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Vermont State Police said troopers searched a Rutland home with a warrant and cited the 55-year-old homeowner on drug charges.
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Vermont State Police said Joshua T. Limlaw, 37, faces eight charges, including drunken driving and grand larceny, after a stolen truck and flatbed trailer crashed at a home in Eden.
Erpawi Roque Collado, 54, admitted using a Puerto Rico man's identity to obtain food assistance from Massachusetts for more than eight years, federal prosecutors said.
Denise Baez, a former medical technician with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after prosecutors said she used fake tax documents to obtain $41,666 in loans that were later forgiven.
Deborah Oldis, 63, admitted concealing bonds, stocks and a bank account while receiving benefits, federal prosecutors said, resulting in an overpayment of $34,540.
Robert Heckstall, 43, pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges in a case prosecutors say involved mailing drug-soaked paper disguised as legal correspondence to inmates.
Reginald Rogers of Woodbridge and Lester Arrington of Naugatuck each pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking after a February traffic stop in Trumbull, federal prosecutors said.
Danny Turkvan, 55, was arrested with crack cocaine days before he was due to report to prison on an earlier federal drug sentence, federal prosecutors said.
The state Department of Education is taking applications for the Commissioner's Care Team, which will train educators and school health workers to recognize and respond to students' mental health needs. Those who finish will receive a $1,000 stipend.
David L. Johnson, who had been named the man's agent, executor and successor trustee, pleaded guilty to money laundering, federal prosecutors said. A judge ordered him to pay more than $1 million in restitution.
Vermont State Police said a trooper stopped Joshua Graves, 28, on U.S. Route 5 in Westminster on Oct. 25. He is due in Windham County Superior Court on Dec. 1.
The Boston Globe reported the schools chief had retained his own lawyer to work out terms with the School Board, and three senior district officials have resigned since September.