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Passenger killed in northern Vermont accident
LYNDON, Vt. (AP) - A passenger has been killed in a car accident in northern Vermont after the driver lost control while swerving to avoid a small animal that was crossing the road. Vermont State Police say 76-year-old Gerda Blasczyk of St. Johnsbury was driving on Route 122 in Lyndon at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday when her car traveled up an embankment and flipped over, coming to a rest upside ...
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Vt.s only pharmacy school to hold 1st graduation
COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s only pharmacy school is graduating its first class in a ceremony at the Champlain Valley ...
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Medical emergency eyed in crash at Virginia parade
May 18, 2013: Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, ...
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MAINE BUDGET Maine State House tension grows over budget AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks, and he's blaming the Democratic-led Legislature for inaction on his budget proposal. Democrats, meanwhile, are accusing the administration of financial mismanagement. ...
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22-year-old being charged with theft of school bus
Holland, Vt. - Vermont State Police have charged 22-year-old Adam Page of Newport for stealing the Newport City Elementary School bus, which has now been declared totaled. A stolen dog was also recovered in the bus and is reported fine. Police believe that Adam Page broke into a woman's home in Morgan and stole the Chocolate Lab before crashing the bus. Page is also charged with ...
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Fatal crash in Lyndon
A fatal accident in Lyndon Saturday. It happened around 2:30 Saturday afternoon on Route 122. Police say 76-year-old Gerda Blaszczyk of St. Johnsbury swerved to avoid an animal. Her car travelled up an embankment and flipped over coming to rest upside down. Police say a passenger in the car died at the scene. The name of the passenger is being withheld pending notification of next of ...
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Brattleboro man to give talk on great-grandfathers Civil War memoir found in the 1980s in a trunk
David Twombly holds a non-authentic copy of "Among The Wounded," a diary/memoir his great, great-grandfather wrote in 1864 about his Civil War experience. Alexander S. Twombly was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered with the U.S. Christian Commission during the Civil War. The diary/memoir was discovered by David's father in an inherited steamer trunk. (Domenic Poli/Reformer) ...
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A familiar face for graduates
The 500 graduates had bittersweet feelings moving on to the real world -- leaving their campus behind. "I don't know what I feel about leaving here, this has been my home," said Castleton graduate, Erica ...
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Stolen school bus recovered
State police are looking for the person responsible for stealing a school bus and taking it for a joyride in northern Vermont. Troopers say the 2014-model bus belonging Newport City Elementary School was discovered Friday night crashed alongside a road in the town of Holland. The towns are about 10 miles apart. It suffered damage to the passenger side, front bumper, headlights and hood. ...
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Its a day dedicated to dogs
"It's called Woofstock, however, this is our 1st year doing it here at the Basin Harbor Club and what a beautiful day it is," said Jackie Rose of Homeward ...
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Senator Sanders tours with a special guest
At 7:00 p.m. Saturday, the ambassador and Sanders will speak at the Brattleboro Museum. Montpelier High School will host its meeting Sunday morning at ...
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Bad breakup leads to arson charge in Vermont
BETHEL, Vt. (AP) - Police say a Vermont man accused of setting his ex-girlfriend's belongings afire faces an arson charge. Police say 42-year-old Rudi Mattson threatened to burn the personal items in his front yard in Bethel on Wednesday, then fled when state police arrived. He was located the next day, and pleaded not guilty Friday. No phone number could be located for Mattson on ...
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Stolen school bus crashes in northern Vt.
HOLLAND, Vt. (AP) - State police are someone apparently took a stolen school bus for a joyride in northern Vermont. Troopers say the 2014-model bus belonging Newport City Elementary School was discovered Friday night crashed alongside a road in the town of Holland. The towns are about 10 miles apart. Trooper Erika Liss noted damage to the passenger side, front bumper headlights and hood. There ...
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Police Drugs dealt from state-funded motel room
Police officers who arrested 41-year-old Julie Herron and her husband, 56-year-old Dwayne Herron, found heroin, crack cocaine and two young children sleeping on the floor next to uncapped needles during Friday’s ...
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St. Johnsbury drug bust to help drug dog
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A St. Johnsbury man arrested when police found drugs and a gun in his car is becoming an unwitting accomplice in helping police maintain a dog used in drug ...
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UConn to host training session on NE school safety
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut is hosting a training session for New England educators this week on how to prepare and respond to a ...
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Sanders Denmark ambassador to hold Vt meetings
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding public meetings around Vermont this weekend with Denmark's ambassador to the United States. Sanders says the town hall meetings are aimed at finding out what the United States might learn from Denmark about health care, education and environmental protection. Sanders will be joined by Denmark's ambassador to the U.S., Peter ...
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Top Vt. game warden honored for service
Majeski’s supervisor, Lt. Paul Gaudreau, commended him for his ability to conduct thorough investigations in hunting and fishing violations, and his dedication in search-and-rescue missions.Majeski was also praised for his skill in dealing with problem bears, his presentations to school groups and his cooperative service with other law enforcement ...
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Vt. woman guilty of DWI not homicide in NY crash
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) - A 31-year-old Vermont woman arrested after a fatal crash in upstate New York has been convicted of drunken and reckless driving. But a jury acquitted her of manslaughter and homicide. The Glens Falls Post Star ...
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Vt. board to hold meetings on fishing changes
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board is holding three public hearings this month on proposed changes to trout and bass fishing regulations. The board proposes reducing the daily creel limit for brook trout by half and opening 11 new river sections to catch & release trout fishing with artificial flies or lures outside of the normal season. A section of the Walloomsac ...
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NH Vt. communities share Founders Day
HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) -- Two Connecticut River communities, one in New Hampshire and the other in Vermont, are celebrating the 250th anniversary of their ...
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Vt. AG urges Congress to combat elder fraud
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell wants Congress to do more to combat what he calls ‘‘elder ...
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