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NEWFANE- Despite a surprise appearance by a current Hermitage official, Windham Superior Court Judge John Treadwell has granted a motion for default judgment in a suit by a former Hermitage official for wages and other compensation he claims he is owed.
The attorney for former Hermitage...

The Vermont House
NEWFANE- Judge John Treadwell has ordered the Hermitage and James Barnes to pay the owners of the Vermont House nearly $1.2 million in delinquent and current rent and other fees. 
LH VT House and its owner Lorista Holdings, the Connecticut-based company that renovated the Vermont House on...
NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge John Treadwell has asked for clarification on the connection between two companies owned by James Barnes in a foreclosure case brought by Brown’s Country Services. 
In early May, Brown’s Country Services filed a foreclosure complaint on five building...
WILMINGTON- It appears increasingly unlikely that the Hermitage Club will be able to open for skiing or other operations this winter, at least according to a report issued by the court-appointed receiver overseeing Hermitage properties. 
Numerous Hermitage Club properties in Wilmington and...
NEWFANE- A local builder filed a lawsuit in Windham District Court last week, seeking restitution, compensation, punitive damages, and other relief from James Barnes and two of his Hermitage entities, and accusing two local attorneys of legal malpractice.
In his lawsuit, Frank Cotrona,...
WILMINGTON- Another mortgage holder has filed a foreclosure action on the Brook Bound Inn property on Cold Brook Road.
The initial foreclosure complaint was filed by Brattleboro Savings and Loan on May 3.  On June 18, trustees of the James L. McGovern III trust filed a cross-claim in...

These unfinished foundations were all that was constructed for three condo buyers at the Hermitage Club in Wilmington. The buyers recently won a fraud suit. File photo/ME
BURLINGTON- This week US District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered a default judgment awarding $6.2 million in compensation and damages to three plaintiffs in a consumer fraud complaint filed against Hermitage Inn founder and owner James Barnes. 
Under the judgment signed this week,...
Hermitage Club golf course
This photo showing volunteers removing tarps from the greens at the Hermitage Club golf course was posted on Instagram Monday.
NEWFANE- The Hermitage Club has filed an objection to a Berkshire Bank emergency motion asking the court to appoint a receiver for properties in foreclosure, claiming they have a lender who intends to lend $26 million to the beleaguered company to repay its delinquent debts.  
Berkshire...
NEWFANE- The Hermitage Club and James Barnes are facing more than two dozen lawsuits in Vermont and Connecticut.  
On April 19, NEC Financial Services added their name to the list of creditors seeking compensation for services they say were provided to the Hermitage Club, and personally...

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