Detour, Traffic Delays Expected On Route 106

Woodstock — Travelers who use Route 106 should be prepared for an upcoming three-week bridge construction project that will create a significant detour for trucks.

Beginning on May 16, town road crews will close the bridge over Kedron Brook, which is being repaired. Truck traffic on Route 106 will be detoured to Vermont 44, Route 5, Route 12 and Route 4, according to a public advisory from the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce.

Truck traffic will be detoured away from the village, while local car traffic will be detoured within the village, according to the release.

The project is scheduled to last for 21 days, or until June 5.

Sharon Man Pleads Not Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Teens

White River Junction — A 40-year-old Sharon man is being held on $25,000 cash bail on accusations he had sexual contact with two teenage girls.

Leo Williams pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct, both felonies, on Tuesday in Windsor Superior Court.

Judge Theresa DiMauro ordered him held at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Vt., on $25,000 bail.

On Monday, the Department for Children and Families contacted police regarding a report that Williams had “sexual misconduct” with a teenager in December, according to a Vermont State Police news release.

Further investigation revealed Williams sexually assaulted a second teen that month, according to the release.

He next will appear in court on June 21.

N.H. Police Investigating Paving Scam

Springfield, n.h. — Police say they are investigating a driveway paving scam that has targeted “a number” of residences on Main Street in Springfield.

State Police Trooper Michael McLaughlin said his agency has received reports of a paving crew using “high pressure sales tactics” to coerce residents into signing up for paving projects.

“According to one of the victims, a paving company arrived on his property on the morning of April 28th. The work crew then began unloading paving equipment and started working on his driveway,” McLaughlin said in a news release. “The homeowner reported that he was confused and confronted the paving crew.”

The company talked the victim into a “low-cost paving project,” but when the man got the bill, the price tag was “much larger than expected.”

Another victim agreed to pay over $10,000 before the company packed up and left his driveway in ruin, according to the release.

Anyone with information is urged to call McLaughlin at 603-223-8855 or to contact local authorities.

Road Repairs to Begin in Lebanon Next Week; Delays Imminent

Lebanon — Motorists along Route 10 should expect lane closings and possible delays early next week, according to a statement released by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

A pedestrian crossing near Gould Road will be the focus of paving and striping work by the contractor, D.R. Key Corp., scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

The work will extend by about 500 feet on either side of the crossing, and is part of a larger $170,000 signalized crossing project that is scheduled to continue through June 10.

Receiver Controlling Burke Resort Can Open Hotel

Burke, Vt. — Vermont officials say the federal receiver in control of Burke Mountain Resort now possesses the Certificates of Occupancy needed to open its new hotel and conference center.

The Caledonian Record reports PeakCM, the contractor that built the hotel, had been withholding the certificates from resort ownership until unpaid debts from the development were settled.

PeakCM President Jerry Davis says he had an agreement with Burke Mountain to not open the hotel until he was paid the more than $5 million he was owed.

Davis said he believes the receiver “has a genuine interest” in making good on the payments, most of which is owed to subcontractors.

PeakCM now is owed approximately $3.9 million.

Burke Mountain officials are hoping to have the hotel open in November.

— Staff and wire reports