Sheffield News

A fire Tuesday that destroyed a vehicle in Sheffield is being investigated as suspicious, said Vermont State Police.

Tonight's performance by Sheffield native Jennifer Hartswick at FlynnSpace concludes the 26th annual Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, which has ruled the city for more than a week with big-name headliners at the Flynn Center and lesser-known talented musicians getting it done on Church Street or in downtown's hopping clubs.

The musical career of Jennifer Hartswick was go, go, go for the longest time. She studied music at the prestigious Hartt School at the University of Hartford, was tabbed by Vermont guitar hero Trey Anastasio to tour with him while his band Phish was on hiatus and was getting serious attention for her own career as a trumpet player and vocalist.

Two Vermont students, Courtney Devoid, 16, of Hinesburg and Lydia Ham, 14, of Sheffield, were honored in Washington, D.C. Sunday for their volunteer work during the presentation of The 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

As an adjacent landowner to the proposed Sheffield Wind Project, I feel compelled to respond to the April 26 'It's time to reap Vermont's wind' editorial.

Opposition to a proposed wind farm began to organize at the town hall Wednesday.

On 04/07/09, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington performed an autopsy on the body recovered in Sheffield on 04/06/09. Positive identity was confirmed that it was Charles Estivill of Williamstown.

SHEFFIELD - The Vermont State Police say they believe a body found in a Sheffield field on Monday is that of a man missing for almost two months.

N.H. State Police say the police chief of Haverhill was not wearing a helmet when he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash.

The Vermont Public Service Board is affirming its decision to issue a certificate of public good for a wind farm proposed for Sheffield.

brFree Press Staff Report SHEFFIELD -- Three days after announcing a deal with Burlington Electric Department, Vermont Wind LLC said Thursday that Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. has agreed to buy 50 percent of the Sheffield wind farm's power. Under the 20-year agreement, the utility will also purchase renewable energy certificates from the 40-megawatt wind project. Vermont Wind, which plans to build 420-foot tall towers housing the turbines, was granted a Certificate of Public Good by the state's Public Service Board in 2007. The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the PSB's decision earlier this month. Vermont Wind is still seeking a stormwater permit for the project before construction can begin. Vermont Electric Cooperative, based in Johnson, is the state's third largest electric utility, serving about 34,000 members in rural Vermont. Burlington Electric announced this week an agreement to buy up to 40 percent of the electricity produced by the wind turbines. Under that 10-year agreement power will be provided at a fixed price.

The Burlington Electric Department has reached an agreement with a Northeast Kingdom wind power developer to buy up to 40 percent of the electricity produced by the wind turbines.

The Burlington Electric Department announced Tuesday that it will buy 40 percent of the power and renewable energy certificates from a Sheffield wind farm at a fixed price for the next 10 years.

One must wonder if the telephones are working at the Rutland Herald and the Times Argus, because the lead editorial on Feb.

Charles Estivill Age in 2009 - 35 W/M, 6'04"/250 lbs Brown Hair/Brown Eyes Currently has a goatee The Middlesex Barracks of the VT State Police is investigating the disappearance of Charles Estivill.

The Vermont Supreme Court says the state's utility regulator was correct to issue a certificate of public good for a 16-turbine wind project on a Sheffield ridge line.

Montgomery Fellow Galway Kinnell began his residency this week. Photo: EDIE WU Poet Galway Kinnell, who began his Montgomery Fellowship at the College this week, fittingly started his public lecture in Filene ...