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A6 The Times Argus Rutland Herald June 24 June 25, 2017 Local State In Brief Woman charged in city drug raid but had several tenants. Gibeault admitted to police that she used heroin in the morning and said the residue inside the two "loaded" syringers was probably water left over, according to court records, and at the same time she denied any knowledge of drugs inside her house, including in her own room. Police said they found the drugs in her upstairs bedroom, as well as a crafts room which Gibeault told police was her room as well. The drugs were found inside a vase, as well as in a By SUSAN SMALLHEER STAFF WRITER A Rutland City woman pleaded not guilty Friday to two misdemeanor counts of possessing heroin and cocaine after police raided her home Thursday afternoon. Mariana Gibeault, 44, was arrested after the drug bust, which was the culmination of a concentrated police investigation in recent days after city police received several complaints about drug activity at 69 School St.

Gibeault told police she was the owner of the home, bag of clothes. On June 18, police said, they arrested Craig Nugent, 41, after he left Gibeault's home, and charged him with possession of heroin. Police described Nugent as a known drug user in court records, and said they found needles and glassine bags with drug residue hidden in a CD in his truck. Police also said they were called to the area of School and Forest streets on June 19 by a man shouting that he had just been "ripped by See Raid, Page A7 ROBERT LAYMAN STAFF PHOTO A Rutland City police cruiser is parked outside a house at 69 School St. after a drug arrest Thursday afternoon.

11 I Drag kings PHOTOS BY JON OLENDER Slaughterhouse may be penalized NORTH SPRINGFIELD The state Agency of Agriculture has charged a North Springfield slaughterhouse with violating the state's humane slaughter laws and is planning to impose a $1,500 penalty. The state's six-count action against the Vermont Packinghouse comes after it was also cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The alleged state violations include allowing pigs to escape the stun box in October 2016 and May 2017 and failing to render them "insensible to pain by a rapid and effective method." Vermont Packinghouse owner Arion Thiboumery said the violation notice and a related notice are regarding "old events and have not been finalized." He said the packinghouse remains committed to transparency and humane handling. He's planning to meet with agency officials next week.

Lawmakers pass climate resolution MONTPELIER The Vermont Legislature is supporting the Paris climate agreement despite President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the pact. During this recent one-day veto session, the Senate passed a resolution urging Gov. Phil Scott to support funding and policies to combat climate change. Scott said Vermont is a leader in environmental policy and natural resource management. He said the president's decision to withdraw the country from the agreement only strengthens the states' commitment.

But some Republicans in the Vermont House complained the resolution could commit the state to pay for climate funding. House members passed the resolution after amending it to remove any reference to funding. Action deferred on wind turbines MONTPELIER A Vermont legislative panel has deferred action on a proposal to create new sound standards for wind turbines. The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules had been considering new sound standards for wind turbines, and was due to issue a decision by June 30. It will not issue a decision until its next meeting in October at the earliest, according to reports.

Previously, an advisory board proposed to the committee the lowest sound standards in the country, igniting debate between public health advocates who supported the proposal and business proponents who said the new standards would make it nearly impossible for future wind development. Missing girl case: Reward to expire BURLINGTON A $20,000 reward to help find a Vermont teenager who disappeared 13 years ago is set to expire in less than two weeks. Brianna Maitland disappeared in March 2004 after leaving her job at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery. The 17-year-old girl's car was found the next day at a nearby abandoned farmhouse. WCAX-TV reported the Center for the Resolution of Unsolved Crimes has received a number of leads in the cold case, and the center said it feels close to a resolution.

Vermont State Police said Maitland may have been a victim of foul play. The teenager's family has offered a $20,000 reward: $10,000 for anyone who can identify Maitland's location, $10,000 for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of someone responsible. The Associated Press Above, starter Jim Eaton of Fair Haven directs two drag racers to the starting line as they do a burnout to warm up their tires during the Wednesday Night Drag Races at Devil's Bowl in West Haven. At left, Super Stock Car racers streak by on the dirt oval track. Below left, flagman Rick Murray of Poultney gives the checkered flags to drivers.

Below right, Open Competition winner Steve Scott of Brandon talks to friends and fans by his 1967 Chevy Nova. jjj" 1 Welch rebukes Trump for boosting pharmaceuticals implement administrative actions culled directly from the pharma Trump pledged support for mandating that the federal government ceutical industry wish negotiate lower Medicare drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, iney said list." The letter states that "would be a betrayal of the very people who supported you and rely on you to make good on your VERMONT PRESS BUREAU Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, sent a letter this week to President Donald Trump to chastise him for a reported pending executive order they said will be favorable to the pharmaceutical industry. "Before you were sworn in as President, you railed against the pharmaceutical industry's abuses, accusing them of 'getting away with the two congressmen wrote in the letter.

They said "recent press reports indicate that you are poised to issue an executive order that would the top Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said they will soon introduce their price negotiation bill in the House. U.S. attorney pick Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and Republican Gov. Phil Scott have recommended Burlington attorney Christina Nolan to President Trump to serve as Vermont's next U.S.

attorney. Nolan is a native Vermonter and has served as an assistant U.S. See Welch, Page A7 he also committed to a quick review of legislation they drafted that would authorize prescription drug price negotiation. Welch, a senior member of the House promises." The letter follows a March 8 meeting Welch Energy and Commerce and Cummings had with the president in the Oval Office. During the meeting the lawmakers said Committee and a member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Cummings,.