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511VT: RT @wcax: #VSP report I-89 southbound lane closed near Randolph because TT accident. Traffic being diverted off Exit 4. Closed for several â¦
511VT: Entrance to Canada from US 5 in Derby closed due to sinkhole. Please use I-91 crossing for now. #vt (link)
Cross-border travelers face busy weekend
HIGHGATE, Vt. (AP) - Anyone traveling across the U.S.-Canadian border this weekend is being advised to leave some extra time to get to their destination.
Police: Deaths of 2 adults in NH home suspicious
BELMONT, N.H. (AP) - The bodies of a man and a woman have been discovered in a central New Hampshire home, and police are calling their deaths suspicious.
From Victim to Advocate
Calls ring to Jeanelle Achee's iPhone at all hours. But the Rochester, Vt., native, University of Vermont nursing student and recipient of a prestigious public service scholarship prefers hearing the phone…
Editorial: Disaster Area; Even Emergency Aid Divides Congress
There's nothing like the need to quickly respond to the victims of a natural disaster for inspiring Americans to overcome their squabbles, divisions and resentments and unite for the purpose of collectively…
Column: Valid Concerns About Genetically Altered Food Justify Labeling
Richmond, Vt. The Vermont House voted earlier this month to approve H112, a bill that requires the labeling of foods sold in Vermont that have been produced using genetic engineering technology. The…
Letter: Don't Call Them 'Films'
To the Editor: As recent articles attest, increasing numbers of low-budget movies are now being made thanks to the availability of moderately priced digital cameras and computer-editing applications.…
Letter: Speaking of Literary Merit
To the Editor: The recent boatload of letters bearing us back ceaselessly into the American literary canon shared a seeming unfamiliarity with Ernest Hebert's novels. From the town meeting scene in…
Wasps Twirl an Unlikely No-No at Cosmos
Springfield, Vt. -- The Woodstock Union High baseball team produced a no-hitter yesterday during its 10-4 defeat of Springfield, but the Wasps left the field without realizing the trick they'd just turned.…
Vt. Route 128 in Westford reopens after flooding
WESTFORD, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security says Route 128 between Essex and Westford has reopened after the water subsided from the flash flooding.
nhdoti93: NH TRAFFIC ALERT: In Salem on I-93 NB from the Mass State Line (MM 0.4) to Exit 1 (MM 1), right lane is now open.
511VT: Maidstone State Highway crossing the Connecticut River into New Hampshire is closed due to high water.
NH man guilty in girlfriend's death
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man has been convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of his girlfriend in 2011.
Vt. State Police probe maple syrup theft
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of 400 gallons of maple syrup in Starksboro.
Refocused Rask ready for Rangers, Game 5
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask saw the replay of his Game 4 gaffe over and over on television.
nhdoti93: NH TRAFFIC ALERT: In Salem on I-93 NB from the Mass State Line (MM 0.4) to Exit 1 (MM 1), right lane closed. Use Caution.
5 pairs of piping plovers nesting on NH shores
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say five pairs of endangered piping plovers are nesting along the sandy shores of Hampton and Seabrook.
4 arrested in NH drug investigation
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Police in Portsmouth, N.H., have arrested four people on charges of selling heroin.
Police in NH ask for reimbursement in bombing help
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - The police department in Nashua, N.H., has asked to be reimbursed for $15,000 spent in overtime while helping in the search for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev last month.
Vt. to do national search for education secretary
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A committee of Vermont State Board of Education has been set up to do a national search for a new education secretary.
511VT: Rt. 128 closure clarification: It was closed overnight at Stygles Rd. and is now closed again at Weed Rd. (link)
N.H. Senate Says Yes To Extended Last Call
A later last call is coming to at least some New Hampshire bars, assuming the House and Senate can reach agreement on a crucial detail. The Republican-led Senate yesterday approved a bill allowing bars…
Google CFO Speaks at Dartmouth
Hanover -- A high-ranking Google executive energized an auditorium of graduate students with a public discussion on the possibilities of technology and business. Yesterday afternoon, Patrick Pichette,…
Shumlin Land Buy Questioned
Montpelier -- Buffeted by criticism over a land deal with his troubled East Montpelier neighbor, Gov. Peter Shumlin said he'll waive the July 15 deadline by which Jeremy Dodge is contractually obligated…
