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Thursday Nov 12 | The Bennington Banner

We can't simply do nothing on courts

On Nov. 6, the Vermont Commission on Judicial Operation, which I am chairman, voted unanimously to endorse a plan that if adopted by the Vermont Legislature will significantly change the way our courts function.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Vermont Government, Essex County, VT, Opinion

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Burlington Free Press

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Front Porch Forum, the online neighborhood bulletin board with thousands of followers across Chittenden County, can't make ends meet through advertising alone and has initiated an annual donation drive.

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Related Topix: Chittenden County, VT, Burlington Metro, Burlington, VT

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Burlington Free Press

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Concerns over the H1N1 flu virus have exhausted some providers' supplies of seasonal flu vaccine, health officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Chittenden County, VT, South Hero, VT, South Burlington, VT

Sat Sep 26, 2009

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Plan To Trim Courts Draws Criticism

A plan to reorganize Vermont's courts, closing them in the two smallest counties, is drawing criticism from many lawyers.

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Related Topix: Fairlee, VT, Essex County, VT

Thu Sep 17, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Fed Boost for High-Tech Training

A new federal grant will help a computer company expand high-tech training classes in Grand Isle County.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009

Burlington Free Press

Safety group: Consolidation not necessary

Ver mont's largest law-en forcement organizations say they can achieve bet ter coordination and communication without consolidating - contrary to the recommendation of a consultant hired by the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Essex County, VT, North Hero, VT

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Burlington Free Press

Panel considers consolidating courts to cut costs

A commission tasked with finding $1 million in cuts to the Vermont judiciary is considering consolidating state and county court management and closing courts in Grand Isle and Essex counties.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Essex County, VT, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Grand Isle, VT, Franklin County, VT

Thu Sep 10, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Will Cutting Court Costs Hurt Crime Victims?

Last year Vermont lawmakers instructed the judiciary to find ways to become more efficient and cuts costs.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Vermont, Grand Isle, VT, Essex County, VT, Orange County, VT

Tue Aug 04, 2009

Rutland Herald

Canadian band stopped at border

The crowd expected them, but they never showed. Toronto-based trio The Chameleon Project didn't perform at the Downtown Rutland Sidewalk Sales and Ethnic Festival Saturday night as planned because they were interrogated and fingerprinted at the U.S./Canada border for not having proper paperwork for entry into the United States, the band's manager ...

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Related Topix: Rutland, VT, Prison

Thu Jul 30, 2009

Burlington Free Press

Best Bets, July 29-Aug. 5

'Life in Grand Isle County,' which premieres at 7 p.m. tonight, July 30 at the Grand Isle Lake House in Grand Isle, blends interviews and images of local people in the first half of the 20th century.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Grand Isle, VT, Vermont, Johnson State College, Franklin County, VT

Mon Jul 27, 2009

Burlington Free Press

Green: Chapin Spencer: 'We can be the fittest state in the union'

We all know being active is great. Whether we walk, bike, run or paddle, we know it makes us feel better and keeps us fit.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Vermont Government, Kids, Family, Rutland, VT, Chittenden County, VT

Sat Jul 25, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

FairPoint Tries to Fix Service Outage

FairPoint is trying to fix a service outage in northwestern Vermont. The company says a contractor broke a fiber line in Milton at around 2:30 Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Milton, VT, Franklin County, VT

Tue Jul 14, 2009

Burlington Free Press

Champlain's journal: Entering 'The Lake Between'

Guided by his Montagnais, Huron and Algonquin allies, Samuel de Champlain entered Ondakina on July 14, 1609.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Burlington Free Press

Sex crimes units expand throughout Vt.

A plan to have special sex-crime investigative units covering the entire state by July 1 is behind schedule, but the program is continuing and officials are working to achieve the goal.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Vermont, Chittenden County, VT, Franklin County, VT

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Montreal woman gets 15 years for son's drowning

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Related Topix: North Hero, VT

KXMD-TV Williston

Montreal woman gets 15 years in son's Vt. drowning

A Vermont judge has sentenced a Montreal woman to 15 years in prison for drowning her young son three years ago.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Nightmare Nanny

Twenty-three year-old Donald Shepherd was hired to take care of three kids in Grand Isle County.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Fri Jun 26, 2009

BurlingtonFreePress.com

6 screened, none charged at S. Hero sobriety checkpoint

Six people were screened for suspicion of driving under the influence but none was charged during a DUI checkpoint on Thursday in South Hero, said state police and Grand Isle County Sheriff's Department officials.

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Related Topix: South Hero, VT

Thu Jun 25, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Nanny Case Turns into Nationwide Investigation

Another day, another alias for the nanny accused of molestation in Grand Isle County.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Tue Jun 23, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

State Paid Nanny Accused of Molestation

Donald Shepherd, 23, was hired to take care of three kids in Grand Isle County. But police say, instead, the nanny abused one of them; a 10-year-old boy.

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