Victim of lye attack gets some sight back
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The Associated Press - Published: May 18, 2009
THETFORD — A Thetford woman who was disfigured and blinded in a lye attack by her estranged husband almost two years ago has some of her sight back.
Carmen Tarleton underwent surgery in Boston and regained partial vision in her right eye.
For the first time in almost two years, Tarleton is able to see the faces of her two teenage daughters.
Tarleton suffered burns to more than 90 percent of her body when she was attacked by her estranged husband in June 2007. She says she'll never be able to drive and will probably be considered legally blind for the rest of her life.
The attacker, from whom she is now divorced, is serving a minimum of 30 years in prison.
Tarleton was given a synthetic cornea April 28.
Burlington leads state in female officers
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BURLINGTON — Four women will join the Burlington Police Department next month, bringing the total number of female officers to an all-time high for the city.
Seventeen of the department's 94 officers will be women, or about 18 percent. That's higher than the national average of 12 percent, according to a 2007 FBI report.
That report put the percentage of female officers in Vermont at under 9 percent. But Burlington prides itself on being the state leader when it comes to recruiting women. Lt. Kathy Stubbing, who is in charge of recruiting, said the goal is assuring people they're reaching out to the whole population.
UVM police chief moving to faculty
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BURLINGTON — University of Vermont Police Chief Gary Margolis is leaving his position to join the faculty, where he will teach and study public safety issues.
UVM says Margolis will develop a new nationally focused research initiative within the College of Education and Social Services geared toward campus safety and security.
Margolis has been chief since 1998. UVM credits Margolis with improving the department's professionalism and its standing in the law enforcement community.
The 40-year-old Margolis is a graduate of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Program and holds a doctorate from UVM.
He will be succeeded as UVM police chief by second-in-command Lianne M. Tuomey.
'Envirothon' planned in Castleton
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CASTLETON — Vermont high school students are heading into the woods this week for a unique event aimed at testing their knowledge of the natural world.
"The Vermont Envirothon," an initiative of the state Agency of Natural Resources and conservation organizations, is set for Tuesday in Castleton.
About 130 high-schoolers and their teachers will hit the Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp for the event, which will gauge their fluency on natural resources topics relating to water, soils, wildlife and forests. The team that gets the highest score gets an expense-paid trip to the Canon North American Envirothon, which is being held in North Carolina in early August.
The other partners in the event are the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts and the National Forest Service.
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