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• Manhunt for slain Vermont mom's missing boyfriend

  17-07-2017 23:57
  Police are now calling Cindy Cook's missing boyfriend a person of interest in her slaying. 
  
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• Timber company settles tax fight with state for $375,000

  17-07-2017 23:42 via vtdigger.org
  
  Timber giant Weyerhaeuser has agreed to pay Vermont $375,000 for cutting too many trees from a property enrolled in a program that grants tax breaks for forestlands.The deal settles a high-stakes case against the company stemming from a 2010 incident. But it leaves unresolved a question about taxation of land whose owner violates the rules of the program.
  The settlement leaves the affected Northeast Kingdom property in Vermont’s current use program, which gives large landowners tax relief
  
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• Vt. wins cash to fight white nose syndrome

  17-07-2017 23:39
  
  There is new help for struggling bats in Vermont. 
  
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• Man found dead in Lyndonville parking lot

  17-07-2017 23:32
  
  A man was found dead in his car at the McDonald's in Lyndonville Monday. 
  
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• 2 accused of hacking Vt. software company

  17-07-2017 23:27
  
  Two Iranian men are facing federal charges for trying to steal secrets from a Vermont software company. 
  
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• Man who won settlement for bad drug arrest faces new drug charges

  17-07-2017 23:12
  
  The man at the center of a traffic stop which ultimately led to the resignation of a Burlington police officer was back in court on drug charges, this time in Rutland County. 
  
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• Police: SUV crashed into sheriff's vehicle

  17-07-2017 23:04
  A crash caused traffic trouble in South Burlington Monday afternoon. 
  
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• NH man charged with dragging woman out of car, beating her

  17-07-2017 23:03
  
  A New Hampshire man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly beating up a woman. 
  
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• Kin sue to stop Vt. man's inheritance as grandad, mom die mysteriously

  17-07-2017 22:47
  
  The family of a man suspected in the 2013 slaying of his millionaire grandfather has filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire accusing him of killing his grandfather and possibly his mother, who was lost at sea during a mother-son...
  
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• Timber company to pay $375K to settle overharvesting claims

  17-07-2017 21:50
  The Vermont attorney general's office says a timber company will pay the state $375,000 to settle allegations that it overharvested trees from its property.
  
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• Dubie Family Maple represents Vermont in Made in America Showcase

  17-07-2017 21:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Dubie Family MapleJuly 17, 2017
  Contact:802-527-5052
  www.DubieFamilyMaple.com
  Dubie Family Maple LLC. represents Vermont in Washington D.C. ShowcaseLocal small business showcases Vermont Maple at President Donald J. Trump’s Made in America Showcase
  WASHINGTON D.C., July 17, 2017- Dubie Family Maple LLC. is representing Vermont in President Donald J. Trump’s “Made in America Showcase” today at the White House. The President will recognize one company f
  
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• Telephone and Data Services Telecom to expand locations in Vermont

  17-07-2017 21:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — TDS TelecomJuly 17, 2017
  Media contact:Cheryl McCollum608-664-2388
  [email protected]
  MADISON, Wis. (July 17, 2017) – Construction is under way to expand and improve broadband to nearly 650 locations in central Vermont. TDS Telecom (TDS®) began work in February in the Northfield and Roxbury areas, with the project expected to be done by spring 2018.
  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated $263,655 to reach residents in some of the hardest
  
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• Green Mountain Power CEO named among most influential woman

  17-07-2017 21:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Green Mountain PowerJuly 17, 2017
  Contact:Kristin Carlson1-802-229-8200
  [email protected]
  Mary Powell Named Top 25 Most Influential Women by CEO Connection for Second Year
  Powell encourages women leaders to break down barriers and take chances
  Colchester, Vt – Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mary Powell was again named among the top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market by CEO Connection in 2017. This list recognizes the top 25 women i
  
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• Charlotte farmer turns greens into dollars

