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Magic Hat alleges trademark infringement
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Another major Vermont brand is suing over trademark infringement. Magic Hat Brewing says the logo for Kentucky-based West Sixth Brewing is a rip-off of their Number 9 beer label. Magic Hat argues the number six and the star-like symbol are too similar. Magic Hat wants the other beer maker to stop using the logo and hand over all the profits they made as a result of using ...
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Dartmouth faces federal complaints over rape allegations
NEW YORK CITY - Four colleges, including Dartmouth, are now facing federal complaints over their handling of rape allegations. Other colleges facing complaints include Swarthmore College, University of Southern California, and University of California at Berkeley. A women's rights attorney says some were Title IX complaints alleging a hostile environment for women, while others charged ...
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Storms cause flash flooding
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Flash flooding in Burlington Wednesday night turned city streets into a kayaker's playground. "The drains in the city were all plugged with debris," says Lt. Pat Murphy with the Burlington Fire Dept. But there was no fun for Karen Ritchie. "Everything is soaked," she says. Mother Nature dumped two feet of water into her ground floor apartment. ...
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Man breaks into and lives in another mans home
JAMAICA, Vt. - A Townshend man will be in court for breaking into a house and making himself at home. Police say last Friday and again on Wednesday, they caught 34-year-old Jesse Johnson living in another man's home on Route 100 in Jamaica. He claimed he'd been given permission to stay there and that he owned the home. Police say the homeowner, who lives in New York, told them he ...
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Proposed border crossing fee hits roadblock
NEW YORK - A proposed fee to cross the U.S.-Canadian border hit a roadblock. The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment by Congressman Bill Owens banning Homeland Security from using funding to study a crossing-fee at the border. It also bans implementing the ...
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Car dealership donates money to schools
WILLISTON, Vt. - A Williston car dealership is revved up about education. So, it's letting some schools drive off with some money. As part of its Drive for Education Program, Berlin City Auto Group just donated more than $33,000 to schools in New England, including nine Vermont schools. The money will be used for anti-bullying initiatives, new equipment, and education programs. ...
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Workout Wednesday Post-Workout Tips
Flash flooding in Burlington Wednesday night turned city streets into a kayaker's playground. "The drains in the city were all plugged with debris," says Lt. Pat Murphy with the Burlington Fire Dept. ...
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Bets are off for NH casino proposal
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's House says a casino isn't in the cards for the state. The House killed a bill that would have allowed 5,000 video slot machines and 150 table games at a single casino, most likely at a proposed one at Rockingham Park in Salem. Wednesday's vote was 199 to 164. Governor Maggie Hassan had been heavily lobbying for passage of the bill as a way to ...
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Montreal issues boil water order
MONTREAL - Montreal officials say the water in most of the city is unsafe to drink Thursday morning. A boil order has been issued through mid-day Thursday. They report ongoing work at the country's second largest water treatment facility has caused water levels to dip unusually low, allowing sediment into the water source. There is concern for potential bacteria in the water. That is ...
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Magic Hat sues brewer over logo
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Magic Hat Brewing is suing a Kentucky brewery over its corporate logo, which it says is a trademark infringement. West Sixth Brewing's logo has a numeral 6 and a star-like symbol. Magic Hat says it's too much like its No. 9 beer label, which has a 9 and a star-like symbol. Ben Self, co-founder of West Sixth Brewing, says he will stop the brewery's online ...
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Best Affirms Montpelier Re and Holding Co. Ratings Outlook Stable
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a" of Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd. As well as the ICR of "bbb" and debt ratings of the parent company, Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. The outlook for all of the ratings is stable. Both companies are domiciled in Pembroke, Bermuda. Best said the "ratings ...
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VTC offers free class on hybrid electric car work
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Technical College is holding a free workshop on how to maintain hybrid and electric drive vehicles. The workshop will be held Thursday and Friday at the school's Randolph campus. The Valley News reports that class is open to auto technicians, service personnel and others involved in maintaining such vehicles. The class is offered through the schools ...
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Popolo celebrating 1-year anniversary Slew of musical guests slated to perform
Thursday May 23, 2013 BELLOWS FALLS -- General Manager Gary Smith has previously likened running Popolo restaurant to managing musical artists like Natalie Merchant, comparing a band to the kitchen staff, a backstage crew to the food servers and patrons to concert-goers. He also has been known to use a car metaphor, saying he and partners Kristen Fehrenbach and John-Michael Maciejewski did not ...
