North-Hartland News

Vernon and Elva Fish of Killington recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

A son, Jaydin Blake Hudson, was born April 3, 2008, to Jessica Hudson of Williamstown. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

Officials Friday located the body of a Wardsboro man missing in the West River since Thursday afternoon. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“We have to look for the (projects) that get us the best bang for the buck, and the ones that are the safest”

By The Associated Press WHITE RIVER JUNCTION - A fledgling 25-town consortium hoping to establish a high-speed Internet network has been rejected for funding by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority. via Burlington Free Press

A man from Chester faces fraud, embezzlement and other charges for allegedly accepting money from an individual for home improvement work and spending the money on himself, the Vermont Attorney General's Office ... via Burlington Free Press

“Police said the gentleman wanted to disclose that he had taken the cannon from the veterans home sometime in the 1960s. Apparently, he wasn't comfortable living with that secret”

A World War I cannon missing from in front of the Vermont Veterans Home for at least 40 years has been found under the football field at Memorial Stadium at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where it was ... via Rutland Herald

“It's been in the family for a long time.”

It's a sure sign of spring -- trout season opened in Vermont Saturday. Although it's still too chilly for really good fishing, the sport is attracting more people to Vermont's rivers and streams. via WCAX-TV Burlington

Two law students out for leisurely canoe ride got more than they bargained for, jumping ship and swimming to an island where they were later rescued. via Burlington Free Press

“It was my favorite before I came here”

Anita Carbonell, superintendent of the Southeast State Correctional Facility in Windsor, has a down-to-earth description of life behind bars: "It's like hot lunch three times a day for two years," she says. via Seven Days

“It's a little like coming back and playing for family.”

Vermont got a special salute on Tuesday from the United States Air Force Concert Band. via WCAX-TV Burlington

MANCHESTER For the first time in at least 19 years, Manchester Elementary Middle School is sending 12 of its students to the Vermont State Math and Science Fair this Saturday in Norwich. via Manchester Journal

A mysterious disease that is killing bats across western New England and New York is spreading eastward across Vermont. via WCAX-TV Burlington

What does Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne" have in common with "Hobomok," the main character of nineteenth-century abolitionist Lydia Maria Child's first novel? Both will be discussed at the Conference on ... via Burlington Free Press

“Shay's at just the right point in his career”

Longtime political analyst and former editor of the Vermont Guardian Shay Totten will take over as political columnist for Seven Days, officials for the alternative weekly announced today. via Burlington Free Press

“You know it's something we always carried in the back of our minds, thinking when this might happen”

The familiar green and white Vermont Transit buses that have plied the highways of the state and New England for nearly 80 years will soon fade into history, replaced by the name and the buses of its parent ... via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“Some were hurt by cars, but most were starving”

When a barred owl started hanging out behind the Statehouse, lawmakers thought it was a chance encounter with nature. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“We continue to be concerned that the slowly increasing unemployment rate in recent months is a warning sign that the nation's and region's economic slowdown is reaching Vermont”

Vermont's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed a tenth of 1 percent in February. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“I want her to challenge competency”

OK. Wah! This alleged violation of rights is based on exactly what testimony? Williams'? Now is HE saying they didn't read him his rights or does he have some sort of evidence this happened? Also, there are ... via Burlington Free Press

“They're making a living, but they're doing it in the wrong places.”

Ed Shamy Free Press Staff Writer Winter has been cruel to the barred owls of Vermont because of a sequence of events set in motion a year ago. via Burlington Free Press

We serve clients who share our belief that high-quality objective analysis is a prerequisite to resolving complex problems. via Julie Lerman Blog