VERMONT WINDSHIELDS FIXED:

A new pilot project will give up to $250 to help cover the cost of a smashed car window as long as the smashing took place in Burlington, Vt. The victim, who needn’t live in Burlington, must have a household income of less than $45,000 and car insurance that has a deductible of more than $250 or isn’t comprehensive. The project is funded to the tune of $10,000 by the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services in Waterbury and has helped 19 victims. It’s administered by the Community Justice Center in partnership with the Burlington Police Department and the Waterbury agency. The project was the brainchild of Sharon Davis, a special projects coordinator for the victim service center and a former staff member of the First Response Team, a group of volunteers who help people affected by property crimes. Davis said the windshield program is funded from the victims agency’s “special funds,” which come from court fees.