Chittenden News

Vermont anti-tax crusaders will rally this Independence Day in six communities to call for smaller government, less public spending and less regulation of markets.

Bennington-area residents are again planning to take to the track this weekend to help fight back against cancer.

The administration of Gov. James Douglas risks losing as much as $2.4 million of federal money through the recent layoffs of state workers, according to the union that represents many of those employees.

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet made an impressive return to the American Dance Festival on Thursday, after its dazzling debut here last year, adding luster to its already shining reputation.

Energy conservation can save big money -- especially in schools, which consume thousands of gallons of expensive fuel oil during the winter.

Okemo Mountain Resort has awarded $9,000 in scholarships to its employees and their families.

Collective bargaining between school boards in Vermont and the teachers' union is a complex process and often hard for the public to follow.

A long-running dispute between a Burlington property owner longing for a view of Lake Champlain and the city Parks Department took a turn this spring when the owner's son was caught trying to limb the offending obstacle: A city-owned honey locust tree.

Used to be that if you wanted a green house, your choices were forest green, sage, mint julep or seafoam spray.

Vermont State Police are currently investigating a burglary that occurred at the Chittenden Mills on Vermont Route 15 in Jericho at approximately 0315 on 06/21/2009. Police responded to a report of breaking glass and found the front window of the business smashed.

On May 15, the Winston Prouty Center for Child Development hosted its 20th annual benefit and auction, "A Taste of the Town." The Taste is Prouty's signature fundraising event.

Good sugaring weather, technological innovations and a surge in new tap holes all boiled down to a record year for Vermont syrup producers, according to federal data released late last week.

Jerry Stewart receives a flag from John Tracy in Chester recently. Vermont Journal By Josh O'Gorman STAFF WRITER - Published: June 13, 2009 CHESTER - It will take more than a thief to keep Chester residents from flying Old Glory.

State health officials said Tuesday that the swine flu is now fairly widespread throughout Vermont, with 17 more cases confirmed in the past few days.

A letter to the editor by the vice president of the Vermont NEA appeared in the June 7 Free Press .

The Vermont Department of Health is reporting six new confirmed cases of novel H1N1 influenza today - an increase consistent with a steady rise in the number of test samples submitted to the Health Department Laboratory.

Vermont Health Commissioner Wendy Davis said swine flu is spreading in Vermont, and those with flu symptoms likely have it.

The suspicious object that sparked the evacuation and early release of Essex High School and Center for Technology last week was not an explosive device and was not intended to be a threat or a hoax, police said Monday.

About $5.2 million in federal stimulus money will go to projects in and around Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest that Vermont's congressional delegation says will create jobs and improve public safety and access to the forest.

A 50-year-old Vermont man accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old girl at his Williston home last week has been arrested in Maine near the Canadian border, police announced Tuesday.