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13 hrs ago | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Man charged in school bus theft

Vermont police say a 22-year-old Newport man is in jail on charges of stealing a school bus and two other vehicles.

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16 hrs ago | Berkshire Eagle

Vermont company suing over "Woodchuck" logo

A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing a Vermont coffee company for trademark infringement over the use of the word "woodchuck." Vermont Hard Cider Co.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, South Burlington, VT

Sat May 18, 2013

The Brattleboro Reformer

Dummerston signs Vermont Yankee response plan

After years of debate, Dummerston Selectboard has approved a plan that details the town's response in the event of an emergency at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Bellows Falls, VT

Fri May 17, 2013

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Hotel Vermont opens in downtown Burlington

Hotel Vermont quietly opened its doors Friday after 18 months of construction, though not all its 125 guest rooms are quite finished.

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Related Topix: Burlington, VT

Russia Taday

Vermont could be first US state to mandate GMO food labeling

Vermont seemed more likely than ever to become the first US state to mandate the labeling of genetically modified food after a bill passed the state house, though legislators worry about a lawsuit threat from biotech giant Monsanto.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, US House of Representatives

WCAX-TV Burlington

Vt. jobless rate down to 4 percent in April

Vermont's unemployment rate continues to decline. The seasonally adjusted rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point in April to 4 percent.

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Williston Observer

Hub Happenings

The award is presented annually to an individual for outstanding service efforts over a career in the water industry.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Essex Junction, VT, Williston, VT, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Chittenden County, VT

Russia Taday

Vermont approves assisted suicide bill

Vermont is about to become the third US state to legalize doctor-assisted suicide.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, US Governors, Peter Shumlin

The Brattleboro Reformer

Police Log

On April 14, the Bellows Falls Police Department received a complaint of a retail theft at J&H Hardware in The Square.

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Related Topix: Bellows Falls, VT, Windham County, VT

Thu May 16, 2013

The Nation

Green Mountain College to Divest From Fossil Fuels

Kudos to Green Mountain College for its announcement this week that it is committing to divest its $3.1 million endowment from companies profiting from fossil fuels.

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Related Topix: Green Mountain College, Vermont Government, University of Vermont, Middlebury College, US News, Liberal Political News

WCAX-TV Burlington

IRS scandal prompts questions about Rep. Peter Welch

Democrats and Republicans are trying to figure out who is behind Internal Revenue Service agents singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Peter Welch, Democrat, John Boehner, Republican, Non-Profit

WCAX-TV Burlington

Arson fire at Ryegate sugarhouse

Anyone with information is asked to call Vermont State Police at 802-748-3111 or the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program at 1-800-32-ARSON. A suburban New York man is expected to be arraigned in a Vermont courtroom on a charge that he killed his wife almost two decades ago.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, St. Johnsbury, VT, Criminal Defense Law, Law

WCAX-TV Burlington

Expansions planned at Richmond park and ride

Relief is in the works for drivers fed up with trying to find a spot at the Richmond park and ride.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Peter Shumlin, Kids, Family

Manchester Journal

Battenkill Grange to hold pancake breakfast

The Battenkill Grange will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday, May 19 from 8 - 10 a.m. at the Battenkill Grange #487, located on route 313 west at the covered bridge in Arlington.

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Related Topix: Breakfast, Life, Food

Jurist

Vermont House approves physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill

For the first three years after its passage, the legislation will model Oregon's Death with Dignity Act [official materials] by including safeguards [AP report] which require, among other things, that the patient be competent and assert on three separate occasions the desire to receive a lethal dose of medication.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, US Governors, Peter Shumlin

Wed May 15, 2013

Star999.com

Another state legalizes assisted suicide

It will be the third time a state has legalized doctor assisted suicide. The law will apply to only those over the age of 18 and is very specific about the situations it pertains to.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Offbeat

Seven Days

Powder Trail: Tracing Vermont's Heroin Epidemic to Its Sources

For more than a decade, the number of Vermonters treated for heroin addiction held steady at around 600 or 700 individuals a year, even as the number treated for synthetic opiates such as oxycodone skyrocketed.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Vermont Government, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Burlington, VT

WCAX-TV Burlington

Boy injured at Springfield power substation

Vermont police say a 12-year-old boy has been airlifted to a Boston hospital after being injured at an electrical substation in Springfield.

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Tue May 14, 2013

WCAX-TV Burlington

Sheep clipping time in Cabot

"I do sheep shearing for a living in the spring time," said Peter Brandt, who travels the back roads of Vermont giving haircuts.

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Related Topix: Cabot, VT, Springfield, VT, Quechee, VT, Home Gardening, Home

National Review Online

Vermont Legalizes Assisted Suicide

Alas. Today, the Vermont Legislature passed a bill that legalizes assisted suicide in the state .

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Related Topix: Vermont Government

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