A Brattleboro man serving a sentence for aggravated assault, has died at the Southern State Correctional Center in Springfield, Vermont state police say 53 year old Romeo Reome the third was found unresponsive in his cell early Wednesday morning. Prison staff provided emergency medical care and called first responders to the prison. Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful, and Reome was pronounced dead just after 3 A M. Preliminary information obtained by VSP indicates Reome had numerous health problems and was treated Monday at Springfield Hospital before being returned to the prison. An autopsy will be performed at the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington . Reome had been jail since August 15th of last year.
It’s mud season, and the Brattleboro Public Works Department has changed how they inspect and report the conditions of Brattleboro’s gravel roads . There will be a posted sign at the beginning of each gravel road. The sign will have a color-coded section that indicates the current condition of the road and QR code that will take you directly to Maps-on-line for the conditions of all roads.
• Green: Passable by all vehicles. Expect seasonal
conditions.
• Yellow: Four-wheel drive or high-clearance vehicles
recommended. Some rutting and muddy conditions.
• Orange: Four-wheel drive or high-clearance vehicles
advised. Local traffic only. Expect heavy rutting and
deep mud.
• Red: Closed to through traffic. Emergency vehicles and
residents with proper vehicles only. Some areas are not
passable.
Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development have announced over $860,000 in funding supporting rehabilitation and revitalization projects throughout Vermont’s designated downtown and village centers. 79 thousand dollars in tax credits were granted to Brattleboro, for improvements at 22 to 26 High street. Facade improvements and code upgrades will be done at the five story building. Statewide, six project awards will help generate over $20 million in building improvements around the state. In addition to these awards, a new round of funding for later this year will be announced in April, with tax credits available to projects in state-designated Downtowns, Village Centers, and Neighborhood Development Areas.
The Hinsdale Board of Selectmen have appointed Kathryn Lynch as the new Town Administrator. Lynch had been the Hinsdale Community Development Coordinator for the past 12 years. She has been a longtime Hinsdale employee with working knowledge and experience with the Welfare Department, Water Collections, Tax Collection, finance activities, Planning/Zoning Board functions and community . Kathryn begins her duties immediately.
The Vermont House has approved making cocktails-to-go permanent. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. Currently, cocktails to-go are set to expire on July 1. The new legislation removes the sunset date and allows on-premise licensees to sell cocktails to-go for carryout with a food order. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 18 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to permanently allow cocktails to-go, and 14 others have enacted laws that allow cocktails to-go on a temporary basis.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and other lawmakers Wednesday grilled Moderna officials on a proposed price hike of COVID-19 vaccines. The recent announcement frustrated most Democrats, who say the price hike is unfair to taxpayers who helped pay for the research and purchase of billions of vaccines. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, says the vaccine costs just $3 dollars for Moderna to make but will be sold for $130. He asked Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel to reconsider the price hike. Republicans on the committee said Moderna is only reaping the benefits of creating and marketing a successful product.
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In Sports, the Boston Bruins host Montreal tonight
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