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Local News for Burlington Vermont from Burlingtonfreepress.com

Sorrell announces compliance plan for lead paint

Nov 22, 2008 1:29 pm

Burlington area a poisoning problem spot

Southern Vermont News from RutlandHerald.com

GMUHS closes due to broken water main

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

CHESTER -- A broken water main left some residents without water Thursday night and forced the closure of Green Mountain Union High School. ...

Fund for sick state workers in the red

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

BENNINGTON -- A fund that was set up to help Bennington State Office Building workers diagnosed with sarcoidosis is in the red. ...

Springfield school forum expected to give voice to community

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

SPRINGFIELD -- In an effort to give the community a greater voice in the direction of education in the town, the Springfield School Board voted unanimously to hire the Vermont School Boards... ... - ...

Teen's body awaits autopsy

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

WESTMINSTER -- Friends of fatally wounded Chris Kobel drove him to the Bellows Falls emergency care center Wednesday afternoon after he accidentally shot himself, rather than wait for an ambulance to....

Panel raises Yankee radiation issue

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

BRATTLEBORO -- Members of the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel said Thursday evening they felt left in the dark over the controversy over how the state has changed how it measures radiation coming...

Arlington Select Board meetings now broadcast on access TV

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

ARLINGTON -- Local cable television station Greater Northshire Access Television began videotaping Arlington Select Board meetings on Monday and will be broadcasting them as part of its schedule of......

Obama swear-in hot ticket

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

With a limited number of tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in January, Vermont congressmen have been flooded with ticket requests to see the ceremony live in... ... ...

Douglas opposes bill on marriage

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Gov. ... - By DAVE GRAM The Associated Press

Board votes neutrality on wind tower

Nov 20, 2008 5:00 am

MANCHESTER -- After more than an hour of discussion at Tuesday's meeting, the Select Board voted to take no position on a proposal to keep a wind measurement tower on Little Equinox for two more years...

News for Rutland County Vermont from RutlandHerald.com

Firefighters heat up Wallingford meeting

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

WALLINGFORD -- Town officials were the ones putting out a fire during a meeting with a contingent of firefighters. ... - By SANDI SWITZER Herald Correspondent

Residents to vote on new, $232K firetruck

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

WALLINGFORD -- Fire District 1 residents will go to the polls next month to vote on the purchase of a new firetruck to replace a nearly 30-year-old tanker. ... - By SANDI SWITZER Herald Correspondent

Newly elected get to know Statehouse

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Dozens of new lawmakers will enter the Vermont Statehouse in January for the start of the new legislative session, but many of them got a preview this week of the work they face. ... - ...

Defense attempts to derail witness

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

State Police Trooper Robert McKenna was on the stand for nearly five hours in the second day of Killington lawyer and former part-time traffic court judge Melvin B. Neisner's trial, as the defense sou...

Police plan to extradite Proctor man shot by cop

Nov 22, 2008 3:44 am

A Proctor man charged with attempted murder after firing shots at a Vermont State Police sergeant will face an extradition process after he recovers from gunshot wounds he sustained during the "v...

Budget Buddies promotes school finance lessons

Nov 22, 2008 3:42 am

The lesson they have to teach is a simple one - the Rutland Public School District gets a two-for-one deal from the state when it determines how to pay for the city's schools. ... - By CRISTINA KUMKA...

Military News

Nov 21, 2008 11:15 pm

Army Pvt. Jared Wood graduated from the infantryman one station unit training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. Wood is the son of Stephen Wood of Center Rutland and Karen Lever of Fair Haven. ...

Wife initially took blame

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

Taking the stand in her husband's trial, Margaret Neisner said she initially took the blame for a crash that her husband allegedly caused because Melvin B. Neisner was depressed and she feared he migh...

Good Shepherd Lutheran celebrates 50 years

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

Its congregants started a preschool to fill a void in the community, gathered volunteers for Hurricane Katrina relief and organized a youth program for teens of different religious denominations. ... ...

