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VERMONT Fishing News
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Brattleboro company acquired by P & G
- BRATTLEBORO — A southern Vermont whole food vitamins and organic herbal supplements ... Founded in 1982, New Chapter is a supplier of all-natural probiotic nutrients, therapeutics, fish oils, and more. They employ 175 workers at their ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/19/2012 12:00:42 AM
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Vermont joins air pollution lawsuit
- "Emissions of mercury and other air toxics travel from out-of-state power plants to Vermont and contaminate our air, soil, water, and fish." The rule will improve the health of Vermonters and its environment. The EPA estimates that the rule will ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 3/18/2012 11:53:33 PM
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Timeline: History of Vermont Yankee
- NOV. 30, 1972: Vermont Yankee opens in Vernon, owned by the state's largest utilities. 2001: Utilities attempt to sell Vermont Yankee to AmerGen for $61 million, but Public Service Board requires an auction. 2002: Local utilities sell Vermont ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/18/2012 2:46:32 AM
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Right at Home: Ceramics strong this spring
- A percentage of sales of her pieces benefit Oceana, a nonprofit marine conservation group. John Newdigate’s fun blue-and-white-fish painted platters and fish-shaped serveware have a Japanese vibe. Boston artist Leah Piepgras may have created ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/17/2012 10:11:32 AM
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Jensen's restaurant continues family legacy of good food and service
- Newer menu items include specialty salads, aside from the typical chef's and side salads: tuna, Asian chicken and Waldorf salads now appear on the menu, alongside turkey burgers and fresh fish. But don't worry; Jensen's classics such as homemade ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/16/2012 7:31:04 PM
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Vermont man to admit guilt for role in $28M movie investment scheme
- He is scheduled to be arraigned in Vermont on March 27. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office statement, Soteriou was touted as the “conscience” of the film, entitled “Birth of Innocence” and told Parker not to reveal his role in the project.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/16/2012 6:05:10 PM
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Eat in and Save: Pimento cheese: It’s a Southern thing
- If you are a Northerner, you know exactly what a pimiento is. It’s that sweet red pepper stuffed into a green olive. And you spell it as the Spanish do, with two “i’s.” If you are a Southerner, you know that pimento is a key ingredient ...
- Times-Argus
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- 3/16/2012 2:08:56 PM
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South Burlington lawmaker says he won’t run for re-election
- Bert Munger, D-South Burlington, has decided against seeking re-election as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives ... term serving as a member of the House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources, and as a legislative ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/16/2012 7:35:14 AM
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Gerald 'Jerry' Campbell Bailey - Obituary
- During these years, he built dozens of bridges and roads throughout Vermont and New Hampshire as well as built ... In retirement, Jerry and Jean spent their summers fishing the Kenai River in Soldotna, Alaska, their springs sugaring in Newark, Vt.,
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 3/16/2012 4:50:35 AM
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Vermont's warm spring is all lamb, no lion
- WHAT: An unusual spell of dry weather with near record high temperatures is likely to increase the fire danger in Vermont. • WHEN: Showers today should minimize the chances of fires, but dry weather starting Saturday will lead to the risk of ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/16/2012 4:07:39 AM
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University of Vermont plans Main St. gateway sign
- Having transformed itself institutionally in recent years — with new buildings, new aspirations, and now, a new president — the University of Vermont finally is getting around to putting up a big institutional sign. Not just any sign ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/16/2012 4:07:39 AM
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Bennington speaks out
- People also stressed the importance of teens exploring the outdoors that Vermont is known for through activities like skiing, hiking, hunting, gardening and fishing. Poverty More than 100 people attended the discussion of poverty that Steve Dale ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/15/2012 8:22:21 PM
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Flood buy back plan under way in Vermont
- Irene is widely viewed as the worst natural disaster to hit Vermont since the flood of 1927. The official visit Wednesday drew more than 60 people out in chilly temperatures to the Northfield firehouse. Shumlin told of one of the 13 Northfield ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/15/2012 6:53:28 AM
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Todd F. Davison
- His main passion was hunting trophy whitetail deer in Maine and Vermont. He also enjoyed other outdoor sports, including fishing, boating, snowmobiling and bear hunting. There will be a celebration of life at the Weston Rod & Gun Club on ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/14/2012 11:43:58 PM
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U.S. appeals court allows wolf hunts
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring the hunts. But agency officials have said they have no plans to intervene because the states have pledged to manage wolves responsibly. Federal officials have pledged to step in to restore ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/14/2012 7:54:54 PM
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Lawsuit filed against Vt. utility in dam death
- (AP) A lawsuit has been filed against Green Mountain Power saying the utility was negligent in operating a hydroelectric dam the day a Vermont fisherman drowned ... and other compensation. Forsey was fishing in the Little River in Waterbury when he was ...
