WTSA NEWS FOR SATURDAY JULY 27, 2024

The man named as a suspect in the Roberta case
The investigation into Martin’s murder has been officially charged to her
murder. Vermont State Police say Darren Martell is now their top
suspect in the murder of 82-year-old Enosburgh woman who
missing for a week before her body was found in a wooded area
from Sand Hill Road. Martell has been in jail since police earlier
arrested Monday on an unrelated charge of lewd and lascivious acts
morning. Martell was summoned to appear in St Albans today (Friday)
first degree murder, a charge that, if convicted, carries a penalty of life imprisonment
a prison sentence without possibility of parole.

Two men face federal drug charges Wednesday after police
simultaneous search and arrest warrants executed in Williamstown,
Vermont and Springfield, Massachusetts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in
Vermont said Joseph Cadorette, 37, of Williamstown, Vermont, and
Hussein Iman, 20, of Springfield, Massachusetts, is accused of
conspiracy to distribute and distribute fentanyl and cocaine base.
According to court records, Iman oversaw a drug trafficking operation
organization that distributed cocaine base and fentanyl in Vermont
between March 2024 and July 2024. People in the organization
is said to have sold narcotics to undercover agents on several occasions.

The Federal Ministry of Justice defends the legal right to
challenge robocalls being sent to voters in New Hampshire that artificial
intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice. Assistant U.S. Attorney
General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Jane Young filed a statement
of interest Thursday in the lawsuit filed by the League of Women
Voters against Steve Kramer, the political consultant behind the calls
and the three companies involved in its transfer. Kramer, who
faces separate criminal charges in connection with the calls, but has yet to
respond to the lawsuit filed in March, but the companies filed a
motion to reject last month. Among other things, they said
Robocalls do not violate the section of the Voting Rights Act that
prohibits attempting or actually intimidating, threatening or
coercing voters and that there is no private right of action under the
law. The Justice Department countered that the law clearly allows
injured persons and organizations that represent them to enforce their rights
their rights under the law.

Less than a week after Vice President Kamala Harris became 2024 president
presidential candidate, the Democrat is the leading former president
Donald Trump in the polls in New Hampshire. In a general election campaign,
a poll by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Saint Anselm
According to the college, Harris has 50 percent of the vote, compared to 44 percent for Trump.
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at 3 percent.

The 16th Annual Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival has kicked off
Friday with festivities lasting all next weekThe week of
events include everything from street fairs, parades, a block party,
and even a pancake breakfast. The festivities begin on Friday evening
with live music and a market in Jacksonville, and a book sale in the
Whitingham Free Public Library.

For the tenth year in a row, farmers across Vermont are opening their doors
their barn doors and garden gates to welcome the public for a
a behind-the-scenes look at Vermont’s vibrant working landscapes
during Vermont Open Farm Week, from Sunday, August 4 through Sunday,
August 11. After the challenging July weather in the state, many
Vermont farms look forward to welcoming visitors in support of
Vermont’s Farming Community. Vermont Open Farm Week
started in 2014 as “CSA Open Farm Day” and included open houses
on farms across Vermont. Now, for its 10th anniversary, Vermont
During Open Farm Week, 49 farms will be present at 157 events across the state.