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2 in custody, 2 on the run after drug and weapons raids in rural Vermont

By Alan J. Keays

May 13 2022May 14, 2022

Federal, state and local authorities moved in Friday morning with warrants at two residences in the Orange County town of Washington.


For online-learners in the Northfield-Williamstown area, school has yet to start

By Lola Duffort

Sep 16 2020September 22, 2020

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A surge in the number of students who wanted online-only learning overwhelmed the schools in the four-town Central Vermont Supervisory Union, and a new system won’t be ready until about Oct. 1.


Signs warn motorists to avoid moving ash wood from infested areas

By Press Release

May 15 2018May 16, 2018

News Release -- Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation May 11, 2018 Contact: Jenny Lauer, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation (802) 828-1531, [email protected] Emerald Ash Borer: Slow […]


Smith: Is Washington failing us?

By Mike Smith

Dec 3 2017

For some, the city is no different from the fictional capital in “The Hunger Games,” where elites live in disregard of the needs of citizens in outlying districts.


Marijuana study to focus on use, costs and precedents

By Katie Jickling

Jul 31 2014

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Rand Corp. lays out its plans for research on the impact of legalizing the sale and use of marijuana in Vermont. Tax revenue is only part of the picture, officials say.


Rand officials to visit state next week to plan marijuana study

By Katie Jickling

Jul 18 2014July 20, 2014

Study will look at pot use in Vermont, long-term public health implications, effects on driving and highway safety, savings for law enforcement and lessons Vermont could learn from Colorado and Washington.


Video: 'Washington is rigged for the rich,' Warren says

By Anne Galloway

Jun 23 2014June 23, 2014

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren tells audience of Vermont Democrats that Republicans in Washington refuse to work on nation's problems.


Children’s Literacy Foundation Awards Sponsorships to Libraries

By Press Release

Oct 15 2013October 15, 2013

The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is awarding sponsorships to 12 rural public libraries across Vermont and New Hampshire. Each grant includes $2,000 in new children’s books to be selected by the town librarian and storytelling presentations for local children.


Dunsmore: Thanks to GOP House extremists, democracy is no longer in action

By Commentary

Jul 21 2013

Viewing the TV series “West Wing” reveals how toxic and dysfunctional American politics has become and how far civility has declined.


Welch renews push to tax online retailers

By Nat Rudarakanchana

Jan 31 2013February 6, 2013

Welch says his legislation calls for a tax that is “due,” not “new.”


Sanders demands regulators obey law on oil speculation

By Press Release

Aug 23 2011

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today said federal regulators should stop thumbing their noses at a year-old law and enforce limits on excessive speculation in oil markets.


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