AltWeeklies Wire
Convicted Sex Offender Made a New Life in VT With a Soldier's Stolen IDnew
For six years, David P. Oswald III allegedly pulled off a stunning fraud, living under an assumed identity in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
10-12-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Doggie DNAnew
More and more pet owners are testing their canine’s chromosomes.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
03-28-2011 |
Animal Issues
Buy an Island: A County's Priciest Property Listing is in the Middle of Converse Baynew
With their children grown, the owners of a Vermont island retreat have put it on the market at a price as big as the bathtub once used by President Taft: $7.9 million. The estate’s $19,652 yearly property tax bill is just as eye-popping.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
03-12-2010 |
Housing & Development
Vermont Legislators Admit Cheating the System... Are They Justified?new
State Rep. David Zuckerman (P-Burlington) has a confession to make that might sound to some like political suicide. He bills taxpayers for his “mileage” to and from the Statehouse — as much as $152 a week — even on days when he gets a ride with fellow lawmakers or lobbyists.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
02-05-2010 |
Politics
Will a New Vermont Free Speech Law Protect Website Owners from a Powerful Religious Sect?new
The Exclusive Brethren is suing the owners of a website that serves excommunicated believers. Will Vermont's new anti-SLAPP statute protect them?
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
11-04-2009 |
Religion
Did Vermont State Troopers Go Too Far When They Shot a Paranoid Schizophrenic?new
What really happened the night Joe Fortunati was killed in June 2006 may never be entirely clear. The only first-hand accounts come from the Vermont state police troopers at the scene, nine of whom are now defendants in a federal lawsuit accusing them of using excessive force and covering up key details of the case.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
09-11-2009 |
Crime & Justice