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(03/11/10)Small Counties Fight Changes To Judicial System
Guildhall, VT (03/10/10)For two years now, a commission created by the Vermont Legislature has been looking for ways to deliver judicial services more efficiently and affordably across the state. In Vermont's two smallest counties, the commission proposes cutting staff and moving most judicial hearings to larger, neighboring counties.
Roadblock Raised To Ira Wind Project
Ira, VT (03/10/10)A new potential roadblock has been raised to a commercial wind farm that developers want to build in Ira and Poultney. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the ridgelines being considered for the project are rare and irreplaceable natural areas that should be protected.
EPA To Reconsider Lake Champlain Clean-Up Plan
Montpelier, VT (03/10/10)The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its approval of a state clean up plan for Lake Champlain. The plan was approved by the federal government in 2002, but pollution levels have continued to rise in the big lake.
White Nose Syndrome May Sweep Country
Colchester, VT (03/10/10)A mysterious bat disease that was first detected in upstate New York and quickly spread to caves in Vermont may be on the verge of sweeping across the country.
New Hydro-Quebec Contract May Be Signed This Week
Montpelier, Vt. (03/09/10)Special Commission Would Study Affordable Health Care For All Vermonters
Montpelier, Vt. (03/09/10)Coach Heads To Paralympics In Vancouver
(03/09/10)Senate Considers Donor Anonymity Amendment
Colchester, VT (03/09/10)The Vermont Senate considers a bill today that will grant anonymity to donors who give to the University of Vermont and other public colleges in the state.
Medical Training Program Gets $1.7 million
Burlington, VT (03/09/10)Senator Patrick Leahy has helped Fletcher Allen hospital get $1.7 million to pay for advanced medical simulations. The money has helped train National Guard medics for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Health Center To Hold Free Clinic
Burlington, VT (03/09/10)Senator Bernie Sanders wants you to go to the doctor. Sanders appeared at the Community Health Center in Burlington to promote a free clinic that organizers hope will see 100 patients on Sunday.
Spring Forecast Shows Modest Rise In NH Tourism
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/09/10)Forecasters are projecting a slight increase in the number of tourists visiting New Hampshire this spring.
FEMA Team Assessing NH Wind Storm Damage
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/09/10)Martime Museum Could Open Branch In Moran Plant
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) (03/09/10)The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum could open a branch in the defunct Moran power plant on the Burlington waterfront.
Officer Sues Chittenden Prosecutor For Defamation
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) (03/09/10)A South Burlington police detective is suing the Chittenden County prosecutor for defamation.
Navy Names Ship For George Dewey
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/09/10)The U.S. Navy has another ship named after Montpelier native George Dewey, the Vermonter who became known as the hero of Manila Bay for his service during the Spanish American War.
Rutland Aldermen Investigate Pornography Allegations
Rutland, Vt. (03/08/10)Vermont's Revenue Picture Worsens
Montpelier, Vt. (03/08/10)Candace Page On Alternative Lawn Maintenance
(03/08/10)The Weather Outlook for 2010
(03/08/10)Long Island Sound Clean-up Reaches Into Vermont
Hartford, VT (03/08/10)Too much nitrogen in the waters of the Long Island Sound has led to "dead zones" where fish and shellfish can't survive. Now the federal agency is asking sewage treatment plants nearly 200 miles away in Vermont to help reduce pollutants that are hurting the sound.
Markowitz To Launch Campaign For Governor
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/08/10)NH House Considering Decriminalizing Marijuana
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/08/10)Approval Of Lowell Wind Project Provides Boost
LOWELL, Vt. (AP) (03/08/10)Douglas To Lead Delegation To Quebec
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/08/10)Governor Jim Douglas is traveling to Canada this week to discuss a bilateral relationship with Quebec.
Winter Markets Extend Season For Farmers
Montpelier, VT (03/06/10)It's the time of year when a lot of people in the Northeast are hankering for fresh grown vegetables. Now, even in the coldest area, farmers are devising ways to satisfy that craving.
Welch Sees Close Vote In House On Health Care Reform
Montpelier, Vt. (03/05/10)VPR's Ross Sneyd On The Week's Top News Stories
(03/05/10)Peter Welch On The Health Care Bill's Prospects
(03/05/10)Voices In The Week's News: March 5, 2010
(03/05/10)Kiss Says He’s Confident Burlington Telecom Can Be Saved
Burlington, VT (03/05/10)Burlington Telecom is a publicly-owned cable, Internet and phone utility that's significantly in debt, and some city residents are worried they're going to wind up paying. But Mayor Bob Kiss says he's confident the company can be saved.
Vermont State Police Agree To Pay Cut
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/05/10)Unionized Vermont State Police troopers will be asked to approve a new contract with the state that includes a 3 percent pay cut.
Bill Would Protect IDs Of College Donors
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/05/10)Open records advocates are crying foul over a measure moving through the Vermont legislature that would grant anonymity to anyone who gives money to the University of Vermont or the state's public colleges.
Vermont Supreme Court To Hear Rooney Appeal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/05/10)The Vermont Supreme Court will hear an appeal of the murder conviction of Brian Rooney who was convicted of raping and murdering a University of Vermont student.