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 3/14/2012 12:23:56 PM
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Dale R. Larmie
- A member of the Rochester Masonic Lodge, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and playing poker. Survivors include his wife of Stockbridge, his mother of Randolph, two brothers and three sisters. The celebration of his life will be held at a ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/14/2012 5:43:04 AM
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University of Vermont , union to begin labor talks
- Three months after the University of Vermont settled contracts with its two biggest unions, more labor-relations issues are set to bloom this spring. The part-time unit of United Academics, the faculty union, begins negotiations with the ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/14/2012 2:22:38 AM
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Vermont House panel recommends big bucks for roads, bridges
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., helped write the federal bill, which he said would provide Vermont with about $408 million over two years. “Given the cutbacks we have seen, this is a pretty good deal for Vermont,” Sanders said. The federal ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/14/2012 2:15:29 AM
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Family sues utility over Burlington fisherman's drowning
- Vermont State Police investigators “were unable to hear the warning activation over the dense woods and waterfall” in the section of the river where Forsey was fishing. Attorney John Franco, representing Forsey’s estate, said the police ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/13/2012 2:52:28 AM
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Vermont Law School names president
- Marc Mihaly, who joined the Vermont Law School faculty in 2004 with a background in environmental law, has been named the school’s eighth president and dean. Mihaly succeeds Jeff Shields, who announced last year that he would retire Aug. 1.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/13/2012 2:52:28 AM
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N.Y. outdoor expo eyes youth
- The third such expo, the educational event sought to showcase outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking ... Another volunteer and president of the Pioneer Fish and Game Club, Ed Sukuskas, said the expo typified "rural life."
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/11/2012 7:29:50 PM
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Outdoors: Canada lynx make their way to Vermont
- “There’s no mistaking that these were lynx tracks,” said state wildlife biologist Chris Bernier, who is leading the track survey for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. “The DNA will confirm that and help determine the number of ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/11/2012 3:16:18 AM
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US trade deficit hits three-year high
- And imports of food products hit a record high of $9.6 billion. Demand for foreign-produced fish, meat, bakery products and wine and beer all rose. The increase in exports reflected records in several categories. Exports of U.S.-made cars and ...
- Times-Argus
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- 3/10/2012 11:03:02 PM
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Donald Page Obituary
- After high school he served with the Vermont National Guard ... pitching horseshoes and playing with the Connecticut Valley Horseshoe League. Donnie liked fishing with grandchildren. Donnie was predeceased by his parents, Iona Thurley Gray on April ...
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 3/10/2012 8:15:24 AM
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Former Vermont woman describes her life with Amish
- WHEN: 2 p.m. today • WHERE: Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 149 Church St. • ABOUT: Saloma Miller Furlong, author of “Why I Left the Amish” (Michigan State University Press, 2011), lived in Vermont for about 30 years after ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/10/2012 2:17:29 AM
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US trade deficit hits three-year high
- And imports of food products hit a record high of $9.6 billion. Demand for foreign-produced fish, meat, bakery products and wine and beer all rose. The increase in exports reflected records in several categories. Exports of U.S.-made cars and ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/9/2012 11:04:13 PM
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U.S. trade deficit hits $52.6 billion
- Imports of food products also hit a record high of $9.6 billion with demand for foreign-produced fish, meat, bakery products and wine and beer all rising. The increase in exports reflected records in several categories with exports of U.S. made ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/9/2012 8:48:13 PM
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Vermont town votes to disband library
- ATHENS — Residents in a Vermont town say they can no longer afford their public library, and they have voted to disband it. The town of Athens says it's hard to maintain the library in this difficult economy with few grants and other resources.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/8/2012 4:43:02 AM
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Vermont election results
- Selectboard: Victor Nuovo (incumbent) (613) and Susan Shashok (520) won two open seats for three-year terms. Union High School Director: Mark E. Perrin (incumbent) (895), Robert D. Ritter (incumbent) (867). Lucy Schumer (incumbent) (891) won ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/8/2012 4:00:05 AM
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Chief justice to speak at Vermont Law School
- Paul Reiber, chief justice at the Vermont Supreme Court, will be the speaker at Vermont Law School's 37th annual commencement, May 19. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on the South Royalton town green, and the public is invited. Reiber ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/8/2012 3:45:46 AM
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Vermont Yankee not expected to close soon
- MONTPELIER -- To those close to the legal wrangling over the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant or standing on the sidelines, it's becoming clearer that the state's lone reactor will survive its 40th birthday two weeks away. The administration of Gov.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/8/2012 3:38:36 AM
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Vermont may boost school math standards
- MONTPELIER -- Vermont students could be required to take algebra and geometry to graduate from high school under plans announced Wednesday by the governor and education commissioner to better prepare students for jobs, training and college.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/8/2012 2:41:20 AM
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Franklin E. Temple
- Frank was well known for his love of family, friends, fun, dancing, hunting, fishing and sports. He always loved getting family and friends together. In his company, you never went without a drink and a laugh. His hunting and fishing adventures ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/7/2012 11:35:13 PM
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Vernon police issue scam alert
- VERNON -- Police in southern Vermont are asking residents to be aware of at least two scams that have been uncovered in Vernon last week. The Vernon Police Department is reporting a town resident received a letter from a Canadian company that is a fraud.
