Local law enforcement agencies will be stepping up patrols as they try and crackdown on drinking and driving during the busy holiday season. A number of local departments, including the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, will be participating in Stop-DWI crackdowns, a statewide effort to curb drunk driving. “We will be participating in the the crackdown,” [...]
Hampton man arrested for DUI
A local man was charged with driving under the influence following a domestic dispute earlier this month. Michael O. Martindale, 31, of Hampton, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, after Fair Haven Police responded to the scene of a reported domestic dispute on South Main Street. During an interview with Martindale, police [...]
Two arrested and charged with DUI
Two Whitehall residents were arrested and charged with driving under the influence last weekend in Fair Haven, Vt. Brenda Banks, 50, was arrested around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 after police observed her drive off Route 4A several times, police said. Upon interviewing the subject, officers suspected Banks was under the influence of alcohol and [...]
Man arrested for DUI with child in car
A local man was arrested Monday in Fair Haven for driving under the influence of drugs with a young child in the car. Gary A. Parker, 42, of Whitehall was arrested Monday afternoon after police pulled him over for swerving onto and off the road several times with a two year old child in the [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]