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Vermont 45th by total area, and 43rd by land area at 9,250 square miles, and has a population of 608,827, making it the second least populous state (second to only Wyoming). The only New England state with no coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont is notable for the Green Mountains in the west and Lake Champlain in the northwest. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The state is famous for its scenery and dairy products. It is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. The state capital is Montpelier, and the largest city is Burlington.
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Vermont Local News for the Barre/Montpelier Region from TimesArgus.com
Maple syrup producers will hold open house
Mar 16, 2010 2:34 pm
MONTPELIER (AP) - Many Vermont maple syrup producers will be opening their operations to the public later this month for the 9th annul Maple Open House. ... - The Associated Press
Outfitter L.L. Bean's sales dip in 2009
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
FREEPORT, Maine — Sales dipped for L.L. Bean for the second consecutive year in 2009 but the outdoors clothing retailer managed to beat its own projections, the company said. The company also...
Body of missing N.H. mother found in Maine
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
PORTLAND, Maine — A New Hampshire woman who fled her home in a manic state, leaving her husband and young son behind, left few clues when she abandoned her car 150 miles away in another state...
State education leaders cautious of NCLB plan
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
Vermont education leaders remained skeptical Monday of a plan unveiled by President Barack Obama over the weekend that would reform the 2002 federal No Child Left Behind Act and lessen the weight put ...
Region dodges another wet blast
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
MONTPELIER – Vermont emergency and weather officials said Monday that the state appears to have been spared the brunt of the winter storms and flooding rainfall that has smacked the rest of ...
HEALTH REFORM Sanders still pushing to add 'public option'
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
MONTPELIER – U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders is not giving up on the public option. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau
Hearing will discuss proposal for new jets
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
SOUTH BURLINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is planning to hold a hearing next month in South Burlington to discuss the possible basing of its next generation fighter at the Burlington Interna...
Home prices down, but condo prices are rising
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
BURLINGTON (AP) — Real estate professionals in Vermont's largest county say home prices have dropped in the last year, but the lower prices appear to be stimulating more sales. ...
Vt. to participate in new school supper program
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
MONTPELIER (AP) — The Vermont Department of Education says the state has been chosen to be part of a pilot program that will provide supper for some children participating in after school pro...
Poultney family copes after fire destroys home
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
POULTNEY - A March 2 fire destroyed the Morses' York Street home in Poultney and everything they had. Morse said they were insured, but are still dealing with their insurance company. ... - Rutland H...
Vermont News from RutlandHerald.com
Sanders keeps (public) option open
Mar 16, 2010 4:18 am
MONTPELIER – U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders is not giving up on the public option. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau
Vt. education leaders cautious of Obama's plan
Mar 16, 2010 4:12 am
Vermont education leaders remained skeptical Monday of a plan unveiled by President Barack Obama over the weekend that would reform the 2002 federal No Child Left Behind Act and lessen the weight put ...
Mar 16, 2010 3:41 am
MONTPELIER - The Office of the Vermont Attorney General has blocked efforts to find out whether law-enforcement officials are using cell-phone technology to pinpoint the whereabouts of private citizen...
Vermont dairy farmer talks about immigration probe
Mar 16, 2010 2:12 am
BAKERSFIELD — A Vermont dairy farmer who was among those targeted in a federal crackdown on undocumented workers says he thought three illegal workers had proper documentation. ... - By LIS...
Vt.'s poor take aim at Goliath budget cuts
Mar 15, 2010 4:01 am
If Edna Fairbanks-Williams were rich, she'd fight more than $100 million in proposed government human service cuts with an army of lobbyists. ... - By KEVIN O'CONNOR Staff Writer
Vt. may get budget boost from feds
Mar 15, 2010 3:40 am
MONTPELIER – A key money question before state budget writers appears closer to resolution. ... - By LOUIS PORTER VERMONT PRESS BUREAU
Too many voters?: Legislature considersletting communities adopt a variation on town meeting
Mar 14, 2010 2:47 pm
MONTPELIER — In the late 1950s, Brattleboro's town meeting was a bit of a mess. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau
Ripples of lake cleanup are wide
Mar 14, 2010 2:43 pm
MONTPELIER – It's complicated, has been going on for years and is, at times, extremely arcane. But the dispute between the state and the Conservation Law Foundation over the regulation of ph...
Tall ships, tall tales in Vermont Stage Company play
Mar 14, 2010 5:00 am
BURLINGTON – Louis de Rougement is an intrepid sailor and explorer, a master of the Australian outback, a god to the Aborigines, and has defied death countless times during his myriad advent...
In Barre yesterday, even the French were Irish
Mar 14, 2010 5:00 am
BARRE – Poor Julian French. ... - By DAVID DELCORE Staff Writer
News for Rutland County Vermont from RutlandHerald.com
School struggles for achievement
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
Two days after Rutland High School was categorized as low-achieving, honors student Morgan Messier said the school is working for her and it's showing in all her classes. ... - By CRISTINA KUMKA STAF...
