A historical marker honoring Jonathan Peckham Miller on the East Bethel Road in Randolph, Vt., has been missing for a few months. Miller was a member of the Vermont legislature in the 1800s and a champion of the abolitionist movement. (Courtesy Vermont Division for Historic Preservation)
A historical marker honoring Jonathan Peckham Miller on the East Bethel Road in Randolph, Vt., has been missing for a few months. Miller was a member of the Vermont legislature in the 1800s and a champion of the abolitionist movement. (Courtesy Vermont Division for Historic Preservation) Credit: Courtesy Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

Murder-for-Hire Suspect Delayed by Scheduling

Newport — A 20-year-old New Hampshire woman has filed paperwork in court indicating she intends to plead guilty to her role in a murder-for-hire plot in Claremont last November.

Monique Earle, through counsel, filed a notice of intent to plead guilty on May 25 in Sullivan Superior Court in Newport. She was scheduled to appear in court on Monday but her hearing was cancelled.

Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway said on Monday that the hearing was continued because of a scheduling conflict. As of Monday evening, it hadn’t yet been rescheduled.

Earle faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder and criminal solicitation to commit murder. She allegedly plotted to kill her then-ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.

Historic Marker in Randolph Center Went Missing Over Winter

Randolph Center — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a historical marker missing from Randolph Center.

The marker, which was located at the intersection of Route 66 and the entrance to Vermont Technical College, was last seen in January, according to a State Police news release. Police believe the marker disappeared sometime between then and March.

The missing marker is dedicated to Jonathan Peckham Miller, an abolitionist and Vermont legislator born in Randolph and educated at the nearby Orange County Grammar School.

Miller fought in the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire during the 1820s, becoming known internationally as the American Daredevil, according to the missing marker. He then returned home and became a champion of the abolitionist movement.

The marker was installed in May 2015, according to Laura Trieschmann, a historic preservation officer at the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation. After the sign went missing, the state made calls to the college, town and residents attempting to find out where it might have gone. When that failed, she said they were forced to call State Police.

Trieschmann said she’s hopeful the sign will be found. If it isn’t, she said the state will install a replacement at a cost of about $2,000.

The missing marker is one of three on the VTC lawn in Randolph. Others commemorate famous horse breeder Justin Morgan and the former Randolph State Normal School.

Vermont’s Roadside Historic Site Marker program began in 1947 and has grown to include than 200 cast-aluminum green signs across the state. Anyone with information on the marker’s whereabouts is asked to call Vermont State Police at 802-234-9933.

Bethel Driver Strikes Moose On Interstate 89

Randolph — A 44-year-old Bethel woman was uninjured when her vehicle struck a moose on Interstate 89 in Randolph on Sunday night.

Melissa Smith was traveling southbound when her vehicle collided with the moose near mile marker 30 around 9:15 p.m., according to a Vermont State Police news release.

Her vehicle sustained “considerable” front end damage. The moose died from its injuries, police said.

— Staff reports