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 3/7/2012 12:48:00 AM
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Thermal pollution is real and it matters
- And yes, fisheries experts agree that a few degrees of warming can adversely affect migration, spawning, and growth of fish such as American shad. Rep. Hebert is pretty cavalier about the temperature changes produced by Vermont Yankee ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/6/2012 11:57:53 PM
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Battista B. Chiolino
- He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Vermont for his undergraduate studies ... wealth of bugs underneath and identifying all of them for his fishing partner. Mostly, he was an expert on the pool table, particularly ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/6/2012 11:50:44 PM
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Advice urges sharing of heart care decisions
- "I've gotten used to the various contraptions that are always with me, and I'm working and traveling, I've hunted a time or two, and I have some fishing planned," he wrote in his memoir released last year. More than 5 million Americans have ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/6/2012 8:23:08 PM
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Miracle story of baby dropped in field ends sadly
- An upended couch and a tipped-over fish tank lay in the rubble. The mailbox was untouched. Its front hatch was tipped open, revealing a white piece of paper. “Inside was a $300 IRS bill,” Kerr said, laughing amid the ruins. Schreiner ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/5/2012 11:37:36 PM
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Letters: Send the Guard to VY
- Actually it’s a water pollution permit. Wonder why there is Strontium 90 in the fish? It was produced at Vermont Yankee from 2002 to 2005 and reported to the NRC as a radioactive effluent release. Entergy said they would abide by Vermont law ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/5/2012 7:41:22 PM
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Don't blame Vermont Yankee for the missing fish
- The vagueness of his statements about Vermont ... fish ladder. He clearly implied that the cause of the lower number of shad was a direct result of Vermont Yankee being permitted to discharge condenser cooling water into the river. I have been ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 3/5/2012 3:49:19 AM
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Chamber hosts business show
- VELCO manages its land and rights of way for multiple use and wildlife habitat. The company partners with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vermont Department of Natural Resources and private landowners to establish and maintain wildlife habitat statewid
- Times-Argus
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- 3/5/2012 12:14:34 AM
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Chamber hosts business show
- VELCO manages its land and rights of way for multiple use and wildlife habitat. The company partners with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vermont Department of Natural Resources and private landowners to establish and maintain wildlife habitat statewid
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/5/2012 12:00:15 AM
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Don’t blame Vermont Yankee for the missing fish
- The vagueness of his statements about Vermont ... fish ladder. He clearly implied that the cause of the lower number of shad was a direct result of Vermont Yankee being permitted to discharge condenser cooling water into the river. I have been ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 3/4/2012 11:53:06 PM
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Heart of Art: Touring Vermont's towns, one painting at a time
- I came to Vermont in 1967 after time in the service. I started to paint part-time in 1973 and began to sell my paintings in 1980. I sold my very first town painting, that of Colchester, in 1981. My paintings have been and continue to be shown in ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/4/2012 5:12:14 PM
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Town Meeting Letter Box
- I agree with Fish, fully -- there is no excuse for not voting ... It is not a conflict of interest. In the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) Handbook for Vermont Selectboards on page 225 is a chart of incompatible offices.
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 3/2/2012 11:55:28 PM
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Vermont's Lake Champlain to get $3 million
- BURLINGTON — Vermont's Lake Champlain will be getting $3 million in the latest round of federal funding for work ranging from improving water quality to managing fisheries and restoring ecosystems. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced the funding on Friday.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/2/2012 11:41:09 PM
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Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington retiring
- Gov. Chris Gregoire said Dicks “will leave behind a legacy that is unmatched.” Dicks said he was ready to see more Husky football and basketball games “and do a little more fishing.”
