The Democrat beginning his 47th year in the U.S. Senate ‘takes the issue of the law and justice very, very seriously,’ said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fellow Vermonter.
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Massachusetts man wins Vermont lifetime hunting license
A Massachusetts man has won a lottery to hunt and fish in Vermont for free for the rest of his life
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Maine now the only New England state that won’t release COVID-19 cases by town
Vermont joined the rest of the region Monday in the practice, which gives finer-level information about the spread of the pandemic.
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Maine lags New England states in reporting data on pandemic
A month into the outbreak here, the state CDC still is unable to post daily testing counts and other information.
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Snow jobs: In tight labor market, ski areas up the ante
With the national unemployment rate recently hitting the lowest level in 50 years, potential workers would rather have full-time jobs with benefits.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine banks seek market share in neighboring states
Some Maine-chartered banks view states such as New Hampshire and Vermont as attractive markets to expand their operations.
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Face Time: Ned Castle — Vermont photographer brings highs and lows to Lewiston
Before catching Ned Castle’s work at L/A Arts this month or his talk Thursday at the Lewiston Public Library, learn more about the photographer’s inspiration behind a photo project that had him re-enacting homeless and runaway youths’ best and worst memories. Also: Why and when he became a photographer and what he’d pack if he […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Fire destroys hunting camp, ATVs in Jay
JAY — A hunting camp owned by a Vermont man and two side-by-side ATVs were destroyed by fire Friday night, Fire/Rescue Chief Mike Booker wrote in a text Saturday. The camp off Morse Hill Road burned to the ground, he wrote. The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. Firefighters were called back at about […]
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Ann Sparrow Williams
MORRISTOWN, Vt. — Ann Sparrow Williams died Aug. 27 in Morristown, Vt., having lived an “unremarkable, but delightful life,” according to an entry in one of her journals. She was 89. Some might take issue with her dismissive descriptor, noting her successful efforts aimed at helping preserve the Vermont State House as well as her athletic […]
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Marcel A. Laliberte
AUBURN — Marcel A. Laliberte, 70, a former resident of St. Mary’s Residence, passed away peacefully at the Hospice House, Saturday, May 19, with his loving wife of almost 50 years by his side following a four-year battle with cancer. He was born in Scotstown, PQ., July 22, 1947, son of the late Maurice and Angele […]