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South Burlington, Vt. – Today, July 31, 2009, at approximately 0259 hours, the South Burlington Police Department received a report of a robbery that had occurred at the Jolley store located at 977 Shelburne Road. The suspect is described as a female approximately 5’2” – 5’3” tall and wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt with white [...]
Burlington Deputy Chief Higbee talks about gun theft details on Friday.
Rodriguez
Burlington, Vt. – Raul Rodriguez, 33, of Lowell, Mass., is being held at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility on $10,000 bail after police arrested him Thursday evening on burglary charges stemming from the robbery of a Burlington home Wednesday afternoon. Rodriguez, who worked at a local Burlington bar [...]
National Night Out Event
America’s night out against crime
South Burlington High School, August 4th, 2009
The event, part of the 26th annual National Night Out Against Crime, will include a parade from the University Mall to the High School. The parade starting at 6:00 PM and ending at 7:00 PM. Traffic will be limited during this parade: the [...]
Burlington, Vt. – Heightened law enforcement activity was apparent in the city of Burlington, Vt. this afternoon, July 30, 2009, as multiple area departments were seen cooperating in arrests. Authorities would not confirm anything more than heightened activity at the time. Williston Police Officer Moore’s arrest of a sex offender was part of routine police work.
Shelburne, Vt. – Large northern pike, the size of which would make any fisherman happy, still lay along the shoreline of Shelburne Pond, in Shelburne, Vt, this morning along with numerous white suckers, pumpkinseed and yellow perch by the thousands. Flies buzzed amid the floating shoreline mass as State Fish & Wildlife biologists continue to search for [...]
South Burlington, Vt – When customer Valerie Whitaker, 51, of Williston, Vt. first arrived at Girlington Garage, she was pleased, “I have an 18-year old daughter and I was looking for a place she’d feel comfortable with in the future.” said Whitaker, adding, “I love the decor.” as she and her daughter stood in the lounge Thursday.
Girlington [...]
WATERBURY, VT (July 29, 2009) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced its fiscal 2009 third quarter results for the thirteen weeks ended June 27, 2009, reporting outstanding top and bottom line growth.
Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 totaled $190.5 million as compared to $118.1 million reported in the [...]
Former University of Vermont and NHL star John LeClair, a St. Albans, Vt., native, has been selected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. LeClair was the first American-born player to record three consecutive 50-goal seasons in the National Hockey League (1995-98), John LeClair played 16 years in the NHL and helped the Montreal Canadiens capture [...]
Gardeners in Chittenden County and throughout the state as well as the Northeast have begun removing plants as late blight, the disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine, has been found on numerous tomato and potato plants, leaving growers lamenting the season’s hard work without reward. Previously, the blight had been seen mostly in the Newfane, Vt., region according [...]
RUTLAND TOWN, Vt. – Rutland Town will soon host one of the largest – and most visible – solar projects in the state.
The Vermont Public Service Board has approved Central Vermont Public Service’s plans to build a 50-kilowatt solar array along Route 7, just south of the black water tower near the CVPS Rutland District [...]