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/2/2012 11:34:00 PM
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Pastor R. John Snow - Obituary
- He served Grace Brethren Churches for 34 years in various capacities including youth, music, senior pastor and executive pastor in churches in Pennsylvania, Vermont ... for the property where he resided, and fishing, skiing and snowmobiling were always ...
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 3/2/2012 8:27:53 PM
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Extend or end it? GOP voters torn over best route
- SPOKANE, Wash. — To hear some weary rank-and-file Republicans tell it, the increasingly bitter fight for the party's presidential nomination can't end quickly enough. "It's going to get pretty nasty, the longer it goes, with the mudslinging ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/2/2012 3:17:05 AM
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Worried about the future of education in Vermont
- My Turn: Christopher Eaton This is not an opinion piece arguing or debating the details of how to improve Vermont's education system. This is the short simplified story of my family, and our joy, angst and reservations about deciding to raise ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/2/2012 2:12:40 AM
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Meetings about deer scheduled
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is hoping to hear from the public regarding deer hunting and the state’s deer herd. Public meetings will be held this month at three locations around the state. At the meetings ...
- Times-Argus
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- 3/2/2012 1:01:05 AM
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Earl L. McIntyre
- He enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing his fiddle. Survivors include four children, Eric McIntyre of Carson City, Nev., Michael McIntyre, Janine Grady, both of Rochester, and Heather Eldert of Lincoln, Del.; 17 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/2/2012 12:03:49 AM
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Fish and Wildlife schedules meetings about deer herd
- BENNINGTON -- The Fish and Wildlife Department will hold a number of public meetings to discuss the state of the deer herd. The meetings will begin March 26, with two being held at the Kehoe Conservation Camp in Castleton and Pavilion Auditorium in Montpel
- Bennington Banner
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- 3/1/2012 7:24:38 PM
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Vermont on the lookout for lynx
- They are using a search system used in Maine where the population is in the hundreds. Chris Bernier of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says biologists hope to determine if the animals in Vermont are breeding. WCAX-TV reports that the ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/1/2012 8:54:43 AM
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Vermont delegates could could make a difference
- MONTPELIER -- Vermont's presidential primary may be overshadowed by those in six larger states voting on Super Tuesday, but in the view of at least one longtime observer of the state's politics, the stakes could be high in a close contest.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/1/2012 4:01:13 AM
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Inaccurate claims about river
- Mr. Fisk implied the decreasing American shad population at the Vernon fish ladder has been caused by Vermont Yankee discharging condenser-cooled water into the river. I have been fishing the Connecticut River for nearly 60 years. I agree ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/1/2012 12:05:00 AM
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Bellows Falls bank robbed, suspects flee
- Lake said the Windham County Sheriff’s Office, the Vermont Department of Liquor Control and Vermont Fish & Wildlife will also be assisting in the investigation. He said the FBI is not involved. Various groups of people gathered across the ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/29/2012 6:42:53 PM
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Two cases give insight to police internal investigations
- Internal investigations for police in Vermont often are handled confidentially, but recent disciplinary cases have provided an inside look at the operation and management of two law-enforcement agencies. • Williston taxpayers received ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/29/2012 4:12:33 PM
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Bellows Falls bank robbed, suspects fled
- Lake said the Windham County Sheriff's Office, the Vermont Department of Liquor Control and Vermont Fish & Wildlife will also be assisting in the investigation. He said the FBI is not involved. Various groups of people gathered across the street ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/29/2012 4:16:44 AM
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Obama plan for spotted owl targets rival bird
- The federal government has been trying to find a balance between logging and fish and wildlife habitat since at least the late 1980s. The spotted owl was designated as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990 — an action that led to ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/29/2012 12:41:59 AM
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Bellows Falls bank robbed, suspect fled
- Lake said the Windham County Sheriff’s Office, the Vermont Department of Liquor Control and Vermont Fish & Wildlife will also be assisting in the investigation. He said the FBI is not involved. Various groups of people gathered across the ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/28/2012 11:59:02 PM
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Wesson L. Thresher - Obituary
- passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at The Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington ... He also built an electric car in the early 1980s. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding motorcycles. He is survived by his second wife Louise Thresher whom he married ...
