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Paul, Frank +Collins Attorney Roomet Kristina
Burlington, Vt. – December 23, 2009 – Kristina M. Roomet of Paul Frank + Collins has joined the Board of Directors of the Catamount Trail Association (“CTA”).
CTA was formed in 1984 and is a member-supported, non-profit organization with the purpose of building, maintaining and protecting the Catamount Trail as [...]
Vermonters have two weeks to register for one of 200 lots
Waterbury, Vt. – December 23, 2009 - The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation announced today they will open the lottery for Wood Warms’ roadside firewood lots on January 4, 2010.
The two-week registration for the 200 “cut-your-own” lots ends January 15. Each roadside lot costs $30 [...]
Shelburne, Vt. - Join Pat Palmer of Thornapple Farm and his team of Percheron draft horses for a winter evening of star gazing. Put on your woolies and brave the winter for one of these half hour rides, and don’t forget to bring a thermos with a warm beverage.
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South Londonderry, Vt. – December 22, 2009 - Vermont legislator Rick Hube, 62, of South Londonderry passed away Tuesday, suffering an aortic aneurysm while in Florida visiting relatives. Hube had served in the Vermont House since 1999. He first moved to Vermont from Connecticut in 1978, working initially as a laborer at the Stratton Mountain golf course and spent one [...]
Montpelier, Vt. – December 22 – The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced today that the Lake Champlain Bridge demolition has been rescheduled to Monday, December 28, 2009 at 10 a.m. due to ice formation on Lake Champlain and severely cold temperatures which have significantly delayed work [...]
Burlington, Vt. – December 21, 2009- A small group of Vermont business leaders gathered in Burlington today responding to Entergy’s best offer price provided to Vermont regulators last week when Entergy came out with their “best offer” at 6.1 cents per kilowatt hour, a rate nearly twice what utilities are currently buying it at. Addressing [...]
Randolph, Vt. – December 19, 2009 – A southbound Amtrak Train struck a car that was crossing the tracks Saturday morning on School Street in Randolph, Vt.
Mary Mosher, 84, of Randolph, Vt., was pronounced dead on arrival at Gifford Hospital. Her husband, Everett “Barney” Mosher, 87, was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in New Hampshire in critical condition. However, [...]
Burlington, Vt. – December 19, 2009 – Getting around in winter can be intimidating to many, especially when roads are snowy and the temperatures drop but nevertheless, winter bicycling is on the increase. Addressing that increase, local bicycle shop, the Old Spokes Home held a winter riding bike clinic Saturday.
Old Spokes Home owner Glenn Eames [...]
Vermont Launches Drunk Driving Program: Over the Limit. Under Arrest December 18, 2009 through January 3, 2010.
Waterbury, VT - The Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s (GHSP) announced today Vermont will join with law enforcement across the nation from December 18th to January 3, 2010, in the Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest crackdown. The GHSP DUI [...]
Burlington, Vt. – December 18 – Strolling along Church Street with friends or a loved one, enjoying the sunshine on your face, pulling up a seat at one of the many open cafe’ seating areas is a favorite pastime of many Vermonters. The only thing is, they usually wait until winter is over.
Today, almost 100 people enjoyed/suffered [...]
