Orwell News

VIOLATION: Marijuana Cultivation/Possession ACCUSED: Mike Shaw AGE:48 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Fisher Rd, Orwell, VT SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: A two week investigation by Trooper Daniell culminated in the execution of several search warrants on Mr.

A group tied to President Barack Obama's campaign last year is planning a "listening tour stop" in Montpelier on Sunday.

An Orwell man was arrested and charged with cultivation and possession of marijuana Thursday after police searched his auto-mechanic shop and his residence and found multiple pounds of processed pot and located several active growing operations on the property.

A two week investigation spear-headed by state police in Rutland to the arrest of an Addison County man who now faces felony counts of both possessing and cultivating marijuana.

Cops don't need much to arrest you for suspicion of DUI - an odor of booze, a slurred word, the seemingly catch-all "bloodshot, watery eyes." Proving the stop was legal is another matter.

A lot of people have told Mark Mordasky he should be a volunteer firefighter. "I'm busy enough, but I'm considering it because everybody's asking," he said.

It's Banned Books Week, and a group of authors in Vermont are marking it by reading live passages from often-banned books or those written by authors who've faced censorship.

VIOLATION: DUI #2, DLS, Gross Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicle, Endangerment of a Child Under 10.

ORWELL -- A Hinesburg woman, with her two young boys in the car, crashed into another vehicle Friday night on Vermont 22A in Orwell, Vermont State Police said.

Hillary Hammond and Bay Hammond serve visiting cyclists at Doolittle Farm in Shoreham during last year's Tour de Farms.

ORWELL -- Police are asking for public assistance in locating a missing Orwell man.

ORWELL - Daniel Redondo might not aim to save the planet, but he does want to help save its streams and lakes from pollution wherever he can.

On the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 91 people at the Vermont Statehouse honored those who died by becoming United States citizens Friday.

About 2,400 CVPS customers are without power. The utility says around 2:00 Sunday afternoon some wires burned near the Salisbury substation.

Times are approximate; buses may arrive before or after estimated times. Please have your child ready and waiting for the bus.

On Sunday, Vermont celebrated the Battle of Bennington. Edward Conant in his "History of Vermont" said the battle was "the first of a series that led to the surrender of Burgoyne's army.

Seventeen children, ranging in ages from six to fourteen, showed up at Neshobe Elementary school last Saturday to compete in the Punt, Pass and Kick Addison/Rutland county finals.

Animals from the farm to the foyer came together at the Vermont State Fairgrounds on Sunday to entertain.

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the construction of the historic Crown Point Road, hikers from the Crown Point Road Association will be taking part in an end-to-end hike across Vermont this summer.

DATE: Thursday, July 23, 2009 0350am LOCATION: Route 22A, ORWELL, just North of the intersection of Route 73 OPERATOR: Patrick FRATIES AGE: 25 ADDRESS: Swanton, VT VEHICLE #1: 2004 Freightliner Tractor DAMAGE: Extreme Damage to front and right side INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Sgt.