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Shumlin Reports Leading Gubernatorial Candidate Pack in Fundraising

Shumlin Reports Leading Gubernatorial Candidate Pack in Fundraising

 
 

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 [...]

Middlebury and UVM Ranked Among Top 100 Colleges

Middlebury and UVM Ranked Among Top 100 Colleges

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 [...]

Police Suspect Arson in Brandon Vacant Home Fire

Police Suspect Arson in Brandon Vacant Home Fire

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 [...]

Vermont Schools to Receive $25 Million More for Education Jobs

Vermont Schools to Receive $25 Million More for Education Jobs

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 [...]

St. Michael’s Ex-Standout Greg Lazarus Shines At World Lacrosse Championships

St. Michael’s Ex-Standout Greg Lazarus Shines At World Lacrosse Championships

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 [...]

Man Escapes From Truck in River After Bridge Washes Out

Man Escapes From Truck in River After Bridge Washes Out

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 [...]

Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day set for July 31

Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day set for July 31

 
SHELBURNE , VT -   The gasoline-free days of Vermont agriculture, when horsepower was really horse power, will live again in the fields of historic Shelburne Farms as draft horse teams and their drivers gather for the annual Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will [...]

Seep Detected, Test Continues at BP Oil Spill Site

Seep Detected, Test Continues at BP Oil Spill Site

 
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.  [...]

YouTube Tornado video:Billings, Montana

A tornado causes major damage to the Rimrock Auto Arena at Metra Park in Billings, Montana, Sunday, June 20, 2010. Video by Dan Miller (YouTube via KTVQ)

Burlington Wine & Food Festival, June 26, 11am & 4pm

Burlington Wine & Food Festival, June 26, 11am & 4pm

BURLINGTON, Vt.  – This weekend, June 26, 2010, taste fine wines from Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia, Argentina, California, Vermont, and more, poured by importers, winemakers and representatives from the world’s finest vineyards during two four-hour wine tasting sessions on the shores of Lake Champlain at Burlington’s Waterfront Park. 
Learn secrets to enhance the enjoyment of the pairing of fine wines [...]

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