Tag: Vermont

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    Spicy salami, peppery pork

    At the Italian Market of Manchester, Vt., Patti Fortuna Stannard serves salami, pepperoni, spianata and Italian sausage. — By Stacey Morris read more

    Spicy salami, peppery pork
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    Will wolves roam again?

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    David Gibson, managing partner of the environmental group Adirondack Wild, is participating in the Northeast Wolf Recovery Alliance to promote the recovery and protection of wolves across the Northeast and in eastern Canada. — By Maury Thompson read more

    Will wolves roam again?
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    Vermont starts major overhaul of education

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    Vermont’s political leaders have embarked on a plan to dramatically reshape the state’s education system over the next few years by sharply reducing the number of school districts while giving the state more control over districts’ spending. The state Senate and House each gave final approval to the controversial education reform plan on June 16,… read more

    Vermont starts major overhaul of education
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    Lengthy strike disrupted region’s slate industry

    About 600 area slate workers walked off the job on May 12 a century ago.The skilled slate workers at quarries around Granville, N.Y., and Poultney, Vt., were demanding an hourly wage increase of 5 cents — the equivalent of 92 cents in today’s dollars. Even with the increase, their wages, after adjusting for inflation, would… read more

    Lengthy strike disrupted region’s slate industry
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    Pungent flavor, spicy heat

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      Laura Ramos and Adam Fronhofer and their son Tiago, 2, hold jars of the garlic powders they produce from organic garlic grown at their Quill Hill Farm in Poultney, Vt. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer POULTNEY, Vt. At the peak of the growing season, Quill Hill Farm’s fields will be… read more

    Pungent flavor, spicy heat
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    Taxing times in Vermont

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    Election results add to pressure for school funding changes   By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   The debate over school funding in Vermont is gaining new urgency after an election that wiped out Democratic supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature. Even as the Democratic presidential ticket was carrying the state by more than 30 percentage… read more

    Taxing times in Vermont
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    How we might vote differently

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    Push for ranked-choice ballots gains traction nationally, locally   Voters line up outside an early voting site last month at the Warren County Muniipal Center in Queensbury, N.Y. Joan K. Lentini photo.   By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   Green Party activist Matt Funiciello of Glens Falls has been championing the merits of ranked-choice voting for… read more

    How we might vote differently
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    A month in the hills

    Vermont plans new shelters as motel stays end State officials were racing in late October to set up three new emergency shelters for homeless families being evicted from motels across Vermont. Officials of the state Department of Children and Families said the new shelters in Waterbury and Williston, and a third planned for Montpelier, will… read more

    A month in the hills
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    Election 2024 Preview

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    Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots around the region for the Nov. 5 general election. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).   MASSACHUSETTS The voter registration deadline is Oct. 26. Vote-by-mail application deadline… read more

    Election 2024 Preview
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    Election 2024 — Voters face rare dual vacancy in Vermont Senate district

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    By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   The death of longtime state Sen. Dick Sears and the retirement of Sen. Brian Campion have set up the first election in more than three decades in which both Senate seats representing Bennington County are open. Six candidates, including three running as independents, will be on the November general election… read more

    Election 2024 — Voters face rare dual vacancy in Vermont Senate district