Stamford Man Held on Assault Charges

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STAMFORD, Vt. — A Stamford man was ordered held in custody pending trial on domestic violence charges.

Charles Dolle, 52, was arrested by State Police on Aug. 27 at his home after allegedly pointing a loaded firearm at his wife and then discharging it outside the day before. He was initially charged with first-degree aggravated domestic assault, reckless endangerment and offense committed in the presence of a child.

According to the Bennington Banner, his wife testified that she had to flee their home with their 4-year-old child and feared for her and her child's safety.

The hearing held in Superior Court on Monday was to determine if Dolle could be released until his trial. He had been held at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility since his arrest.

Judge John Valente found the living conditions presented as unsuitable based on the victim's testimony. According to the Banner, the options were a campground in New York set to close in a few weeks or his mother's house in Stamford — two doors down from his on a dead-end road. The victim would be forced to pass the residence every time she left her home, he said, and releasing Dolle posed a risk of physical violence.

Dolle was remanded back to Marble Valley until his one-day jury trial.

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McCann Committee Gets First Look at $17M Renovation Progress

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Monday, October 12, 2026

The project is in the home stretch with roofing and some windows and doors still to be installed. Superintendent James Brosnan also pointed above to HVAC improvements in the Guidance Office.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann School Committee got a first look at the final stretch of a $17 million overhaul aimed at making the 64-year-old vocational school safer, quieter and more energy-efficient.

After a brief School Committee meeting Thursday, Superintendent James Brosnan led the members through the school, highlighting some of the changes made in the 64-year-old building.

"Just seeing this gives you a magnitude of the amount of work that goes on," he said.

The upgrades are being funded through the Massachusetts School Building Authority's Accelerated Repair Program and the Northern Berkshire Vocational School District's member towns.

Work was supposed to be completed before the start of the school year, but weather and the removal of materials caused a delay.

The tour was all indoors, and Brosnan told a disappointed committee that he was hesitant to take them onto the roof at night, but said the new roof is near 80 percent down.

"We have another 10, and 10 percent of that missing 20 is in the AVB [air and vapor barrier] and removal phase," Brosnan said. "That particular area is across the front, down the post-secondary ... we are going to pick up from guidance. So we have that plan going through next week. Fingers crossed, within two weeks we will have that piece down."

He said the roof has been built up and insulated for more efficiency.

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