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Vt. State Police probe maple syrup theft
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of 400 gallons of maple syrup in Starksboro. Police say David Allen reported on Friday that the syrup was stored in bulk barrels, and was valued at about $1,200. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police at 300-4919, or to leave an anonymous tip by texting ...
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Rain has Vermont rivers rising
FAIRFAX, Vt. - As the cleanup gets underway from Thursday night's flash flooding, the focus shifts now to the broader impacts of rising rivers from around the region. All the rain so far and more to come is running into larger streams and rivers that are moving rapidly toward flood stage. The Lamoille River has already overflowed in spots and authorities in river communities are ...
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HOSPITAL COLLABORATION Maine hospital, Boston hospital collaborate LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - A Maine hospital group and 1 of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in Boston. Officials at Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare said Thursday that the partnership with Massachusetts General ...
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Weather prompts Essex to postpone parade
ESSEX, Vt. - The bad weather has forced the postponement of the annual Memorial Day parade in Essex. The parade is held annually on the Saturday morning of the holiday weekend. But after all the rain and flooding damage in town and predictions for more cold, rainy, windy weather, parade organizers have decided that May 25 is not the best day for a parade. So they have rescheduled the ...
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Vt. to do national search for education secretary
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A committee of Vermont State Board of Education has been set up to do a national search for a new education secretary. Armando Vilaseca, who was education commissioner, was appointed to the job for a year in January. Gov. Peter Shumlin had said that a national search would begin at midyear for someone to take the job on a more permanent basis. Vilaseca had said when he ...
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Maine law to set grading system for maple syrup
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine is one of the nation’s top maple syrup-producing states, and Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill to change the way the sweet product is ...
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CSWD to raise trash rates
WILLISTON, Vt. - It's getting more expensive to take out the trash in Chittenden County. The Chittenden Solid Waste District announced this week that it is raising tipping fees by 22 percent to make up for declining revenues. The fee will now be $27 per ton of trash headed to the landfill. It's charged to trash haulers and it will be up to the haulers whether they pass the ...
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Crews work to reopen flooded Vt. roads
ESSEX, Vt. - Heavy rains have caused more flooding problems around our region, and the situation could get worse as the rain continues to fall over the holiday weekend. So far, the impact has mainly been seen in road washouts, like those on Cilley Hill Road in Jericho. Heavy rains in the eastern part of Chittenden County overwhelmed drainage systems and culverts. More than a dozen roads in ...
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Use caution in flooded basements
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The heavy rains have left a lot of people with flooded basements. We want to remind people of potential dangers before tackling that mess. First, shut off power to all basement appliances. Don't touch circuit breakers, fuses or operation switches while standing in water. Fishing waders, rubber boots and rubber gloves will not protect you from electrical shock. If any ...
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Leahy Farm bill includes dairy aid conservation
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s senior U.S. senator says he hopes a farm bill now working its way through Congress will save taxpayer money while continuing assistance for dairy farmers and conservation ...
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Leahy Immigration needs comprehensive approach
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Sen. Patrick Leahy says reforming the U.S. immigration system requires a comprehensive, rather than a piecemeal, ...
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Essex roads flooded by strong rains
ESSEX, Vt. - Over the river and through the woods isn't just the way to grandma's house, it is the way a lot of people are having to travel just to make it to their front door. Dormant brooks and sleepy streams turned into rushing waterways as a result of overnight thunderstorms. Mark Digangi made it home from a business trip in Albany, only to be stopped at the base of his ...
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Kidnapping arrests in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Four people are behind bars, charged with kidnapping and burglary. Brattleboro police say just before 1 p.m. Thursday, a group of people forced two women into a car at gunpoint. Police caught up to them and found the women and arrested three of the suspects. The fourth, they say, went to an apartment at 125 Canal Street, where he was holed up in the building with a baby. ...
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4 accused of kidnapping in Vt.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - Four people have been arrested on charges of forcing two women into a car at gunpoint in Brattleboro, police said. Police said the incident happened Thursday just before 1 p.m. Police stopped the vehicle and arrested 3 of the suspects- 38-year-old Jacobina Carter of Brattleboro; 19-year-old Marcus Koritz of Springfield, Mass.; and 29-yeasr-old James Manning of Jersey ...
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Fatal ATV crash in Concord
CONCORD, Vt. - A Massachusetts man is dead after an ATV crash in Concord, Vt. Police say just before 10 p.m. Thursday, Frank Baker, 42, of Acushnet, Mass., was driving an ATV off Leonard Hill Road when he lost control and went off the trail. He was thrown from the ATV. Baker was not wearing a helmet. He died on the scene. Police say alcohol appears to be a factor in that ...
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Mass. man dies in ATV crash in Vt.
CONCORD, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police say a Massachusetts man has died in an ATV crash in the town of Concord. Police said 42-year-old Frank Baker Jr. of Acushnet, Mass., lost control of the ATV about 10 p.m. Thursday. The ATV went off the trail and Baker was thrown from the vehicle. Police said Baker was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was given CPR at the scene but was ...
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Vermont fights back against patent trolls
Patent trolls, experts say, typically snap up patents in droves. Their goal isn't to create products themselves, but to make money by pursuing dubious infringement claims against businesses that supposedly encroach on their patents. They threaten businesses with huge lawsuits if licensing fees aren't paid immediately, often without including even basic facts about the patent in ...
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Man dies in ATV crash in Concord
Baker appeared to have consumed alcohol prior to the crash, Loomis wrote in a statement released early Friday. The trooper said the crash remains under ...
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Flooding closes roadways for Friday morning commute
Friday morning, Vermont 15 still closed after flas...: Vermont 15 at Essex / Jericho line still closed Friday morning after flash floods washed out road Thursday night. (Produced by RYAN MERCER/FREE ...
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Weather Rapport Disastrous Vermont flood and more to come
Friday morning, Vermont 15 still closed after flas...: Vermont 15 at Essex / Jericho line still closed Friday morning after flash floods washed out road Thursday night. (Produced by RYAN MERCER/FREE ...
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Floods inundate parts of Chittenden Lamoille counties as storms pound state
Flash flooding hits Underhill hard: Heavy rains triggered flash floods in Underhill, washing out Vermont 15 and flooding homes in the Underhill flats. (Produced by RYAN MERCER/FREE ...
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Two weeks later no hearing date for former federal agent Bernholz
Two weeks after being formally charged with gun and tax crimes, former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Rich Bernholz said he remains in the dark when he will appear before a federal ...
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Camp Johnson honors Memorial Day families of fallen soldiers
Erika Procopio, the widow of Lt. Mark Procopio who was killed in Iraq in 2005, places a rose at his marker at the Fallen Heroes Memorial at Camp Johnson after a Memorial Day ceremony in Colchester on Thursday. / GLENN RUSSELL/FREE ...
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Students donate goods in Burlingtons Spring Move Out Project
The ultimate recycle event: Move-out day swap day ...: Annual event collects what UVM, Champlain College and other college students leave behind, offering it up for free to all takers. (Produced by TIM JOHNSON/FREE ...
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Flooding brings smelly upwelling in Burlingtons New North End
Sewage storm in Burlington: New North End residents watched in horror as raw sewage flooded their basements after Wednesday night's heavy rains. "We don't want to live in a sewage treatment plant." (Produced by RYAN MERCER/FREE ...
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