http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/ Westfield, VT News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/b1bb4621e77dea2ee40cb439b0995419.html Another clerical sexabuse trial the third this year is scheduled to get under way Wednesday this one involving claims by a former Burlington altar boy that he was molested by the Rev Edward Paquette twice in the late 1970sThe victim who was 12 at the time said the incidents occurred at Christ the King Church in Burlington and that he quit being an altar boy after Paquette molested him the second time according to court papers in the caseThe former altar boy now a businessman living in Hyattsville Md is suing the state's Roman Catholic diocese for damages alleging it knew Paquette was a child molester when it hired him The man is seeking an undisclosed amount of monetary damages for the abuseThe diocese does not dispute the man's molestation claims but contends his case should be dismissed because he waited too long to file his lawsuit Paquette who is retired and lives in Westfield Mass is not a defendant in the caseBoth trials earlier this year involved similar molestation claims although the alleged victims in those cases said Paquette molested them in one case between 40 and 100 times and in the other case between 20 and 50 timesThe earlier trials also had dramatically different results The first in May ended with an 87 million jury award to the victim The second in August was declared a mistrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict after 16 hours of deliberationThis week's trial will be the first one to be presided over by Judge Dennis Pearson Judge Matthew Katz handled the two earlier trials this year and Judge Ben Joseph presided over a 2007 case involving a different priest that required a second trial when the first one was declared a mistrialPearson in a set of rulings last week signaled that he may be less willing than Katz or Joseph to allow lawyers for the molestation victims to introduce evidence about the diocese handled molestation claims involving other priests since the late 1970sAttorneys Jerome O'Neill and John Evers representing the 28 alleged victims of priest sexual abuse who have filed cases against the diocese in Chittenden County Superior Court have contended such evidence is important because it shows an ongoing coverup of the abuse by diocesan officialsI'm not sure how any post1978 conduct is probative of negligent supervision in the 1976 to 1978 periodPearson told the lawyers during a pretrial hearingIt shows a continuing pattern and practice by the dioceseO'Neill respondedPearson later decided to limit testimony about some of the diocese's actions connected with its handling of molestation claims involving the Rev Alfred Willis in 1980 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/9c643f5c3e46926efeb9b43c9a6b255f.html TUKWILA Wash Westfield Southcenter mall opened Sunday morning following a shooting Saturday that left a 16yearold boy dead and another teen injured The Seattle Times http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/df03acf38d792e26d0d55e1edcb7f4d5.html The WOKO and Champlain Valley Expo event sees growing numbers as people look for a bargain http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/54d4690362f1d272260b3250eb1f68a6.html LA PAZ Bolivia Bolivia's president says he is suspending operations by the US Drug Enforcement Administration as relations between the two countries worsen http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/9aa54ad4a159eaac5428494a13bfe675.html SPRINGFIELD Mass Authorities are investigating whether criminal charges should be filed in the death of an 8yearold boy who fatally shot himself with an Uzi at a gun show The Associated PressThe Associated PressThe Associated PressThe Associated Press http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/cee3b440074726cbb9896fea8d304265.html Boy 8 shoots himself dies at Mass gun show http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/11018f296612a51336a0a1fbcc36543a.html BOSTON In a presidential election full of firsts longshot candidate Ralph Nader says has made his own mark with his mouth By Jay Lindsay Associated Press http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/vermont/westfield/content/2d439833bc72187a90bc08f6b1e07b74.html BOSTON In a presidential election full of firsts longshot candidate Ralph Nader is hoping to make his own mark with his mouth By JAY LINDSAY The Associated Press