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Air Force Delays Final F-35 Decision Until Fall
The United States Air Force recently announced a postponement of plans to create a base for a number of F-35 fighter jets in Vermont. This[...]
Vermont to Open Dispensaries in Summer
This summer, Vermont’s 720 licensed medical marijuana users will be able to purchase their medical marijuana in state for the first time. Three dispensaries will[...]
Middlebury Resident Injured in Shooting
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury resident Bernard Kimball, 65, was shot outside of his Jackson Lane apartment last Saturday. Police report that the incident occurred at 1:12[...]
Vermont Gas Pipeline Brings Controversy
On March 22, a number of Middlebury residents attended a public service board meeting to debate the construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline[...]
5th Annual Chili Festival Draws Large Crowd of Locals, Students and Chili Enthusiasts
On Saturday, March 9, more than 5,000 chili enthusiasts from across the state and across the country flooded downtown Middlebury for the fifth annual[...]
National Debate Prompts Evaluation of Vermont Gun Laws
Montpelier, Vt. — This past Saturday, more than 300 Vermonters gathered at the statehouse in Montpelier to protest recent attempts by Vermont legislators to[...]
Vermont Moves to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide
Montpelier, Vt. – Last Thursday, the Vermont state Senate passed a bill by a margin of 22-8 to allow Vermont physicians to help terminally-ill[...]
$865 Million Project Revamps Northeast Kingdom
The landscape of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is about to experience a dramatic shift, and, remarkably, it has nothing to do with heavy snow. In addition[...]
Polls Spell Re-Election for Vermont Politicians
As millions of projection-hungry Americans eagerly gathered around their television and computer screens on election night to monitor the imminent electoral flood, Vermont became the[...]
Irish Company Buys Woodchuck Cider
Vermont Hard Cider, a Middlebury, Vt.-based beverage company, was recently sold to the Irish beverage company C&C Group for $305 million dollars. Vermont Hard Cider,[...]
New Passenger Rail Line Will Be Completed By 2017
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) recently unveiled plans to restore the passenger rail line along the state’s western corridor. This new rail system will[...]
Middlebury Resident Dies in Gunfight
George Demarais, 57-year-old Middlebury resident, engaged members of the Middlebury Police Department in a gunfight that lasted for nearly 45 minutes last Thursday, Oct. 4[...]
Vermont Yankee Faces an Uncertain Future
Plans to export low-level waste from Vermont to Texas came to fruition in early September 2012 with the first shipment of a 90-gallon drum of[...]
Marquis Employee Faces Embezzlement Charges
On Sept. 10, the Middlebury Police opened a criminal investigation into the alleged embezzlement of $20,000 from the Marquis Theater in downtown Middlebury. The owner[...]
Students Take On Spartan Adventure Race
On Sept. 22 and Sept. 23, participants of all ages lined up in Killington, Vt. to test their mettle in the Spartan Race, one of[...]
Vermonters Drop in on Local Brewery
Vermont is famous for the quality of its food products – Vermont cheddar cheese, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and the country’s finest maple syrup[...]
Wind Energy Debate Explodes Across Vermont
On Aug. 6, six demonstrators were arrested in Lowell, Vt. at the site of the Kingdom Community Wind Project. These six demonstrators, members of a[...]