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 2/28/2012 8:38:36 PM
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Tsunami debris spreads halfway across Pacific
- Nicholas Mallos, a conservation biologist and marine debris specialist for the Ocean Conservancy, said many of the objects in the debris were expected to be from Japan’s fishing industry. That could pose a risk for wildlife, such as endangered ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/28/2012 7:12:42 PM
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Wesson L. Thresher
- Thresher, 78, formerly of Mill Street in Northfield Falls, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at The Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington ... He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding motorcycles. He is survived by his second wife, Louise Thresher ...
- Times-Argus
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- 2/28/2012 3:59:25 PM
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Vermont lawmaker questions messaging during debate
- MONTPELIER -- IPad computer tablets have begun popping up on lawmakers' desks in the ornate, 19th-century Vermont House chamber, as have new questions about whether it's OK to use them to obtain answers to questions on legislation during debate.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/28/2012 4:17:55 AM
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Kermit I. Smith
- Kermit was an avid Boston Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and New England Patriots fan and also enjoyed brook-fishing with his daughters. His love of NASCAR took him to races in Loudon, N.H., Dover, Del., and Richmond, Va. He enjoyed attending Colonels ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/27/2012 11:10:06 PM
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Deborah J. Campbell
- Deborah Jean Campbell, 57, of Rutland and formerly of Middlebury, died Feb. 21, 2012, from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident on Lincoln Avenue. She was born in Albany, N.Y., on Sept. 9, 1954, the daughter of John and Helena (Deming ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/27/2012 7:56:50 PM
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Auto town on the mend, but bailout still divides
- KOKOMO, Ind. — Back in this town’s darkest days, Jeff Shrock, a third-generation autoworker, would cruise down the streets where he grew up, past the foreclosed homes and four giant Chrysler factories, knowing their future — and his job ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/27/2012 7:56:50 PM
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Vermont State Police altering search policy following hiker's death
- MONTPELIER — Vermont State Police say they will revise their search ... L’Esperance said he met with local fire and rescue officials, state legislators and Department of Fish and Wildlife officials to accumulate recommendations.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/27/2012 5:05:02 PM
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Vermont State Police are updating search and rescue policy
- It includes language that addresses the official notification by the local station commanders or on-scene supervisors to the local fire chief and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife district commander, as well as the establishment of unified command for ...
- Addison Independent
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- 2/27/2012 2:56:11 PM
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Mysterious orbs confound NC county for decades
- RALEIGH, N.C. — Two orange orbs, just about 10 feet off the ground, floated past Steve Woody and his father as they hunted deer more than 50 years ago. The mysterious lights passed them, then dropped down the side of a gorge in the Blue Ridge ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/27/2012 8:15:19 AM
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The greatness of Ike
- This year, two decisions will be made with long-term implications for how we think about the presidency. In November, voters will decide whether to give Barack Obama a second term in office. And sometime before then, the National Capital ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/27/2012 7:46:41 AM
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New technique has become bass fishing craze
- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new bass fishing craze has hit the waterways. Fishermen are snapping up the Alabama Rig and similar devices, apparently catching fish aplenty. Tackle companies are raking in enough sales that at least one was able to add ...
- Times-Argus
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- 2/27/2012 3:50:28 AM
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Dummerston's Knapp to retire from lister position
- For the past 33 years, Knapp has served as one of the town's three listers, commonly an obscure and thankless position in many communities around Vermont. Listers appraise ... Fellow Dummerston resident Charles Fish described Knapp as ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/27/2012 3:43:18 AM
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Presidential candidates absent in Vermont
- Vermont will hold its presidential primary March 6, and campaign organizers across the state are working to turn out voters. All four remaining Republicans in the race for president -- Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/27/2012 2:53:12 AM
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Nature’s pincushion
- In Vermont, there was a bounty on porcupines from 1903 to 1953 ... schedule, it is the reintroduction of fishers, a tactic adopted by fish and game departments in the Northeast beginning in the 1960s, that has caused their numbers to drop ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/26/2012 7:07:55 PM
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Vermont bowhunters at a crossroad about crossbows
- Because like it or not, it has come to Vermont. At the February meeting of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board, state wildlife officials gave a slide presentation on “Crossbow Hunting Today.” (Available online at www.vtfishandwildlife.com.)
