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BURLINGTON, Vt – August 17, 2010 – With one week remaining before the primary election in Vermont, the Shumlin for Governor campaign announced today that it had beat out Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie and all primary opponents during the latest financial filing period, raising over $170,000 during the period. The campaign reported $97,885.85 [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 17, 2010 – U.S.News & World Report has listed the University of Vermont at 41 among Top Public Schools in it’s annual Best Colleges ranking. UVM is tied with Iowa State University, Ames, University of California-Riverside, and University of Missouri for the category. University of California-Berkeley received top honors this year [...]
BRANDON, Vt. – On August 14, 2010, at approximately 2 a.m., a fire was reported at 17 North Railroad Road in Brandon via a call to 911. The Brandon Fire Department responded to the scene where they encountered a residence fully engulfed in flames. The Pittsford Fire Department was then called to assist with firefighting. The Fire Department managed to [...]
BURLINGTON, Vt. – August 11, 2010 - Vermont schools are in line for another infusion of nearly $25.5 million in economic recovery funds, announced Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) jointly Wednesday.
Senator Sanders office said the funds authorized by last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are in addition [...]
COLCHESTER, Vt. – August 12, 2010 – Former Saint Michael’s College men’s lacrosse standout Greg Lazarus ‘08 played for Team Germany at the 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester, England, last month where he continued to excel on the lacrosse field.
Lazarus opened the tournament with two of Germany’s three goals in a setback to [...]
EDEN, Vt. – August 4, 2010 – At around 4:30 a.m. Rodney Gonyaw escaped from his Toyota Tacoma truck after the pick-up truck crashed into the White Branch of the Lamoille River from Crooks Road where a bridge had completely washed out as he travelled toward Knowles Flats Road in Eden, Vt.
Vermont State Police Sgt. Garry [...]
Waterbury, Vt. – August 3, 2010 - September dates for Vermont’s resident Canada goose hunting season and the youth waterfowl hunt weekend have been set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board.
A statewide open hunting season for Canada geese will occur September 7-25, 2010. The daily bag limit will be five Canada geese except in [...]
KENNEBUNKPORT, Me. – August 2, 2010 – Circus-goers may expect calliope music, but at a Circus Smirkus performance here last night Hail to the Chief filled the Big Top as President George H.W. Bush and his wife entered the tent.
The invitation to the Bush family was extended last month by Circus Smirkus, the 23-year-old, award-winning, [...]
BURLINGTON, Vt. – August 3, 2010 – Funeral services for Burlington Fire Department 23-year veteran Lieutenant Steven N. “Vinny” Costello will be held Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont Campus in Burlington.
Costello, 46, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010, after suffering cardiac arrest a week earlier [...]
Gulf of Mexico – August 3, 2010 – During final preparations to commence with the injectivity test on Monday, BP discovered a small hydraulic leak in the capping stack hydraulic control system. The injectivity test, previously announced to take place Monday is rescheduled until the leak is repaired which is expected Tuesday says BP. As [...]
