Officials weigh in on district consolidation
December 10, 2007
Consolidating school districts with less than 1,500 students could change the face of Vermont education as it has looked for generations.
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Santas rally in W. Dover
December 9, 2007
WEST DOVER "Imposter!" shouted one red-suited man with a long curly white beard to another dressed just like him, who walked by. "Imposter!"
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U.S. Attorney's Office collects $3.38 million
December 9, 2007
It was a busy fiscal year for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Vermont.
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VSO Pops serves up a good time
December 9, 2007
BARRE Making everyone happy with a Christmas program from those who want Handel's "Messiah" to the "Jingle Bell Rock" crowd can be challenging, but Anthony Princiotti and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra came close.
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Finding their own way
Mothers pioneer path for children with autism
December 9, 2007
When Tiffany Monems son, Daniel Emmons, was a baby she had to watch the clock to feed him because he didnt cry when he was hungry.
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Maine regulators scrutinize Verizon-FairPoint sale plan
December 9, 2007
PORTLAND, Maine Pro and con advertising and private talks among various parties have preceded this week's deliberations by Maine regulators on Verizon's proposed sale of its landline telephone business in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to FairPoint Communications for $2.7 billion.
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State police admit to improper search
December 8, 2007
MONTPELIER The Vermont State Police admitted Friday that detectives recently asked three pharmacies to hand over all their information on patients' use of powerful painkillers.
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Vt. backs out of deal to upgrade passenger rail cars
December 8, 2007
Vermont has backed out of a $17.5 million deal to purchase state-of-the-art rail cars that would replace cars on Amtrak's Vermonter route on the eastern side of the state.
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Lawmakers question Douglas' work force cuts
December 8, 2007
MONTPELIER Lawmakers taking their first look at 400 cuts in the state work force over the next 18 months proposed by Gov. James Douglas' administration found more questions than answers Friday.
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Tax evading case moves toward trial
December 8, 2007
CONCORD, N.H. One defendant will represent himself, another will keep his lawyer as the case of four men charged with helping convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown moves closer to trial.
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Lottery winner's probation hearing postponed
December 8, 2007
BARNSTABLE, Mass. A robber who won a $1 million lottery prize will have to wait a bit longer to learn if his luck has run out.
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Court: Gay couple can't divorce in R.I.
December 8, 2007
PROVIDENCE, R.I. A lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state's highest court ruled Friday in a setback to gay rights advocates who sought greater recognition for same-sex relationships.
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Biologist claims he was fired for creationist stance
December 8, 2007
BOSTON A biologist is suing the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, claiming he was fired in 2004 after he told his boss he does not believe in evolution.
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Douglas: No politics in pot contradiction
December 8, 2007
MONTPELIER Gov. James Douglas said Friday he does not see a contradiction in his handling of two major marijuana busts one of which he criticized for alleged leniency and the other that he didn't.
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Town clerk returns, opens office
December 7, 2007
MONTPELIER East Montpelier Town Clerk Teresa Conti returned to and reopened her office Wednesday after apparently being asked to leave it more than a week ago by members of the Select Board.
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Salvation Army finds gold coin donation second year in a row
December 7, 2007
BARRE The Salvation Army's annual red kettle drive has once again struck gold in central Vermont.
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Investigation into Montpelier fatal fire continues
December 7, 2007
MONTPELIER Investigators have yet to determine the cause of a Tuesday house fire that killed two prominent Montpelier residents.
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Off-roading enthusiasts seek to form unified advocacy group
December 7, 2007
BARRE Off-road enthusiasts have long sought to expand the network of trails open to all-terrain vehicles in Vermont.
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Chinese, state officials discuss energy efficiency
December 7, 2007
MONTPELIER Government officials from China are taking a close look at Vermont's efforts to be more energy efficient.
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Community College of Vt. to move to Winooski
December 7, 2007
WINOOSKI The Community College of Vermont is hoping to move its Burlington campus to Winooski.
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Vermont hunter in serious condition
December 7, 2007
LEWISTON, Maine A 53-year-old deer hunter from Vermont who was rescued by a snowmobiler two days after he went missing in the western Maine woods remained in the hospital Thursday as additional details of his ordeal emerged.
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Lawyer says psych evaluation needed for gunman in case of school shooting
December 7, 2007
BURLINGTON The man accused of killing two people and wounding two others last year in Essex needs a new psychiatric evaluation to determine his competence to stand trial, lawyers and a judge said.
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Pharmacies on guard over drug queries
December 6, 2007
MONTPELIER Law enforcement offices in Vermont are supposed to collect information about the purchase of prescription drugs only when they have a reason to believe a specific crime may have been committed.
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Former state auditor, wife killed in blaze
December 6, 2007
MONTPELIER State and local investigators spent Wednesday looking into what caused a rapidly burning house fire that killed a well-known capital city couple.
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Snowmobilers hope for good season
December 6, 2007
MONTPELIER Martin Beattie, the owner of Marty's 1st Stop on U.S. Route 2 in Danville, was planning to register his snowmobile on Wednesday and place the applications to join the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers next to the cash register of his store.
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Study explores power supply options
December 6, 2007
AUGUSTA, Maine A new draft report by the state Public Utilities Commission says the organization of the New England power grid is "fundamentally flawed" and that Maine could benefit from any of three alternatives, including in-place changes, outright withdrawal or a new partnership.
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Princeton subsidizing students' birth control
December 6, 2007
TRENTON, N.J. Princeton University has started subsidizing the cost of birth control pills for its students amid the skyrocketing cost of the drugs on college campuses.
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Judge throws out charge in '70s murder because of lost evidence
December 6, 2007
MONTPELIER - The loss of nearly all the original evidence in a more than 30-year-old case has led to the dismissal of a recent first-degree murder charge and raised questions by defense attorneys about whether the charge should ever have been brought in the first place.
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VPIRG: Catamount off to good start
December 6, 2007
The Vermont Public Interest Research Group has been a frequent and loud critic of Gov. James Douglas. But the Douglas administration has done fairly well jump-starting the new Catamount Health program designed to cover those Vermonters without health insurance, according to the group.
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State's storms now hit harder
December 5, 2007
Extreme rain and snowstorms have increased nearly 60 percent in Vermont since the 1940s, and New England has seen a more dramatic increase than the rest of the country, according to a new report released Tuesday.
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