Windsor
The department says the 826-acre property in Windsor has habitat for different species, such as hayfields for nesting grassland birds and forest and apple trees that attract deer and bear.
The land had been owned by the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services. The grand opening ceremony takes place June 7 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1192 Marton Road in Windsor.
The department owns more than 80 such wildlife management areas around Vermont, encompassing more than 133,000 acres. They are used by hikers, bird watchers, hunters and anglers.
East Bridgewater, Mass.
The five teens, all males, were traveling in one car in East Bridgewater when it crashed into a tree Saturday afternoon.
Stoughton superintendent Marguerite Rizzi spoke at a news conference Sunday, and called the crash “the worst nightmare of any school administrator.”
Police responded to the scene to find a sedan that had rolled over, and 17-year-old Christopher Desir, of Brockton, 17-year-old Eric Sarblah and 16-year-old Nick Joyce dead. Seventeen-year-old David Bell, of Stoughton died of his injuries on the way to a hospital. The district attorney’s office said the 17-year-old driver was being treated at a hospital. His name was not released.
In a news release, Stoughton High School principal Juliette Muller extended her sympathies to the families of the teens and announced their attendance at the school.
Portsmouth, n.h.
The commissioning ceremony for the USS Manchester is scheduled for Saturday at the New Hampshire State Pier in Portsmouth.
The ship, which was built in Alabama, was christened and launched in 2016. The commissioning ceremony will mark its official acceptance as a unit of the operating forces of the U.S. Navy.
The last vessel commissioned in Portsmouth was the USS New Hampshire submarine in 2008.
Manchester is the second U.S. warship named after the city. The first USS Manchester was commissioned in 1946. It operated primarily in the Pacific ocean and saw action during the Korean War.
Montpelier
The original plan to offer curbside pickup of food scraps this year was part of a universal recycling law passed in 2012.
Vermont Public Radio reported that the bill passed May 12 puts the Department of Environmental Conservation in charge of studying whether there should be changes to the law.
The department’s Solid Waste Management Program Manager Cathy Jamieson said it may make more sense to have food scrap pickups in densely populated areas. She said many people in rural areas do their own compost.
Either way, Jamieson said food waste will be banned from landfills in 2020.
The department has until Jan. 19, 2019 to submit its report to the Legislature.
— Wire reports