  17-07-2017 21:23 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dave Quickel, owner of Stony Loam Farm in Charlotte, where lettuce is the cash crop. Photo by Emily Greenberg/VTDigger
  CHARLOTTE — “There’s nothing I’d rather do than harvest lettuce in the morning,” says Neil Dominieckl, manager at Stony Loam Farm in East Charlotte. “It’s like meditation.”Rain or shine three days a week, farmer Dave Quickel and his crew at Stony Loam are harvesting the crop for Burlington’s salad eaters.The farm grows seven
  
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• Leahy: Vermont to receive grant to fight white nose syndrome

  17-07-2017 20:09 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJuly 17, 2017
  Press Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  Leahy: Vermont Is Among States Receiving Grants To Fight Bat-Killing White Nose Syndrome
  (MONDAY, July 17, 2017) — U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy says that the State of Vermont’s Department of Fish and Wildlife will receive a grant of $30,000 to support its work to control and counter White Nose Syndrome (WNS), the fungal disease that has devastated bat populations in Vermont and across the Unite
  
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• Vt. circus school executive director resigns after patron outcry

  17-07-2017 19:55
  
  The executive director of a Vermont circus school has stepped down after an outcry over the firings of the school's founders last week.
  
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• Brattleboro circus school’s future balances on high wire

  17-07-2017 18:58 via vtdigger.org
  
  Victoria Quine performs during a rally Sunday in support of the founders of the New England Center for Circus Arts, Elsie Smith and Serenity Smith Forchion, on the Brattleboro Common. Smith and Forchion were “separated from employment” by the organization’s board last week. Photo by Harmony Birch/Brattleboro Reformer
  (This story is by Harmony Birch of the Brattleboro Reformer, in which it first appeared July 16, 2017.)
  BRATTLEBORO — Coaches at the New England Center for C
  
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• Vermont properties featured in travel magazine

  17-07-2017 18:54 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Department of Tourism and MarketingJuly 17, 2017
  Contact:Philip Tortora(802) 522-7323
  [email protected]
  Two Vermont Properties Make Travel + Leisure’s ‘Top 100 Hotels in the World’
  Twin Farms, Rabbit Hill Inn Ranked No. 5 & 6 in the United StatesMONTPELIER, Vt. – Twin Farms of Barnard and Rabbit Hill Inn of Waterford were named to Travel + Leisure’s prestigious ‘Top 100 Hotels in the World.’ The rankings were ba
  
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• Girl, 12, dies in waterskiing accident on NH lake

  17-07-2017 18:48
  The New Hampshire Marine Patrol says a 12-year-old girl waterskiing in Newfound Lake was struck and killed by a powerboat operated by her father.
  
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• NY's Lake Placid to host 2021 Bobsled and Skeleton Worlds

  17-07-2017 18:45
  
  Lake Placid, New York, has been selected to host the Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships in 2021 at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
  
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• Gillibrand to discuss federal effort to combat Lyme disease

  17-07-2017 18:44
  
  U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand will be in upstate New York to discuss efforts by the federal government to battle Lyme disease.
  
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• Woman accused of collecting dead dad's benefits due in court

  17-07-2017 18:41
  
  A North Country woman accused of stealing her dead father's benefits is expected to enter a plea Monday in court. 
  
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• 3 arrested in Bristol drug bust

  17-07-2017 18:34
  
  Police say a trio of arrests in Bristol took thousands of dollars of heroin off the street. 
  
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• Vt. brothers accused in bottle burglary

  17-07-2017 18:21
  
  Police say two brothers committed a bottle burglary in Franklin County. 
  
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• Departing CEO sees future for small hospitals

  17-07-2017 18:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  TOWNSHEND — In early 2014, Roger Allbee set aside the issue he knew best — agriculture — to become the top administrator of Vermont’s smallest hospital.
  It has been, he says, “a learning experience.”
  Last week, as Allbee announced his retirement from Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend, he said he’s become well acquainted with the regulatory and financial problems rural hospitals face
  
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• Vermont governor, congressional delegation talk Medicaid

  17-07-2017 18:13
  
  Health care is in the forefront of discussions at the national level and it was also the focus Monday in Montpelier.
  
