Prison ombudsmen seek balance in Connecticut justice system
Hartford based ombudsmen oversee inmate grievances to curb overly harsh penalties. Since 1973 the program, led by James Bookwalter, has reviewed nearly 1,100 cases from Somers, Enfield and Hartford prisons, with 16 of 21 final recommendations enacted.
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Juan Tamayo
Hartford
Conn
UPI
Connecticut
James Bookwalter
Bookwalter
Business Administration
Somers
Enfield
Niantic
Religious pressure at Brattleboro High play sparks complaints
School directors faced inquiries after an 8 year old attended a bicentennial play at Brattleboro High School on Sunday night. Louis Doyle of Dummerston charged that the touring evangelical group Word of Life International exerted religious pressure through the event.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Brattleboro High School
Louis Doyle
Dummerston
Word of Life International
Doyle
Manchester Vermont voter checklist and hunting seasons notice
Manchester Town clerk announces countdown to voter checklist closing at noon Oct 9 with extended office hours and absentee ballot procedures. The notice covers hunting licenses bow and arrow deer season trout season and dog licensing details, plus local public notices and Shaftsbury election logistics.
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Fleming’s
Vermont
Bow & Arrow
Manchester Printing Co
Norman Brown
Arlington
Dorset couple to mark 40th anniversary at open house
An open house will be held Sunday October 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dorset Sportsmen's Club Community Hall in Dorset to honor Helen and Walter Harwood on their 40th wedding anniversary. All friends and relatives are invited.
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Dorset
Dorset Sportsmen’s Club
Helen
Walter Harwood
Burr & Burton Students to Attend Vermont College Fair
85 Burr & Burton Seminary juniors and seniors will visit the Vermont College Fair at the University of Vermont in Burlington on Tuesday October 12. They travel by Vermont Transit bus to explore programs from 130 institutions, with reps from PSAT/SAT, ACT, VSAC and ROTC present for guidance. Accompanying staff include Headmaster and Mrs Houghton Pearl and Mr and Mrs David Martin.
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Manchester
David Martin
Burr & Burton Seminary
Vermont College Fair
University of Vermont
Burlington
Vermont Transit
Patrick Gym
UVM
Houghton Pearl
Gunman robs Rutland hotel. $250 taken in daylight incident
In Rutland downtown a man in his 20s robbed the Hotel Bardwell lobby clerk Howard Papineau at about 3 am and fled with $250. No shots were fired and Papineau was unharmed. In Newport the city council appointed Steven Angel as police chief, replacing Leon Vinton who was demoted last year. Acting chief Curtis Hardy moves to lieutenant when Angel takes over Oct 25. In Swanton Otis Goodroe, 34, was electrocuted working on a CB antenna, dying from severe electric shock. In Montpelier a New England automated clearing house network NEACH is expanding, enabling electronic deposits and payments across Vermont. Assistant AG Robert Orleck named head of the state Corrections Legal Division. In Barre the COFEC bid for the Washington Electric Cooperative board failed, keeping manager Sailey Ennis in place amid accusations of mismanagement.
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Rutland
UPI
Bardwell
Howard Papineau
Papineau
Newport
Steven Angel
Angel
Burlington
Robert Abare
Leon Vinton
Vinton
Curtis Hardy
Hardy
Swanton
Otis Goodroe
Goodroe
St. Albans
Montpelier
New England
Schenectady grand jury declines to indict state senator
A Schenectady County grand jury did not indict Democratic State Senator Fred Isabella over a $5000 campaign contribution from the Empire Dental Political Action Committee, saying further action was unwarranted. Isabella, a dentist, was later on the Liberal line in November after losing the Democratic primary. In Troy, police report an unknown vandal damaged 28 cars with an acid-like substance since Sept 24, including four owned by officers, all in downtown South Troy, with no leads.
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Schenectady
Schenectady County
Fred Isabella
Empire Dental Political Action Committee
Isabella
Grand Jury
Troy
South Troy
Inmates Charged With Attempted Arson In Berkshire Jail
Two 20 year old inmates Oby Walker of Pittsfield and William Lawson of Williamstown face attempted arson charges after three weekend fires in a first tier cell. Fires included lighting a blanket and a bedsheet over a window. One blaze scorched paint and nearly destroyed the sheet.
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Pittsfield
County House of Correction
Oby Walker
William Lawson
Williamstown
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