Barre News

Lisa Peduzzi of Plainfield resigned this month from her position as a claims examiner in the office of risk management.

A former state employee was charged Friday with embezzling more than $50,000 by using what Gov. Peter Shumlin called a "fairly sophisticated" scheme that involved setting up false claims against the state and then using the money that was to pay those claims for her own purposes.

Something about Vermont's omnipresent quarries has long interested Greg and Randal Pierce.

Imagine this: You and your pals are thirsty for a beer. You head down to your local brewery and settle in for suds and dinner.

A gasoline spill closed part of Interstate 89 this morning. I-89 northbound is closed between exits 6 and 7-- that's the Barre and Berlin area.

BARRE, Vt.- For the better part of 30 years, Alice Farrell has been involved with special education.

BARRE -- The president of the local firefighters union in Barre has been accused of embezzling funds from the organization.

He talks about everyday-life stuff and he almost never uses profanity, yet still manages to keep audiences laughing.

House lawmakers are not convinced post-traumatic stress disorder should qualify a person to receive medical marijuana and are advocating for more research before they include that condition in a bill poised for a committee vote.

Gov. Peter Shumlin on Thursday denied that his office made a deal with gun rights groups to gain support for a firearms storage initiative.

As the legislature wrapped up business before heading home for the Town Meeting Day break, the Vermont senate voted 22-8 in favor of An Act Related to Childcare Providers.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed Tommy Walz of Barre to fill the Vermont House seat left vacant by the recent resignation of Rep. Tess Taylor.

BARRE, Vt. – State officials fighting a well-publicized battle against heroin and prescription drug abuse are revolting against a powerful new painkiller that law enforcement and public health officials fear could worsen an already acute drug problem.

The Vermont Health Connect used social media to urge procrastinators to sign up ahead of Monday night's deadline to enroll in health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act, while acknowledging technical problems that led to a rocky start to the program.

The Vermont House on Thursday rejected raising income tax rates on top earners to make up for cuts in federal support for food stamps as it debated tax and budget bills.

The Vermont Senate panel reviewing child protection matters is considering using subpoena power to request records and documents related to the case of Dezirae Sheldon, a Poultney toddler who died after arriving at the hospital with severe head trauma in February.

The Vermont Senate panel reviewing child protection matters is considering using subpoena power to request records and documents related to the case of Dezirae Sheldon, a Poultney toddler who died after arriving at the hospital with severe head trauma in February.

Rep. Tess Taylor, majority whip of the Vermont House of Representatives, announced Friday that she would be leaving the Legislature immediately to become executive director of Vermont's CURE, a pro-single payer 501 organization funded by the American Federation of Teachers.