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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 [...]
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 [...]
Washington, D.C. – July 19, 2010 – National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen sent a letter Sunday to BP stating that there were a number of unanswered questions about the monitoring systems at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site which the company had committed to as a condition of the US government extending the well integrity test. [...]
CHARLOTTE, Vt. – June 21, 2010 – Dana LaDuke of Bomoseen, Vt. , currently stands to win nearly $40,000 cash as the Lakeshore Ace Laker and Cold Water Super Bonus winner after LaDuke brought a 16.7 lb. Lake trout to the weigh station in Charlotte, Vt., during the 29th Annual LCI Father’s Day Fishing Derby [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C – June 16, 2010 – Following a meeting with the President Obama at the White House Wednesday, BP agreed to a package of measures to meet its obligations as a responsible party arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The agreement will create a $20 billion claims fund over the [...]
ESSEX JUNCTION,Vt. – June 12, 2010 - Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie officially launched his campaign for governor Saturday morning where three hundred supporters filled a small exhibit hall at the Champlain Valley Exposition.
Signs, stickers, banners, and Dubie Co-pilot t-shirts covered the event space in Dubie’s hometown. He spoke the crowd from a podium on stage at the [...]
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – June 1, 2010 – National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen delivered the first of now daily briefings yesterday to inform the American public and answer questions on the progress of the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill at the Port of New Orleans.
Allen said efforts are proceeding on a top [...]
Cats Top BU in 83-70 Crowd Thriller at Patrick Gym
Burlington, Vt. – March 13, 2010 – Behind a monster performance from the Reggie Lewis Most Outstanding Player Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J.), the Vermont men’s basketball team topped Boston University 83-70 in front of a sold-out Patrick Gym on Saturday afternoon to win the 2010 America [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
