Addison County
Coverage of Addison County in the Nexus archive.
- The only licensed prosecutor leaves Addison County office
The only licensed prosecutor in Addison County is leaving, forcing the Vermont Attorney General’s Office to appoint a special prosecutor to handle cases. Eva Vekos, the State’s Attorney temporarily barred from practicing law, will remain in office without a deputy, while Peter Bevere, a Rutland County deputy attorney and Vekos’s opponent in the upcoming election, will oversee prosecutions under the Attorney General’s Office.
- Round 2 of rabies vaccine bait drop begins Saturday
Vermont begins a second round of rabies vaccine bait distribution on August 1, targeting wild animals like raccoons and skunks. The effort, coordinated by the Vermont Department of Health and USDA Wildlife Services, aims to combat rising rabies cases, with 915,700 baits to be dropped across 10 counties and parts of neighboring states.