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Vermont State Police are investigating the report of a vehicle that was stolen from Lyndon and later burned.

If we're going to have wind turbines to produce electricity -- and, sadly, it looks like we may -- then why not equip them with safety devices to warn off birds and bats? When I tried this proposal out on Paul ...

SHEFFIELD -- Vermont State Police are investigating the vandalism of a tractor in Wheelock.

A bright orange New Hampshire Department of Transportation truck missing since late Thursday or early Friday was found abandoned in Sheffield, Vt., about 70 miles from where it was stolen. via UnionLeader.com

Three men are facing burglary and larceny charges is connection with a rash of recent burglaries and thefts in the towns of Sutton and Waterford, said Vermont State Police. via Burlington Free Press

A company hoping to build a 16-turbine wind power project on a Northeast Kingdom ridge line is going ahead with construction while their permit is appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court. via WCAX-TV Burlington

A group opposed to a wind farm plan in the Northeast Kingdom wants the Vermont Supreme Court to intervene. via WCAX-TV Burlington

Vermont State Police are investigating a break-in at a Sheffield residence, the third such break-in the past few months. via Burlington Free Press

“I knew I had to have something to do with my hands.”

Determined to quit, a cigarette smoker put his nervous energy to good use - knitting more than 1,000 hats for schoolchildren and community organizations. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“I've seen them (well, I think there's only one actually) turn occasionally”

This is so hilarious...reading all the negativity to windpower. Of course windpower has it's disadvantages..the major one is ... windpower could never become a base load power source. via Burlington Free Press

Taffy Todd In today's Free Press there was a letter from Tom Shea of Searsburg regarding building 400-foot monstrosities on top of our beautiful and perfect mountains. via Burlington Free Press

“It's far more complicated than a simplistic comparison when deciding Vermont's energy future”

Wrong, fool. 83% of this nuclear energy goes to power Chronos headquarters and its operations . via Burlington Free Press

“The people that normally donate to us have less, the retailers are selling to discount stores because people are shopping in those places, and now we have less food and more people. It's a double, triple, hit.”

Food banks around the country are reporting critical shortages that have forced them to ration supplies, distribute staples usually reserved for disaster relief and in some instances close. via HendersonvilleNews.com

About 200 residents upset about recent state approval for a wind power project in a neighboring town have signed a petition to change the town plan to prohibit commercial wind power development. via Burlington Free Press

“I don't know why the State made their requests late.”

The trial of accused shooter Jonas Dixon could be held in March but, according to one of his defense attorneys, Kerry DeWolfe, it is possible the trial will not be held until after March. via The Caledonian Record

A group opposed to a plan to build wind-power turbines in the Northeast Kingdom is taking its case to the Vermont Supreme Court. via WCAX-TV Burlington

A judge has ruled that a Sutton teenager charged in the shotgun slaying of his mother's boyfriend will be tried in adult, rather than juvenile, court. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“And in the future, we don't want wind development in the town of Barton.”

Residents upset about recent state approval for a wind power project in a neighboring town have launched a petition drive to change the town plan to prohibit commercial wind power development. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“It's a little unusual to get [thunderstorms] this late, during the fall”

A series of quick and nasty storms blew through the area Thursday starting just before 2 p.m. About 1,000 customers of the Lyndonville Electric Department lost power during the storms, according to LED ... via Caledonian-Record Online News

“They [DCF] left him at home alone with a psychotic, drunk mother.”

Two full days of testimony in the second-degree murder case of Jonas Dixon ended at 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, but a judicial ruling in the case will likely not be rendered for at least two weeks. via The Caledonian Record