Sanders Calls For Changes To Blood Donation Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) (03/05/10)Sen. Bernie Sanders is joining Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and 16 colleagues in calling on the FDA to lift the lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977.
Report Says VT Housing Got More Affordable In 2009
WESTFORD, Vt. (AP) (03/05/10)The author of an economics newsletter says housing was more affordable in Vermont last year than at any time since 2003.
NH Borrows $50 Million From Feds To Pay Jobless Claims
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/05/10)New Hampshire is borrowing $50 million from the federal government to pay state jobless benefits through mid-May.
Troubles At Yankee Affecting Industry Elsewhere
Montpelier, Vt. (03/04/10)Sanders Defends Use Of Budget Reconciliation
Montpelier, Vt. (03/04/10)One Woman Show Explores French-Canadian Heritage
Colchester, VT (03/04/10)Author Donald Pease On Dr. Seuss
(03/04/10)Bob Kiss on IRV, Burlington Telecom And The Moran Plant
(03/04/10)Advocate Says Support Exists For Marijuana Decriminalization
Montpelier, VT (03/04/10)On Town Meeting Day voters in Montpelier came out strongly in favor of de-criminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Forty Towns Increase Property Tax Breaks For Veterans
Montpelier, VT (03/04/10)A South Burlington man's crusade on behalf of disabled military veterans became a statewide movement at town meetings this week. Residents in about 40 towns were inspired by the work of Lou Lertola to increase property tax breaks for the vets.
Welch Calls For Prescription Drug Negotiation
Washington, D.C. (03/04/10)Congressman Peter Welch wants the government to start negotiating Medicare prescription drug prices.
Entergy Makes Spinoff Concessions For Regulators
NEW ORLEANS (AP) (03/04/10)Power provider Entergy Corporation has agreed to financial concessions in an attempt to win approval from New York regulators for a proposed spin-off of six nuclear units.
Douglas Signs Law Addressing Custody During Deployment
COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) (03/04/10)Governor Jim Douglas has signed into law the Military Parent Protection Act, which addresses custody of children while a parent is deployed.
Lynch Asks Feds To Assess Storm Damage
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/04/10)New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has asked federal emergency officials to assess the damage from last week's storm to see if the state is eligible for disaster relief.
NH senator renews push for video slot machines
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/04/10)A Senate committee is considering another bill to legalize video slot machines in New Hampshire.
Majority Of School Budgets Pass At Town Meeting
Montpelier, Vt. (03/03/10)Rutland Vote May Be Difficult To Enact
Rutland, Vt. (03/03/10)Vermont's First Female Governor Honored
(03/03/10)Reporter Bruce Edwards On The Rutland/Addison Rail Project
(03/03/10)Consumer Product Responsibility Debated
(03/03/10)Addison Towns Approve Unified Union
Vergennes, VT (03/03/10)A new unified union school district was formed in Addison County at town meeting yesterday. The five towns of the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union school district all agreed to the merger.
GMP Says Lowell Wind Project Will Move Forward
Colchester, VT (03/03/10)Voters In Jamaica Complain About State, Federal Interference
Jamaica, VT (03/03/10)Voters in the southern Vermont town of Jamaica reflected the state on Town Meeting Day. They passed both town and school budgets, while they complained about interference from Washington and Montpelier.
Lowell Vote For Wind, Ira Against It
Colchester, VT (03/03/10)Two Vermont towns voted on wind projects on Town Meeting Day, and they ended up going separate ways.
Burlington Voters Repeal Instant Runoff Voting
Burlington, VT (03/03/10)In Burlington, voters repealed the instant runoff voting system that they've used in the past two elections to choose a mayor.
Rutland Votes In Favor Of Term Limits
Rutland, VT (03/03/10)Rutland City officials are celebrating the fact that both the city and school budgets passed. But some of those officials may be less pleased by something else that passed - term limits.
Stowe Votes To Eliminate Auditors
STOWE, Vt. (AP) (03/03/10)Voters in Stowe have approved a charter change with a strange twist.
Montpelier Votes For Decriminalization
Montpelier, VT (03/03/10)Montpelier officials were easily re-elected on Tuesday despite a controversy about an overpayment to a contractor.
Town Meeting Results From Around The Region
Colchester, VT (03/03/10)Island Pond voted to support the sale of the state airport because it will help create jobs in town.
Wilmington Voters Embrace Pergola
Wilmington, VT (03/03/10)Wilmington voters embraced a new "pergola" built in their downtown. The structure is in a new town park that was built on the site of a bank that burned down.
Island Pond voters support airport sale
ISLAND POND, Vt. (AP) (03/03/10)Voters in Island Pond say they support a plan to sell the John H. Boylan State Airport to the developer of a proposed wood pellet manufacturing plant.
