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Joshua Boyer confers with his lead attorney, public defender Kate Lamson, on the first day of his retrial in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday.
Caroline Bonnivier Snyder
Deputy State s Attorney Alex Burke makes his opening statement in the retrial of Joshua Boyer in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday morning.
Caroline Bonnivier Snyder
Deputy Stateâs Attorney Alex Burke makes his opening statement in the retrial of Joshua Boyer in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday morning.
Caroline Bonnivier Snyder â Bennington Banner
Defense Attorney Kate Lamson gives her opening statement in the retrial of Joshua Boyer in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday morning.
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BENNINGTON â Bennington Police will host a community picnic Aug. 3 at Willow Park, when the department and town begin participation in the National Night Out program.
According to the organizationâs website, Bennington will become the ninth Vermont community to hold annual National Night Out events â aimed at community-building and promotion of police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
National Night Out, which began in 1984, has the goal of enhancing the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while providing a sense of community, along with opportunities to bring police officers and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
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WEST PAWLET â The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed a lower courtâs decision to issue a protective order against Daniel Banyai, who owns the Slate Ridge shooting facility in West Pawlet.
The protective order was granted to Banyaiâs neighbor Mandy Hulett, who sought the anti-stalking order against Banyai in December 2020 on behalf of herself and her children after she said Banyai posted threatening messages about her family on Facebook, causing her family âgreat emotional distress,â and said, âthey feared imminent physical harm.â
Banyai declined to comment on the case.
âI donât respect your journalism,â he said. âI donât understand, itâs like a slap in the face. Iâm saying now and forever, I donât want you guys to contact me. I have no comment for eternity.â