The Burlington Free Press from Burlington, Vermont • Page 18

6B The Burlington Free Press Friday, April 9, 2004 In Brief Building for the season Beaumont Drive, from the stoplight at the intersection with Carngan Drive to the entrance to the construction site, will become a one-lane road weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shift is to accommodate the Renaissance Project construction. From staff, wire reports ognition of the Abenaki Indians by the state. Traffic flow to change at Fletcher Allen Traffic flow at Fletcher Allen Health Care will change for the next six weeks, hospital officials have announced.

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The sexual assault charge stemmed from a sexual relationship between Bartlett and a teenage girl in 2002. At the time, Bartlett was on probation for a similar crime he was convicted of in Washington County. His probation specified that he was not allowed to associate with girls under the age of 16. Bartlett was sentenced Wednesday to a 10- to 20-year term, five of which will be spent in prison. Bartlett will serve the rest on probation.

He also is required to complete sex offender treatment programs. No mold found at school; dust suspected problem SPRINGFIELD Town school officials hope students can return to the Union Street Elementary School on Monday, as environmental specialists believe dust caused health-related problems in the building The school was closed April 1 after health concerns were raised about whether mold was growing in the school. Fire department officials then extended the closing through this week. After a thorough examination, representatives from Environmental Compliance Services of Brattleboro said the heating system used in the school caused dirt to be raised into the air. Springfield Superintendent Rose Rooth said officials hoped to reopen the school Monday after the building has been cleaned.

Union Street students have been attending class at other sites in town this week. Longtime senator to seek final re-election ST. JOHNSBURY Julius Canns, a longtime Republican senator from Caledonia County, says he's running for re-election for the last time. Canns, 80, was first elected to the Senate in 1992. He was named to the Appropriations Committee this year after serving many years on the Institutions Committee.

Canns, a St. Johnsbury resident, said he wants to fight for the people of Caledonia County one last time. "I've enjoyed great support from people here," he said. "I ask people to support me one last time." He said he will continue to push permit reform and the rec- HAVE ALL THE OPTIONS! ll PETER HUOPPI, Free itej Although Little League opening day is a few weeks away, preparations for the season are under way as Will Zaun (from left), Bob Spicer and Les Clement of Vermont Recreational Surfacing and Fencing build a new 18-by-60-foot backstop at a field in Airport Park in Colchester on Thursday morning. Spicer said the job will take four days, starting with digging holes for the vertical supports, and culminating with the installation of an overhang at the top of the backstop and fences running in front of the dugouts.

Volunteers gear up to search for teen selling my fishing "Ad selling my fishing disappearance suspicious, but has no direct evidence of foul play. He said Thursday there is no evidence Maitland was considering suicide or had plans to leave the area. Her abandoned car was first spotted at the abandoned house shortly after daylight March 20, Nelson said. Volunteers interested in helping with the search should meet at Byam's Quick Stop in East Franklin at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Contact Sam Hemingway at 660-1850 or boat sold right away. mm ill getting alls!" 1 im so Klaas representative returned to California on Monday, and the Maitland family is coordinating search efforts. Brianna Maitland, 17, vanished after leaving work the night of March 19 at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery. Her car was found a day later a mile west of town on Vermont 118, its rear end rammed into the side of an abandoned house. Maitland grew up with her family in East Franklin, but most recently lived with a family friend in Sheldon.

Vermont State Police Lt. Thomas Nelson, who is coordinating the police investigation on Maitland, said new leads continue to trickle into his office daily but he is no closer to solving the case than he was a week ago. -Raymond of Danville RaymonoofDw By Sam Hemingway Free Press Staff Writer Volunteers will gather Saturday to begin a second weekend of ground searches for clues about the whereabouts of Sheldon teenager Brianna Maitland, who disappeared March 19. "We will concentrate on a few areas where people last weekend found strange or unusual things," said Bruce Maitland, the girl's father. "We will also search along routes leading out of the area." Last weekend, 300 volunteers fanned out around Montgomery to look for the teen.

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