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Man found dead in lake Body recovered off Oven Bay Road By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com Vermont State Police troopers at the VSP-New Haven station mobilized rapidly after they received an emergency call regarding a missing swimmer in Lake Champlain off the Addison shore July 26. According to an “untimely death” report released by Sgt. Robert Pattern of the VSPNew Haven station, emergency personnel were notified at approximately 11:15 a.m. The missing swimmer was identified as 54-year-old Ray L. Petreccia of Brooklyn, Conn. , according to the VSP. Petreccia was last seen swimming in the lake off Oven Bay Road. His wife was alarmed when she noticed that her husband had disappeared from view. Mrs. Petreccia was on the lake and near her husband aboard a rowboat. She noticed that he had failed to surface after a period of time. After a daylong search, VSP scuba divers recovered Petreccia's body. Petreccia was found approximately 200 yards off shore at 4:38 p.m. Divers pronounced Petreccia dead at the scene. The lake in the area of the body’s recovery is murky and approximately 16 feet in depth. No strong current or undertow has been reported in that part of the lake. In the VSP-New Haven news release, it was noted that Vermont State Police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will jointly conduct an in-depth investigation into the swimmer's death. An autopsy has been requested by Addison County State's Attorney John Quinn, according to the report. “At this time, Petreccia's death seems to be either an accidental death due to drowning or a death resulting from natural causes,” the VSP news report.
Shelburne officer justified in using deadly force Attorney General William H. Sorrell announced that his office has completed its review of a police-shooting incident that occurred on Feb. 13 in Shelburne. Sorrell concluded, as a matter of law, that Shelburne Police Officer Robert Barrows was legally justified in the use of deadly force when he discharged his firearm at a vehicle being driven by
Kelley O’Brien. The legal standard for the use of deadly force is whether the officer reasonably believed that he or a third party was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, and that deadly force was necessary to respond to that threat. According to the investigation conducted by the Vermont State Police, the incident began on
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Snow Bowl seeking funds for new alpine chair lift $600,000 of $1.7 million pledged so far By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
Middlebury College Snow Bowl map showing Allen Trail route of current and estimated $1.7 million replacement chair lift. Image courtesy of Middlebury College
An e-mail memorandum dated July 24 surprised faculty, staff and students of Middlebury College: President Ronald Liebowitz said he had mulled over several options about the future of the college’s Snow Bowl ski center in Middlebury Gap—including the option of closing the famed alpine-ski site. Liebowitz’s soul-searching regarding the fate of the ski center was prompted by the state of its chair lift system. But it appears that Liebowitz has strongly encouraged the board of trustees to keep the Snow Bowl open for business. In the announcement last week, Liebowitz noted that the Snow Bowl’s 40-year-old “Worth Mountain” doublechair lift no longer meets state safety licensing requirements. Replacing the current lift is estimated to cost $1.7 million. “After considering the options—repair the existing lift, replace it, or close the Snow Bowl—I recommended to the
board of trustees that the best course is to replace the Worth Mountain lift.” In recommending that the award-winning ski center remain open by replacing the aging lift, Leibowitz said donors have already pledged $600,000 toward the cost of the new lift project. “In seeking additional contributions, we will approach alumni, parents and friends who have particularly strong connections to the college through skiing and the Snow Bowl. We also plan to sell a limited number of lifetime passes to the Bowl, which will further reduce our use of the RRR (renewal and replacement reserve) fund,” he wrote in the campus-wide memo. According to Leibowitz, the replacement lift will be a fixedgrip, triple-chair system built by Doppelmayr CTEC. The lift capacity will remain the same as the Worth Mountain lift. The E.U.-based firm has North American offices and production facilities in St. Jerome, Quebec, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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‘Dairy pricing system is broken’ Allbee: 2009 crisis is worst yet By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
Vermont dairy farmers are facing their greatest crisis yet. The price of milk has dropped to $13.81 per 100 weight from $20 cwt just a year ago.
As the price of milk fell to its 2009 low last week, a triple-witching hour of sorts has taken place: The prices of fuel, feed and bedding sawdust used by farmers has hit the barn roof. Now dairy farmers find themselves staring into an abyss of uncertain depth. Since 2004, 250 dairy farms have closed in Vermont. Since January of this year, 32 farms
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