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State may recommend Essex school merger
The Vermont Commissioner of Education is considering whether to recommend to the state Board of Education that schools in Essex and Essex Junction consolidate into one supervisory union.
Lukas LaRiviere Age: 17 School: BFA Fairfax Parents: Neal LaRiviere and Dolores Eckert Hometown: Fairfax Top 5 accomplishments: Selected for National Honor Society, on honor roll for four years, 3.8 GPA, traveled to England with school group, member of Ultimate Frisbee Club.
Roosters prowl west end of UVM campus
The two roosters prowling off South Williams Street on Friday were not the first ones seen -- or heard -- in this settled neighborhood at the west edge of the University of Vermont campus.
It might qualify as a symbol: Frank Ammirato Jr.'s Westford barn emerged last week as Vermont's first site for a new incentive program for photovoltaic power.
Several schools in Essex school districts, including schools in Essex Junction and Westford, have postponed H1N1 flu clinics due to a shortage of the vaccine.
Essex superintendent to resign
ESSEX -- The superintendent of the Essex Town School District will resign at the end of the school year.
Vermont Dog Earns College Degree
There are hours upon hours of homework and some courses are a total nightmare. But not all students are stressed.
Signs pointing to FairPoint bankruptcy
More than two years after critics first voiced concerns that tiny FairPoint lacked the resources to take over Verizon's Northern New England land-line business, some of their predictions are proving true.
Parole, probation braces for cuts
Deep budget cuts at the Department of Corrections could force officials to slash the number of frontline officers overseeing nearly 8,000 people on either probation or parole in Vermont.
Essex Rescue expands Underhill service
About 30 years ago, Essex Rescue began responding to emergency calls in Underhill.
Vermont State Police Department of Pu...
Attempting to Elude, Negligent Operation, Driving Under the Influence ...
INCIDENT: Attempting to Elude, Negligent Operation, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol- Refusal, motor vehicle crash with injuries.
Suspected Drunk Driver Escapes Fiery Crash
Police say a suspected drunk driver escaped a fiery crash in Westford, Vt. Essex Police and Vermont State Troopers arrested 40-year-old Steven Bergman of Essex Tuesday night.
Suspected Drunk Driver Saved from Fiery Crash
Police say a suspected drunk driver escaped a fiery crash in Westford Tuesday night.
Vermont stone walls built to last
Everybody admires the long stone wall in front of Robert Jackson's house. Joggers passing by gaze at it.
Getting outside during foliage season
Vermont has as many ways to admire the foliage as there are colors of the leaves.
Age: 18 School: Essex High School Parents: Laura and Randy Darden Hometown: Essex Top 5 accomplishments: Essex High School Science Award, GPA of 97.1, Rensselaer Leadership Scholarship, Honor Roll, National Honors Society In the community: Girl Scouts, varsity/JV basketball, AAU basketball, tutoring with National Honor Society Favorite spare time ...
Unemployment dips sharply in July: Rutland still has highest rate in...
Rutland still has highest rate in the state at 9 percent, down from 10 percent in month of June.
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Large Hailstone Sets Vermont State Record
A hailstone that hit Westford, Vt., north of Burlington, during a severe thunderstorm on July 16, 2009, has been declared the largest hailstone ever recovered in the state of Vermont.
HOMETOWN: Sand volleyball in Colchester
Monday and Wednesday evenings a group of hardcore enthusiasts meet at Bayside Park in Colchester for three hours of sand volleyball.
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