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To the class which was graduated on Tuesday afternoon goes the honor of being the one hundredth to be granted diplomas by Burr and Burton Seminary.
Stevens will run for House seat
Former Waterbury Selectboard Chair Thomas Stevens, 47, announced that he will run for the House seat being vacated by Rep.
It's the rule rather than the exception nowadays to find ingredients from local farms on the menu at area restaurants, but here are a few venues this summer where not only the farm's bounty, but the farmer or ...
Vermonters ease into the future
For 45 seconds, no one in the small crowd seated in City Hall's Contois Auditorium clamored for a turn at the microphone Thursday evening.
It was 9 a.m., the scheduled lift-off time for first of 37 bundles of logs, lumber and steel roofing that had been laid out by weight on a ball field behind the fire station -- but the helicopter that was to ...
Long Trail Shelters Spruced Up
The hiking season is under way, and the Green Mountain Club is busy renovating shelters on Vermont's Long Trail.
By Tom Huntington Free Press Correspondent Ten years ago, Joshua Redman decided to postpone law school and dabble in the New York music scene.
Closings complete in Rooney trial
By Adam Silverman * Free Press Staff Writer * May 22, 2008 Update: 10:15 a.m. RUTLAND -- Closings arguments complete in the murder trial of Brian Rooney, accused of killing UVM senior Michelle Gardner-Quinn two ...
RUTLAND -- Brian Rooney has been found guilty of killing of UVM student Michelle Gardner-Quinn. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for 6 hours before returning with the verdict, culminating a ...
Rooney nervous in days after Gardner-Quinn's disappearance, suspect's friend testifies
A longtime friend of Brian Rooney has testified that the murder suspect knew Huntington Gorge well; that he was increasingly nervous in the days leading up to the discovery of Gardner-Quinn's body; and that he ...
Guilt, sadness shatter victim's circle of friends
“Eventually they will be able to move on. They just have to find their own path through it.”
The University of Vermont brought them together. A brutal killing shattered them emotionally and scattered them physically. via Burlington Free Press
“I can't say for certain. I don't want to have an episode in this courtroom.”
By Adam Silverman, Free Press Staff Writer * May 16, 2008 LATEST UPDATE: Brian Rooney appeared briefly in the courtroom, looking ill and pale, and said he was too sick to proceed. via Burlington Free Press
Rooney jury seated; trial begins today
“The state is limited by the evidence”
A jury of seven women and five men will decide whether murder suspect Brian Rooney is guilty of raping and killing a University of Vermont student in October 2006, lawyers decided Wednesday. via Burlington Free Press
Trial To Begin In Gardner-Quinn Slaying
“I believe in upholding reverence for all life. I believe that humanity has a responsibility to the earth and to the life that we share our experience with.”
Accused killer Brian Rooney goes on trial in Rutland District Court Tuesday in what has become one of the region's mostly highly publicized murder cases in recent memory, the rape and killing of University of ... via WPTZ
Towns win extension to map roads
“The extension was a source of some controversy”
By Joel Banner Baird * Free Press Staff Writer * May 8, 2008 A one-year extension to Vermont towns' efforts to map their elusive ancient roads hasn't slowed the scramble of rights-of-way advocates. via Burlington Free Press
Farm food, museums and education are three spending areas to explore
Beyond retail, Vermont offers a plethora of culture and activity. Here are some ways to spend your stimulus package while enjoying time with your family, going back to school or getting your hands dirty. via BurlingtonFreePress.com
The local food supporter: Purchase, dine on farm-fresh produce
Name: Meghan Sheradin Town of residence: Huntington Title: Executive director, Vermont Fresh Network Whether food, farm or future plans, some of our state's experts offer advice on how to ... via BurlingtonFreePress.com
“I really wanted to support this woman and her partner”
In Jericho, "hump day" means there's food at Welcome By Suzanne Podhaizer [04.16.08] - 31 reads Andy Duback Becki Willis-Eaton On a Wednesday afternoon, folks driving through Jericho on Route 15 may notice an ... via Seven Days
Capital Sounds: Musical happenings in and around the Capital City
Here's the scoop. Tonight, up at The Black Door on Main Street in Ol' Montpeculiar, The Amity Front, an absolutely great band out of Northampton, Mass., takes the stage in the third-floor lounge to celebrate ... via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus