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December 12, 2012

Bank robber gets 3 years in prison

Jill Ludwig, one of two robbers who hit a string of banks across the Vermont and New York border last fall, was sentenced on Dec. 7 to just over 3 years in prison. After robbing five banks between September and November of last year, Ludwig was arrested along with fellow Castleton resident John Maynard. The [...]

June 27, 2012

Helen N. LaRue, 93

RUTLAND, VT – Helen N. LaRue, age 93, passed away on May 29, 2012, at Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Rutland. Helen was born on June 22, 1918 in Starksboro, Vt., the daughter of Nathan and Jennie (Brown) Morrill. Helen enjoyed working with her hands. She loved to knit and crochet, but also enjoyed time [...]

June 21, 2012

Community Calendar 6/21/12

Thursday June 21 Art Walk GLENS FALLS The Third Thursday Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, in downtown Glens Falls. Free. Information: www.glensfallsartwalk.com. Gallery Opening MANCHESTER A Gallery Opening, featuring artwork by Equinox Village residents, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June [...]

April 12, 2012

Bank robbery suspects to be indicted

The Vermont couple accused of a series of bank robberies, including two at TD Bank on Main Street in Granville, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Vermont. John W. Maynard, 30, and Jill M. Ludwig, 30, who were from Castleton, were indicted in the U.S. District Court in Rutland on three counts [...]

December 1, 2011

Baptie accepts plea deal

A local woman who was accused of aggravated vehicular homicide in a fatal crash earlier this spring in Hampton has accepted a plea deal and will be sentenced later this month. Mary E. Baptie, 44, of Whitehall will be sentenced on Dec. 21 after she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors Monday. Baptie will [...]

November 17, 2011

Suspects await court

The two suspects in a series of bank robberies in the region remain in jail as their case makes it was through the first of what could be several legal jurisdictions. Officials with the Rutland District Court in Rutland, Vt. said Jill Ludwig and John Maynard each await further court action following their arraignments Nov. [...]

November 10, 2011

Drugs fueled robbery spree

Witness ends robbery spree In the sudden resolution to a series of cross-border bank robberies, a tip and a routine day on the job combined to result in the arrest of a Vermont couple within an hour of the robbery of a Poultney bank. The call went out to police at 3:10 p.m. Nov. [...]

November 2, 2011

Arrests made after Poultney robbery

Vermont State Police have arrested two people following a bank robbery in Poultney, Vt., and say they believe they are the same people involved in at least four other local bank robberies, including two last week in Granville. Shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, a woman wearing a black hoodie handed a teller at the Citizens [...]

October 14, 2011

Gerald J. Gordon, 55

Gerald J. Gordon, 55, of North Williams Street, died unexpectedly at the Glens Falls Hospital on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Born on December 21, 1955 in Glens Falls, he was the son of the late Donald J. and Dorothy (Hildredth) Gordon. He was employed by Green Mountain Slate Company in Poultney, Vt. Gerald will be [...]

July 6, 2011

Whitehall woman charged in fatal accident

A Whitehall woman who triggered a three car crash that resulted in the death of a Vermont man on Memorial Day weekend has been charged with vehicular homicide and manslaughter after blood tests revealed she was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Mary Baptie, 44, of Carlton Rd. in Whitehall was charged Friday morning [...]