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Jamaican cooks bring restaurant dreams to Vermont
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Two Chittenden County women are trying to break into the restaurant business, serving Jamaican cuisine. Jessica Tara reports on their challenges and successes. From the outside, you wouldn’t think the Colchester storefront would house a Jamaican restaurant. Shaneall Ferron says she puts her heart and soul...
How To Meet New People In The Upper Valley
Whether you just moved to the area or you’ve been in the Upper Valley for years, meeting new people once you’re out of school is hard. If you’re looking to expand your friend group, here are some suggestions on where to meet new people. Upper Valley Young...
Dartmouth’s leader called in police quickly. The fallout was just as swift.
Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, has stood out for its almost instantaneous response to a nonviolent protest. As police arrested student protesters at Dartmouth College, a 65-year-old professor ended up on the ground. Two student journalists, reporting that night, ended up arrested themselves. And a bystander, visiting his father...
Correctional officer accused of smuggling contraband into Vt. prison
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont correctional officer faces charges after investigators say he smuggled contraband into a prison. Vermont State Police say David Orvis, 28, of Rutland, coordinated with at least two separate inmates to transport tobacco into the Marble Valley Correctional Facility. Police believe the inmates paid him to do so.
Vt. logging company fined for violating regulations
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont logging company is facing fallout after environmental damages. Our Sophia Thomas spoke with the state about the price of violating logging regulations and has reaction from the industry. A logger for most of his life, Matt McAllister has seen nearly everything that can go...
Vermont is planning for a new women’s prison. Critics say it’s too big.
Vermont’s only women’s prison, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington, is half a century old and in terrible shape. The state has set aside millions for a new facility, but construction is years away. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont is planning for a new women’s prison. Critics say it’s too big..
Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country
The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country aimed at cracking down on companies’ use of online personal data, which would let consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. However, Republican Gov. Phil Scott has concerns about how part of the legislation could affect small businesses. He hasn’t seen the final bill that passed early Saturday before the Legislature adjourned. He will make a decision once he’s had a chance to review it, his spokesperson Jason Maulucci said Tuesday. The bill prohibits the sale of sensitive data, such as social security and drivers’ license numbers, financial or health information. It also sets meaningful limits on the amount of personal data that companies can collect and use, according to the nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center based in Washington, D.C. More than a dozen states have comprehensive data privacy laws. Vermont’s is “among the strongest, if not the strongest” in the country, said Caitriona Fitzgerald, deputy director of EPIC.
They remember Vietnam protests. Now, they're facing charges after protesting the Gaza war at Dartmouth
Douglas Smith lives in Sharon, Vt., just across the border from New Hampshire. He’s legally blind, asthmatic, epileptic and undergoing treatment for cancer. And since October, the 83-year-old has also carved out time for weekly vigils around the Upper Valley for the civilians killed in the war between Israel and Hamas.
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