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/26/2012 3:01:33 AM
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Frozen fundraisers melt with the ice
- In years past we have had ice by January. We had none this year.” In Terryville, the Fish and Game Club has held an ice fishing derby on Middle Pond for a dozen years. This is just the second time they’ve had to cancel. “It’s a super day ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/25/2012 11:41:07 PM
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Japanese Americans urged to share internment story
- noting a recent documentary about internees sneaking out to go fishing up in the mountains of California. “It is like stuff coming out of the Holocaust or Civil War or any large experience,” Odo said. “Every time we think we’ve exhausted ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/25/2012 11:41:07 PM
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Carnival ice fishing derby canceled
- "We look forward to a more Vermont-like winter next year where we can once again hold this fun Winter Carnival event for all ages." This year was to be the fourth year of the Ice Fishing Derby, sponsored by Grafton Village Cheese, which has a ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/25/2012 7:49:04 AM
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Athens man charged with two hunting misdemeanors
- According to court documents, Officer John G. Eckhardt II of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department said Fletcher admitted to him that he shot a "three-pointer" buck that his mother had reported killing on Tuesday, Nov. 15, after spotting it on ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/24/2012 11:56:37 PM
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Roger F. Ames
- He moved to Braintree in 1980, where he worked as an accountant for the state of Vermont, Marble Valley Regional Transit ... He enjoyed genealogy, hunting, fishing, camping and sailing. His memberships included both the Masons and Knight Templar ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/24/2012 11:49:27 PM
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Vermont takes lead at Middlebury Carnival
- University of Vermont skiers won three of Friday’s four events, giving the Catamounts the lead at the midpoint of the Middlebury College Winter Carnival. The Catamounts have 473 points, 44 more than second place Dartmouth. Middlebury is third ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/24/2012 3:35:32 PM
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Chatting about Vermont vino
- "It gave me a great opportunity to talk about the increasingly important Vermont agriculture," he continued. The interview was arranged by Phil Tonks, president of the Vermont Grape & Wine Council, an industry group that consists of winemakers ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/24/2012 4:44:08 AM
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Morning Briefing - Friday
- Fish fry dinners are $9 and include hand-battered fish fry on a roll, French fries, homemade cole slaw, dessert, one's choice of homemade cocktail or tartar sauce and a $1 coupon for a future fish fry dinner. Macaroni and cheese will also be ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/23/2012 7:54:25 PM
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Vermont sugar makers reaching an early boil
- The annual event will be held throughout the state March 24 and 25, sponsored by the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association. Visitors at Red Rock Valley can view an evaporator where sap is boiled to convert it to syrup. In an adjoining room ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/23/2012 7:15:38 AM
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Vermont native Anais Mitchell discusses latest album
- It’s been a while since Vermont-born singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell has ... little things to bring you pleasure/And you parted your lips for a herring-fish/Didn’t part them for me”). Mitchell, who’s performing Friday at Higher Ground, ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/23/2012 2:50:47 AM
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Casting a shadow
- The decision by the Shumlin administration to increase water discharge fees paid by the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant ... When he vowed not to eat fish from the Connecticut River after a fish contaminated with radioactivity was taken ...
- Times-Argus
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- 2/22/2012 11:51:50 PM
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Patrick E. Mahar
- and then at the Rutland plant. He enjoyed cooking, traveling, boating, reading, hiking, hunting, fishing and watching basketball and baseball. Survivors include his wife, Pierrette (Paradis) of Hydeville, whom he married July 20, 1996 ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/22/2012 11:30:21 PM
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Kenneth B. Shaw
- Ken was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, the Army Air Corps, the U.S. Air Force and the Vermont Air National Guard ... N.Y., where his love of hunting and fishing began. He enjoyed spending time with his family, valuing nature ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/22/2012 11:30:21 PM
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Arts Glance (Expanded)
- Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. -- In concert, Zion, Gospel "Holy Hip Hop" artist. A benefit for Grace Christian School and Bennington Banner Newspapers in Education Program. $5 donation at the door. Bennington. 802-447-1571. Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. -- Bennington ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/22/2012 8:09:55 PM
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BARBARA MASKELL
- She enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping as well as knitting, sewing and reading. She was also a longtime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Charles DaPrato Post 778 Auxiliary in Swanton. In addition to her husband, Fred, of 57 years, Barbara also ...
- St. Albans Messenger
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- 2/22/2012 8:28:25 AM
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Vermont man reaches plea deal in child sex assaults
- WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Vermont man who faced multiple charges of sexually abusing children has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. WCAX-TV reports Jonathan Warren of Ludlow pleaded guilty to six abuse counts on Tuesday. Prosecutors said he ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/22/2012 7:16:50 AM
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Romi M. Perkins
- She contributed greatly to the success of the Orvis Company and to the preservation of Robert Todd Lincoln’s Vermont home ... N.Y., where his love of hunting and fishing began. He enjoyed spending time with his family, valuing nature as ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/22/2012 12:57:26 AM
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Superfoods help you stay healthy
- The American Heart Association recommends eating fatty fish like salmon or canned tuna twice weekly ... Join a cooking class with Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s executive chef Laura LaCroix on Tuesday, March 20, at 5:30 and learn ...
