Snowmobiles now have to go slower in the Green
Mountain National Forest Vermont
say sleds are now required to keep speeds under 35 miles per hour while on
national forest trails. Those trails
cover more than 400-thousand acres of forestland which is also used by hikers,
snowshoers, and cross-country skiers.
Forest Service personnel say there’s direct links between high speeds
and severe and deadly snowmobile accidents.
A Hancock man has been sentenced to five years in prison
after pleading guilty to conspiring to make and distribute methamphetamine. Court documents say the 46-year-old Michael
Wood made and distributed meth at his home during the fall of 2012. That November, the Vermont Drug Task Force
made controlled purchases of meth from Wood and eventually executed a search
warrant. Wood was sentenced earlier
today in federal court in Rutland .
Apparently a lot of Vermonters feel strongly about the
surveillance of Americans by the National Security Agency. Senator Bernie Sanders held a town meeting
Saturday with the topic being constitutional rights and privacy, focusing his
talk on the N-S-A’s surveillance of phone calls and e-mails. That created a packed house at the Montpelier
City Hall Georgetown
law professor as additional speakers.
Sanders say he’s going to continue to support legislation which protects
Americans without undermining constitutional rights.
If all goes according to plan, the Vergennes Police
Department should be able to move into their new headquarters by the end of the
month. Last week, City Manager Mel
Hawley announced that construction has been on schedule. Which means it should be completed during the
last week of the month. That’s when the
Police Department will start transitioning over to the new $1.7-million dollar facility.
The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation is going to be
able to continue to service education loans for Vermonters. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and U.S. Rep. Peter
Welch visited VSAC headquarters in Winooski today where they highlighted the
role the nonprofit student lender plays in providing Vermonters the resources
they need to pursue higher education. The
appropriations bill, signed into law last month will increase funding levels for
some VSAC programs while also increasing the maximum award for Pell Grants.