Poultney family copes after fire
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
POULTNEY — Before losing her house in a fire earlier this month, Suzanne Morse said she had always been "on the giving end." ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO STAFF WRITER
Town breaks ground on firehouse
Mar 16, 2010 4:31 am
HUBBARDTON — A year after voters approved it, workers ceremonially broke ground for the new fire station Monday. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO STAFF WRITER
City ponders next move on Moon Brook
Mar 16, 2010 4:27 am
The city's aldermen have been asked to decide whether a long-fought challenge of Moon Brook's designation by the state as a stormwater-impaired waterway should next head to court. ... - By STEPHANIE ...
Board: No confidence in chief, commission
Mar 16, 2010 4:17 am
The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Monday evening to sign resolutions expressing "no confidence" in Police Chief Anthony Bossi and the Police Commission. ... - By STEPHANIE M. PETERS S...
Quick thinker saves life: Stafford student rescues man from plunge into icy lake
Mar 16, 2010 4:14 am
John DeMatties claims he's just like the next guy. He saved the life of a paraplegic man on the ice of Lake St. Catherine earlier this month because, he said, anybody would have done it. DeM...
Area students visit Harlem school
Mar 15, 2010 5:00 am
From the rural towns of Vermont to the urban inner cities of New York, the Castleton Student Government Association and Community Service Club have teamed up in an effort to reach out and help the fut...
City revives panel for disabled access
Mar 15, 2010 5:00 am
After more than a decade of inactivity, city officials are reviving a council aimed at improving accessibility for the disabled community to buildings, facilities, services and events throughout Rutla...
E-mail exchange raises hackles Rutland County GOP chairman seeks public apology
Mar 15, 2010 3:47 am
Last month, Rep. Megan Smith found herself caught up in a maelstrom of criticism after responding to a Rutland restaurateur's concerns about a proposed piece of legislation – mandatory paid ...
Reporter's Notebook: Writing on the Hall : College to evaluate submitted proposals
Mar 15, 2010 3:29 am
The proposals from developers interested in providing the Community College of Vermont with a new Rutland facility are in and under review, according to Barbara Martin, dean of administration for CCV....
Southern Vermont News from RutlandHerald.com
Town hires lister to lead growth
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
MANCHESTER – The town is getting proactive about bringing jobs to Manchester with the appointment of Pauline Moore, who is also one of the town's listers, to the position of Manchester econo...
Slaughterhouse expected to open early next month
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
WESTMINSTER — Westminster Meats, the new state-of-the-art slaughterhouse that was supposed to open last fall to serve livestock farmers in southern Vermont is projecting an April opening, ac...
Mar 16, 2010 5:00 am
Periodically, many of us like to take stock of our situation in life by reviewing our work, health, family needs and personal finances. ...
Long-dormant hotel project back on track
Mar 16, 2010 12:37 am
BELLOWS FALLS — It's been a wait-and-see game the past 18 months for the developers of the Hotel Windham renovation project. ... - By NICOLE S. COLSON KEENE SENTINEL
Shaftsbury student lives his dream
Mar 15, 2010 5:00 am
SHAFTSBURY – While it was skier Andy Newell who dominated the media's coverage as a local resident at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Chris Barriere, also from Shaftsbury, was one of the p...
Entergy faces Vt. agency criticism
Mar 15, 2010 3:42 am
MONTPELIER – The issue of buried and underground pipes will not go away for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. ... - By SUSAN SMALLHEER STAFF WRITER
Opera company seeks three boy sopranos
Mar 15, 2010 3:23 am
WESTON — The Opera Theatre of Weston is seeking three local boy sopranos between the ages of 9 and 12 for its January production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute." ...
Maple syrup producers prepare for open house
Mar 15, 2010 3:20 am
MONTPELIER — Many Vermont maple syrup producers will be opening their operations to the public later this month for the 9th annual Maple Open House. ...
Gardeners browse show to dream and plan
Mar 14, 2010 5:00 am
MANCHESTER – Vermonters on the brink of mud season went looking for inspiration and dry ground Saturday at the "Gorgeous Gardens and Green Living Show," an almost-spring exhibit or...
Bachelor, bachelorette auction is fundraiser
Mar 13, 2010 5:00 am
LUDLOW — If you're looking for love, or just looking to spend some money for a good cause, Outback Pizza will be the place to be Sunday night. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN STAFF WRITER
Local News for Burlington Vermont from Burlingtonfreepress.com
Bad math forces Ed Department to correct list of low-achieving schools
Mar 16, 2010 6:06 pm
Faulty arithmetic has forced the Vermont Department of Education to revise its list of "persistently low-achieving schools," the department announced this morning.
Vermont dairy farmer discusses immigration probe
Mar 16, 2010 11:57 am
Gervais Family Farms was inspected as part of a national effort the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in November to check the records of 1,000 employers around the country who were s...
Former Burlington employee sues city
Mar 16, 2010 11:44 am
Burlington's former waterfront manager, Adam Cate, is suing the city for "outrageous and unreasonable" conduct for suspending and later firing him.
Burlington Telecom panel awaits consultant's report
Mar 16, 2010 11:43 am
The Burlington Telecom "blue ribbon committee" voted unanimously Monday to wait until a newly hired financial consultant assessed BT before hearing a proposal from a group to take control of...
Burlington Democrats hold 2 seats in recount
Mar 16, 2010 11:40 am
Ninety minutes spent recounting ballots in two Burlington Ward 2 City Council races produced only one uncounted vote and no change in the outcomes.
