A Vermont man faces multiple charges after police say he was arrested on drug
charges in Lebanon on Wednesday. As part of an ongoing drug investigation,
Lebanon Police say they observed Charles Wolfenbarger, 37, of Springfield, in a
car outside the Fireside Inn, and that drug paraphernalia was visible. After
getting a search warrant, police say they found narcotics and cash. He faces
charges including controlled drug sales, possession of cocaine, crack cocaine,
and fentanyl, and driving after suspension.
A new family shelter in Brattleboro is giving homeless families a place to stay
together while working toward permanent housing. There is no place like home,
and that’s how several families are feeling after moving into the Winston Prouty
Center’s new shelter on their sprawling 180-acre campus in Brattleboro. Thanks
to a million-dollar gift from Guilford resident Nancy Braus, the center, which
focuses on early learning and family services, opened a shelter for nine families
struggling with homelessness. The shelter is part of the center’s long-term
campus redevelopment plan that will eventually include around 300 units. That
fundraising campaign is ongoing. There is already a waiting list for families who
want to move in. Families can get on that list by calling the Winston Prouty
Center.
Vermont will appeal the president’s decision not to grant disaster funding for
July’s flooding. President Trump last month declined Vermont’s request for
federal help for the July 10 flooding. Governor Phil Scott on Thursday said
officials have discovered more damage on a bridge in Sutton that may push the
state over the threshold for funding. The governor initially said the state
wouldn’t appeal the decision.
The government shutdown bill included new restrictions on the sale of THC
products derived from hemp, potentially impacting Vermont growers and
producers. The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp, allows for a certain
amount of trace THC in hemp products. But new provisions in the continuing
Resolution passed by Congress on Wednesday end the so-called “THC loophole.”
Vermont is no stranger to THC restrictions. In 2022, the state made it so any
hemp products deemed “intoxicating” had to be regulated and sold like high
THC-cannabis in state-licensed cannabis dispensaries. But if the products fit the
bill for hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill, they could be sold out-of-state, as long
as they complied with other state hemp laws.
A Hinsdale man has been indicted on a charge of
allegedly embezzling money from his former employer. The U S Attorney’s office
says 48-year-old Michael Darcy, was charged with five counts of Bank
Fraud. According to the indictment, Darcy was the Operations Manager for his
employer. He oversaw the day-to-day work of the company and had access to
the company checkbook. Between December of 2019 through December of
2024, a total of 344 thousand dollars was reported taken. The charging statute
provides a sentence of up to 30 years in prison, up to three years of supervised
release, and a fine of up to $1 million.
Nighttime single-lane closures controlled by flaggers will be present
intermittently from Monday night through Saturday morning, 7:00 p.m. to 6:00
a.m. Work is finishing up on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High
Street), U.S. Route 5 (Main and Canal Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden
Street). Work is finishing up on U.S. 5 (Putney Road) from the intersection with
Vermont Avenue to Noah's Lane. Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place
as needed Monday night through Saturday morning from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
with flaggers present to direct one-way alternating traffic through the work
zone.