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• Searchers look for hiker along remote NH trail

  17-07-2017 18:09
  
  Searchers are looking for a hiker in New Hampshire's White Mountains who was reported missing last week, linking him to an abandoned campsite near a remote trail.
  
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• Hunger Mountain Co-op accepting grant applications

  17-07-2017 18:06 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Hunger Mountain Co-opJuly 14, 2017
  Contact:Kari Bradley
  [email protected]
  Hunger Mountain Cooperative Community Fund Grant Applications Now Available
  (MONTPELIER) Hunger Mountain Co-op is now accepting grant applications in support of local businesses and organizations whose work enriches our central Vermont community and furthers the Co-op’s mission of building a dynamic community of healthy individuals, sustainable local food systems, and thriving
  
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• Feds totaling up Vermont damage from recent storms

  17-07-2017 18:05
  
  Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have begun the process of adding up damage to public infrastructure from recent rainstorms that swept parts of Vermont.
  
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• White and Burke negotiates Burlington lease

  17-07-2017 17:58 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors Inc.July 14, 2017
  Contact:Emily Shaw(802) 862-1225
  Tim Burke of White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors Inc. Negotiates 1,200 sf lease in the Ethan Allen Shopping Center, Burlington
  BURLINGTON, VT (7/14/2017) – Tim Burke, of White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc. in Burlington is pleased to announce the signing of a lease for 1,200 sf with Burlington Telecom at the Ethan Allen Shopping Center on North Ave
  
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• Wild Goose Chase: Volunteers Help Officials Keep Tabs On Vermont's Canada Geese bit.ly/2urZqT7 https://t.co/4S0FYtoWBc

  17-07-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  
  Wild Goose Chase: Volunteers Help Officials Keep Tabs On Vermont's Canada Geese bit.ly/2urZqT7 https://t.co/4S0FYtoWBc
  
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• Stow Brewers Festival returns July 28-29

  17-07-2017 17:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Green Mountain EventsJuly 14, 2017
  Contact:Lisa SenecalPhone 802-595-9581Email [email protected]
  Stowe Brewers Festival to feature 130 brews and spirits July 28 and 29
  The Stowe Brewers Festival is back for its third year with three sessions, featuring more than 40 craft brewers from New England and beyond, as well as live music, food trucks, Vermont spirits, cider makers and more. The festival also offers free workshops and demonstrations, a wide variety of speci
  
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• Gas price haven't changed much in northern New England

  17-07-2017 17:18
  
  Gas prices haven't moved much in northern New England.
  
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• Weinberger public appearance schedule July 17-21

  17-07-2017 17:01 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerJuly 14, 2017
  Contact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for July 17 – 21, 2017:
  Monday, July 17 – Friday, July 21No public appearances scheduled
  Wednesday, July 198:00 am Mornings with Miro – The Bagel Café, 1127 North Avenue – Chief Brandon del Pozo, Burlington Police Department, to attend for Mayor
  The post Weinberger public appearance schedule July 17-21 appeared first on VTD
  
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• Department of Tourism and Marketing announces Clean Water Week

  17-07-2017 16:49 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Department of Tourism and MarketingJuly 14, 2017
  Contact:
  [email protected]
  Dear Vermont Tourism Industry Partner,
  On August 21st, Governor Phil Scott will issue a proclamation declaring Clean Water Week for the State of Vermont. We invite you to join us in celebrating Vermont’s waters, and the efforts of businesses, organizaions, and communities to protect and restore clean water statewide.
  Please help us highlight your commitment to clean water by host
  
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• Cuomo: Tourism booming in the Adirondacks

  17-07-2017 16:42
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says tourism in the North Country of New York is booming.
  
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• NY manufacturing activity slows sharply in July

  17-07-2017 16:40
  
  Manufacturing in New York state grew for a second month in July but at a much slower pace, as new orders and shipments both slipped.
  
