester.
And throughout the day, a scavenger hunt will encourage participants to visit local merchants who’ll offer punch cards that can be dropped off for prizes at MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub at 52 Main St.
Events will conclude the next Saturday, Dec. 14, with an annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner at noon at the elementary school at 72 Main St. and a town party at MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub from 3 to 5 p.m., with admission at $5 a person or $15 per family.
CHESTER — Ready for the holidays? Locals are set to raise the baton on a town-wide “Overture to Christmas” this Saturday.
The 28th annual community celebration — often named one of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s Top Ten Winter Events — will feature a full day of holiday activities.
From 10 a.m. to noon, Chester-Andover Elementary School at 72 Main St. will host a morning of holiday crafts, stories and costume making for an afternoon “Parade of Presents.”
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 313 Main St. will hold its annual Christmas Tea and Sale, featuring a $6 lunch of hot brewed tea and coffee and mulled cider, Christmas cookies and bars and tea sandwiches, as well as homemade baked goods, crafts and decorations.
From 2 to 4 p.m., Paul and Norma Ippolito will present children’s music and stories at the Hugging Bear Inn at 244 Main St.; the Whiting Library at 117 Main St. will offer a Christmas puppet show; and the First Baptist Church of Chester at 162 Main St. will recreate a nativity scene.
At 4 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will appear in a “Parade of Presents” from the Chester-Andover Elementary School to the Fullerton Inn on the Common.
At 4:30 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will help light the town tree before visiting with children at the Fullerton Inn, which will serve cookies, cocoa and candy canes.
At 7:30 p.m., the Springfield Community Chorus will present a free concert at the First Baptist Church of Chester.
And throughout the day, a scavenger hunt will encourage participants to visit local merchants who’ll offer punch cards that can be dropped off for prizes at MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub at 52 Main St.
Events will conclude the next Saturday, Dec. 14, with an annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner at noon at the elementary school at 72 Main St. and a town party at MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub from 3 to 5 p.m., with admission at $5 a person or $15 per family.
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WEATHERSFIELD — Vermont state police are investigating the robbery of a convenience store as the clerk was preparing to close.
Police say a white male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask walked into the Circle K convenience store just off Interstate 91 in Weathersfield at about 11 p.m. Thursday.
The man kept his right hand in his pocket during the robbery but did not brandish a weapon.
Police say the suspect made off with a small amount of cash and fled on foot. A K-9 team tracked him a short distance but did not catch up with him.
Investigators are reviewing store surveillance video and ask that anyone with information on the case call the Rockingham state police barracks at 802-875-2112.
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WILLIAMSVILLE - A local woman died after a crash on Thursday on Depot Road, according to Trooper Chris Lora of the Vermont State Police.
Lora said troopers from the Brattleboro barracks were notified around 4:50 p.m. that a 2013 Toyota Venza had been involved in a single-vehicle crash but while on their way to the scene, learned that the sports utility vehicle was on fire and its occupant, later identified as Kathleen A. Moore, 53, of Williamsville, was trapped inside.
Police said Moore died in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Lora asked that anyone with information involving the crash or who may have witnessed the crash but has not already spoken to police, contact him at the Brattleboro barracks at 254-2382.
- Patrick McArdle | Staff Writer
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PUTNEY — Randy Smith and His Band of Merry Men will appear at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 21, at the Next Stage, with an all-star cast to perform an unplugged show of original music from both his solo career and with 8084. Opening the show will be rising Vermont country star Keeghan Nolan with a special guest appearance by newcomer Holly May.
A Billboard and international music award-winner, Smith has shared the stage with such acts as Aldo Nova, Toto, April Wine, Warrant, Edgar Winter, Blue Oyster Cult, Henry Lee Summer, as well as performing throughout all of the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Southern States, as well as Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. Formerly with CBS Records Canada, Smith has recorded six albums throughout his musical career both individually and with his band 8084.
His Band of Merry Men feature fellow 8084 mates Gary Spaulding on percussion and Roy Brown on bass and vocals, as well as U.S. Hall of Fame fiddler Scott Campbell and Long Island guitarist Rich Abel.
Nolan is 21 years old and has been raised around country music her whole life singing and performing on stage since she was 12yrs old. Fans say she has the powerful voice of Patsy Cline and a musical style of her own. Keeghan recently signed a two-record deal with Nashville-based Big Whirl Records. Newcomer Holly May is 16 years old and hails from Western Mass.
Tickets are $14, $12 in advance; go online to http://randy-smith-nextstage-sept-21.brownpapertickets.com/.
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WILDER — A landlord is facing criminal charges for allegedly receiving sexual favors from a tenant in lieu of rent, Hartford police said.
Robert Lowery, 55, had been engaged in a long-running dispute with a tenant at his Horseshoe Avenue home, Hartford police said.
The Valley News reported that Lowery allegedly entered the tenant’s apartment, damaged items and threw them onto the lawn. Police said the investigation revealed that Lowery and the tenant, whom Hartford Police Chief Brad Vail said was an adult woman, had engaged in consensual sex acts in lieu of rent.
Lowery is charged with prohibited acts, a misdemeanor He is also charged with burglary and unlawful mischief.
Police are investigating the actions of the tenant, Vail said.
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MARLBORO — Police said a woman crashed her car after being distracted by her dog rolling down the car window.
Dorthy E. Levinson, 28, of Marlboro was driving east on Route 9 in a 2002 Subaru Impreza when her dog rolled down the window. Concerned that her dog might jump out the window, Levinson tried to restrain the dog and crashed, police said.
The car sustained heavy damage, police said, but neither Levinson nor the dog were injured.
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BELLOWS FALLS — A naked Bellows Falls man was arrested Thursday for violating the village’s anti-nudity ordinances, according to officials.
The naked man at one point was near the Central Elementary School, and according to Superintendent Chris Kibbe, window blinds were drawn and the school was at a slightly heightened sense of security, he said.
Students and staff never saw the naked man, Kibbe said. Doors at the school are always locked, he said.
Efforts to reach Bellows Falls Police Chief Ron Lake were unsuccessful Thursday, but Kibbe said one man was arrested.
- Susan Smallheer
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New Hampshire officials have issued an arrest warrant for James Robarge, the husband of Kelly Robarge, 42, of Charlestown, N.H. - and who worked in Springfield, Vt. - in connection with the murder of his wife. Her body was found Saturday after an extensive search effort lasting more than a week, and an autopsy determined her death was caused by violence of undetermined means.
The warrant for James Robarge is on one count of Reckless Second Degree Murder. The charge alleges that Robarge recklessly caused the death of his wife on June 27, 2013, in Charlestown, New Hampshire, by inflicting trauma to her body, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life, according to a press release issued by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office.
James Robarge is currently being held at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield on unrelated motor vehicle charges. Vermont State Police have charged Robarge with being a fugitive from justice and he will be arraigned on that charge in Windham District Court in Brattleboro, Vermont at 12:30 or 1:00 p.m. today. This will initiate the extradition process to return Robarge to New Hampshire to face the murder charge.
Kelly Robarge disappeared under suspicious circumstances on June 27, 2013. An extensive search for her body began that day and ended on July 6, when members of the Fish and Game Department found her in the woods off of Britton Road in Unity, New Hampshire. Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Duval confirmed the identity of the body at autopsy today. Dr. Duval also determined that the cause of Kelly Robarge’s death was homicidal violence by undetermined means. The manner of her death was determined to be homicide.
The investigation is continuing.
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