Valley News from West Lebanon, New Hampshire • 2

Valley News Monday October 29 2007 Page A2 I ff Iff I I A I I I 1 1X171 Vermont Pharmacies Fill Own Needs for Pharmacists based on a 40-hour week Vermont may soon have its fust school of pharmacy The Albany School of Pharmacy announced recently that a satellite campus in the Burlington area is in the planning stages But James Marmar executive director of the Vermont Association said that may not solve the problem in Connecticut where they have a school stores are closing" Marmar said part of the epidemic problem of a shortage of ing in the field and experts say more likely to work part time as they juggle family responsibilities with their professional work A search on the Internet site Yahoo for and biotech jobs" in Vermont showed 21 openings in the state And the highly skilled jobs which typically demand six years of schooling pay well The National Community Association says the average hourly wage is $47 which works out to more than $97000 a year tion when they need it told to plan ahead but they plan ahead when there are random The state Office of Professional Regulation has received numerous calls from around the state about the problem Chief Investigator Amy Carlson said she planned to bring the issue to the Vermont Board of Pharmacy -Many reasons are offered for the shortage Many pharmacists are getting older and retiring or cutting tack hours More women are work Middlebury and would fill her prescription there But when she called that pharmacy was closed for the day as well Drug stores around Vermont have been ming back their hours in response to a growing shortage of pharmacists a problem nationwide and some think it may be especially acute in Vermont because the state lacks a pharmacy school affecting seniors throughout the Schenkman said can't get their medica Randolph Vt (at) Kathryn Schenkman a case manager with the Central Vermont Council on Aging had been hearing from her elderly clients far some time that it was becoming harder to fill prescriptions because pharmacies seemed to be keeping shorter hours Then it hit home for her Trying'to fill a prescription she called the local Rite Aid in Randolph and got a recording saying it was closed for the day 1 No problem she though she was heading to Sent Home In Evidence Pr-j 5'jj A Sv from the Auburn Maine school for what school officials deemed Inappropriate make-up" ap Journal Amber Waterman Three Edward Little High School students from left Johanna Stacey 14 Erik Jordan 16 and Robert Scribner 16 are shown in Lewiston Maine recently The students were sent home Burlingtgn (ap) Prosecutors say Brian Rooney the defendant in the rape and killing of a University of Vermont student knew what he was doing and was not being coerced as he spoke repeatedly with police during their investigation last year They made the arguments in court papers countering a move by lawyer to bar from evidence more than a dozen conversations the then-36-year-old Richmond resident had with police between the time Michelle Gardner-Quinn disappeared and his arrest Rooney lawyer David Sleigh argued a week earlier in court papers that police broke the suspect down with constant surveillance and fre quent questioning in the days between Oct 7 2006 when Gardner-Quinn disappeared and the discovery of her body in Richmond six days later Sleigh argued that detectives repeatedly and systematically violated rights by failing to read him his Miranda rights and ignoring his requests to talk with a lawyer Chief Deputy Chittenden County Attorney Brooks McArthur responded in court papers filed Friday police did not engage in coercive taetjes and each of state- ments were voluntarily McArthur wrote Lawyers accused killing student broke suspect with and period of time defendant claims he was in custody he was in fact free to move about unrestrained free to cease communicating with the police and free to refuse to answer any police The prosecutor added this rebuttal of the claim that surveillance and repeated questioning amounted to coercion: claim is being made in the absence of any threats force custodial interrogation restraint promises trickery or Police maintain that Rooney kidnapped Gardner-Quinn in the early hours of Oct 7 2006 sexually assaulted her killed her and disposed of her body at the Huntington Gorge in Rich-' mond after she borrowed his cell phone in downtown Burlington Police say DNA evidence on 1 body ties Rooney to the crime But Michael Mello a profes- sor at Vermont law school says that evidence shows only that Rooney had contact with Gardner-Quinn He said changing ries and cagey answers to police would strengthen the case if put before a jury Rooney who has pleaded innocent to aggravated murder and is being held at the state prison in St Albans Town would face life without parole