Fairfield NewsLocal news for Fairfield, VT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Thieves Sour Sugaring Season- March 27, 2008 "It's a real surprise to the maple industry having thieves go right into their buildings, into their maple houses, and stealing the tools of their trade." "With our pumps and everything we've lost over $10,000 this year. Most every sugar maker I've talked to realizes they've had something taken," says maple sugar maker Gene Branon. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/fairfield-vt/2008/03/thieves-sour-sugaring-season?fromrss=1 hw1;Birds, electricity don't mix well- March 23, 2008 "Fool the electric cooperative once, shame on you. Fool the electric cooperative twice, shame on the electric cooperative." By Ed Shamy Electrical service in Vermont is at the mercy of Mother Nature. Summertime lightning strikes can and do leave us in the dark. via Burlington Free Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/fairfield-vt/2008/03/hw1-birds-electricity-dont-mix-well?fromrss... Sugar-makers bitter about thefts, vandalism- March 20, 2008 "If whoever they were selling it to knew they didn't have that many trees, why would you have that much And it's early in the season" The sweet success of sugaring is getting tapped this season as a higher-than-usual rate of theft and vandalism of expensive equipment statewide is cutting into profits. via Rutland Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/fairfield-vt/2008/03/sugar-makers-bitter-about-thefts-vandalism?... 'Cows come and go, but that land is there for you forever'- March 16, 2008 "I couldn't farm without my dogs" The word "farmer" usually doesn't bring to mind the image of a woman, but Vermont's farmers increasingly have a female face. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argushttp://www.topix.net/city/fairfield-vt/2008/03/cows-come-and-go-but-that-land-is-there-for... Grand Larceny- March 8, 2008 LOCATION :Mill St. East Fairfield VIOLATION:Grand Larceny DUI 3 rd ACCUSED: Travis J. Hemingway AGE:30 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Enosburg VT Travis J. Hemingway, 30 of Tyler Branch Rd. via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...http://www.topix.net/city/fairfield-vt/2008/03/grand-larceny?fromrss=1 Three men arrested for stealing snowmobile- March 6, 2008 FAIRFIELD -- Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft early this morning of a snowmobile from East Fairfield, said Vermont State Police. via BurlingtonFreePress.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/fairfield-vt/2008/03/three-men-arrested-for-stealing-snowmobile?... |