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• Prize-winning posters on display at NH Statehouse

  17-07-2017 16:36
  
  Prize-winning posters honoring the bicentennial of the New Hampshire Statehouse are going on display in Concord.
  
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• Vermont governor, congressional delegation to talk Medicaid

  17-07-2017 16:34
  
  Vermont's Republican Gov. Phil Scott and the three members of the congressional delegation are going to be talking about the importance of maintaining access to affordable health care for people across the state.
  
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• Major shake up at veterans hospital in New Hampshire

  17-07-2017 16:17
  
  A new report alleges that the care veterans are getting is "dangerously substandard" at the Manchester hospital.
  
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• State police investigating Charlotte drowning incident

  17-07-2017 16:04 via vtdigger.org
  
  A Massachusetts man is the fourth apparent drowning victim this month.
  First responders located a male body in the water around 30 feet offshore in Charlotte on Saturday night, after being notified of an idling boat near Point Bay Marina, according to a press release from Vermont State Police. State police have identified the victim as David Clement, 64, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
  Clement was returning to his slip at the marina on Lake Champlain when he fell into the water and apparently drow
  
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• On today's program, we'll discuss challenges faced by those who provide care for loved ones with memory loss: bit.ly/2sZVsNg #VT

  17-07-2017 15:37 via twitter.com
  On today's program, we'll discuss challenges faced by those who provide care for loved ones with memory loss: bit.ly/2sZVsNg #VT
  
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• Major shakeup at veterans hospital in New Hampshire

  17-07-2017 13:46
  A new report alleges that the care veterans are getting is "dangerously substandard" at the Manchester hospital.
  
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• Adopting pets from outside Vermont

  17-07-2017 13:20
  
  The phrase "adopt, don't shop" is pretty common when it comes to getting your next pet.  Channel 3's Melissa Sheketoff discovers how crucial this phrase really is. 
  
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• Donovan leads the pack on fundraising

  17-07-2017 12:04 via vtdigger.org
  
  Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan kicks off his campaign for Vermont Attorney General. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerThanks to a large carryover from the 2016 campaign, newly installed Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan has the largest war chest of the five statewide officeholders.
  Data from the Secretary of State’s office show that Donovan, a Chittenden County Democrat, has $121,132 in cash on hand — four times more cash on hand than the rest of the statewide o
  
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• BB gun used to vandalize Newport homes

  17-07-2017 05:45
  
  State police need your help finding whoever used a BB gun to vandalize several homes in the Northeast Kingdom.
  
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• Barre man accused of drugged driving with kids in car

  17-07-2017 05:45
  
  A Barre man is accused of drugged driving with two small children in the car.
  
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• Claremont firefighter's speedway work benefits sick kids

  17-07-2017 03:11
  
  A Claremont firefighter is putting his first responder skills to good use -- and a good cause -- at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
  
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• Pond rule change could favor lawyer’s power boat over rowers

  17-07-2017 02:52 via vtdigger.org
  
  Craftsbury Outdoor Center owners Judy Geer and Dick Dreissigacker, both former competitors on the U.S. Olympic team, stand before the center’s racing sculls. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDiggerA small, narrow pond in Craftsbury could become the first in Vermont to limit nonmotorized boats in a way that will give a prominent lawyer more opportunity to water ski on it.
  Sarah George, the Chittenden County state’s attorney, whose family owns four camps on Great Hosmer Pond, said she is actin
  
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• Coventry sees ex-official ‘putting her finger in your eye’ with new bank account

  17-07-2017 01:24 via vtdigger.org
  
  Cynthia Diaz, the former Coventry town clerk, treasurer and delinquent tax collector. File photo by John Lazenby
  Former Coventry treasurer Cynthia Diaz created a bank account last month to deposit three checks representing public money, prompting the bank to freeze the account and alert the town, according to Selectboard members.
  Many town officials including Selectboard Chair Mike Marcotte say Diaz should never have had the checks. He said they should have been delivered to the town’s del
  
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