Coventry News

The Washington Electric Cooperative is hoping to expand its generating plant that runs on methane from a landfill in Coventry.

Jack Thurston joined the Channel 3 News team in the summer of 2002. He graduated from Middlebury College.

It turns out "the curtain" may not have completely closed on Phish's 21-year career.

COVENTRY -- A man and his girlfriend from Newport are facing grand larceny and other charges for allegedly stealing an RV from a dealership in Essex Junction last summer and bringing it to Coventry.

VIOLATIONS: Grand Larceny / Aggravated Operating W/out Owners Consent / Aiding in the Commission of a Felony ACCUSED: Aaron Janci AGE: 33 CITY: Newport, VT ACCUSED: Casey Nadeau AGE: 18 CITY: Newport, VT ...

By Chris Rimmer * Special to the Free Press * May 16, 2008 Birders at two locations in the Champlain Valley were treated to an unusual avian visitor Sunday -- a dark wading bird with long legs and neck, a long, ... via Burlington Free Press

“It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you. That's what it felt like to be in Phish all those years.”

Jam band is reunited at Madison Square Garden ceremony AP Nekesa Mumbi Moody AP Members of the band Phish: Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman, are honored at the seventh annual Jammy ... via Columbia Chronicle

“Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)”

The night heated up with Grace Potter shaking her groove thing in a slinky black dress as she sang "Take Me To the River," and peaked with a touching reunion of the Vermont band that preceded her Vermont band ... via Burlington Free Press

Though the Jammy Awards were able to bring together the members of Phish for the first time since they broke up four years ago, the reunion may not have been everything Phish-heads had hoped for. via PR-inside.com

“Many of the black ducks, mallards, Canada geese and snow geese that nest in Quebec provide excellent hunting opportunities here in Vermont during migration.”

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has been singled out for its efforts to protect wetland areas important to migrating waterfowl, department officials said today. via Burlington Free Press

“What's special about it is it's a significant piece of Vermont's environmental management infrastructure”

A project to upgrade the largest landfill in the state received a boost Wednesday when the Vermont Economic Development Authority gave initial approval to $10 million in financing assistance for Casella Waste ... via Rutland Herald

“Life's that which we have that's most sacred.”

A four followed by three zeros creates one number so unimaginably large in terms of the loss it represents. via WCAX-TV Burlington

Vermont State Police say they are looking for a car that reportedly hit a teenager who was checking the mail at the end of his driveway on Tuesday. via Burlington Free Press

In response to Paul Stabler's My Turn, "Landfills part of sound waste management" , your hope of "providing a complete picture" of waste management or local landfill necessity: You have fallen far short. via Burlington Free Press

Jack Thurston joined the Channel 3 News team in the summer of 2002. He graduated from Middlebury College. via WCAX-TV Burlington

The University of Vermont knew years before a triple-fatal 2001 car crash involving a drug-research subject that the experimental medication could make study participants drowsy, a judge has ruled. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“The trick is to surrender to the Phlow”

The day seems to have come and gone for jam bands. Absent are the psychedelia-inspired lyrics, the cult-like followings and the on-stage musical improvisation. via The HUB - Norman Campus Articles

“She avoided the car two times - the driver would stop, back up and head directly for her”

Robert Limlaw Jr., accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint and threatening to kill her Friday morning, pleaded innocent Tuesday to attempted second-degree murder in Orleans District Court Tuesday morning. via The Caledonian Record

“That's a nice return on the investment”

A Quebec company, encouraged by cross border trading interests, wants to help Vermont sewer treatment plants cut back on end-product waste and phosphorus. via Caledonian-Record Online News

“I wanted something to do when I retired”

Fred Webster fears that when he dies, his 1,500-piece collection of antique farm equipment will die with him -- parceled up and auctioned off. via Burlington Free Press