Towns Speak Out On Vermont Yankee
Montpelier, Vt. (03/02/10)Town Meeting Continues To Thrive In West Windsor
Norwich, Vt. (03/02/10)Ed Asner Performs "FDR" In Vermont
Colchester, VT (03/02/10)VPR's Betty Smith On West Windsor's Town Meeting
(03/02/10)VPR's Ross Sneyd On The Tradition of Town Meeting
(03/02/10)Populism Today
(03/02/10)Mosher Releases ‘Walking To Gatlinburg’
Colchester, VT (03/02/10)The wait is over for fans of Howard Frank Mosher. His first novel in 3 years hits the bookshelves today. His newest and 11th novel is called "Walking to Gatlinburg", and tells the Civil-War era tale of 17-year-old Morgan Kinneson.
Rockingham Voters Approve Spending Increase
Rockingham, VT (03/02/10)Voters in Rockingham held the "floor" portion of their town meeting Monday night. They scrutinized their level-funded budget in a mood of caution due to the sluggish economy. Then, in a surprise move, they voted to spend more.
Poll Says Public Has Lost Trust In Yankee
Montpelier, VT (03/02/10)A new poll shows Entergy Vermont Yankee has lost the trust of a majority of Vermonters. The poll says a radiation leak at the plant has severely eroded public support for the plant to operate after 2012.
Annual Doyle Poll Will Gather Input On Yankee, Cell Phones
Montpelier, VT (03/02/10)This Town Meeting Day marks the 41st year that Washington Country senator Bill Doyle has conducted a survey on issues facing the state.
NRC Seeks Info From Vermont Yankee Owner
WASHINGTON (AP) (03/02/10)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has submitted a Demand for Information letter to Vermont Yankee owner Entergy seeking documents related to statements made about a tritium leak.
Instant Runoff Voting, School Budgets Top Town-Meeting Agendas
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/02/10)It's Town Meeting Day in Vermont, the state's annual exercise in direct democracy, and there's plenty to vote on this year.
Union Unsure If IBM Plant Hit By National Layoffs
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) (03/02/10)Workers representatives say it's unclear if any workers at the Essex Junction IBM plant were let go as part of nationwide layoffs.
VT Seeks Taxpayer Help To Protect Wildlife
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) (03/02/10)Vermonters can contribute to the Nongame Wildlife Fund on their state tax forms to protect wildlife such as the loons and peregrine falcons that are not hunted in Vermont.
Power Restored In Much Of Storm-Battered Northeast
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/02/10)The lights are back on for many of the million-plus customers in the Northeast affected by a storm last week that dealt the region snow, rain and in some places hurricane-force winds.
VT Firms To See Decline In Worker's Compensation Costs
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/02/10)Gov. Jim Douglas says the state's business owners are going to be paying less for workers' compensation insurance.
Bill Would Suspend NH's School Building Aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/02/10)Voters across New Hampshire are deciding whether to fund new school construction projects in what could be their last chance before a looming suspension in state aid.
Ira Will Weigh In On Wind Farm Proposal
(03/01/10)Welch Backs Overturn Of Court Ruling On Campaign Finance
Montpelier, Vt. (03/01/10)The Sights & Sounds Of Snocross
Belmont, NH (03/01/10)Perception Of National Guard Affects Families, Soldiers
(03/01/10)The Differences In Male And Female Brains
(03/01/10)Wilmington To Decide Fate Of Pergola
Wilmington, VT (03/01/10)On Town Meeting Day, voters in Wilmington will attempt to settle the fate of a decorative structure that's become a flash point in town. It's called the "pergola." And some people in Wilmington want to get rid of it.
Demong Carries U.S. Flag In Closing Ceremony
Vancouver, BC (03/01/10)At the closing ceremony of the Olympic yesterday, Vermontville, New York's Billy Demong was the U.S. flag bearer. But he also carried the banner as the first U.S. Olympic champion in Nordic sports.
Isle La Motte Uses Restitution For Tax Cut
ISLE LA MOTTE, Vt. (AP) (03/01/10)Numbers Of Backyard Maple Sugar Operations On Rise
IRA, Vt. (AP) (03/01/10)The sap is flowing in northern New England and officials say a spike in prices has encouraged more people to set up backyard maple syrup operations.
Bill Would Suspend NH's School Building Aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/01/10)Voters will decide next week whether to replace Lebanon's aging junior high school in what could be their last chance before a looming suspension in state school construction aid would make the project too costly for city taxpayers to shoulder on their own.
Weight Limit Lifted On Temporary Ferry
ADDISON, Vt. (AP) (03/01/10)Officials have lifted a weight limit on trucks using a temporary ferry between Addison, Vermont and Crown Point, New York.
Merchants Prepare For Sales Tax Holiday
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) (03/01/10)Storeowners in Vermont say they have high hopes for the upcoming sales tax holiday and they're confident it will provide a much needed boost for their businesses.
Health Officials Issue Food Safety Guidelines
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) (03/01/10)New Hampshire health officials are advising people without power to throw out food if there's any doubt it could have spoiled.
Lowell Gears Up For Vote On Wind Project
(02/27/10)The Northeast Kingdom town of Lowell is gearing up for a big Town Meeting vote on Tuesday.
































































