Sheffield News

A teenager accused of murder will get a second chance to get his case heard in juvenile court.

A lower court must reconsider its decision to try a Sutton teenager as an adult in the fatal shooting of his mother's boyfriend.

In front of workers at NRG Systems-- a Hinesburg company that makes wind energy equipment-- Democrat Gaye Symington called for the state to get 20 percent of its energy from wind within ten years.

State police fire investigators are looking into what caused a fire Wednesday that damaged a skidder in Sheffield.

SHEFFIELD -- Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of a credit card from a residence in Sheffield.

Severe thunderstorms hit Northern Vermont this afternoon. Hardest-hit areas include Addison, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties.

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