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/21/2012 7:06:41 PM
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Vermont won't make renewable energy goals
- MONTPELIER — Two key lawmakers say Vermont won't meet its goal of getting 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2017. And the chairman and vice chairwoman of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee say they're ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/21/2012 11:28:33 AM
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Teachers sport bright pink hair to get kids reading
- Perfect for my plan to get them reading widely.” The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award winning book is chosen by Vermont children. Charlotte Central School para-educator and soccer coach, Alexis Krech of Charlotte, joined in on the fun this year.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/21/2012 9:05:23 AM
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Boys basketball power rankings – Week 10
- Girls basketball power rankings to follow in a bit. Enjoy. Through games played 2/20/12: 1. Rice (17-1): If the Green Knights and MMU Cougars win out, the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed should go to Rice, which wraps up the regular season by ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/21/2012 7:25:10 AM
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Truck Pulled From Willoughby Lake
- Vermont State Police said the truck was being operated by Douglas Mott, 36, of Newport, at 12:10 a.m. Sunday when it fell through a weak spot in the ice several hundred feet out from the Route 5A fishing access. Mott was later cited by police for drunken .
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 2/21/2012 5:09:10 AM
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Vt. seeks to preserve Lake Champlain marsh
- COLCHESTER - The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is working to buy 110 acres of ... management area that will be open for public use such as hunting, fishing, trapping, bird-watching, and photography.
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/21/2012 4:26:13 AM
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Vermont man injured in hang glider accident in Mass.
- BRATTLEBORO — Police say a Vermont man has suffered head injuries after the hang glider he was riding crashed just over the state line in Massachusetts. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the crash happened Sunday afternoon on the Mohawk Trail ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/21/2012 3:57:35 AM
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Vermont dams credited with lessening Irene damage
- After Tropical Storm Irene dumped inches and inches of rain on Vermont, some of the communities up the Black River from North Springfield, including Cavendish and Ludlow, sustained heavy damage. Springfield, about three miles down the Black ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/21/2012 3:43:16 AM
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Long-time Vermont GOP activist chosen new party chair
- MONTPELIER — The new chair of the Vermont Republican State Committee is warning against what he says is the reckless agenda of Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin. Jack Lindley was unanimously elected party chair on Saturday during a meeting in Montpelier.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/21/2012 2:46:00 AM
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Sunday's Vermont college roundup
- Dan Fullam made 19 saves for Middlebury. Vermont Tech 87, SUNY-Canton 74: At Canton, N.Y., Kevin Carr scored 40 points to lift Vermont Tech past SUNY-Canton on Sunday. Lucas Dutil added 15 points and Alex Tyrell tallied 11 points for VTC (20-11).
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/20/2012 2:40:01 AM
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Vermont programs promote college
- While other teens are in study hall, she and about 14 other Bellows Free Academy High School students take a class every three days at Community College of Vermont called introduction to college studies that's intended to prepare them to go on ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/20/2012 2:40:01 AM
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Group: Yankee needs to restart river process
- Laura Murphy of Vermont Law School, whose Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic is representing CRWC, said the council reports show Entergy has not displayed evidence its discharge does not harm the river’s native fish and wildlife.
- Bennington Banner
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- 2/19/2012 11:55:23 PM
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Deer population growth expected in Vermont, N.H.
- CLAREMONT, N.H. -- All signs are pointing to a booming deer population this year in Vermont and New Hampshire, given a mild winter with little snow. Kent Gustafson of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says when deer are confined in ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/19/2012 2:48:22 AM
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3 Vermont ski deaths in a week a 'tragic coincidence'
- The deaths of three people on the slopes within a week is a “tragic coincidence,” the head of the Vermont Ski Areas Association said Friday. “There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason,” Parker Riehle said. “The trail conditions ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/18/2012 9:30:25 AM
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The winter of short freezes
- Most of us have looked at the various ways this winter has been oddly warm. February so far has been particularly remarkable. So far, it’s running at 7.6 degrees warmer than normal. It’s too soon to say whether this will be among the warmest ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/18/2012 4:22:37 AM
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Watershed group: Yankee needs to restart river process
- Laura Murphy of Vermont Law School, whose Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic is representing CRWC, said the council reports show Entergy has not displayed evidence its discharge does not harm the river's native fish and wildlife.
