Burlington, Vt. – March 2, 2010 – University of Vermont President Daniel Fogel introduced former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin at the opening of the symposium on government held in the Dudley Davis Center Tuesday morning.
Fogel commended Kunin for her contributions as Governor during 1985-1991, which he said are visible today “in our Vermont schools, in [...]
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Montpelier, Vt. – February 24, 2010 – The Vermont Senate voted overwhelmingly today against re-licensing Vermont Yankee after 2012. Twenty-six Senators voted against the measure while four voted in favor.
A cheer went up in the Senate Chambers moments after the gavel fell on the session as a balcony full of activists and Vermont Public Interest [...]
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Burlington, Vt. – February 16, 2010 - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., joined by officials from the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the White River Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center, announced today that a proposed $125 billion budget for veterans will improve health care and other benefits for Vermont veterans.
The veterans budget for 2011 which the White House [...]
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Vermont Daily News report by Environment Reporter Allaire Diamond and staff
Cabot, Vt. – February 2, 2010 – According to some Vermont maple producers, 2010 may bring maple production to another all-time high. At the Vermont Farm Show in Barre, Vt., on January 26, sugarmaker Glenn Goodrich of Goodrich’s Maple Farm in Cabot, Vt., noted that [...]
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Burlington, Vt. – January 28, 2010 – When Scott Hallock, of Jericho, Vt., joined Lambda Iota fraternity at the University of Vermont back in 1959, he never dreamed that his dedicated group of members who have a history of service to their community may face losing their home to drug trafficking.
Today Hallock finally reached some [...]
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Middlesex, Vt. – January 27, 2010 – Floodwaters from the recent warm weather are receding around the region. The only spot report received indicating damage was from the town of Chester where Popple Dungeon Road in Chester, Vt., received damage due to flooding. Residents of one home were evacuated says Vermont Emergency Management Duty Officer Raymond Doherty.
A large ice [...]
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Mt. Washington, N.H. - January 22, 2010 – Until recently, the world record for the fastest recorded wind speed was of 231 mph (372 km/h), registered in April 1934 across the summit of Mount Washington, USA. According to a recent review of information conducted by a panel of experts in charge of global weather and climate extremes within [...]
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Burlington, Vt. – January 25, 2010 – Five Vermont gubernatorial candidates, all Democrats, participated in a panel discussion on statewide educational policy Monday evening at the University of Vermont’s Davis Center in Burlington, Vt. About 250 people attended the event which was sponsored jointly by Castleton State College, Saint Michael’s College and the University of Vermont.
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Milton, Vt. – January 19, 2010 – Driving north into the town of Milton, visitors can’t miss the fresh lumber of several buildings under construction on the southeast side of U.S. 7 in Milton, Vt.
The construction under way at the Southerberry project is being built by Milton businessman Bill Sawyer. He says plans are in [...]
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Burlington, Vt. – January 20, 2010 – Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss announced yesterday that the City has received a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Champlain Parkway from the Federal Highway Administration. In its approximately 40 year history, this is only the second time the project has received a ROD; the last time in 1997. [...]
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