Museum seeks tales of Brandon

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

BRANDON -- Though it was built almost a century ago, Constance Kenna's family was the first to actually live in their house. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Vermont News from RutlandHerald.com

Locally made movie highlights U-32 program for the disabled

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- When Greg Hudson, 21, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2, the doctors told his parents he might not walk or talk. ... - By SARAH HINCKLEY Times Argus Staff

Wark to take over as Douglas' chief spokesman

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Stephen Wark, who has been in charge of public information and consumer affairs for the Department of Public Service, will replace Jason Gibbs as Gov. James Douglas' chief spokesman. ......

State's jobless rate holds steady

Nov 22, 2008 3:46 am

MONTPELIER -- As the economy has drifted into the doldrums -- the national unemployment rate has increased to 6.5 percent -- Vermont officials were worried the state might follow suit. ... - By LOUIS...

CVPS sets share price for public offering

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

Central Vermont Public Service Corp. announced Wednesday that it priced an additional public offering of 1,190,000 newly issued shares of its common stock at a price of $19 a share. ... - Staff Repor...

Governor's campaign manager is deputy chief

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- The campaign manager for Gov. James Douglas' re-election is getting a new job. ... - Staff Report The Associated Press

FairPoint says it is on track for taking over Verizon's lines

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Money borrowed from now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers and a hiring "hold" brought on by the tough economy will not change a January timetable for taking over Verizon's telephone lin...

Settlement money to fund renewable-energy grants

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- The state will use money from a court settlement to fund renewable-energy grants in towns across the state. ... - BY PETER HIRSCHFELD Vermont Press Bureau

Douglas rejects call for gas tax hike

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Gov. James Douglas on Thursday rejected a newly minted proposal to raise the state gas tax, calling the plan an undue burden on Vermonters already struggling to balance family budgets. ....

Leahy says he will pursue probe into attorney firings

Nov 20, 2008 5:00 am

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the head of the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee, said that despite the impending change in presidential administrations, he will pursue his inquiry into political infl...

Treasurer: Gas tax needed to boost funds

Nov 20, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Steep budgetary shortfalls threaten to undermine the state's transportation system unless Vermont levies a new tax on gasoline and diesel purchases, according to a report issued by state...

Vermont Local News for the Barre/Montpelier Region from TimesArgus.com

Weekend Services

Nov 22, 2008 11:53 am

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Getting to know you: Newly elected get up to speed on how Statehouse works

Nov 22, 2008 5:43 am

MONTPELIER -- Dozens of new lawmakers will enter the Vermont Statehouse in January for the start of the new legislative session, but many of them got a preview this week of the work they face. ... - ...

Fund for sick state workers in the red

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

BENNINGTON (AP) -- A fund that was set up to help Bennington State Office Building workers diagnosed with sarcoidosis is in the red. ...

Douglas chooses Wark as new press secretary

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Steve Wark, who has been in charge of public information and consumer affairs for the Department of Public Service, will replace Jason Gibbs as Gov. James Douglas' chief spokesman. ... ...

Efforts help avert hard times -- for now

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

BERLIN -- Vermont has dodged a bullet -- temporarily. That was the conclusion of representatives to the Central Vermont Food, Fuel and Transportation Coalition who met this week to discuss their winte...

Proctor man, trooper involved in wild shootout

Nov 21, 2008 10:57 pm

A Proctor man is hospitalized and facing a charge of attempted murder after what police described as a "very violent gunbattle" with a police officer. ... - By Gordon Dritschilo Rutland Her...

E-commerce firm in Williston laying off third of its workers

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

WILLISTON (AP) -- A Williston e-commerce company is going to be cutting a third of its work force over the next three months. ...

FairPoint says it's putting a 'hold' on hiring of new phone employees

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Money borrowed from now bankrupt Lehman Brothers and a hiring "hold" brought on by the tough economy will not change a January timetable for taking over Verizon's telephone lin...

Vt. hunger numbers show rise

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

More than 12,000 Vermont households, including those with children, struggle with hunger and frequently cut back or skip meals. The proportion of these households rose 71 percent between the periods o...

Vt. towns eligible for $1.8 million in energy grants

Nov 21, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- The state will use money from a court settlement to fund renewable energy grants in towns across the state. ... - By Peter Hirschfeld Vermont Press Bureau

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