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HOMETOWN: Westford Seniors join for last lunch of the season
The stained glass windows in Westford's Brick Meeting House are being refurbished, but that didn't deter the more than 20 long-time residents who showed up for their monthly luncheon.
Essex Chips gives service awards
ESSEX JUNCTION -- Essex CHIPS and Teen Center of Essex Junction announced its annual service awards last week, honoring a doctor, a parent, a teacher and three students for helping others.
Asked what she'd sample from her own menu, Caitlin Bilodeau , co-owner of The Belted Cow at The Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction, isn't sure.
June 16: Vermont student writing
By Sophia Seman Albert D. Lawton Middle School, Grade 6 'His eyes are open,' she whispered, then hid her nose in the tissue.
Baked Beads 17th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Jewelry Clearance New jewelry, scarves, pashminas.
Essex CHIPS, Teen Center seeks nominations
Essex CHIPS and Teen Center of Essex Junction has begun accepting nominations for its annual service awards.
Essex neighbors fight proposed tower
A proposed tower at Bixby Hill in Essex would bring high-speed Internet to a rural swath of Chittenden County, but residents living near the potential site fear the tower will devalue their properties.
Vermont senators cast solid votes of support for all the major money bills Thursday - including a $4.5 billion budget bill that includes provisions that would raise $26 million in new revenue while also lowering income tax rates.
Budget bill on its way to finish line
House and Senate budget writers settled most all their differences Wednesday, but there was no glee.
Vermont Statehouse talks break down
Talks between legislative and administration leaders have broken down this morning, leaving the four main money bills -- and adjournment -- in doubt.
WESTFORD -- A big reverb unit is hidden behind a wall. Room microphones hang from ceiling beams.
State Treasury takes in millions less than normal
MONTPELIER - The Douglas administration and the Legislature had braced for bad financial news.
Milton officials chafe at proposed cut in road aid
Sandy Miller, Milton's town manager, might recommend postponing parts of the town's spring highway maintenance program because of a likely cutback in state aid, he said Thursday.
HOMETOWN: Towns gather around conservation issues
A stonefly temporarily taken from its Mill Brook home in Jericho sat in a glass dish for easy viewing.
How Should Vt. Spend the Stimulus?
How to use the federal stimulus money has been a question without clear answers.
Lawmakers weigh cuts versus taxes
Legislative leaders released a list Tuesday of the kinds of cuts they would consider if members of the House and Senate don't want to raise $24 million in new revenues to help close next year's budget gap.
Vermont Cuban-Americans cheer policy change
Maricel Lucero of Springfield received a phone call Monday morning that thrilled her -- and left her making joyful travel plans.
3:17: Vermont students' writing
This week's selections from the Young Writers Project - an independent nonprofit that helps kids become better writers - are responses to the prompts 'Number 9' and 'First Lines' of poems.
Robert Jackson's stone wall in snow. It was built over several...
Old stonewalls have been around the Northeast for four centuries, marking the boundaries of old farmsteads and keeping sheep and cows from wandering too far.
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