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November 03, 2009

Downtown Conference Set For Friday

Officials from communities around the state are slated to convene in Middlebury on Friday to learn more about strengthening Vermont’s downtowns, and to discuss their current conditions. Read more

November 03, 2009

Vtrans And Nydot Announce Chipman’s Point Abandoned As Temporary Bridge Site

New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee and Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) Secretary David Dill today announced that the states will not explore the crossing between Putnam, Washington County, New York, and Chipman’s Point, Addison County, Vermont, as a potential temporary bridge site. Read more

October 31, 2009

H1N1 Flu Public Clinics Set to Begin Nov. 3.

The Vermont Department of Health and the state's home health agencies and Visiting Nurse Associations are offering H1N1 flu vaccine. A total of 37 clinics are currently scheduled for locations around the state starting Nov. 3 and continuing into January.Read more

October 30, 2009

State Announces $1.3 Million Housing Grant To Burlington

The state has awarded more than $1.3 million to the City of Burlington to purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed homes and convert a New North End building into affordable housing. Read more

October 30, 2009

State To Award $4.3 Million In Grants To Ten Communities

A multimillion dollar factory in Barre Town that will produce components for electric and hybrid cars and a blighted public housing project in Rutland were among the winners of $3.6 million in grants awarded by the state Wednesday. Read more

October 29, 2009

Vermont Bat Cave Research Assisted by Wisconsin DNR

Wildlife scientists are trying to learn more about white-nose syndrome (WNS) and how it infects bats.Read more

October 29, 2009

Hunters are Urged to Wear Orange

Some choose to wear pink to promote breast cancer awareness.Read more

October 29, 2009

State wins $69 million 'smart grid' grant

Posted October 29, 2009 During the next three years, Vermont’s electric utilities plan to install electric meters at nearly every residence and business that doesn’t already have state-of-the-art metering devices capable of communicating in real time about electricity use. read moreRead more

October 29, 2009

Feds put up $69M to pay for smart grid

Posted: October 29, 2009 BRATTLEBORO -- Within the next three years, 85 percent of the homes and businesses in the Green Mountain State will have new "smart" electric meters that will help Vermonters bring down their utility costs. read moreRead more

October 29, 2009

Building Bridges

Posted: October 29, 2009 Viewed narrowly, the stimulus grant for the upgrading of Vermont's electrical utilities is a step toward greater efficiency and energy conservation. Viewed more broadly, it is part of the slow revival of America. read moreRead more

October 28, 2009

Health Department Reports More Widespread Flu. First death linked to 2009 H1N1 reported in Vermont.

Vermont Department of Health is reporting a significant increase in influenza illness around the state over the past week. Cases of 2009 H1N1 have been confirmed by the Health Department Laboratory in all areas of the state, and hospitals are reporting a sharp increase in the number of visits related to respiratory or viral illness. The first death in Vermont linked to 2009 H1N1 influenza was also reported this week in an adult with serious medical conditions.Read more