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St. Albans, Vt. – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Department of Labor officials met in St. Albans today, October 31, with some of the 500 workers awarded $3 million in back wages owed by federal contractors.
“What this proves is that when workers stand up for their rights, as all of you have done, you can succeed,” [...]
Essex Junction, Vt. – 500 fluffy alpaca were on display Saturday at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds during the 2009 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular. Breeders from 160 farms across the Northeast along with alpaca-based businesses showed off animals, clothing, fleece products, and even children’s toys made of the soft fleece from the tight curly hair shorn from the [...]
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The America East Cross Country Championships raced off, Saturday, October 31, at Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vt. The University of Vermont men placed 5th overall and UVM women placed 3rd overall behind Stony Brook and University of Maine. Vermont’s senior Alyson Millett ran to 5th place, finishing 1 minute 49.7 seconds behind [...]
Burlington, Vt. – Six hundred soldiers with the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team(Mountain) wore battle gear as they boarded a Northwest Airlines 747 airliner, Friday, October 30, in Burlington, Vermont. They are not planning on returning home again before they mobilize for duty in Afghanistan. Guard members head to Fort Polk, Louisiana for combat training and then to [...]
South Burlington, Vt. – Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, today announced net income of $3.71 million and $8.68 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and $1.42, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. This compares with net income of $3.31 million and $8.85 [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Secretary of the Air Force has announced the selection of the Vermont National Guard among the final 10 candidates to base the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
After a system-wide review of numerous locations, the Air Force selected Burlington, Vt., as an operational base site and nine other bases as finalists for either the training [...]
Burlington, Vt. – Nope, it’s not dinner. It’s not livestock feed. It’s a jar of Premium Wood Pellets used in a home heating system on display at Acorn Energy Co-op booth at the 8th Annual Renewable Energy Expo in South Burlington, Vt. Approximately 800,000 homes in the U.S. heat with the biomass pellets.
-Vermont Daily News
Burlington, Vt. – The first death in Vermont linked to 2009 H1N1 influenza was reported this week in an adult with serious medical conditions. Cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza are on the rise around the state this past week according to the Vermont Department of Health. A fact confirmed by the Health Department Laboratory in all areas [...]
Burlington, Vt. – Former UVM student Bent Gunnar Cardan, 25, of San Mateo, California, was sentenced Monday, October 26, to a combined term of imprisonment of 6 months, 4 years of supervised release, and a $4,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment for his role in a conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of [...]
Essex Junction, Vt. – Alpacas Galore! Those furry members of the camel family are coming in force to Vermont. The 4th annual Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vt. on Saturday, October 31st and Sunday, November 1st.
Over 175 alpaca breeders will be representing farms from throughout the Northeastern United States [...]
