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	National Group Likes Verdict in Vt. Case Times Argus October 11, 2009 http://www.timesargus.com/article/20091011/NEWS02/910110374/1003/NEWS02 MONTPELIER – A group tied to President Barack Obama's campaign last year is planning a "listening tour stop" in Montpelier on Sunday. Organizing for America is inviting those interested to the Montpelier Senior Center on Barre Street for a 1 p.m. session to discuss issues and concerns. Health insurance reform is expected to top the agenda. The group says it is the Democratic National Committee's grassroots project to support Obama's agenda. It says similar meetings are being held around the country. Police seize $100,000 worth of marijuana The Associated Press ORWELL – State police say they've seized about $100,000 worth of marijuana and 32 guns in a raid in Orwell. Forty-eight-year-year-old Mike Shaw has been cited to appear in court on charges of felony marijuana cultivation and possession. The Rutland Herald reported that police raided the mechanic's home and commercial garage and seized more than 27 pot plants after receiving a tip. But police say they found no evidence that Shaw was selling the drug. National group likes verdict in Vt. case The Associated Press BURLINGTON – A national group critical of the Catholic Church's role in priest sex abuse cases says it's pleased with a verdict reached by a Vermont jury, but disappointed jurors didn't award punitive damages. SNAP – the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests – says it was glad to see the jury in Chittenden County Superior Court award a former altar boy $2.2 million in compensatory damages – the largest compensatory damage award yet in a Vermont case of priest sexual abuse. But SNAP says it is unhappy that the jury on Friday did not award punitive damages, which could have increased the money owed by Vermont's Roman Catholic Diocese significantly. It says punitive damages are important to keep the pressure on the church for reform. Police: Driver ticketed for doing 112 Staff report SPRINGFIELD – A Dartmouth College student was arrested on Interstate 91 south in Springfield on Saturday morning after he was clocked by State Police traveling at more than 100 miles an hour. Bryan Jongsik Park, 21, of Rancho Palos Verde, Calif., was stopped around 10:30 a.m. and charged with negligent operation after State Police radar recorded the speed of the Chrysler PT Cruiser he was driving at 112 miles per hour. Park told police he had no reason to be traveling that fast. He was taken to the Vermont State Police barracks in Rockingham, where he was fingerprinted, photographed and cited to appear in Windsor County District Court on Nov. 10. Brattleboro student allegedly had weapon at school Staff Report BRATTLEBORO – A 16-year-old Brattleboro Union High School student has been cited for possession of a weapon in school, possession of narcotics and possession of marijuana after an investigation with which Brattleboro Police were asked on Oct. 2 to assist school faculty. The student, whose name is being withheld because of his age, was found to have a "jack knife," a substance suspected to be marijuana and prescription drugs for which the student did not have a prescription, according to police. The student was cited to appear in Windham District Court and released to the custody of a parent. Two additional students were also the focus of the investigation, but were not charged.
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