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NECN
April 4, 2018
"We have been really lucky to be here," said Sue Collitt, who owns the Ripton Country Store with her husband, Dick. The business is a throwback to simpler times. A place where some of the candy still costs a penny, where the gas pump uses a spinning price wheel instead of a digital display, and where aÃÂ ...
Mountaintimes
April 4, 2018
Residents' worries over pesticide use by a mosquito-control district in Rutland County have Vermont Law School clinicians asking the state to hold off on issuing a permit allowing application of chemicals that kill adult mosquitoes. Some residents who live within theÃÂ ...
Commons
April 4, 2018
In some circles, the issue was a point of confusion about how to proceed, given Vermont's largely-Caucasian population. But amid the confusion and cautious discussion, town members have continued efforts to address social disparities in the Brattleboro community — efforts that have entailed nearly aÃÂ ...
Commons
April 4, 2018
NEWFANE—Vermont-based renewable energy developer Green Lantern recently announced that it received a Certificate of Public Good from the Vermont Public Utility Commission for a 150 kilowatt solar array to be built at the site of the former town dump. In a news release, Green Lantern said it plans toÃÂ ...
Seven Days
April 4, 2018
"We have counties in Vermont that are reaching over 20 percent of population above the age of 60 as the baby boomers are aging and dying," said Paula McCann, who practices elder law in Rutland. "Our probate courts are now part time because of budget issues, and they only have a certain number ofÃÂ ...
Commons
April 4, 2018
PUTNEY — The Rockingham Arts and Museum Project and Vermont Performance Lab are convening innovators and leaders who will share ideas illustrating how the arts significantly contribute to the health, economy, and vibrancy of Bennington and Windham county communities. This event takes placeÃÂ ...
Commons
April 4, 2018
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont's (BCBSVT) Windham County Community Advisory Board (WCCAB) has provided $4,500 in grants to area schools as part of its ongoing commitment to promote physical activity and improve the overall health of Vermonters. The schools that won grants includeÃÂ ...
Glens Falls Post-Star
April 4, 2018
Just over the state line, it was popular with residents and college students from Vermont, where bars closed earlier than in New York. It was also known in its heyday as a venue for live music but had become a bane of local police because of drug activity and violent incidents, including a stabbing that left aÃÂ ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
March 28, 2018
Between 2016 and 2017, eight of Vermont's 14 counties lost population. Of the remaining six counties, Chittenden County experienced the largest increase, gaining 850 residents. That's no surprise, since Chittenden County is by far the state's most populous. But it also had the second largest percentageÃÂ ...
Valley News
March 26, 2018
Randolph — Less than a month after state officials first documented a devastating invasive beetle in Orange County, an intensive search has shown that emerald ash borer is present in two more Vermont counties. “If we can contain it — the emerald ash borer — early, the problem will not become seriousÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
January 11, 2018
But the colorful landmarks that now make up the Franklin County Barn Quilt Trail have their genesis with one woman and her summer road trip through the ... Mercure shares how the idea of barn quilts took root in Vermont, and how it blossomed into the Quilt Trail which stretches across Franklin County.
Commons
January 11, 2018
I guess I see a profoundly different Vermont than he does — certainly one with challenges, and I would even agree with him on some of those challenges. But there's a lot of evidence Vermont was one of the earliest states to have our economy start to recover post recession. We have in recent years moreÃÂ ...
Commons
January 11, 2018
As Vermont continues to grow its economy, maintain a high quality of life and attract new people and business to the state, Municipal Planning Grants help ... Windham County was well represented in this year's round of grants. ... Mitigating flooding was a common denominator in many county projects.
BurlingtonFreePress.com
January 4, 2018
... the houses in the Census Bureau's database excludes houses on more than 10 acres. In many parts of Chittenden County—maybe not Burlington or Winooski or much of South Burlington—a significant percent of houses are on more than ten acres. And that's even a bigger issue in other parts of Vermont.
Deseret News
January 3, 2018
A 12-foot granite monument commemorating the birth of Brigham Young at Whitingham, Vermont, was dedicated in 1950 by President George Albert Smith. In January 1801, John and Abigail "Nabby" Young moved to a village known as Whitingham, Vermont. Nabby was expecting a child. On June 1 of thatÃÂ ...
Newsweek
December 27, 2017
The elderly couple who were arrested in Nebraska last week and accused of driving marijuana across the country to give as holiday gifts are the parents of a Vermont county deputy prosecutor. Patrick Jiron, 83, and his wife, Barbara, 70, were stopped by the York County Sheriff's Department last week afterÃÂ ...
Addison County Independent
December 31, 1999
The report also reveals disparities in employment growth among the state's more populous regions. Vermont Department of Labor statistics show that over a 10-year period, the number of employed Vermonters increased only in Chittenden and Franklin counties. In counties outside the state's northwestÃÂ ...
WCAX
December 31, 1999
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) A state prosecutor has been appointed as the interim Washington County State's Attorney. Rory Thibault, a Vermont Assistant Attorney General, was sworn in to office by Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday morning, a Scott spokesperson confirmed. Thibault, who previously worked as aÃÂ ...
