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NECN
April 4, 2018
"We have been really lucky to be here," said Sue Collitt, who owns the Ripton Country Store with her husband, Dick. The business is a throwback to simpler times. A place where some of the candy still costs a penny, where the gas pump uses a spinning price wheel instead of a digital display, and where aÃâà...
Mountaintimes
April 4, 2018
Residents' worries over pesticide use by a mosquito-control district in Rutland County have Vermont Law School clinicians asking the state to hold off on issuing a permit allowing application of chemicals that kill adult mosquitoes. Some residents who live within theÃâà...
Commons
April 4, 2018
In some circles, the issue was a point of confusion about how to proceed, given Vermont's largely-Caucasian population. But amid the confusion and cautious discussion, town members have continued efforts to address social disparities in the Brattleboro community — efforts that have entailed nearly aÃâà...
Commons
April 4, 2018
NEWFANE—Vermont-based renewable energy developer Green Lantern recently announced that it received a Certificate of Public Good from the Vermont Public Utility Commission for a 150 kilowatt solar array to be built at the site of the former town dump. In a news release, Green Lantern said it plans toÃâà...
Seven Days
April 4, 2018
"We have counties in Vermont that are reaching over 20 percent of population above the age of 60 as the baby boomers are aging and dying," said Paula McCann, who practices elder law in Rutland. "Our probate courts are now part time because of budget issues, and they only have a certain number ofÃâà...
Commons
April 4, 2018
PUTNEY — The Rockingham Arts and Museum Project and Vermont Performance Lab are convening innovators and leaders who will share ideas illustrating how the arts significantly contribute to the health, economy, and vibrancy of Bennington and Windham county communities. This event takes placeÃâà...
Commons
April 4, 2018
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont's (BCBSVT) Windham County Community Advisory Board (WCCAB) has provided $4,500 in grants to area schools as part of its ongoing commitment to promote physical activity and improve the overall health of Vermonters. The schools that won grants includeÃâà...
Glens Falls Post-Star
April 4, 2018
Just over the state line, it was popular with residents and college students from Vermont, where bars closed earlier than in New York. It was also known in its heyday as a venue for live music but had become a bane of local police because of drug activity and violent incidents, including a stabbing that left aÃâà...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
March 28, 2018
Between 2016 and 2017, eight of Vermont's 14 counties lost population. Of the remaining six counties, Chittenden County experienced the largest increase, gaining 850 residents. That's no surprise, since Chittenden County is by far the state's most populous. But it also had the second largest percentageÃâà...
Valley News
March 26, 2018
Randolph — Less than a month after state officials first documented a devastating invasive beetle in Orange County, an intensive search has shown that emerald ash borer is present in two more Vermont counties. “If we can contain it — the emerald ash borer — early, the problem will not become seriousÃâà...
