There’s still no official word on the exact number of layoffs at the IBM plant in Essex Junction. Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan says the numbers are expected in the next few days. A Wolcott man has been ordered to pay $52,000 in restitution for stealing copper wire from power transformers. State police have launched "Operation Sober Summer," which aims to combat aggressive and impaired driving. And finally, Santa's Land has reopened. The Christmas-themed park in Putney shut down more than a year ago but was reopened this month after the Billewicz family bought the park.