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Gov. promises to make neighbor land deal right

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:18 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Gov. Peter Shumlin promised Friday to address the concerns of a neighbor whose property he purchased well below market value after the man's family complained he was mentally unfit to represent himself in the transaction.

Vt.'s Washington Electric co-op names new manager

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:06:01 -0400

EAST MONTPELIER, Vermont - Vermont's Washington Electric Co-op is getting a new general manager.

Vt. Fish & Wildlife to hold last 2 deer hearings

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:05:33 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is preparing to hold its last two deer hearings that will help set regulations for this fall's hunts.

Top Vt. game warden honored for service

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:03:17 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A West Windsor man has been named Vermont's game warden of the year.

Committee to advise Montpelier on pedestrians

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:38:21 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Vermont's capital has a new committee to help it attain its goal becoming a nationally known bike-and-pedestrian-friendly city.

Vt. to offer discounted bus fares to state workers

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:48:04 -0400

RICHMOND, Vermont - Gov. Peter Shumlin announced new efforts Wednesday to reduce the number of commuters making daily trips into parking-space starved Montpelier, including expanded outlying park-and-ride lots and discounted bus fares.

Vt. Attorney General warns of advertising scam

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:06:11 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The office of the Vermont Attorney General's Office is warning the state's businesses about a false advertising scam.

3 Vt. towns get money for Irene-damaged buildings

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:59:23 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Three Vermont towns are going to get a total of $1.8 million from a federal grant to help replace municipal buildings made unusable by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

Vt. Corrections Dept. wants feedback from public

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:53:04 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont Department of Corrections is holding a town hall style meeting on interactive television to get comments and take questions from the public.

Agri-Mark dairy co-op to consolidate Vt. offices

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:23:15 -0400

WAITSFIELD, Vermont - The Agri-Mark Inc. dairy cooperative plans to consolidate its Vermont operations and buy and renovate an industrial building in Waitsfield.

Correction: Revenue Talks story

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:33:11 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - In a story May 3 about state revenues in April, The Associated Press reported erroneously the amount that Vermont sales and use tax revenues lagged their target for the month. The revenues lagged by about 1.6 percent, not 10 percent.

Welfare-to-work focus of Vt. budget debate

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:40:44 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont Senate on Thursday passed a nearly $1.4 billion general fund budget for fiscal 2014 that places time limits on the state's Reach Up welfare-to-work program for the first time.

Vt. gives $220K in first working lands grants

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:34:02 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - After a sip of her grandmother's switchel - a concoction of apple cider vinegar, water and maple syrup - Susan Alexander vowed she'd bottle it someday.

Vt. governor: No repercussions in plant move

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:34:57 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Gov. Peter Shumlin says there will be no repercussions for two senior officials in the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources involved in the rescue of the agency secretary's houseplants in the midst of the Tropical Storm Irene disaster recovery.

Vt. activists rally at Statehouse on May Day

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:44:20 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - More than 1,000 activists highlighted their visions of social justice Wednesday at a May Day march through the city and rally on the Statehouse lawn that featured lived music, speeches and lots of red T-shirts.

Vt. Senate supports board: No pets in hair salons

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:02:11 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont Senate is supporting a state board's ruling that pets don't belong in barber shops and beauty parlors.

Vermont home solar company touts accomplishments

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:49:49 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A state rebate program to encourage residents to go solar has helped to install 775 small-scale solar electricity systems since 2006, but the state's largest residential solar company fears a reduction in funding could curtail that growth by making the investment costlier for homeowners.