🌱 Why a routine I-89 stop ended at Williston’s state police barracks

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• Why a routine I-89 stop ended at Williston’s state police barracks

Also on today's calendar: Educational & Charitable Outreach Committee Meeting.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 29 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Afternoon snow showers, temps: high: 40, low: 28.
• Thursday: Variably cloudy and breezy, with a high of 44 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Williston Barracks / VAPO (blogspot.com) — Vermont State Police from the Williston barracks arrested a Charlotte man after a traffic stop on I-89 led to allegations he violated an active abuse prevention order. He was processed in Williston and cited to appear in Chittenden County Superior Court on December 16 to answer the charge.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Williston

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Saturday December 20

• Board Game Brunch
  Old Town Cafe & Comics, 31 Cottonwood Dr suite 106, Williston
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Educational & Charitable Outreach Committee Meeting
  338 Commerce St , Williston
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Community Meal – Williston
  R.E.C. Zone , 94 Harvest Ln , Williston
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Golden Dome Award Book Group
  Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
  1:30 pm
• EWSD School Board Meeting (Essex High School Library)
  Essex Westford SD Essex High School, 2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Whimsical Wednesdays: Marble Run
  Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
  3:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Library is closed for Staff In Service
  Brownell Library 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
  9:00 am
• Afterschool Movie: Elio
  Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
  3:15 pm
• EWSD School Board Finance Committee Meeting (Google Meet)
  Essex Westford SD Essex Junction, VT 05452
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Saturnalia 2025: A Celebration of Light
  Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Illuminated Crowns
  Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Sheb al-Yalda/Yalda Night
  Essex Westford SD Essex Junction, VT 05452

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🗞 Nearby News

Essex Junction

• PHOTOS: Train hop 2025 takes over Five Corners (essexreporter.com)

Essex

• Illegal alien busted at Lamell Lumber sentenced for bogus immigration papers (vermontdailychronicle.com)
• Man dies by suicide following police investigation in Essex; roadway reopens (mynbc5.com)

South Burlington

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-- The Patch AM Team

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