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VermontMONTPELIERAP NewsBreak: Panel rejects Vt. college merger
A panel considering the governor's proposal to consolidate the University of Vermont with the five state colleges has recommended against merging the institutions.In a draft report released Thursday, the 5-member task force concluded that UVM and the five Vermont state colleges can continue to work together to become more efficient and offer better programs. But, they decided, a merger wouldn't work because of the difference in the cultures of the institutions and the students they serve.
MONTPELIERUncertainty grows on Vermont Yankee future
A key Vermont lawmaker says he thinks there's still a possibility the Legislature will vote this coming session on whether to extend the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's license.That word from Rep. Tony Klein, chairman of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee, comes after Vermont Yankee's owners missed a Nov. 1 deadline set by legislative leaders for negotiating an agreement with Vermont's utilities on how much power from the plant would cost during a license extension period.
BURLINGTONFree, 24-hour ferry promised at closed NY-VT span
Commuters seeking to cross Lake Champlain between Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y., could be riding a free ferry by the end of the year.WCAX-television of Burlington is reporting the state of New York plans to start a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week free ferry in December.
MONTPELIERVt. slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment
A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its operating license suspended three times earlier this year for similar conduct.U.S. Department of Agriculture records show Bushway Packing Inc. of Grand Isle was shut down for a day in May, again in June and again in July after an inspector cited it for inhumane treatment of animals.
PUTNEYFire strikes historic Vt. general store _ again
When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.The creaky wooden building where locals arrived for coffee, hardware and gossip, and where tourists ducked in to buy maple syrup by the gallon meant that much to them.
PUTNEYNearly renovated Vt. general destroyed by fire
When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.The creaky wooden building where locals arrived for coffee, hardware and gossip, and where tourists ducked in to buy maple syrup by the gallon meant that much to them.
RUTLANDVt.'s largest power utility seeks to raise rates
Vermont's largest electric utility is asking for permission to raise its rates by 5.91 percent.Central Vermont Public Service Corp. President Bob Young says the money raised by the increase is needed to offset increased power and transmission costs and reliability improvements to the utility's system.
BRATTLEBOROTeen pleads innocent in Landmark College incident
A 19-year-old collegian accused of sexually assaulting a Landmark College classmate says he's not guilty.Nineteen-year-old Reed Stewart, of Liberty, Ill., allegedly forced the 18-year-old girl - who has a learning disability - to have sex in her dorm room at the Putney college early Saturday. The alleged victim told police Stewart, a friend of hers, entered her room and told her roommate to leave before forcing himself on her.
COLCHESTERFairPoint plans to seek $30M in union concessions
FairPoint Communications says it expects to seek $30 million in concessions from unions as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.FairPoint spokeswoman Beth Fastiggi says the company hasn't determined where the cuts will be made. The company is in talks with union leaders about future wage increases or opportunities to improve productivity.
BURLINGTONUVM graduate gets 6 months in frat cocaine ring
Prosecutors say a former University of Vermont student who supplied drugs to a fraternity house cocaine ring house has been sentenced to six months in prison.The U.S. Attorney's office says 25-year-old Bent Cardan, of San Mateo, Calif., supplied cocaine to the president and manager of the Lambda Iota fraternity house in 2006 and 2007.
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