if convicted of the charge facing him A hearing on the contested evidence is set for Dec 3 in Vermont District Court NH May Ban Texting While Driving for tiieman of a UVM argue thatpolice the down constant surveillance frequent questioning Concord (ap) A New Hampshire lawmaker wants the Legislature to send drivers a clear message: Stop sending text messages while driving! Nashua Democrat David Campbell has filed the paperwork for a bill to ban two-handed texting or typing on any electronic or telecommunications device while driving He said a police officer told him cell phone texting the only problem Some drivers are typing on laptop computers while behind the wheel proposal would only ban two-handed typing or texting need at least one hand to operate a motor Campbell tokl the New Hampshire Sunday News Assistant Safety Commissioner Earl Sweeney says go for an outright ban on text messaging while driving One hand or two he says texting is dangerous takes someone's attention away from the road for those precious seconds that can mean the dif- upstate New York in June Police said text messages were' sent to and from the 17-year-old cell phone seconds before her vehicle crossed into the Opposite lane and hit a tractor-trailer Last February police in California said a 28-year-old man apparently was using his laptop com-purer when his car crossed into oncoming traffic killing him Peter Thomson the coordinator of the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency plans to bring the issue to his Traffic Safety Commission and to the next meeting of the Governors Highway Safety executive board on which hie represents New England 4 Berlin Police Chief Peter Morency also favors banning texting while driving- Morency president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police said he plans to discuss the proposal at the December meeting and expects many members will share his view Bills on Cell Phones Have Been Defeated ference between life and he said New Hampshire already has a law banning negligent driving that covers any driving behavior that could endanger people or property But the Legis- lature has resisted putting specific restrictions on the use of cell phones while driving State Sen Sheila Roberge R-Bedford has sponsored measures to ban using cell phones while driving but each has been defeated She believes Camp-bell's measure has a better chance have enough accidents with teenagers with- out the additional distraction of texting on the cell she said Cell phones or texting have been linked to several fatal crashes around the country including a fiery crash that left five cheerleaders dead in McArthur added that the for Chittenden County Vermont Public Colleges Found to Be Priciest in US Maine Deer Season Begins In Earnest West Gardiner Maine (ap) deer hunting sear son begins in earnest today The general firearm season for Maine residents got off to a rain-whipped start on Saturday Out-of-state lionise holders can join Mainers in the woods today The soggy weather deter many hunters Three-and-a-half hours after the start Josh Gross of Hanover registered the fust deer of the day at the Rumfoid game station: a 168-pound 4-point buck Biologists predict the deer harvest will reach nearly 30000 this year The nds Nov 24 blue jeans wasfoundin woods about 7milesfrom Brianna Maitland last seen centage of the overall state budget recognize the said Tom Gustafson vice president for student and campus life at the University of Vermont while we would welcome and appreciate any additional public and state support I think we are putting our eggs in that basket to solve our He added is not something we moan about it is just the way higher education has grown in Vermont It Ls a long-standing The College Board repotted that schools across the country are getting more expensive and students are graduating with more debt Vermont Student Assistance Corp reports that students graduating after four-years of full-time study are seeing their average debt growing from $25856 in 2002 to $38671 in 2007 Waterbury Vt (ap) The latest Trends in College Pricing report from the College Board ranks Vermont No 1 in the country in the cost of tuition at its public colleges and university The report finds that Vermont residents attending one of the state-funded schools are paying an average of $10428 in tuition plus room board and other expenses That average tuition at the University of Vermont Castleton Johnson and Lyndon state colleges and Vermont Technical College is more than 68 percent higher than the national average tuition at public colleges and universities of $6185 the College Board found jhe reason? Vermont ranks at the bottom nationally for how much public support the public schools actually get It provides the least amount of money per student per taxpayer and as a per Her