BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Bevins & Son Inc. allegedly harassed employee after recovery of wages, damages * * * In a complaint filed in Vermont federal court, the U.S. Department of Labor has alleged that a Milton excavation company retaliated against an employee in social media posts after the company's workers received back wages and damages in 2023, resulting from an investigation into the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA and the state of Vermont have found housing for everyone who was eligible for a planned manufactured housing community in Montpelier. As a result, that site is no longer needed. * FEMA and the state of Vermont are working together to find appropriate housing for those whose homes were most impacted by July's floods. FEMA does this through two programs:   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Vermont man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Lamar Carter, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott sched  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Maria Alvarez, 43, of Rutland, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Burlington on December 21, 2023. Previously, a federal grand jury sitting in Rutland, Vermont returned a one-count indictment on November 15, 2023, alleging that Alvarez possessed cocaine with intent to distribute it. Alva  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Umar Koon, 45, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court to charges that he distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, illegal narcotics. United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle released Koon on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office stated that Umar Koon, 45, of the Bronx, New York, has pleaded not guilty in United States District Court to charges that he distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, illegal narcotics. United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle released Koon on conditions pending trial, whi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Vermont man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Lamar Carter, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine. U.S. District  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Ryan Goodrich, 38, of Athens, Vermont, was sentenced in the United States District Court in Rutland on December 20, 2023, following his guilty plea to being a prohibited person in possession of firearms. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford sentenced Goodrich to 60 months' imprisonment to be followed by   more