By Paul Holmes KILLINGTON — On Saturday, June 13, Kent Pond in Killington was a flurry with avian excitement. For the last few years Kent Pond has been home to a loon family. This year, the adult loon couple, who have a […]
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Birdwatchers revel in return of migratory songbirds
Courtesy Vt. Fish & Wildlife Ample opportunities exist to look for breeding birds throughout the spring and summer at Vermont’s 84 Wildlife Management Areas. Local birders have good reason to be a-twitter. Migratory songbirds are back in the Vermont’s forests […]
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Vt. Nat’l Guard to send troops to Japan
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org The Vermont National Guard announced plans Wednesday, June 10, for some 150 Vermont guardsmen and ten F-16 fighter jets of the 158th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command to be deployed to Okinawa, Japan, to […]
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Governor signs energy bill H.40
On Thursday, June 11, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law a comprehensive energy bill that is anticipated to create new jobs, save Vermonters on energy costs, and help Vermont achieve one-quarter of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by 2050. […]
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Vermont ski industry posts record visits, possibly overcoming California as the #2 ski state
By Karen D. Lorentz The Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) recently announced that Vermont’s ski resorts recorded 4,670,903 skier and snowboarder visits for 2015, topping last year’s 4,503,269 and setting a record since VSAA began directly tallying visits in 1992. […]
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Windsor homicide suspect shoots self in high-speed chase
On Wednesday evening, June 10, the Vermont State Police were contacted by the Kansas Highway Patrol about an incident possibly involving Jason Kendall, who was being sought for the alleged murder of Molly Helland, age 23 of Windsor, Vt. Kansas […]
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TDI, CLF reach agreement on transmission line project
By Morgan True, VTDigger.org The Conservation Law Foundation has agreed not to oppose a 154-mile high-voltage transmission cable that would run beneath Lake Champlain in exchange for an increase the value of a benefits package the developer offered the state. […]
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Govs. Shumlin and Cuomo urge vigilance as manhunt continues for upstate N.Y. escapees; intensifies in Vermont
Update: Vermont State Police Escapee Response Update June 12, 2015 The Vermont State Police continue to reach out to residents in communities along Lake Champlain, including going door-to-door with flyers, using saturation patrols, and alerting them of the on-going situation […]
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Central Vermont towns report good first quarter revenue for local options tax
By Stephen Seitz Area towns with the local options sales, meals and rooms, and alcohol taxes have had a good first quarter, according to various town officials. Rutland Town treasurer Donna Zeller said the taxes brought in $249,327 in the […]
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Gov. Shumlin will not seek re-election
Courtesy of Sen. Leahy Governor Peter Shumlin By Polly Lynn Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin announced Monday, June 8, that he will not seek a fourth term. Shumlin told reporters that after much thought, consideration and review of his initial goals […]