car was later found backed into an empty house nearby Police and volunteers searched fruitlessly for weeks afterward and sporadically since then Kelley Maitland Brianna Mait- land's mother said police had notified her that the jeans had been found and said their brand was one of several her daughter wore a no-win in a said Maitland who now lives with husband Bruce Maitland in Gouvemeur always said we want to know the truth our goal But if what we have here is hers also sorrow- ful But another false alarm would be hard Police have been frustrated in their efforts to find out what happened to Brianna Maitland tracking down leads that she was allegedly involved with drug dealers and that she had been spotted playing poker at a casino in Atlantic City NJ Montgomery Vt (ap) Police were out this weekend searching for more possible clues in the disappearance 31k years ago of then-17-year-old Brianna Maitland after a pair of blue jeans was found in woods about 7 miles from where she was last seen are in possession of the clothing" Vermont State Police Lt John Flannigan said late Friday afternoon cannot say specifically whether it belonged to her now being analyzed by the state forensics Flannigan said no evidence of human remains was found in an initial search of the area where the jeans were found He would not comment on whether police had turned up any Apair off the Thursday where was DNA evidence He described the jeans as weathered but would not elaborate Police searched again for six hours Saturday but said late in the day they had little to show for it they planned to resume and expand the search today A man out for a walk came across the jeans on Thursday Flannigan said person found the item picked it up and turned it over to us Flanpigan said have done a preliminary search of the area and we will be doing more searching over the Maitland disappeared March 19 2004 after finishing her shift at the Black Lantern Inn a restaurant in Montgomery village Local Regional Briefs Man Robbed In Home Invasion sema and wishes he was in better condition to have fought tack Teen toBeTriedm Adult Court Sr Johnsrury Vt(ap) A judge has ruled that a Sutton teenager charged in the shotgun slaying of his boyfriend will be tried in adult rather than juvenile court Jonas Dixon was 15 in January when he allegedly shot Jacob McDowell 24 of Sheffield Police said the youth was upset about the relationship between his mother Julie Dixon 37 and McDowell Judge Harold Eaton Jr issued a ruling more favorable to the defense on the question of man Andy Luong 22 of Biddeford was shot by Gorham police after his car was disabled by a spike mat less than 20 miles away McCausland said About 40 bystanders escaped uninjured during the initial shootout shortly after 11 pm but several parked cars were hit by gunfire McCausland said Srey armed with a 45-caliber handgun was shot in the head ty Luong who was armed with an assault rifle that someone handed to him McCausland said Srey was fleeing toward the woods when he was cut down at the edge of parking lot he said Details of the death of Luong who exchanged gunfire with Gorham polioe were nut released 4 2 Dead After Shootout Saco Maine (ap) A Caihbodian immigrant whd as a teen spent 18 months in jail on a murder charge that was later dropped died in a shootout with another man who fled the scene and was killed by police after a highspeed chase investigators said yesterday The shootings unfolded after an argument over drug money at a dance at the Howard Sports Center spilled into the parking lot where more than a dozen shots were fired late Saturday said Stephen McCausland of the Maine Public Safety Department Seiha Srey 25 of Cape Elizabeth fired several times before being killed the other gun- what evidence would be put before a jury in 1 Jonas Dixon's trial In that part of his order the judge said that certain statements made to police resulted from interrogation without another adult present and should be barred from evidence Man Shot in Manchester Manchester (ap) One man is in the hospital and another in jail after a weekend shooting Timothy Lemieux 20 of Manchester was wounded around 10 pm Saturday and was reported in serious condition Robert Cain 29 also of Manchester was ehaiyri with assault Police say the shooting followed a dispute between the two men 4 Hookseit njl(ap) Police were looking for three robbens who broke into the home of an elderly and disabled man this weekend stealing his SUV and a safe he said contained more than $55000 Robert Cyra 74 reported the masked men got into his home just after 1:30 am Saturday police said He reported one man held him down in bed while the others ransacked his bedroom emptying Jewelry boxes and taking several hundred dollars from his wallet' before carrying the safe ouL The Air Force veteran said he has emphy.