WCAX
December 31, 1999
The Jirons made national headlines a few weeks ago just days before Christmas after Sheriffs say they were caught in a different Nebraska county transporting over $300,000 worth of high-grade marijuana. The two allegedly told police they were headed for Vermont and intended to give the drugs asÃÂ ...
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
December 31, 1999
“Scott has been a dedicated public servant to Washington County and the State of Vermont. I know this was a difficult decision for him to make; however, his health has to be his number one priority at this time, and I respect his decision to do what is best for his constituents”, said Department's ExecutiveÃÂ ...
NECN
October 24, 2017
Al Buck, the police chief in Richmond, Vermont, is recovering after ... report filed with the Vermont Superior Court's Chittenden County Criminal ...
Vermont Biz
October 24, 2017
Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center ... Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in ...
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
October 24, 2017
Orleans County, Vt. - Police are looking for your help in finding a fugitive from Orleans County that is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Vermont Biz
October 24, 2017
Vermont Business Magazine The Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) Board of Directors has appointed Fred ...
Addison County Independent
October 24, 2017
MIDDLEBURY — Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) and Middlebury's Marquis Theater are teaming up to present a film series aimed at ...
vtdigger.org
October 21, 2017
Multiple Counties: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont (Chittenden and Windham Counties); The Collaborative (Bennington, Windham, and ...
Bennington Banner
October 14, 2017
Tom Jackson, committee chairman for the Vermont Veterans Golf Tournament, with Bennington County Meals on Wheels executive chef Marin ...
NECN
October 14, 2017
A Vermont state lawmaker is accused of driving drunk. ... Ingram represents Chittenden County as a Democrat in the Vermont Senate.
Vermont Public Radio
October 14, 2017
In 2016, Champlain Housing Trust, Housing Vermont, and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, along with local leaders and ...
PEOPLE.com
October 14, 2017
A Vermont man was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and ... Gurung is expected to be arraigned Friday at the Chittenden County ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
October 14, 2017
A Chittenden County state senator was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after Williston police say they found her ...
Addison County Independent
October 13, 2017
WATERBURY — This year Oct. 11 marks three weeks until the start of 2018 Open Enrollment for Vermont Health Connect (VHC), the state's ...
Commons
October 12, 2017
—Citing water quality concerns, Vermont officials are proposing a host of .... None will be held in Windham County; the closest such meeting is ...
Vermont Public Radio
October 12, 2017
Snyder says in high elevations and the north, the season is pretty far along, but on the western side of Vermont from Franklin County down to ...
Commons
October 12, 2017
Four Windham County fire departments have received federal grant money, according to a joint news release on Oct. 6 by Vermont's ...
Seven Days
October 12, 2017
Julie Moore, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources secretary, insisted ... Chittenden County senators, who sponsored the hearing in ...
Commons
December 31, 1999
kind of swooped in and got us thinking again about Vermont.” ... A key feature was a $2 million loan from the Windham County Economic ...
Commons
December 31, 1999
... control is a critical issue for the health of Windham County's forests. ... Nick Fortin, deer biologist for the Vermont Department of Fish and ...
Commons
September 28, 2017
Toomey holds degrees from Marlboro College and the Bread Loaf School of English, both Vermont institutions that were influenced profoundlyÃÂ ...
Commons
September 28, 2017
... extensive performing experience while there and with opera companies in the Northeast and Kansas City before settling together in Vermont.
Vermont Public Radio
September 28, 2017
Vermont is currently covered by a patchwork of law enforcement agencies. ... Something the state police, the county sheriffs, local policeÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
September 28, 2017
Champlain Housing Trust, Housing Vermont and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission formed the “Building HomesÃÂ ...
Commons
September 27, 2017
BRATTLEBORO—University of Vermont History Professor Emeritus Mark A. Stoler, Ph.D., will consider the legacy of President Franklin DelanoÃÂ ...
Commons
September 27, 2017
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. will offer free workshops at more than 60 local high schools from early October through mid-December toÃÂ ...
Commons
September 27, 2017
The mission of Juno Orchestra is “to expand southern Vermont's cultural and economic vitality through chamber orchestra performancesÃÂ ...
Commons
September 27, 2017
But the issues of public safety in Vermont's smaller communities have ... and 80 different municipal and county-level law-enforcement agencies.
Addison County Independent
September 26, 2017
BURLINGTON – Vermont health officials have confirmed the year's first case of human illness due to West Nile virus. An Addison CountyÃÂ ...
Addison County Independent
September 18, 2017
VERMONT'S YOUTH WATERFOWL hunting weekend is set for Sept. 23 and 24 this year. Photo courtesy Vermont Fish & Wildlife.
Addison County Independent
September 18, 2017
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Folklife Center has announced the creation of the Flanders Award for Traditional Vermont Music. Created byÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
September 18, 2017
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Vermont to be the only state in ... specifically at Chittenden County, Vermont's most populous county.
