Friday May 17 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh
City plans range of transit, bike-friendly upgrades
Thirty-two hundred Vermonters have signed up to take the 'pledge' this week, finding alternatives to driving alone in the car to work.
Friday May 17 | Williston Observer
The award is presented annually to an individual for outstanding service efforts over a career in the water industry.
The Scoreboard: Winners and Losers of the 2013 Legislative Session
Politics ain't no game, but it comes with its fair share of winners and losers. Each Friday on Seven Days' news and politics blog, Off Message , we try our darnedest to figure out which one's which.
Rutland residents respond to Mother's Day
A body was recovered Saturday afternoon from the Indian Brook Reservoir. The male subject was found in the water near the dam.
Will cameras make schools safer?
Will video cameras make our schools safer? We follow a discussion that touches on student privacy and school safety in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings.
Vt. to dismiss charges against man shot by police
Vermont prosecutors say they're going to dismiss assault charges filed against a mentally ill man who was shot and wounded by police during a struggle.
Group of Vt. lawmakers wants U.S. Constitution changed
State Sen. Ginny Lyons, D-Chittenden County, is one of several Vermont lawmakers who plan to demand the United States Congress hold a national convention to create an opportunity to change the U.S. Constitution.
Long Time Timekeeper Passes Away
Cliff Breiner, who for 40 years served as the official scorer for the Saint Michael's College men's basketball team, passed away following an illness on May 4. The official scorer between 1970 and 2010, a decal bearing his name was affixed to the Ross Sports Center gym floor on Dec.
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets announced the appointment of Alan Graham as state entomologist.
Vt. lawmakers try to reach a budget deal
Significant divides exist between the two plans put together by the respective chambers.
Suspect in Social Security fraud kills self
A Burlington man facing allegations of Social Security fraud has killed himself in Florida, after indicating he did not want to go back to prison, according to the police.
Winooski animal control officer accused of improper conduct with women
Gary Francis, the former animal control officer in three Chittenden County towns, faces a criminal citation involving allegations he offered to pay women to show him their breasts during the course of his duties.
Whatever happened to 'the whole truth?'
Vermonters should have serious concerns about a significant omission in the police affidavit filed in connection with an April 25 arrest of a Winooski man.
Budget battle at Vt. Statehouse
Legislative leadership targeted May 11 for the last day of work at the Vermont Statehouse.
Suddenly on Wednesday gasoline at most but not all Vermont filling stations was six cents more expensive than it was on Tuesday.
Teen charged in fatal Colchester crash to change plea
A teenager charged with drunken driving and causing a crash that killed his passenger a year ago is slated to change his plea next week.
People get caught bringing all kinds of contraband to Vermont's courthouses. Guns, knives, crochet hooks.
Localvore: 'The day had given us a gift'
Beavers had been at work. Saplings criss-crossed the ground like pickup sticks. Our hiking trail ran to the beaver pond's outlet ... and disappeared.
Man shot by police charged in court
"I've seen the guy around, I've never seen him hurt anybody. I just don't understand how it escalated so quickly into what it was," said Jeremy Sterling.
For the architecture geeks - a look inside the Chaffee
News, perspective, voting results and odds and ends from in and around Rutland's City Hall and the Rutland County Legislative delegation.