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Rockingham library trustees opt for former bank
Thursday May 23, 2013 BELLOWS FALLS -- The Rockingham Free Public Library Board of Trustees decided at a meeting Wednesday to try to utilize the community space of a former local bank for the library’s services while the building’s renovation is completed. The trustees voted Saturday to shut down the library until at least the end of July so Engelberth Construction Co. can finish ...
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Fire destroys Whitingham home
Thursday May 23, 2013 WHITINGHAM -- A Monday afternoon fire left a five-person family without a home, though luckily no one was injured. A fire was called in by a passerby and the home was fully involved before the Whitingham Fire Department arrived at the scene on Poverty Row. "It was a pretty hot, sunny day. The sun was really hot. And (the fire) was in an area in town where there was ...
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’Up in the air’ Vernon extends Vermont Yankee tax deal
Thursday May 23, 2013 VERNON -- The future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant remains uncertain, as does Vernon’s long-term tax revenue from the facility off Governor Hunt Road. That’s why the Vernon Selectboard has approved yet another one-year extension of an expired tax-stabilization agreement with plant owner Entergy. The deal keeps the plant’s value steady at $300 ...
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Sanders Let states demand GMO labeling
Thursday May 23, 2013 BRATTLEBORO -- Though Vermont does not yet require labeling of genetically modified foods, the fact that state lawmakers are moving toward such a law has prompted concerns about lengthy and costly legal battles. But U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vt.-I, wants to ensure that his home state -- and any other state -- can enact such "GMO-labeling" laws without fear of ...
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Board approves Brooks House loan
Thursday May 23, 2013 BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro Selectboard on Tuesday agreed to loan the Brooks House development team $100,000 to help the group complete its purchase and redevelopment of the vacant Main Street property. Mesabi, LLC, the group of five local investors who want to redevelop the Brooks House, will borrow $100,000 from Brattleboro Community Development Block Grant Income ...
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Campers convene for Green Mountain Camp reunion
Campers unpack and make their beds at the Green Mountain Camp Reunion. (Chris Mays/Reformer) Wednesday May 22, 2013 DUMMERSTON -- Campers and alumni traveled from all over the country for Reunion Weekend at Green Mountain Camp. "It's great to be back," said Green Mountain Camp Director and camp alumna Billie Slade, who moved back to Vermont from Wisconsin a year ago when she ...
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Feds file charge against alleged Caraballo affiliate
Wednesday May 22, 2013 BRATTLEBORO -- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont has indicted another suspected member of a cocaine distribution ring whose central figure has been accused of killing a Brattleboro woman in July 2011. According to documents filed in federal court in Rutland, Kirstin A. Waterman, 22, of Brattleboro, conspired with Frank Caraballo and others to ...
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Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims
MONTPELIER, Vt. -; Vermont's governor has signed the first-in-the-nation law aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling - the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement ...
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Vt. man claims governor took advantage of him in land deal
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. - Jeremy Dodge doesn't want to leave his childhood home in East Montpelier. But his days on Foster Road are numbered. "It's my homestead," he said. "You know, I planned on dying here." That plan changed last year when the town put his property up for tax sale. Dodge owed almost $18,000 in back taxes. He thought if it went to auction, ...
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Crackdown on dangerous drugs could slow Vt. pharmacy visits
WOODSTOCK, Vt. - At this shop in the picturesque town of Woodstock, and for those who work in 140 pharmacies scattered throughout Vermont, the workload is about to increase. New requirements are set to take effect, most in July. Jim Marmar runs the Woodstock Pharmacy and is the executive director of the statewide Pharmacists' Association. "You gotta convince me that this is ...
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Get Moving Part 2
Vermont denied a license for a new health insurance company. The Vermont Health Co-op opened for business last fall. The nonprofit company was created to take part in the new health care exchange ...
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Traveling tribute to veterans stops in Wells River
WELLS RIVER, Vt. - A huge turnout Wednesday afternoon in Wells River to honor veterans. Hundreds of motorcycles, fire trucks and police cars from all over the region gathered at the truck stop just off Exit 17 for a rolling tribute. The star of the show-- a replica of the Vietnam Memorial. The rolling memorial, which is largest of the traveling replicas, was driven from the truck stop ...
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