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Norwich U reports 3 cases among newly arrived students
Vermont’s Norwich University reported Monday that three newly arrived students on campus tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. In a message to the Norwich community posted Monday on the school website, the Northfield college reported 500 students returned to campus as part of a six-phase...
Record number of early ballots cast for Vermont primary
A record number of people have voted early in the Vermont primary and more ballots are expected to be turned in before polling places close on Tuesday, the state's Secretary of State Jim Condos said. Condos made the comments Monday when talking about preparations for casting ballots during Tuesday’s...
Summer camp for teens in Vermont fined for noise
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A summer camp for youths being held at a former college campus in Vermont has been fined $1,600 over nighttime noise complaints from neighbors. A judge on Friday denied the town of Bennington's request to shut down the camp at the former Southern Vermont College campus. Bennington...
Burke Mountain attorney appeals determined value of resort
BURKE, Vt. (AP) — An attorney for the Burke Mountain ski resort is appealing a decision to uphold the market value of the resort at $18.7 million. William Roger Prescott, an attorney with Downs Rachlin Martin, wrote to town officials recently contesting the ruling by the the town assessor, the Caledonian...
100th wildlife management area established in Vermont
SHREWSBURY, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has established its 100th Wildlife Management Area. The 526-acre property in Shrewsbury is “a key parcel in a strategic, state-significant wildlife corridor, connecting state land to the north with federal and privately conserved...
Virus exposure at NH church; Vermont announces relief funds
BOSTON (AP) — A look at coronavirus news from around New England: ___ MAINE Masks and social distancing will be required when Maine holds its first murder trial since the coronavirus pandemic crippled much of the U.S. legal system this spring. Carine Reeves, of New York City, is scheduled to go on trial...
Welch faces single challenger in Vermont Democratic primary
Vermont's only member of the U.S. House of Representatives, longtime Congressman Peter Welch, is running for reelection and is expected to easily win Vermont's Democratic primary against his one challenger on Tuesday. Welch, 73, who has served in Congress since 2007, is being challenged by activist Ralph...
State gets complaints about uses of fishing access areas
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says it's getting many complaints about illegal use of the state's fishing access areas and littering and parking problems at them. The department owns and manages 196 fishing access areas on lakes and rivers around the state. Their priority...
Miami business to plead guilty in Vermont fraud case
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Miami businessman accused of being the mastermind behind a massive fraud case involving foreign investors' money in Vermont developments is expected to plead guilty next week in a plea deal in which prosecutors are seeking a sentence of more than eight years in prison. Ariel...
New grant program to help child care providers in Vermont
A new grant program has been set up to help child care providers during the coronavirus pandemic, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said Friday. The program includes $12 million in federal CARES funds to help afterschool programs, summer camps, and other child care programs offset expenses and losses. Applications are...
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