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/17/2012 11:57:45 PM
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Harold "Roy" Cone Obituary
- He served in the Korean War. He retired from the State of Vermont in 1984. Roy and his wife have spent the winters in Florida for the past 20 years and summers in Newark. During his younger days, Roy enjoyed fishing, hunting and snowmobiling, then when he
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 2/17/2012 4:52:26 AM
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Richards Leaves Vermont Racing Void
- The Vermont stock car racing scene lost a legend last week with the passing of Charles “C.J.” Richards. Richards was the founder of the Champlain Valley Racing Association in 1960, promoting auto races in and around Rutland County for a half-century.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/17/2012 2:14:57 AM
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Riverwalk project gets another look
- “If they’re not perfectly level, there’s runoff.” Even under optimum conditions, Torizzo said the topography of Vermont mountains would tend to direct the water that was concentrated by a spreader into one stream of runoff, causing erosio
- Deerfield Valley News
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- 2/16/2012 10:44:22 AM
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Life on the fly
- Thomas Drummey was 8-years-old when he started tying fly fishing flies. "First I learned that my third ... about where he and his father fish. They look at each other with identical half-grins at the last topic. "We might not want to tell ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
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- 2/16/2012 4:17:50 AM
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Vermont company builds hospital on wheels
- Rick Cochran, president and chief executive officer of Mobile Medical International Corp., known as MMIC, has built a $20 million company in St. Johnsbury based on the idea that surgery could be put on wheels. Cochran did it, beginning 17 years ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/16/2012 2:59:05 AM
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The D-word is not dirty in Burlington
- Development? in my back yard? Please. Just do it right. So said the Democratic pre-caucus mayoral candidates last fall; so say Republican candidate Kurt Wright and independent Wanda Hines — and just as emphatically, so says Democrat Miro ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/16/2012 1:26:02 AM
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Hawaiian monk seal sent to Waikiki to save species
- HONOLULU — The Hawaiian monk seal, the most endangered marine mammal in the United States, has a long list of threats — fishing nets ... Meanwhile, he is eating 10 pounds of fish a day at Waikiki Aquarium and swimming around in his own ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/16/2012 12:28:46 AM
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Vermont State Police study finds slight traffic-stop race disparity
- ROYALTON — A study of almost 50,000 traffic stops by the Vermont State Police over a year found that minority drivers were more likely to be pulled over and ticketed and their vehicles searched than white drivers were, officials said Wednesday.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/15/2012 8:03:54 PM
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Cabot introduces new mobile app
- Volunteers who track hours, and share photos of their work, can win big, via Facebook and their iPhone, with a new app called “Reward Volunteers,” brought to you by Vermont’s Cabot Creamery Cooperative. This new technology tracks and ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/15/2012 2:20:18 PM
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Young Writers Project holds Vermont Writes Day
- This was an answer to a plea from the Young Writers Project on Vermont Writes Day on Feb. 7. Writing prompts were offered, and a website was set up to display submitted work. Young Writers Project Director Geoff Gevalt said 54 Vermont schools participated.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/15/2012 2:20:18 PM
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Gary Moore: Not Too Old To Learn
- consider becoming a Vermont "Let's Go Fishing" Volunteer Instructor. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is offering an instructor training for volunteers on Saturday, March 24, at the Kehoe Education Center in Castleton. Participants will learn what
- Caledonian Record-News
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- 2/15/2012 12:18:37 PM
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Bradford W. Coyle
- Mr. Coyle enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, motorcycles ... The graveside service will be held at a later date in Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 2/15/2012 2:45:57 AM
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Vermont looks at models for standardized health coverage
- MONTPELIER — State officials have determined that one of three health insurance plans currently sold in Vermont will become the model for the benefits plan offered to small employers and individuals buying health insurance beginning in 2014.
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/15/2012 2:45:57 AM
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Don't ignore 'unknown knowns' in the Vermont Yankee case
- How does this relate to Vermont? In the recent court decision involving the right of the Vermont Legislature to not allow the Public Service Board to decide whether to issue a Certificate of Public Good for the operation of the Vermont Yankee ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/15/2012 2:31:38 AM
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Vermont delegation opposes LIHEAP cuts
- WASHINGTON - Vermont’s congressional delegation pledged to renew the fight for low-income heating aid following release of President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget proposal on Monday. The spending plan would provide $3 billion for the Low ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 2/14/2012 6:21:53 AM