Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:19 AM EST
A federal government report ranking Vermont the sixth hungriest state in the country may come as a surprise to many, but officials say they have seen signs the problem is growing in Vermont.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:09 AM EST
Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers as part of a national effort, asking them to provide records to prove their workers are legal.
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Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:40 PM EST
A panel considering the governor's proposal to consolidate the University of Vermont with the five state colleges has recommended against merging the institutions.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:29 PM EDT
A smooth-talking, globe-trotting serial swindler who is wanted in Nevada on a burglary charge has been arrested after crossing illegally from Canada to Vermont, federal authorities said.
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
A Vermont man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he had child pornography on his laptop computer when he entered the United States from Quebec nearly three years ago.
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Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT
No sow and piglets in the children's barnyard at this year's Caledonia County Fair. No baby pig chases, either.
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Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:41 PM EDT
In the smallest city in a tiny state where participation in government is expected and faith in public officials runs deep, the charges of embezzlement and drug possession facing the police chief are forcing townsfolk to examine their capacity to forgive.
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Mon Jul 6, 2009 5:34 AM EDT
Devin Lyons typically starts his days this summer cooking breakfast with fresh eggs from the farm's chicken coop. Then, depending on the weather, he and a dozen other college students might cut hay in the field using a team of oxen, turn compost or weed vegetable beds.
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Sun Jul 5, 2009 1:02 PM EDT
Devin Lyons typically starts his days this summer cooking breakfast with fresh eggs from the farm's chicken coop. Then, depending on the weather, he and a dozen other college students might cut hay in the field using a team of oxen, turn compost or weed vegetable beds.
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Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:59 AM EDT
Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows' contribution to global warming.
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:40 AM EDT
The aged maple floorboards are scuffed and creaky, worn thin and smooth by thousands of youngsters over the years in the Hancock Village School. Banks of tall windows, a dozen panes over a dozen panes each, flood a pair of classrooms with sunlight.
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Wed Apr 8, 2009 6:03 AM EDT
A sign planted outside the Vermont capitol read, "Let Love Win." For gays and lesbians seeking the right to marry, it did.
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Sun Apr 5, 2009 12:58 PM EDT
The black salamander with yellow spots sat on the roadside in the dark, ready to make a go of it.
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Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:39 PM EDT
A bridge to nowhere will soon become a bridge to somewhere. Sort of.
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Fri Feb 6, 2009 3:49 PM EST
Nine years after becoming the first state to permit civil unions, Vermont moved a step toward legalizing gay marriage Friday.
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:35 AM EST
It's a Christmas time tradition dating to 1900, and it has nothing to do with Jesus or Santa. It's literally for the birds.
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Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:23 AM EST
The snow might be piling up in Vermont, but farmers are still selling their produce. This winter, they have more venues.
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Tue Dec 9, 2008 5:56 AM EST
A panel looking for ways to help Vermont dairy farmers is holding off on adding a surcharge on milk sold in the state, opting instead to continue studying the plan.
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Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:22 AM EDT
Vegetable grower Joe Buley, hoping to improve his life, has turned to a matchmaker. Not for his love life — for his veggies.
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Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:05 AM EDT
This time of year, there's bound to be someone sitting on top of Putney Mountain.
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Mon Oct 6, 2008 4:56 AM EDT
A former slave whose memoir is among the only ones known to describe abduction from Africa is about to get a historical marker in the small Vermont town where he ended up settling.
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Fri Oct 3, 2008 3:39 AM EDT
This summer, Steve Sanford had to tell 106 dairy farmers in rural northern Vermont he could no longer treat their cows.
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
Could climate change dull the blazing palette of New England's fall foliage? The answer could have serious implications for one of the region's signature attractions, which draws thousands of "leaf peepers" every autumn.
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Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:46 AM EDT
The first wheelchair-accessible section of the Appalachian Trail in Vermont, a 900-foot boardwalk and path through flood plain and forest, opened to the public Saturday after three years of construction.
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Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:30 PM EDT
This isn't just any wheelchair-accessible path — it's part of the Appalachian Trail.
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