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Burglary at St. Johnsbury gas station, over $1,000 in cigarettes stolen
ST. JOHNSBURY — On June 10, at approximately 2:57 a.m., Vermont State Police responded to a burglary alarm at the Center Tower Gas Station in St. Johnsbury. Upon arrival, troopers discovered a broken window. Review of the gas station’s security footage revealed an unidentified male breaking the window and...
Waterford police seek suspect in theft of fishing poles from Dick’s Sporting Goods
WATERFORD — The Waterford Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect believed to be involved in the theft of nearly $1,000 worth of fishing poles from Dick’s Sporting Goods. The department reached out through social media to residents in the Jewett City,...
How Vermont finalists Honey Road and Barr Hill fared in James Beard Awards
Vermont was shut out Monday at the James Beard Awards, as two finalists for the prominent food-industry honors did not win their respective categories. Executive chef/co-owner Cara Tobin of Honey Road, the celebrated Eastern Mediterranean-style restaurant at Church and Main streets in Burlington, lost out in the Best Chef: Northeast category to David Standridge of The Shipwright's Daughter in Mystic, Connecticut. Other finalists in the New England-centric category were from Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island.
Pride flag stolen from Harwood Union High School, police seek information
MORETOWN — In a late-night act of theft, two individuals were reported to have stolen a Pride flag from Harwood Union High School, authorities said Monday. At 9:14 a.m. on June 12, Vermont State Police at the Berlin Barracks were notified of the incident, which occurred on school grounds.
Bringing The Community Together In A Magical Way: Lake Morey Resort’s Free Summer Concert Series
Siblings Jen and Mark Avery, who are third-generation owners and managers of Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont, along with their brother Jeffrey, share equally sober expressions as they recall the effects of the COVID pandemic on their family’s business in the year 2020. “This place was a shell of its former self,” says Mark. “It was just so quiet. I quickly realized that what makes the walls talk around here is the people; they provide the energy to the building, and we were sorely missing it.”
Bicyclist struck by trailer possibly carrying sheet metal, according to Vermont police
DANVILLE, Vt. — Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck; towing a trailer after a hit and run crash in Danville. Vermont State Police responded to the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and VT Route 15 around 8:30 p.m. Friday. Police say a bicyclist was struck...
Former New Hampshire state representative intends to plead guilty to wrongful voting
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A former New Hampshire state representative intends to plead guilty to charges related to wrongful voting. Former Republican state Rep. Troy Merner was indicted by a grand jury earlier this year. Court documents show Merner intends to plead guilty to one count of wrongful voting and...
Here’s How We Know That Vermont’s New Climate Law Will Work
Last week, Vermont became the first state to require fossil fuel companies to pay their share of the damage caused by the climate crisis. The small state has been hammered in recent years by flooding and other disasters, not to mention the economic cost of warmer winters to a longtime ski destination. The fact that this sounds radical and is going to be at all legally complicated shows the outsize influence on our system of corporate interests and far-right ideologues. For while the law is expected to face legal challenges almost immediately, Vermont’s landmark policy actually follows a well-established blueprint that already exists. The Vermont law resembles the “Superfund” model...
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