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Police pursuing vandals following City incidents

Written by Leon Thompson
June 25, 2010

Churches, cars, mobile home targeted

ST. ALBANS CITY –– Police here need the public’s help in efforts to find out who committed what the chief calls “mindless and random” acts of vandalism last weekend.

Sometime overnight between June 18 and 19, vandals used a BB gun to shoot out windows in seven motor vehicles parked on Bishop, Upper Newton and Upper Welden streets.

Man denies assault on elderly woman

Written by Leon Thompson
June 25, 2010

ST. ALBANS CITY –– A hat with a corporate logo led police to arrest a city man who claims he “must have blacked out” when he allegedly tried to rape an elderly woman on Lower Welden Street last month.

Written by Leon Thompson
June 25, 2010

ST. ALBANS CITY –– The city manager here is taking full responsibility for misinformation he recently gave to local landlords about charges for inspection of rental dwellings.

Dominic Cloud said he apologizes if he gave the impression at the June 14 city council meeting that the city wants to assume the state’s inspection of rental properties because of hikes in state fees.

Port closing must follow DHS timeline

Written by Michelle Monroe
June 25, 2010

FRANKLIN — Prior to the closure of the Morses Line port of entry there will be a 180-day public comment period, according to a timeline provided by the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.